Padma Awards 2026 Winners List: Full List of 131 Awardees Across Categories

The Padma Awards 2026 winners list features 131 awardees, including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri recipients. The honours recognise distinguished service across fields such as art, public affa

Updated: Sunday, January 25, 2026, 19:40 [IST]

The Centre has cleared 131 Padma Awards for 2026, including Padma Vibhushan for veteran actor Dharmendra posthumously and Padma Bhushan for former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren posthumously, with the list covering a wide mix of fields and several honours for public affairs, art, medicine and social work.

This year’s Padma list features five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awardees, with 16 honours given posthumously and 19 recipients being women, while six awardees come from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and OCIs, underlining the global spread of Indian contributions.

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The Indian government has announced the 2026 Padma Awards, presenting 131 awards, including posthumous Padma Vibhushan for Dharmendra and Padma Bhushan for Shibu Soren, recognizing contributions across fields like art, public affairs, and medicine.

Padma Awards 2026 Winners List Full List of 131 Awardees Across Categories

Padma Awards 2026: Overall composition and categories

The President of India has approved the Padma Awards 2026 list which spans disciplines such as art, social work, public affairs, medicine, science and engineering, literature and education, sports, trade and industry and civil services, with each category meant to recognise different levels of national service and distinction.

Under the Padma framework, Padma Vibhushan is conferred for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan acknowledges distinguished service of a high order, while Padma Shri honours distinguished service in any field of activity, and all three together remain among the highest civilian decorations in India.

Padma Awards 2026 Category	Number of Awardees
Padma Vibhushan	5
Padma Bhushan	13
Padma Shri	113
Total Awards	131

Padma Awards 2026: Top civilian honours and key personalities

Dharmendra, credited formally as Dharmendra Singh Deol, receives Padma Vibhushan in art after death on 24 November, while Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder Shibu Soren, who died on 4 August last year, is chosen for Padma Bhushan in public affairs, reflecting recognition of long public and cultural careers.

Other leading names in the Padma Awards 2026 list include popular singer Alka Yagnik in art, industrialist Uday Kotak in trade and industry, actor Mammootty in art, former Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in public affairs and tennis icon Vijay Amritraj in sports, alongside several senior administrators and scholars.

Padma Awards 2026 Demographic Details	Count
Women awardees	19
Foreigners / NRIs / PIOs / OCIs	6
Posthumous awards	16

Padma Awards 2026: Padma Vibhushan awardees

Name	Field	Posthumous
Dharmendra Singh Deol	Art	Yes
K T Thomas	Public Affairs	No
N Rajam	Art	No
P Narayanan	Literature & Education	No
V S Achuthanandan	Public Affairs	Yes

Padma Awards 2026: Padma Bhushan awardees

Name	Field	Posthumous
Alka Yagnik	Art	No
Bhagat Singh Koshyari	Public Affairs	No
Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy	Medicine	No
Mammootty	Art	No
Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu	Medicine	No
Piyush Pandey	Art	Yes
S K M Maeilanandhan	Social Work	No
Shatavadhani R Ganesh	Art	No
Shibu Soren	Public Affairs	Yes
Uday Kotak	Trade & Industry	No
V K Malhotra	Public Affairs	Yes
Vellappally Natesan	Public Affairs	No
Vijay Amritraj	Sports	No

Padma Awards 2026: Padma Shri awardees full list

Padma Shri Awardees 2026
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 Ladakya Dhinda
Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)
Brij Lal Bhat
Buddha Rashmi Mani
Dr. Budhri Tati
Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
Charan Hembram
Chiranji Lal Yadav
Deepika Reddy
Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
Gafruddin Mewati Jogi
Gambir Singh Yonzone
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)
Gayatri Balasubramanian & Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)
Gopal Ji Trivedi
Guduru Venkat Rao
H V Hande
Hally War
Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)
Haricharan Saikia
Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
Inderjit Singh Sidhu
Janardan Bapurao Bothe
Jogesh Deuri
Juzer Vasi
Jyotish Debnath
K Pajanivel
K Ramasamy
K Vijay Kumar
Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)
Kailash Chandra Pant
Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
Kewal Krishan Thakral
Khem Raj Sundriyal
Kollakal Devaki Amma G
Krishnamurty Balasubramanian
Kumar Bose
Kumarasamy Thangaraj
(Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch
Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
Madhavan Ranganathan
Maganti Murali Mohan
Mahendra Kumar Mishra
Mahendra Nath Roy
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
Ms. Mangala Kapoor
Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
Mohan Nagar
Narayan Vyas
Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala
Nuruddin Ahmed
Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan
Dr. Padma Gurmet
Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
Ms. Pokhila Lekthepi
Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore
Prateek Sharma
Praveen Kumar
Prem Lal Gautam
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan
R Krishnan (Posthumous)
R V S Mani
Rabilal Tudu
Raghupat Singh (Posthumous)
Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar
Rajendra Prasad
Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous)
Ramamurthy Sreedher
Ramchandra Godbole & Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo)
Ratilal Borisagar
Rohit Sharma
Ms. S G Susheelamma
Sangyusang S Pongener
Sant Niranjan Dass
Sarat Kumar Patra
Saroj Mandal
Satish Shah (Posthumous)
Satyanarayan Nuwal
Ms. Savita Punia
Prof. Shafi Shauq
Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Shrirang Devaba Lad
Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
Shyam Sundar
Simanchal Patro
Ms. Sivasankari
Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi
Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
T T Jagannathan (Posthumous)
Taga Ram Bheel
Tarun Bhattacharya
Techi Gubin
Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam
Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
Veezhinathan Kamakoti
Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)
Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous)

Together, the Padma Awards 2026 list highlights service in public life, culture, science, sport and community initiatives across India and abroad, with recognition for Dharmendra, Shibu Soren and many less-known contributors reflecting the awards’ spread across regions, genders and professional backgrounds.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated all the Padma Awardees for their outstanding contributions to the nation.

The Prime Minister said that the excellence, dedication and service of the awardees across diverse fields enrich the fabric of society. He noted that the honour reflects the spirit of commitment and excellence that continues to inspire generations.

Responding to an X post announcing the Padma Awards 2026, PM Modi said,"Congratulations to all the Padma Awardees for their outstanding contributions to our nation. Their excellence, dedication and service across diverse fields enrich the fabric of our society. The honour reflects the spirit of commitment and excellence that continues to inspire generations."