- Centre announces Padma Awards list ahead of Republic Day
- Honours conferred in three categories: Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri
- Awards recognise excellence in arts, public affairs, science, sports and more
- Several awards announced posthumously
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 25th Jan: The Government of India on Sunday announced the Padma Awards 2026 on the eve of Republic Day, naming eminent personalities from across the country for one of India’s highest civilian honours.
The Padma Awards are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri — and recognise distinguished contributions in fields such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil services and other areas.
Several awardees have been honoured posthumously for their lasting contributions to the nation.
Padma Vibhushan
- Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous)
- P Narayanan
- V S Achuthanandan (Posthumous)
Padma Bhushan
- Alka Yagnik
- Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- Kalpatti Ramasamy Palanisamy
- Mammootty
- Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu
- Piyush Pandey (Posthumous)
- K M Maelanandhan
- Shatavadhani R Ganesh
- Sibbu Soren (Posthumous)
- Uday Kotak
- V K Malhotra (Posthumous)
- Vellappally Natesan
- Vijay Amritraj
Padma Shri Awardees
- A E Muthunayagam
- Anil Kumar Rastogi
- Anke Gowda M.
- Armida Fernandez
- Arvind Vaidya
- Ashok Khade
- Ashok Kumar Singh
- Asok Kumar Haldar
- Baldev Singh
- Bhagwandas Raikwar
- Bharat Singh Bharti
- Bhiklya Ladkya Dhinda
- Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)
- Biju Lal Bhat
- Buddha Rashmi Mani
- Dr. Budhri Tati
- Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
- Charan Hembram
- Chiranj Lal Yadav
- Deepika Reddy
- Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
- Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
- Garudim Mevari Jogi
- Gambir Singh Yonzon
- Gariellam Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)
- Gayatri Balasubramanian and Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)
- Gopal Ji Tiwari
- Guduru Venkat Rao
- H V Hande Hally War
- Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)
- Haricharan Saikia
- Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
- Inderjit Singh Sidhu
- Janardan Bapusaheb Bothe
- Jogesh Deuri
- Juzer Vasi
- Jyotish Debnath
- K Pajnivel
- K Ramasamy
- K Vijay Kumar
- Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)
- Kailash Chandra Pant
- Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
- Kewal Krishan Thakral
- Khem Raj Sundriyal
- Kollakal Devaki Amma G
- Krishnamurthy Balasubramanian
- Kumar Bose
- Kumaraswamy Thangarai
- Prof. Lars-Christian Koch
- Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
- Madhavan Ranganathan
- Maganti Murali Mohan
- Mahendra Kumar Mishra
- Mahendra Nath Roy
- Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
- Mangala Kapoor
- Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
- Mohan Nagar Narayan Vyas
- Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
- Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandelwala
- Nuruddin Ahmed
- Othuvaar Thirunathi Swaminathan
- Dr. Padma Gurmet
- Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
- Pokhila Lekbari
- Dr. Prabhakar Basavaprabhu Kore
- Prateek Sharma
- Praveen Kumar
- Prem Lal Gautam
- Prosenjit Chatterjee
- Dr. Punnamurthy Natesan
- R Krishnan (Posthumous)
- R V S Mani
- Rabital Tudu
- Raghupati Singh (Posthumous)
- Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
- Rajasapathi Kalappa Gounder
- Rajendra Prasad
- Rama Reddy Mandadi (Posthumous)
- Ramamurthy Sreer
- Ramchandra Godbole and Suneeta Godbole (Duo)
- Ratilal Borisagar
- Rohit Sharma
- S G Susheelamma
- Sangyusang S Pogner
- Niranjan Dass
- Sarat Kumar Patra
- Saroj Mandal
- Satish Shah (Posthumous)
- Satyanarayan Nuwal
- Savita Punia
- Prof. Shafi Shaug
- Shashi Shekhar Vempati
- Shrirang Devaba Lad
- Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
- Shyam Sundar
- Simanchal Patro
- Sivasankari
- Dr. Suresh Hangavadi
- Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
- T Jagannathan (Posthumous)
- Taga Ram Bheel
- Tarun Bhattacharya
- Techie Gubin
- Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam
- Tripti Mukherjee
- Vezhinathan Kamakoti
- Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
- Vladimir Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)
- Yumna Jatra Singh (Posthumous)
The Padma Awards will be formally conferred by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan at a later date.
