New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday announced the Padma Awards for 2026, approving a total of 131 civilian honours across the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri categories. The extensive list features prominent figures from public life, cinema, arts, literature, and sports, comprising five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards.
This year, the list includes 19 women awardees, six persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, and 16 posthumous honours.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN AWARDEES
The Padma Vibhushan, awarded for “exceptional and distinguished service,” has been conferred upon five individuals this year. Veteran actor Dharmendra Singh Deol has been honoured posthumously. The list also includes former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan (posthumous), noted classical violinist N Rajam, former Supreme Court judge K T Thomas, and distinguished writer P Narayanan.
PADMA BHUSHAN AWARDEES
For “distinguished service of high order,” the government announced 13 Padma Bhushan awards. The list features playback singer Alka Yagnik, Malayalam superstar Mammootty, and industrialist Uday Kotak.
Other notable recipients include former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, tennis icon Vijay Amritraj, and social leader Vellappally Natesan. Advertising veteran Piyush Pandey has been honoured posthumously. The list also includes political figures such as Shibu Soren (posthumous) and V K Malhotra (posthumous).
PADMA SHRI AWARDEES
The Padma Shri category for 2026 comprises 113 names, representing a mix of nationally renowned figures and grassroots contributors across science, medicine, social work, and the arts.
In the field of sports, Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma has been awarded the Padma Shri. He is joined by Indian women’s hockey goalkeeper Savita Punia and wrestler Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar.
The arts category features Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, classical vocalist Tripti Mukherjee, and folk artists such as Tarun Bhattacharya and Pokhila Lekthepi.
The Padma Awards are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. These honours are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, typically scheduled for March or April.
FULL LIST OF PADMA AWARDEES 2026
| S.No | Name | Field | Award Category |
| 1 | Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous) | Art (Cinema) | Padma Vibhushan |
| 2 | K T Thomas | Public Affairs | Padma Vibhushan |
| 3 | N Rajam | Art (Music) | Padma Vibhushan |
| 4 | P Narayanan | Literature & Education | Padma Vibhushan |
| 5 | V S Achuthanandan (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Padma Vibhushan |
| 6 | Alka Yagnik | Art (Music) | Padma Bhushan |
| 7 | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Public Affairs | Padma Bhushan |
| 8 | Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy | Medicine | Padma Bhushan |
| 9 | Mammootty | Art (Cinema) | Padma Bhushan |
| 10 | Nori Dattatreyudu | Medicine (Oncology) | Padma Bhushan |
| 11 | Piyush Pandey (Posthumous) | Others (Advertising) | Padma Bhushan |
| 12 | S K M Maeilanandhan | Social Work | Padma Bhushan |
| 13 | Shatavadhani R Ganesh | Literature & Education | Padma Bhushan |
| 14 | Shibu Soren (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Padma Bhushan |
| 15 | Uday Kotak | Trade & Industry | Padma Bhushan |
| 16 | V K Malhotra (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Padma Bhushan |
| 17 | Vellappally Natesan | Social Work | Padma Bhushan |
| 18 | Vijay Amritraj | Sports (Tennis) | Padma Bhushan |
| 19 | A E Muthunayagam | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 20 | Anil Kumar Rastogi | Art (Cinema/Theatre) | Padma Shri |
| 21 | Anke Gowda M | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 22 | Armida Fernandez | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 23 | Arvind Vaidya | Art | Padma Shri |
| 24 | Ashok Khade | Trade & Industry | Padma Shri |
| 25 | Ashok Kumar Singh | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 26 | Asok Kumar Haldar | Art | Padma Shri |
| 27 | Baldev Singh | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 28 | Bhagwandas Raikwar | Art (Folk Dance) | Padma Shri |
| 29 | Bharat Singh Bharti | Art | Padma Shri |
| 30 | Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda | Art (Folk Music) | Padma Shri |
| 31 | Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous) | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 32 | Brij Lal Bhat | Art | Padma Shri |
| 33 | Buddha Rashmi Mani | Archaeology (Others) | Padma Shri |
| 34 | Budhri Tati | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 35 | Chandramouli Gaddamanugu | Trade & Industry | Padma Shri |
| 36 | Charan Hembram | Art | Padma Shri |
| 37 | Chiranji Lal Yadav | Art | Padma Shri |
| 38 | Deepika Reddy | Art (Dance) | Padma Shri |
| 39 | Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya | Art | Padma Shri |
| 40 | Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad | Art (Cinema) | Padma Shri |
| 41 | Gafruddin Mewati Jogi | Art (Folk Music) | Padma Shri |
| 42 | Gambir Singh Yonzone | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 43 | Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous) | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 44 | Gayatri Balasubramanian | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 45 | Ranjani Balasubramanian | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 46 | Gopal Ji Trivedi | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 47 | Guduru Venkat Rao | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 48 | H V Hande | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 49 | Hally War | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 50 | Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous) | Art | Padma Shri |
