For the year 2017 announcement of Padma Awards have been made. Seven Padma Awards goes to Gujarat, including 1 Padma Bhushan and 6 Padma Shri awards.
Awardees from Gujarat are Shri Ratna Sundar Maharaj gets Padma Bhushan for his contribution to spritual services. Padma Shri awardees include VG Patel for Literature and Education, Vishnu Pandya for Literature and Education, HR Shah for jounalism, differently abled Genabhai Patel for agricultural excellence, Purshottam Upadhyay for Art and Culture and Subroto Das for medical help.
