The Indian government has officially announced the recipients of the Padma Awards for 2026, one of the nation’s highest civilian honours. Reported by The Economics Times.
The announcement was made on Sunday, on the eve of Republic Day, recognising individuals for their distinguished and exceptional contributions across diverse fields.
The Padma Awards are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
These honours celebrate excellence and dedicated service in disciplines such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil services, and other areas of public life.
This year’s list includes several prominent personalities, among them veteran actor Dharmendra, Indian cricket star Rohit Sharma, and leading industrialist Uday Kotak.
Their inclusion highlights the wide-ranging nature of the awards, which span entertainment, sports, business, and public service.
In total, 131 individuals have been named as Padma Award recipients for 2026.
The honours acknowledge both nationally and internationally recognised figures as well as lesser-known individuals whose work has made a meaningful impact at the grassroots level.
The awards will be formally conferred by the President of India at a ceremonial function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, as per tradition. The ceremony is expected to take place later this year.
The Padma Awards continue to stand as a symbol of national appreciation, celebrating individuals whose commitment, talent, and service have contributed significantly to the country’s social, cultural, and professional landscape.
Here's the full list:
Padma Vibhushan
Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous)
P Narayanan
V S Achuthanandan (Posthumous)
Padma Bhushan
Alka Yagnik
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Kalpatti Ramasamy Palanisamy
Mammootty
Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu
Piyush Pandey (Posthumous)
K M Maelanandhan
Shatavadhani R Ganesh
Sibbu Soren (Posthumous)
Uday Kotak
V K Malhotra (Posthumous)
Vellappally Natesan
Vijay Amritraj
Padma Shri Awardees
A E Muthunayagam
Anil Kumar Rastogi
Anke Gowda M.
Armida Fernan Vaidya
Ashok Khade
Ashok Kumar Singh
Asok Kumar Haldar
Baldev Singh
Bhagwandas Raikwar
Bharat Singh Bharti
Bhiklya Ladkya Dhinda
Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)
Biju Lal Bhat
Buddha Rashmi Mani
Dr. Budhri Tati
Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
Charan Hembram
Chiranj Lal Yadav
Deepika Reddy
Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
Garudim Mevari Jogi
Gambir Singh Yonzon
Gariellam Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)
Gayatri Balasubramanian Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)
Gopal Ji Tiwari
Guduru Venkat Rao
H V Hande
Hally War
Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)
Haricharan Saikia
Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
Inderjit Singh Sidhu
Janardan Bapusaheb Bothe
Jogesh Deuri
Juzer Vasi
Jyotish Debnath
K Pajnivel
K Ramasamy
K Vijay Kumar
Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)
Kailash Chandra Pant
Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
Kewal Krishan Thakral
Khem Raj Sundriyal
Kollakal Devaki Amma G
Krishnamurthy Balasubramanian
Kumar Bose
Kumaraswamy Thangarai
Prof. Lars-Christian Koch
Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
Madhavan Ranganathan
Maganti Murali Mohan
Mahendra Kumar Mishra
Mahendra Nath Roy
Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
Mangala Kapoor
Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
Mohan Nagar
Narayan Vyas
Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandelwala
Nuruddin Ahmed
Othuvaar Thirunathi Swaminathan
Dr. Padma Gurmet Gurmet
Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
Pokhila Lekbari
Dr. Prabhakar Basavaprabhu Kore
Prateek Sharma
Praveen Kumar
Prem Lal Gautam
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Dr. Punnamurthy Natesan
R Krishnan (Posthumous)
R V S Mani
Rabital Tudu
Raghupati Singh (Posthumous)
Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
Rajasapathi Kalappa Gounder
Rajendra Prasad
Rama Reddy Mandadi (Posthumous)
Ramamurthy Sreer
Ramchandra Godbole and Suneeta Godbole (Duo)
Ratilal Borisagar
Rohit Sharma
S G Susheelamma
Sangyusang S Pogner
Niranjan Dass
Sarat Kumar Patra
Saroj Mandal
Satish Shah (Posthumous)
Satyanarayan Nuwal
Savita Punia
Prof. Shafi Shaug
Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Shrirang Devaba Lad
Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
Shyam Sundar
Simanchal Patro
Sivasankari
Dr. Suresh Hangavadi
Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
T Jagannathan (Posthumous)
Taga Ram Bheel
Tarun Bhattacharya
Techie Gubin
Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam
Tripti Mukherjee
Vezhinathan Kamakoti
Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
Vladimir Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)
Yumna Jatra Singh (Posthumous)
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