<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Precedence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next (higher) </Th> <Td> Padma Bhushan </Td> </Tr> <P> Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honours - Winners, 1954 - 1959: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> <Table> Award recipients by year <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Number of recipients </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1954 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1955 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1956 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1957 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1958 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1959 </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Th> <Th> <Table> Award recipients by field <Tr> <Th> Field </Th> <Th> Number of recipients </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arts </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Civil Service </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Literature & Education </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Medicine </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public Affairs </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Science & Engineering </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Social Work </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sports </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Trade & Industry </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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