The President of India on Sunday approved the conferment of 131 Padma Awards for 2026. Notable award winners include veteran actor Dharmendra, industrialist Uday Kotak, former tennis star Vijay Amritraj and cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, who have been honored for their outstanding achievements and service.
The awards will be presented later in a ceremony organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
One of the country’s highest civilian honours, the award will be presented by the President.
Home Ministry The President of India has approved 131 Padma awards for 2026, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, it was announced on Sunday.
The awards will be conferred in three categories, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, recognizing distinguished service in various fields such as arts, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil services.
The awards are traditionally announced on Republic Day and presented by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan in March or April.
The Padma Awards 2026 list includes 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
According to the list, a total of 19 women have been selected, including 16 posthumous award winners. The list also includes six foreigners or persons of Indian origin (NRI/PIO/OCI). Additionally, there are two couple awards, where the honor is counted as one.
Padma Vibhushan for 2026 includes –
| Name | filed | State |
| Dharmendra Singh Deol (posthumously) | Art | Maharashtra |
| KT Thomas | public Affairs | Kerala |
| N Rajam | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| P Narayanan | literature and education | Kerala |
| VS Achuthanandan (posthumous) | public Affairs | Kerala |
Padma Bhushan award winners include
| Name | filed | State |
| Alka Yagnik | Art | Maharashtra |
| Bhagat Singh Koshyari | public Affairs | Uttarakhand |
| Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswami | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| Mammootty | Art | Kerala |
| Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu | Medicine | United States of America |
| Piyush Pandey (posthumously) | Art | Maharashtra |
| SKM Mailainandan | social work | Tamil Nadu |
| Shataavdhani R Ganesh | Art | Karnataka |
| Shibu Soren (posthumous) | public Affairs | Jharkhand |
| Uday Kotak | trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| VK Malhotra (posthumous) | public Affairs | Delhi |
| Vellappally Natesan | public Affairs | Kerala |
| Vijay Amritraj | game |
United States of America |
Complete list of Padma Shri award winners
| Name | filed | State |
| AE Muthunayagam | science and engineering | Kerala |
| Anil Kumar Rastogi | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| Anke Gowda M. | social work | Karnataka |
| armida fernandez | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| Arvind Vaidya | Art | Gujarat |
| Ashok Khade | trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| Ashok Kumar Singh | science and engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ashok Kumar Haldhar | literature and education | west bengal |
| Baldev Singh | game | Punjab |
| Bhagwandas Raikwar | game | Madhya Pradesh |
| Bharat Singh Bharti | Art | Bihar |
| Bhiklya Ladkya Dhinda | Art | Maharashtra |
| Vishwa Bandhu (posthumous) | Art | Bihar |
| Brij Lal Bhatt | social work | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Buddha Rashmi Mani | Other – Archeology | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr Budhri Tati | social work | Chattisgarh |
| Chandramouli Gaddamanugu | science and engineering | Telangana |
| Charan Hembram | literature and education | Odisha |
| Chiranji Lal Yadav | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| Deepika Reddy | Art | Telangana |
| Dharmiclal Chunnilal Pandya | Art | Gujarat |
| Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| Gafaruddin Mewati Jogi | Art | Rajasthan |
| Gambhir Singh Yonzon | literature and education | west bengal |
| Garimela Balkrishna Prasad (posthumous) | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| Gayatri Balasubramaniam and Ranjani Balasubramaniam (pair) | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| Gopal ji Trivedi | science and engineering | Bihar |
| Guduru Venkata Rao | Medicine | Telangana |
| HV Hande | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| halley war | social work | Meghalaya |
| Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (posthumous) | Art | west bengal |
| Haricharan Saikia | Art | Assam |
| Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar | game | Punjab |
| Inderjit Singh Sidhu | social work | Chandigarh |
| Janardan Bapurao Bothe | social work | Maharashtra |
| Jogesh Deuri | Other – Agriculture | Assam |
| Jujer resident | science and engineering | Maharashtra |
| Astrology Debnath | Art | west bengal |
