‘Innovation to empower people to lead healthier life’
Innovation from India will bring critical access to affordable healthcare and empower people to lead healthier and more fulfilled lives, said Zydus Lifesciences Chairman Pankaj R Patel who has been selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award
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New Delhi: Innovation from India will bring critical access to affordable healthcare and empower people to lead healthier and more fulfilled lives, said Zydus Lifesciences Chairman Pankaj R Patel who has been selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award. The government announced the Padma Awards on Saturday on the eve of the 76th Republic Day. President Droupadi Murmu approved conferment of 139 Padma Awards for the year 2025. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards. The awards are conferred by the President at a ceremonial function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, usually around March-April every year. Thanking the Union government for being chosen for the award, Patel noted that his journey began over seven decades ago when his father started out as an entrepreneur to contribute to nation building and making India self- reliant in lifesciences.