new delhi president ram nath kovind conferred the prestigious padma bhushan award on tvs motor co chairman venu srinivasan and mahindra group chairman anand mahindra two doyens of the indian automotive industry at the rashtrapati bhavan on monday prime minister narendra modi also attended the first of the padma award ceremonies for 2020 and 2021 venu srinivasan and anand mahindra are recognised for their distinguished contribution in trade and industry with the padma bhushan both of them were awarded padma shri in 2010venu srinivasan is the chairman of the tvs group which includes sundaramclayton and tvs motor company a reputed twowheeler and threewheeler manufacturer globally he is also the managing trustee of srinivasan services trust set up in 1996 the trust operates in over 5000 villages and some of its thrust areas include empowerment of women and afforestation advt anand mahindra is the chairman of the usd 207 billion mahindra group under his tenure the group expanded domestically and internationally into a range of major industrial sectors from automobiles and agriculture to it and aerospace mahindra who charms his 74 million followers on twitter is also known for his philanthropic workthe padma awards the important civilian awards of the country are conferred in three categories padma vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service padma bhushan for distinguished service of high order and padma shri for distinguished service of high order in any field these awards are given in various disciplines fields of activities viz art social work public affairs science and engineering trade and industry medicine literature and education sports civil service etcshuttler pv sindhu is the only player to be conferred with the padma bhushan award this yearthe prime minister hailed the contribution of the recipients of the padma awards the pm tweeted attended the first of the padma award ceremonies for the years 2020 and 2021 i felt extremely happy to see grassroots level achievers being recognised for their exemplary efforts to further public good congratulations to all those who have been conferred the peoplespadma etauto published on nov 8 2021 at 1146 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app padma bhushan venu srinivasan mahindra group anand mahindra ram nath kovind homenewsindustryauto industry stalwarts anand mahindra venu srinivasan awarded padma bhushan