Padma Awards 2026 full list: Mammootty, Alka Yagnik, R Madhavan, Rohit Sharma among winners
The government on Sunday announced 131 Padma Awards for 2026, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.
Padma Vibhushan
| Name | Category / Field |
| V S Achuthanandan (posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| Dharmendra (posthumous) | Arts / Cinema |
| P Narayanan | Literature and Education |
| K T Thomas | Public Affairs |
| Ms. N Rajam | Art |
Padma Bhushan
| Name | Category / Field |
| Alka Yagnik | Arts / Music |
| Mammootty | Arts / Cinema |
| Uday Kotak | Trade & Industry |
| Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Public Affairs |
| Vijay Amritraj | Sports / Tennis |
| Piyush Pandey (posthumous) | Arts / Advertising |
| Shibu Soren (posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| V K Malhotra (posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy | Medicine |
| Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu | Medicine |
| S K M Maeilanandhan | Social Work |
| Shatavadhani R Ganesh | Art |
| Vellappally Natesan | Public Affairs |
Padma Shri
| Name | Category / Field |
| A E Muthunayagam | Science and Engineering |
| Anil Kumar Rastogi | Art |
| Anke Gowda M. | Social Work |
| Armida Fernandez | Medicine |
| Arvind Vaidya | Art |
| Ashok Khade | Trade and Industry |
| Ashok Kumar Singh | Science and Engineering |
| Asok Kumar Haldar | Literature and Education |
| Baldev Singh | Sports / Hockey |
| Bhagwandas Raikwar | Sports |
| Bharat Singh Bharti | Art |
| Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda | Art |
| Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous) | Art |
| Brij Lal Bhat | Social Work |
| Buddha Rashmi Mani | Others - Archaeology |
| Dr. Budhri Tati | Social Work |
| Chandramouli Gaddamanugu | Science and Engineering |
| Charan Hembram | Literature and Education |
| Chiranji Lal Yadav | Arts |
| Deepika Reddy | Arts |
| Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya | Arts |
| Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad | Arts |
| Gafruddin Mewati Jogi | Arts |
| Gambir Singh Yonzone | Literature and Education |
| Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous) | Arts |
| Ms. Gayatri Balasubramanian and Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo) | Art |
| Gopal Ji Trivedi | Science and Engineering |
| Guduru Venkat Rao | Medicine |
| H V Hande | Medicine |
| Hally War | Social Work |
| Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous) | Art |
| Haricharan Saikia | Art |
| Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar | Sports |
| Inderjit Singh Sidhu | Social Work |
| Janardan Bapurao Bothe | Social Work |
| Jogesh Deuri | Others - Agriculture |
| Juzer Vasi | Science and Engineering |
| Jyotish Debnath | Art |
| Shri K Pajanivel | Sports |
| K Ramasamy | Science and Engineering |
| K Vijay Kumar | Civil Service |
| Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| Kailash Chandra Pant | Literature and Education |
| Kalamandalam Vimala Menon | Art |
| Kewal Krishan Thakral | Medicine |
| Khem Raj Sundriyal | Art |
| Kollakal Devaki Amma G | Social Work |
| Krishnamurty Balasubramanian | Science and Engineering |
| Kumar Bose | Art |
| Kumarasamy Thangaraj | Science and Engineering |
| Prof. (Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch | Art |
| Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova | Literature and Education |
| Madhavan Ranganathan | Art |
| Maganti Murali Mohan | Art |
| Mahendra Kumar Mishra | Literature and Education |
| Mahendra Nath Roy | Literature and Education |
| Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar | Literature and Education |
| Mangala Kapoor | Literature and Education |
| Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai | Art |
| Mohan Nagar | Social Work |
| Narayan Vyas | Others - Archaeology |
| Naresh Chandra Dev Varma | Literature and Education |
| Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala | Social Work |
| Nuruddin Ahmed | Art |
| Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan | Art |
| Dr. Padma Gurmet | Medicine |
| Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy | Medicine |
| Pokhila Lekthepi | Art |
| Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore | Literature and Education |
| Prateek Sharma | Medicine |
| Prem Lal Gautam | Science and Engineering |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | Art |
| Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan | Medicine |
| R Krishnan (Posthumous) | Art |
| R V S Mani | Civil Service |
| Rabilal Tudu | Literature and Education |
| Raghupat Singh (Posthumous) | Others - Archaeology |
| Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar | Art |
| Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar | Art |
| Rajendra Prasad | Medicine |
| Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous) | Others - Animal Husbandry |
| Ramamurthy Sreedher | Others - Radio Broadcasting |
| Ramchandra Godbole and Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo) | Medicine |
| Ratilal Borisagar | Literature and Education |
| Rohit Sharma | Sports |
| S G Susheelamma | Social Work |
| Sangyusang S Pongener | Art |
| Niranjan Dass | Others- Spiritualism |
| Sarat Kumar Patra | Art |
| Saroj Mandal | Medicine |
| Satish Shah (Posthumous) | Art |
| Satyanarayan Nuwal | Trade and Industry |
| Savita Punia | Sports |
| Prof. Shafi Shauq | Literature and Education |
| Shashi Shekhar Vempati | Literature and Education |
| Shrirang Devaba Lad | Others - Agriculture |
| Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar | Science and Engineering |
| Shyam Sundar | Medicine |
| Simanchal Patro | Art |
| Sivasankari | Literature and Education |
| Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi | Medicine |
| Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj | Social Work |
| T T Jagannathan (Posthumous) | Trade and Industry |
| Taga Ram Bheel | Art |
| Tarun Bhattacharya | Art |
| Techi Gubin | Social Work |
| Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam | Art |
| Tripti Mukherjee | Art |
| Veezhinathan Kamakoti | Science and Engineering |
| Vempaty Kutumba Sastry | Literature and Education |
| Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous) | Sport |
| Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous) | Art |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all the Padma awardees for their contribution to diverse fields.
"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 prime minister said in a post on X.
The Padma Awards are among India’s highest civilian honours, conferred annually in three categories: Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order, and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.
The awards recognise contributions across arts, sports, social work, public affairs, science, medicine, literature, trade, industry, and civil service, and are presented by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.