The Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours in India and are categorized into three namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
The Padma awards are granted in a variety of disciplines/fields of activity, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, commerce and industry, medical, literature and education, sports, and civil service, among others. President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards this year on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day. Following is the list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees.
The 'Padma Vibhushan' is awarded for exceptional and outstanding service.
Name | Field | State/Country |
Ms. Prabha Atre | Art | Maharashtra |
Shri Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | U.P. |
General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) | Civil Service | Uttarakhand |
Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
The 'Padma Bhushan' award is given to 17 distinguished individuals worldwide.
Name | Field | State/Country |
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad | Public Affairs | Jammu and Kashmir |
Shri Victor Banerjee | Art | West Bengal |
Ms. Gurmeet Bawa (Posthumous) | Art | Punjab |
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Public Affairs | West Bengal |
Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo) | Trade and Industry | Telangana |
Ms. Madhur Jaffery | Others-Culinary | USA |
Shri Devendra Jhajharia | Sports | Rajasthan |
Shri Rashid Khan | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi | Civil Service | Rajasthan |
Shri Satya Narayana Nadella | Trade and Industry | USA |
Shri Sundararajan Pichai | Trade and Industry | USA |
Shri Cyrus Poonawalla | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
Shri Sanjaya Rajaram (Posthumous) | Sci and Engg | Mexico |
Ms. Pratibha Ray | Literature and Education | Odisha |
Swami Sachidanand | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
Shri Vashishth Tripathi | Literature ane Education | Uttar Pradesh |
The 'Padma Shri' is given for distinguished service in any area.
Name | Field | State/Country |
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad | Public Affairs | Jammu and Kashmir |
Shri Victor Banerjee | Art | West Bengal |
Ms. Gurmeet Bawa (Posthumous) | Art | Punjab |
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee | Public Affairs | West Bengal |
Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
Shri Krishna Ella and Smt. Suchitra Ella* (Duo) | Trade and Industry | Telangana |
Ms. Madhur Jaffery | Others-Culinary | USA |
Shri Devendra Jhajharia | Sports | Rajasthan |
Shri Rashid Khan | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi | Civil Service | Rajasthan |
Shri Satya Narayana Nadella | Trade and Industry | USA |
Shri Sundararajan Pichai | Trade and Industry | USA |
Shri Cyrus Poonawalla | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
Shri Sanjaya Rajaram (Posthumous) | Sci and Engg | Mexico |
Ms. Pratibha Ray | Literature and Education | Odisha |
Swami Sachidanand | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
Shri Vashishth Tripathi | Literature ane Education | Uttar Pradesh |