"Most joyous moment of my life": Dayal Mavjibhai Parmar on Padma Shri in medicine

Morbi (Gujarat) [India], January 26 : Dayal Mavjibhai Parmar from Tankara town of Morbi district in Gujarat has been awarded the Padma Shri in the field of medicine.
Expressing his happiness, Paramar called it the "most joyous moment" of his life that he has been announced as a recipient of the award.
"...This is the most joyous moment of my life that the Government of India is conferring this honour on me..." he said.
The Home Ministry on Thursday announced the Padma awards which included five Padma Bhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri.
Padma Awards, the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Awards are given in various disciplines and fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service.
'Padma Vibhushan' is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; 'Padma Bhushan' for distinguished service of high order and 'Padma Shri' for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
The awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March or April every year.
Thirty of the awardees are women and the list also includes eight persons from the category of foreigners, NRI, PIO OCI and nine posthumous awardees.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, and famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among the personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the awards announced by the government on Thursday on the eve of 75th Republic Day.