Must know Facts about Padma Awards:
- Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian Awards of India
- Padma Awards were instituted in the year 1954. Except for brief interruption(s) during the years 1977 and 1980 and 1993 to 1997, these awards have been announced every year onRepublic Day
- The award is given 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.
- These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year
Padma Awards 2016:
- This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 112 persons
- The list comprises of 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri Awardees
- 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (include one posthumous) and 4 Posthumous awardees
Winners of Padma Vibhushan Award 2016:
- ThePadma Vibhushan is the second-highest (after Bharat Ratna) civilian award in the Republic of India
- Padma Vibhushan is given for the “exceptional and distinguished service”, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex
| Name | Field | State |
| Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi | Art – Classical Dance | Delhi |
| Shri Rajinikanth | Art – Cinema | Tamil Nadu |
| Smt. Girija Devi | Art – Classical Vocal | West Bengal |
| Shri Ramoji Rao | Literature & Education – Journalism | Andhra Pradesh |
| Dr. Viswanathan Santa | Medicine – Oncology | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Shri Ravi Shankar | Others – Spiritualism | Karnataka |
| Shri Jagmohan | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Dr. Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | USA |
| Late Shri Dhirubhai Ambani (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
Winners of Padma Bhushan Award 2016:
- ThePadma Bhushan is the third highest (after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan_ civilian award in the Republic of India
- Padma Bhushan is given for distinguished service of high order
| Name | Field | State |
| Shri Anupam Kher | Art – Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Shri Udit Narayan Jha | Art – Playback Singing | Maharashtra |
| Shri Ram V Suthar | Art – Sculpture | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shri Heisnam Kanhailal | Art – Theatre | Manipur |
| Shri Vinod Rai | Civil Service | Kerala |
| Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| Prof. N S Ramanuja Tatacharya | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard | Literature & Education – Journalism | Punjab |
| Prof. D Nageshwar Reddy | Medicine – Gastroenterology | Telangana |
| Swami Tejomayanananda | Other – Spiritualism | Maharashtra |
| Shri Hafeez Contractor | Others – Architecture | Maharashtra |
| Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Venkata Rama Rao Alla | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| Ms. Saina Nehwal | Sports – Badminton | Telangana |
| Ms. Sania Mirza | Sports – Tennis | Telangana |
| Ms. Indu Jain | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| Late Swami Dayanand Sarswati (Posthumous) | Other – Spiritualism | Uttarakhand |
| Shri Robert Blackwill (foreigner) | Public Affairs | USA |
| Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry | Trade & Industry | Ireland |
Winners of Padma Shri Award 2016:
- Padma Shri(also Padmashree) is the fourth highest (after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan) civilian award in the Republic of India
- Padma Shri is awarded for distinguished service in any field
| Name | Field | State |
| Smt. Prathibha Prahlad | Art – Classical Dance | Delhi |
| Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi | Art – Folk Music | Gujarat |
| Shri Sribhas Chandra Supakar | Art – Textile Designing | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shri Ajay Devgn | Art – Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Ms Priyanka Chopra | Art – Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Pt. Tulsidas Borkar | Art – Classical Music | Goa |
| Dr. Soma Ghosh | Art – Classical Vocal | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shri Nila Madhab Panda | Art – Film Direction and Production | Delhi |
| Shri S S Rajamouli | Art – Film Direction and Production | Karnataka |
| Shri Madhur Bhandarkar | Art – Film Direction and Production | Maharashtra |
| Prof. M Venkatesh Kumar | Art – Folk Artist | Karnataka |
| Ms Gulabi Sapera | Art – Folk Dance | Rajasthan |
| Smt. Mamta Chandrakar | Art – Folk Music | Chhattisgarh |
| Ms. Malini Awasthi | Art – Folk Music | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shri Jai Prakash Lekhiwal | Art – Miniature Painting | Delhi |
| Shri K Laxma Goud | Art – Painting | Telangana |
