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 and April every year.
The proposed auditorium will be named "Dhartiputra Mulayam Singh Yadav Samvad Bhawan".
Mulayam Singh Yadav, a three-time former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and defence minister, passed away due to illness at a private hospital in Gurugram on October 10 at the age of 82.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel will represent the Congress at the funeral of Samajwadi Party veteran, according to sources.
In a condolence message for the departed leader, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the voice of socialist ideals has fallen silent with the demise of the Samajwadi Party leader.
In a tweet, the Samajwadi Party informed that the cremation of the late leader will be held in his village on Tuesday at 3 PM.
At the age of 15, when he came across the writings of the Indian socialist Ram Manohar Lohia, he became active in politics. Yadav's activities based on those ideals shaped his later political career.
He initially wanted to become a wrestler but he opted for higher studies. He got his Master's degree in Political Science from Agra University, Agra.
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Mulayam Singh Yada passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
For a long time, Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran politician who saw Uttar Pradesh go through many ups and downs during his five-decade-long career, remained synonymous with the politics of the state.
