Padma Awards 2026
Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/fields of activity, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature, education, sports, and civil service. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order, and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. Every year, the awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day.
The President of India confers these Awards at ceremonial functions, which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, usually around March / April every year. For the year 2026, the President has approved conferment of 131 Padma Awards, including 2 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per the list below. The list comprises 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri Awards. 19 of the awardees are women, and the list also includes 6 persons from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI, and 16 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan Award 2026
Name
Field
State/Country
Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous)
Art
Maharashtra
Shri K T Thomas
Public Affairs
Kerala
Ms. N Rajam
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Shri P Narayanan
Literature and Education
Kerala
Shri V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Kerala
Padma Bhushan Award 2026
Name
Field
State/Country
Ms. Alka Yagnik
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Public Affairs
Uttarakhand
Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
Shri Mammootty
Art
Kerala
Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu
Medicine
USA
Shri Piyush Pandey (Posthumous)
Art
Maharashtra
Shri S K M Maeilanandhan
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
Shri Shatavadhani R Ganesh
Art
Karnataka
Shri Shibu Soren (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Jharkhand
Shri Uday Kotak
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Shri V K Malhotra (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Delhi
Shri Vellappally Natesan
Public Affairs
Kerala
Shri Vijay Amritraj
Sports
USA
Padma Shri Awards 2026
Name
Field
State/Country
Shri A E Muthunayagam
Science and Engineering
Kerala
Shri Anil Kumar Rastogi
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Anke Gowda M.
Social Work
Karnataka
Ms. Armida Fernandez
Medicine
Maharashtra
Shri Arvind Vaidya
Art
Gujarat
Shri Ashok Khade
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Ashok Kumar Singh
Science and Engineering
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Asok Kumar Haldar
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Shri Baldev Singh
Sports
Punjab
Shri Bhagwandas Raikwar
Sports
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Bharat Singh Bharti
Art
Bihar
Shri Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)
Art
Bihar
Shri Brij Lal Bhat
Social Work
Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Buddha Rashmi Mani
Others - Archaeology
Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Budhri Tati
Social Work
Chhattisgarh
Shri Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
Science and Engineering
Telangana
Shri Charan Hembram
Literature and Education
Odisha
Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Deepika Reddy
Art
Telangana
Shri Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
Art
Gujarat
Shri Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Gafruddin Mewati Jogi
Art
Rajasthan
Shri Gambir Singh Yonzone
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Shri Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Gayatri Balasubramanian
Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)*
Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)*
Art
Tamil Nadu
Shri Gopal Ji Trivedi
Science and Engineering
Bihar
Shri Guduru Venkat Rao
Medicine
Telangana
Shri H V Hande
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
Shri Hally War
Social Work
Meghalaya
Shri Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)
Art
West Bengal
Shri Haricharan Saikia
Art
Assam
Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
Sports
Punjab
Shri Inderjit Singh Sidhu
Social Work
Chandigarh
Shri Janardan Bapurao Bothe
Social Work
Maharashtra
Shri Jogesh Deuri
Others - Agriculture
Assam
Shri Juzer Vasi
Science and Engineering
Maharashtra
Shri Jyotish Debnath
Art
West Bengal
Shri K Pajanivel
Sports
Puducherry
Shri K Ramasamy
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
Shri K Vijay Kumar
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
Shri Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Assam
Shri Kailash Chandra Pant
Literature and Education
Madhya Pradesh
Ms. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
Art
Kerala
Shri Kewal Krishan Thakral
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Khem Raj Sundriyal
Art
Haryana
Ms. Kollakal Devaki Amma G
Social Work
Kerala
Shri Krishnamurty Balasubramanian
Science and Engineering
Telangana
Shri Kumar Bose
Art
West Bengal
Shri Kumarasamy Thangaraj
Science and Engineering
Telangana
Prof. (Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch
Art
Germany
Ms. Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
Literature and Education
Russia
Shri Madhavan Ranganathan
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Maganti Murali Mohan
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Mahendra Kumar Mishra
Literature and Education
Odisha
Shri Mahendra Nath Roy
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Shri Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
Literature and Education
Delhi
Ms. Mangala Kapoor
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
Art
Gujarat
Shri Mohan Nagar
Social Work
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Narayan Vyas
Others - Archaeology
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
Literature and Education
Tripura
Shri Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala
Social Work
Gujarat
Shri Nuruddin Ahmed
Art
Assam
Shri Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan
Art
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Padma Gurmet
Medicine
Ladakh
Shri Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
Medicine
Telangana
Ms. Pokhila Lekthepi
Art
Assam
Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Shri Prateek Sharma
Medicine
USA
Shri Praveen Kumar
Sports
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Prem Lal Gautam
Science and Engineering
Himachal Pradesh
Shri Prosenjit Chatterjee
Art
West Bengal
Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
Shri R Krishnan (Posthumous)
Art
Tamil Nadu
Shri R V S Mani
Civil Service
Delhi
Shri Rabilal Tudu
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Shri Raghupat Singh (Posthumous)
Others - Agriculture
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar
Art
Tamil Nadu
Shri Rajendra Prasad
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous)
Others - Animal Husbandry
Telangana
Shri Ramamurthy Sreedher
Others - Radio Broadcasting
Delhi
Shri Ramchandra Godbole
Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo)*
Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo)*
Medicine
Chhattisgarh
Shri Ratilal Borisagar
Literature and Education
Gujarat
Shri Rohit Sharma
Sports
Maharashtra
Ms. S G Susheelamma
Social Work
Karnataka
Shri Sangyusang S Pongener
Art
Nagaland
Sant Niranjan Dass
Others - Spiritualism
Punjab
Shri Sarat Kumar Patra
Art
Odisha
Shri Saroj Mandal
Medicine
West Bengal
Shri Satish Shah (Posthumous)
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Satyanarayan Nuwal
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Ms. Savita Punia
Sports
Haryana
Prof. Shafi Shauq
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Shri Shrirang Devaba Lad
Others - Agriculture
Maharashtra
Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
Shri Shyam Sundar
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Simanchal Patro
Art
Odisha
Ms. Sivasankari
Literature ands Education
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi
Medicine
Karnataka
Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
Social Work
Rajasthan
Shri T T Jagannathan (Posthumous)
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
Shri Taga Ram Bheel
Art
Rajasthan
Shri Tarun Bhattacharya
Art
West Bengal
Shri Techi Gubin
Social Work
Arunachal Pradesh
Shri Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam
Art
Tamil Nadu
Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
Art
West Bengal
Shri Veezhinathan Kamakoti
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
Shri Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
Literature and Education
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)
Sports
Georgia
Shri Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous)
Art
Manipur
