On the occasion of Constitution Day on September 19, the government announced the names of the recipients of various medals and decorations for this year.

Actors Keki Adhikari and Anmol KC and singers Prakash Saput and Hemant Sharma are on the list for Janasewa Shri. Comedian Kamal Gaonle, dancer Mahesh Prakash Hada, singer Navin Kumar Poudyal, deaf artist Sujal Bam, dancer Teriya Fauja Magar, artist Shiva Shankar Rijal (Jogendra), Rajkumar Rai, and Maithili artist Ranju Jha have also been chosen for the award.

Folk singer Bishnu Majhi, artists Nawal Khadka, Prakash Ghimire and Ramesh Budhathoki, actors Deepashree Niraula and Hemant Budhathoki, and singers Chandra Prasad Sharma, Kulendra Bishwakarma and Devika Pradhan, and musician Kastup Pant have also been named.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari will confer the medals on the recipients at a later date.