| K Pajanivel | game | puducherry |
| K Ramasamy | science and engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| K Vijay Kumar | civil service | Tamil Nadu |
| Kavindra Purkayastha (posthumous) | public Affairs | Assam |
| Kailash Chandra Pant | literature and education | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kalamandalam Vimala Menon | Art | Kerala |
| only krishna thakral | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| Khem Raj Sundriyal | Art | Haryana |
| Kollakal Devaki Amma Ji | social work | Kerala |
| Krishnamurthy Balasubramaniam | science and engineering | Telangana |
| Kumar Bose | Art | west bengal |
| Kumarasamy Thangaraj | science and engineering | Telangana |
| Pro. (Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch | Art | Germany |
| Lyudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova | literature and education | Russia |
| Madhavan Ranganathan | Art | Maharashtra |
| Maganti Murali Mohan | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| Mahendra Kumar Mishra | literature and education | Odisha |
| Mahendra Nath Rai | literature and education | west bengal |
| Mamidala Jagdesh Kumar | literature and education | Delhi |
| Mangala Kapoor | literature and education | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai | Art | Gujarat |
| Mohan Nagar | social work | Madhya Pradesh |
| Narayan Vyas | Other – Archeology | Madhya Pradesh |
| Naresh Chandra Dev Verma | literature and education | Tripura |
| Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandalawala | social work | Gujarat |
| Nooruddin Ahmed | Art | Assam |
| Othuvar Thiruthani Swaminathan | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Padma Gurmet | Medicine | Ladakh |
| Palakonda Vijay Anand Reddy | Medicine | Telangana |
| pokhila lakethepi | Art | Assam |
| Dr. Prabhakar Basavaprabhu Kore | literature and education | Karnataka |
| Pratik Sharma | Medicine | United States of America |
| Praveen Kumar | game | Uttar Pradesh |
| Prem Lal Gautam | science and engineering | Himachal Pradesh |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | Art | west bengal |
| Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| R Krishnan (posthumous) | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| RVS Mani | civil service | Delhi |
| Rabilal Tudu | literature and education | west bengal |
| Raghupat Singh (posthumous) | Other – Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
| Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar | Art | Maharashtra |
| Rajasthapati Kaliyappa Gounder | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| Rajendra Prasad | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| Rama Reddy Mamidi (posthumous) | Other – Animal Husbandry | Telangana |
| Ramamurthy Sridhar | Other – Radio Broadcasting | Delhi |
| Ramchandra Godbole and Ms. Sunita Godbole (Pair) | Medicine | Chattisgarh |
| Ratilal Borisagar | literature and education | Gujarat |
| Rohit Sharma | game | Maharashtra |
| SG Sushilamma | social work | Karnataka |
| sangyusang s pongner | Art | Nagaland |
| Sant Niranjan Das | Other – Spiritualism | Punjab |
| Sharat Kumar Patra | Art | Odisha |
| Saroj Mandal | Medicine | west bengal |
| Satish Shah (posthumously) | Art | Maharashtra |
| Satyanarayan Nuwal | trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| Savita Punia | game | Haryana |
| Pro. Shafi Shouk | literature and education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Shashi Shekhar Vempati | literature and education | Karnataka |
| Shrirang Devba Lad | Other – Agriculture | Maharashtra |
| Shubha Venkatesh Iyengar | science and engineering | Karnataka |
| Shyam Sundar | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| seemanchal characters | Art | Odisha |
| Shivshankari | literature and education | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi | Medicine | Karnataka |
| Swami Brahmadev Ji Maharaj | social work | Rajasthan |
| TT Jagannathan (posthumous) | trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| Taga Ram Bhil | Art | Rajasthan |
| Tarun Bhattacharya | Art | west bengal |
| Techi Gubin | social work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Thiruvarur Baktavatsalam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| Trupti Mukherjee | Art | west bengal |
| Veezhinathan Kamakoti | science and engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| Vempati Kutumba Shastri | literature and education | Andhra Pradesh |
| Vladimir Mestvirishvili (posthumous) | game | Georgia |
| Yumnam Jatra Singh (posthumous) | Art | Manipur |
About Padma Awards
The Padma Awards are one of India’s most prestigious civilian honours. They recognize individuals for exceptional service and contribution to their field. The awards are announced on Republic Day and presented chairman In a formal ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