| 51 | Haricharan Saikia | Art | Padma Shri |
| 52 | Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar | Sports (Wrestling) | Padma Shri |
| 53 | Inderjit Singh Sidhu | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 54 | Janardan Bapurao Bothe | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 55 | Jogesh Deuri | Art | Padma Shri |
| 56 | Juzer Vasi | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 57 | Jyotish Debnath | Art | Padma Shri |
| 58 | K Pajanivel | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 59 | K Ramasamy | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 60 | K Vijay Kumar | Civil Service | Padma Shri |
| 61 | Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Padma Shri |
| 62 | Kailash Chandra Pant | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 63 | Kalamandalam Vimala Menon | Art (Dance) | Padma Shri |
| 64 | Kewal Krishan Thakral | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 65 | Khem Raj Sundriyal | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 66 | Kollakal Devaki Amma G | Agriculture (Others) | Padma Shri |
| 67 | Krishnamurty Balasubramanian | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 68 | Kumar Bose | Art | Padma Shri |
| 69 | Kumarasamy Thangaraj | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 70 | Lars-Christian Koch | Art | Padma Shri |
| 71 | Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 72 | Madhavan Ranganathan | Art (Cinema) | Padma Shri |
| 73 | Maganti Murali Mohan | Art (Cinema) | Padma Shri |
| 74 | Mahendra Kumar Mishra | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 75 | Mahendra Nath Roy | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 76 | Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 77 | Mangala Kapoor | Art | Padma Shri |
| 78 | Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai | Trade & Industry | Padma Shri |
| 79 | Mohan Nagar | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 80 | Narayan Vyas | Art | Padma Shri |
| 81 | Naresh Chandra Dev Varma | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 82 | Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 83 | Nuruddin Ahmed | Art | Padma Shri |
| 84 | Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 85 | Padma Gurmet | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 86 | Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 87 | Pokhila Lekthepi | Art (Folk) | Padma Shri |
| 88 | Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 89 | Prateek Sharma | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 90 | Praveen Kumar | Sports | Padma Shri |
| 91 | Prem Lal Gautam | Art | Padma Shri |
| 92 | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Art (Cinema) | Padma Shri |
| 93 | Punniamurthy Natesan | Art | Padma Shri |
| 94 | R Krishnan (Posthumous) | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 95 | R V S Mani | Civil Service | Padma Shri |
| 96 | Rabilal Tudu | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 97 | Raghupat Singh (Posthumous) | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 98 | Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar | Art | Padma Shri |
| 99 | Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 100 | Rajendra Prasad | Agriculture (Others) | Padma Shri |
| 101 | Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous) | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 102 | Ramamurthy Sreedher | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 103 | Ramchandra Godbole | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 104 | Suneeta Godbole | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 105 | Ratilal Borisagar | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 106 | Rohit Sharma | Sports (Cricket) | Padma Shri |
| 107 | S G Susheelamma | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 108 | Sangyusang S Pongener | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 109 | Sant Niranjan Dass | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 110 | Sarat Kumar Patra | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 111 | Saroj Mandal | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 112 | Satish Shah (Posthumous) | Art (Cinema) | Padma Shri |
| 113 | Satyanarayan Nuwal | Trade & Industry | Padma Shri |
| 114 | Savita Punia | Sports (Hockey) | Padma Shri |
| 115 | Shafi Shauq | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 116 | Shashi Shekhar Vempati | Public Affairs | Padma Shri |
| 117 | Shrirang Devaba Lad | Art | Padma Shri |
| 118 | Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 119 | Shyam Sundar | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 120 | Simanchal Patro | Art | Padma Shri |
| 121 | Sivasankari | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 122 | Suresh Hanagavadi | Medicine | Padma Shri |
| 123 | Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj | Spiritualism (Others) | Padma Shri |
| 124 | T T Jagannathan (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Padma Shri |
| 125 | Taga Ram Bheel | Art (Folk) | Padma Shri |
| 126 | Tarun Bhattacharya | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 127 | Techi Gubin | Social Work | Padma Shri |
| 128 | Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 129 | Tripti Mukherjee | Art (Music) | Padma Shri |
| 130 | Veezhinathan Kamakoti | Science & Engineering | Padma Shri |
| 131 | Vempaty Kutumba Sastry | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 132 | Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous) | Literature & Education | Padma Shri |
| 133 | Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous) | Art | Padma Shri |
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