Padma award to the chairman of iPhone maker Foxconn, 4 names from the industry included

On the eve of Republic Day, the government announced the names of Padma awards. In this, a total of 4 people from the industry have received this honour. The most special name is that of Young Wei Liu, chairman of iPhone manufacturing Taiwanese company Foxconn.

The Home Ministry announced the names of Padma Award recipients on the eve of Republic Day. A total of 4 people from industry and business world have been included in this. In this, 2 people are to be given Padma Bhushan and 2 are to be given Padma Shri. The most special name is that of Young Wei Liu, Chairman of Foxconn, the largest iPhone manufacturing company in the world. He is a citizen of Taiwan and is the only foreigner among the total 4 people in the industry.

Apart from Young Wei Liu, the government has also honored Sitaram Jindal with the Padma Bhushan award. Whereas two women entrepreneurs named Kalpana Morpariya and Shashi Soni have been awarded Padma Shri.

Foxconn is setting up a plant in India

iPhone manufacturing company Foxconn is soon going to set up its plant in India also. Meanwhile, the government has selected the name of company chairman Young Wei Liu for the Padma Bhushan award. Apart from this, Sitaram Jindal is the founder, chairman and MD of Jindal Aluminum Limited, the country's largest aluminum mining company. His company produces about 25 percent aluminum for the domestic market.

Women entrepreneurs also dominate

Modi government has introduced many schemes to promote women entrepreneurs. Therefore, this policy is clearly visible in the announcement of Padma Awards also. The government has honored banker Kalpana Morapariya with Padma Shri. She was associated with ICICI Bank for about 30 years. Apart from this, she was also the CEO of JP Morgan's South and Southeast Asia business.

The other woman entrepreneur Shashi Soni is the founder of Ijmo Limited. His company is the world's largest automobile solution provider. Ijmo has the world's largest collection of automotive images and animations. His company provides automobile solutions to many big auto companies.

The government has announced a total of 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri awards in arts, social service and other fields.