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Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
Jan 26, 2023
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As per Ministry of Home Affairs press note, Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
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These Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. For the year 2023, the President has approved conferment of 106 Padma Awards including 3 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri Awards. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 2 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 7 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan (6)
1. Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) - Others Architecture - Gujarat
2. Shri Zakir Hussain - Art - Maharashtra
3. Shri S M Krishna - Public Affairs - Karnataka
4. Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) - Medicine - West Bengal
5. Shri Srinivas Varadhan - Science & Engineering - United States of America
6. Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan (9)
1. Shri S L Bhyrappa - Literature & Education - Karnataka
2. Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla - Trade & Industry - Maharashtra
3. Shri Deepak Dhar - Science & Engineering - Maharashtra
4. Ms. Vani Jairam - Art - Tamil Nadu
5. Swami Chinna Jeeyar - Others Spiritualism - Telangana
6. Ms. Suman Kalyanpur - Art - Maharashtra
7. Shri Kapil Kapoor - Literature & Education - Delhi
8. Ms. Sudha Murty - Social Work - Karnataka
9. Shri Kamlesh D Patel - Others Spiritualism - Telangana
Padma Shri (91)
1. Dr. Sukama Acharya - Others Spiritualism - Haryana
2. Ms. Jodhaiyabai Baiga - Art - Madhya Pradesh
3. Shri Premjit Baria - Art - Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
4. Ms. Usha Barle - Art - Chhattisgarh
5. Shri Munishwar Chanddawar - Medicine - Madhya Pradesh
6. Shri Hemant Chauhan - Art - Gujarat
7. Shri Bhanubhai Chitara - Art - Gujarat
8. Ms. Hemoprova Chutia - Art - Assam
9. Shri Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - Tripura
10. Ms. Subhadra Devi - Art - Bihar
11. Shri Khadar Valli Dudekula - Science & Engineering - Karnataka
12. Shri Hem Chandra Goswami - Art - Assam
13. Ms. Pritikana Goswami - Art - West Bengal
14. Shri Radha Charan Gupta - Literature & Education - Uttar Pradesh
15. Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta - Science & Engineering - Telangana
16. Shri Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd Hussain *(Duo) - Art - Rajasthan
17. Shri Dilshad Hussain - Art - Uttar Pradesh
18. Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate - Social Work - Maharashtra
19. Shri C I Issac - Literature & Education - Kerala
20. Shri Rattan Singh Jaggi - Literature & Education - Punjab
21. Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia - Social Work - Tripura
22. Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene - Social Work - Assam
23. Shri Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) - Trade & Industry - Maharashtra
24. Shri Ratan Chandra Kar - Medicine - Andaman & Nicobar Islands
25. Shri Mahipat Kavi - Art - Gujarat
26. Shri M M Keeravaani - Art - Andhra Pradesh
27. Shri Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) - Trade & Industry - Gujarat
28. Shri Parshuram Komaji Khune - Art - Maharashtra
29. Shri Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara - Science & Engineering - Andhra Pradesh
30. Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr - Art - Odisha
31. Shri Anand Kumar - Literature & Education - Bihar
32. Shri Arvind Kumar - Science & Engineering - Uttar Pradesh
33. Shri Domar Singh Kunvar - Art - Chhattisgarh
34. Shri Risingbor Kurkalang - Art - Meghalaya
35. Ms. Hirabai Lobi - Social Work - Gujarat
36. Shri Moolchand Lodha - Social Work - Rajasthan
37. Ms. Rani Machaiah - Art - Karnataka
38. Shri Ajay Kumar Mandavi - Art - Chhattisgarh
39. Shri Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande - Literature & Education - Maharashtra
40. Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane - Social Work - Maharashtra
41. Shri Antaryami Mishra - Literature & Education - Odisha
42. Shri Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa - Art - Karnataka
43. Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal - Science & Engineering - Gujarat
44. Shri Uma Shankar Pandey - Social Work - Uttar Pradesh
45. Shri Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Parmar *(Duo) - Art - Madhya Pradesh
46. Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi - Medicine - Puducherry
47. Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti - Medicine - Telangana
48. Shri Ramesh Patange - Literature & Education - Maharashtra
49. Ms. Krishna Patel - Art - Odisha
50. Shri K Kalyanasundaram Pillai - Art - Tamil Nadu
51. Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval - Social Work - Kerala
52. Shri Kapil Dev Prasad - Art - Bihar
53. Shri S R D Prasad - Sports - Kerala
54. Shri Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri - Art - Karnataka
55. Shri C V Raju - Art - Andhra Pradesh
56. Shri Bakshi Ram - Science & Engineering - Haryana
57. Shri Cheruvayal K Raman - Others Agriculture - Kerala
58. Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai - Science & Engineering - Canada
59. Shri Abbareddy Nageswara Rao - Science & Engineering - Andhra Pradesh
60. Shri Pareshbhai Rathwa - Art - Gujarat
61. Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy - Literature & Education - Telangana
62. Shri Mangala Kanti Roy - Art - West Bengal
63. Ms. K C Runremsangi - Art - Mizoram
64. Shri Vadivel Gopal & Shri Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo) - Social Work - Tamil Nadu
65. Shri Manoranjan Sahu - Medicine - Uttar Pradesh
66. Shri Patayat Sahu - Others Agriculture - Odisha
67. Shri Ritwik Sanyal - Art - Uttar Pradesh
68. Shri Kota Satchidananda Sastry - Art - Andhra Pradesh
69. Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar - Social Work - Andhra Pradesh
70. Shri K Shanathoiba Sharma - Sports - Manipur
71. Shri Nekram Sharma - Others Agriculture - Himachal Pradesh
72. Shri Gurcharan Singh - Sports - Delhi
73. Shri Laxman Singh - Social Work - Rajasthan
74. Shri Mohan Singh - Literature & Education - Jammu & Kashmir
75. Shri Thounaojam Chaoba Singh - Public Affairs - Manipur
76. Shri Prakash Chandra Sood - Literature & Education - Andhra Pradesh
77. Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie - Art - Nagaland
78. Dr. Janum Singh Soy - Literature & Education - Jharkhand
79. Shri Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin - Others Spiritualism - Ladakh
80. Shri S Subbaraman - Others Archaeology - Karnataka
81. Shri Moa Subong - Art - Nagaland
82. Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram - Social Work - Tamil Nadu
83. Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon - Art - Maharashtra
84. Shri Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari - Literature & Education - Uttar Pradesh
85. Shri Dhaniram Toto - Literature & Education - West Bengal
86. Shri Tula Ram Upreti - Others Agriculture - Sikkim
87. Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy - Medicine - Tamil Nadu
88. Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma - Medicine - Delhi
89. Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia - Art - Maharashtra
90. Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) - Social Work - Arunachal Pradesh
91. Shri Ghulam Muhammad Zaz - Art - Jammu & Kashmir
Image: Previous Awardees/Padma Awards Portal
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