Padma Awards and Bharat Ratna fact file. Padma and Bharat Awards constituted in 1954. 41 Bharat Ratnas has been conferred so far. Eleven out of 41 were awarded posthumously. 3598 Padma Awards has been conferred till 2010. No Padma Awards in 1978, 1979,1993,1994,1995,1996 and 1997. Bhar…