The Padma Bhushan award recipients are announced every year on 26 January, the Republic Day of India, and registered in "The Gazette of India"a publication released weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban Development used for official government notices. The conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the "Gazette". Recipients whose awards have been revoked or restored, both of which actions require the authority of the President, are also registered in the "Gazette" and are required to surrender their medals when their names are struck from the register.