The Government has announced 131 Padma awards for the year 2026. The awards comprise five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. Among the awardees, 19 are women and 16 honours are being conferred posthumously.
Continuing the tradition of recognising ordinary Indians making extraordinary contributions, this year’s Padma Awards acknowledge a wide spectrum of unsung heroes from across the country. The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian honours of India, are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day. Late Bollywood actor Dharmendra Singh Deol has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously for his remarkable contribution in the field of arts. K.T. Thomas from Kerala in Public Affairs, N. Rajam from Uttar Pradesh in Arts, and P. Narayanan from Kerala in Literature have also been awarded the second-highest civilian honour. Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously for his contribution to Public Affairs. Ankit Kumar Akashvani News Delhi.
The list of Padma Bhushan awardees includes playback singer Alka Yagnik, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy from Tamil Nadu, and Malayalam actor Mammootty from Kerala. Other awardees include Nori Dattatreyudu, Vijay Amritraj, S.K.M. Maeilanandhan from Tamil Nadu, Shatavadhani R. Ganesh, banker Uday Kotak and Vellappally Natesan. Piyush Pandey, V.K. Malhotra and Shibu Soren have been awarded the Padma Bhushan posthumously.
113 individuals have been named for Padma Shri awards, the fourth-highest civilian honour for distinguished service in fields such as arts, social work, public affairs, medicine, agriculture, literature, education and sports. The Padma Shri awardees include Anke Gowda from Karnataka in Liturature and Education, Armida Fernandez from Maharashtra in Medicine, Bhagwandas Raikwar from Madhya Pradesh in Sports, Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda from Maharashtra in Arts, Brij Lal Bhat from Jammu and Kashmir for social work, Budhri Tati from Chhattisgarh for social work, Charan Hembram from Odisha in Literature and Education, Chiranji Lal Yadav from Uttar Pradesh in Arts, Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj of Telangana in Research and Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya in Arts from Gujarat, Dr Padma Gurmet from Ladakh in Medicine, Dr Punniamurthy Natesan from Tamil Nadu for vetenary scientists, Dr Shyam Sundar from Uttar Pradesh in Medicine, Gafruddin Mewati Jogi from Rajasthan in Arts, Hally War from Meghalaya for Social Worker, Inderjit Singh Sidhu from Chandigarh for social work, K Pajanivel from Puducherry for Arts, Kailash Chandra Pant from Madhya Pradesh for Literature and Education, Khemraj Sundriyal from Haryana for Arts, Kollakkayil Devaki Amma G from Kerala for Environment and aforestation, Mahendra Kumar Mishra from Odisha for Literatrure and Education, Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai from Gujarat in Arts, Mohan Nagar from Madhya Pradesh in Environment, Naresh Chandra Dev Varma from Tripura for Literature and Education, Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala from Gujarat in Social Work, Nuruddin Ahmed of Assam in Arts, Othuvar Thiruthani Swaminathan from Tamil Nadu in Arts, Jogesh Deuri of Assam for arts, Pokhila Lekthepi from Assam in Arts, R Krishnan from Tamil Nadu, Ram Chandra Godbole and Sunita Godbole from Chhattisgarh in Medicine, Raghupat Singh from Uttar Pradesh in Agriculture, Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar from Maharastra in Arts, Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar from Tamil Nadu for Arts, Ramamurthy Sreedher of Delhi , Rama Reddy Mamidi from Telangana for Animal Husbandry and Dairy, SG Susheelamma from Karnataka in Social Work, Sangyusang S Pongener from Nagaland in Arts, Shafi Shauq from Jammu and Kashmir in Literature and Education, Shrirang Devaba Lad from Maharastra in Agriculture, Simanchal Patro from Odisha in Arts, Suresh Hanagavadi from Karnataka in Medicine, Taga Ram Bheel Rajasthan in Arts, Techi Gubin from Arunachal Pradesh in Social Work, Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam from Tamil Nadu in Arts, Vishwa Bandhu of Bihar in Arts, Yumnam Jatra Singh from Manipur in Arts, Mangala Kapoor from Uttar Pradesh, Asok Kumar Haldar from West Bengal, Gambir Singh Yonzone from West Bengal, Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal, Jyotish Debnath from West Bengal, Mahendra Nath Roy from West Bengal, Tripti Mukherjee from West Bengal.