| Shri Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe | Art – Photography | Madhya Pradesh |
| Shri Naresh Chander Lal | Art – Theatre & Cinema | Andaman & Nicobar |
| Shri Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah | Literature & Education | Assam |
| Shri Prahlad Chandra Tasa | Literature & Education | Assam |
| Dr. Ravindra Nagar | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| Shri Dahyabhai Shastri | Literature & Education | Gujarat |
| Dr. Santeshivara Bhyrappa | Literature & Education | Karnataka |
| Shri Haldar Nag | Literature & Education | Odisha |
| Shri Kameshwaram Brahma | Literature & Education – Journalism | Assam |
| Prof. Pushpesh Pant | Literature & Education – Journalism | Delhi |
| Shri Jawaharlal Kaul | Literature & Education – Journalism | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Shri Ashok Malik | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| Dr. Mannam Gopi Chand | Medicine – Cardio Thoracic Surgery | Telangana |
| Prof. Ravi Kant | Medicine – Surgery | Uttar Pradesh |
| Prof. Ram Harsh Singh | Medicine – Ayurveda | Uttar Pradesh |
| Prof. Shiv Narain Kureel | Medicine – Paediatric Surgery | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Sabya Sachi Sarkar | Medicine – Radiology | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale | Medicine – Cardiac Surgery | Andhra Pradesh |
| Prof. T K Lahiri | Medicine – Cardio Thoracic Surgery | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Praveen Chandra | Medicine – Cardiology | Delhi |
| Prf. (Dr.) Daljeet Singh Gambhir | Medicine – Cardiology | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva | Medicine – Gastroenterology | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari Malhotra | Medicine – Homeopathy | Delhi |
| Prof. M V Padma Srivastava | Medicine – Neurology | Delhi |
| Dr. Sudhir V Shah | Medicine – Neurology | Gujarat |
| Dr. M M Joshi | Medicine – Ophthalmology | Karnataka |
| Prof. (Dr) John Ebnezar | Medicine – Orthopaedic Surgery | Karnataka |
| Dr. Nayudamma Yarlagadda | Medicine – Paediatric Surgery | Anshra Pradesh |
| Shri Simon Oraon | Other – Environment Conservation | Jharkhand |
| Shri Imitiaz Qureshi | Other – Culinary | Delhi |
| Shri Piyush Pandey | Others – Advertising & Communication | Maharashtra |
| Shri Subhash Palekar | Others – Farming | Maharashtra |
| Shri Ravinder Kumar Sinha | Others – Wildlife Conservation | Bihar |
| Dr. H R Nagendra | Others – Yoga | Karnataka |
| Shri M C Mehta | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Shri M N Krishna Mani | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Shri Ujjwal Nikam | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
| Shri Tokheho Sema | Public Affairs | Nagaland |
| Dr. Satish Kumar | Science & Engineering | Delhi |
| Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| Prof. Dipankar Chatterji | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| Prof. (Dr.) Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra |
| Smt. (Prof) Veena Tandon | Science & Engineering | Meghalaya |
| Shri Onkar Nath Srivastava | Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ms. Sunita Krishnan | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Ajoy Kumar Dutta | Social Work | Assam |
| Shri M Pandit Dasa | Social Work | Karnataka |
| Shri P P Gopinathan Nair | Social Work | Kerala |
| Smt. Madeleine Herman de Blic | Social Work | Puducherry |
| Shri Srinivasan Damal Kandalai | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Sudhakar Olwe | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| Dr. T V Narayana | Social Work | Telangana |
| Shri Arunachalam Murugantham | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| Ms. Deepika Kumari | Sports – Archery | Jharkhand |
| Shri Sushil Doshi | Sports – Commentary | Madhya Pradesh |
| Shri Mahesh Sharma | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| Shri Saurabh Srivastava | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| Shri Dilip Sanghvi | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| Late Shri Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous) | Art – Classical Music | Rajasthan |
| Late Shri Saeed Jaffery (NRI/PIO/Posthumous) | Art – Cinema | UK |
| Shri Michael Postel (Foreigner) | Art – Archaeology | France |
| Shri Salman Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO) | Literature & Education | USA |
| Smt. Hui Lan Zhang (Foreigner) | Others – Yoga | China |
| Shri Predrag K. Nikic | Others – Yoga | Serbia |
| Dr. Sundar Aditya Menon (NRI/PIO) | Social Work | UAE |
| Shri Ajaypal Singh Banga (NRI/PIO) | Trade & Industry | USA |
