↑ Lal, Shavax A. (1954). "The Gazette of India—Extraordinary—Part I" (PDF). The Gazette of India. The President's Secretariat (diterbitkan 2 January 1954): 2. Diarkibkan daripada asal (PDF) pada 14 May 2014. Dicapai 26 September 2015. The President is pleased to institute an award to be designated 'Padma Vibhushan' in three classes, namely: 'Pahla Varg', 'Dusra Varg' and 'Tisra Varg'
↑ Ayyar, N. M. (1955). "The Gazette of India—Extraordinary—Part I" (PDF). The Gazette of India. The President's Secretariat (diterbitkan 15 January 1955): 8. Diarkibkan daripada asal (PDF) pada 18 May 2014. Dicapai 26 September 2015. All persons upon whom the decoration of Padma Vibhushan (Pahela Warg) was conferred under the Regulations issued with Notification No. 2-Pres./54, dated the 2nd January, 1954, shall, for all purposes of these regulations, be deemed to be persons on whom the decoration of Padma Vibhushan has been conferred by the President.
