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List of Padma awardees – 2021

History

In 1954, the govt of India Instituted two civilian awards- Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan.  The later award Padma Vibhushan had three classes namely Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg and Tisra Varg. At a later date, the above three classes are  renamed as Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri vide presidential notification issued on the 8th January 1955.

Selection of Padma Awardees

Every year Padma Awards Committee is formed by the Prime Minister. This Committee is headed by the Cabinet Secretary. The other members of the committee include Home Secretary, Secretary to the President and four to six eminent persons as members. After reviewing all nominations, the recommendations of the committee are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval.

Who is Eligible

Any persons without discrimination of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards. However, Govt. servants including the officers and employees of PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for these awards. The award is normally not conferred posthumously, but in highly deserving cases, the Govt. could consider giving the award posthumously. A higher category of Padma award can be conferred on a person only at least a time-lapse of five years after bestowment of the earlier Padma award and in highly deserving cases, a relaxation can be made by the Padma Awards Committee.

Different Padma Awards Selection Criteria

  • Padma Vibhushan- for exceptional and distinguished service
  • Padma Bhushan- for distinguished service of high order
  • Padma Shri- for distinguished service in any field.

When this Padma Awards are Announced

Every year, the awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day (except interruptions during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997). These awards are conferred by the President at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March or April.

This Year Padma Awards Scenario

This year the President has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one). The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. Among the awardees  29 are women and the list  includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 16 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender awardee.  The complete list is as follows.

Padma Vibhushan (7)

NameFieldState/Country
1Shinzo AbePublic AffairsJapan
2SP Balasubramaniam (Posthumous)ArtTamil Nadu
3Dr. Belle Monappa HegdeMedicineKarnataka
4Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous)Science and EngineeringUSA
5Maulana Wahiduddin KhanOthers-SpiritualismDelhi
6B.B. LalOthers- ArchaeologyDelhi
7Sudarshan SahooArtOdisha

Padma Bhushan (10)

NameFieldState/Country
1Krishnan Nair Shantakumari ChithraArtKerala
2Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous)Public AffairsAssam
3Chandra Shekhar KambaraLiterature and EducationKarnataka
4Sumitra MahajanPublic AffairsMadhya Pradesh
5Nripendra MishraCivil ServiceUttar Pradesh
6Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous)Public AffairsBihar
7Keshubhai PatelPublic AffairsGujarat
8Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous)Others-SpiritualismUttar Pradesh
9Rajnikant Devidas ShroffTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
10Tarlochan SinghPublic AffairsHaryana

Padma Shri (102)

NameFieldState/Country
1Gulfam AhmedArtUttar Pradesh
2P. AnithaSportsTamil Nadu
3Rama Swamy AnnavarapuArtAndhra Pradesh
4Subbu ArumugamArtTamil Nadu
5Prakasarao AsavadiLiterature & EducationAndhra Pradesh
6Bhuri BaiArtMadhya Pradesh
7Radhe Shyam BarleArtChhattisgarh
8Dharma Narayan BarmaLiterature & EducationWest Bengal
9Lakhimi BaruahSocial WorkAssam
10Biren Kumar BasakArtWest Bengal
11Rajni BectorTrade and IndustryPunjab
12Peter BrookArtUnited Kingdom
13Sangkhumi BualchhuakSocial WorkMizoram
14Gopiram Bargayn BurabhakatArtAssam
15Bijoy ChakravartyPublic AffairsAssam
16Sujit ChattopadhyayLiterature & EducationWest Bengal
17Jagdish ChaudharySocial WorkUttar Pradesh
18Tsultrim ChonjorSocial WorkLadakh
19Mouma DasSportsWest Bengal
20Srikant DatarLiterature and EducationUSA
21Narayan DebnathArtWest Bengal
22Chutni DeviSocial WorkJharkhand
23Dulari DeviArtBihar
24Radhe DeviArtManipur
25Shanti DeviSocial WorkOdisha
26Wayan DibiaArtIndonesia
27Dadudan GadhaviLiterature and EducationGujarat
28Parshuram AtmaramArtMaharashtra
29Jai Bhagwan GoyalLiterature and EducationHaryana
30Jagdish Chandra HalderLiterature and EducationWest Bengal
31Mangal Singh HazowaryLiterature and EducationAssam
32Anshu JamsenpaSportsArunachal Pradesh
33Purnamasi JaniArtOdisha
34Matha B. Manjamma JogatiArtKarnataka
35Damodaran KaithapramArtKerala
36Namdeo C KambleLiterature and EducationMaharashtra
37Maheshbhai & Nareshbhai Kanodia (Duo) (Posthumous)ArtGujarat
38Rajat Kumar karLiterature and EducationOdisha
39Rangasami Lakshminarayana KashyapLiterature and EducationKarnataka
40Prakash KaurSocial WorkPunjab
41Nicholas KazanasLiterature and EducationGreece
42K KesavasamyArtPuducherry
43Ghulam Rasool KhanArtJammu and Kashmir
44Lakha KhanArtRajasthan
45Sanjida KhatunArtBangladesh
46Vinayak Vishnu KhedekarArtGoa
47Niru KumarSocial WorkDelhi
48LajwantiArtPunjab
49Rattan LalScience and EngineeringUSA
50Ali ManikfanOthers- Grassroots InnovationLakshadweep
51Ramchandra ManjhiArtBihar
52Dulal MankiArtAssam
53Nanadro B MarakOthers- AgricultureMeghalaya
54Rewben MashangvaArtManipur
55Chandrakant MehtaLiterature and EducationGujarat
56Rattan Lal MittalMedicinePunjab
57Madhavan NambiarSportsKerala
58Shyam Sundar PaliwalSocial WorkRajasthan
59Chandrakant Sambhaji PandavMedicineDelhi
60J N Pande (Posthumous)MedicineDelhi
61Solomon PappaiahLiterature and Education- JournalismTamil Nadu
62Ms. PappammalOthers- AgricultureTamil Nadu
63Dr. Krishna Mohan PathiMedicineOdisha
64Jaswantiben Jamnadas PopatTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
65Girish PrabhuneSocial WorkMaharashtra
66Nanda PrustyLiterature and EducationOdisha
67K K Ramachandra PulavarArtKerala
68Balan PutheriLiterature and EducationKerala
69Birubala RabhaSocial WorkAssam
70Kanaka RajuArtTelangana
71Bombay Jayashri RamnathArtTamil Nadu
72Satyaram ReangArtTripura
73Dhananjay Diwakar SagdeoMedicineKerala
74Ashok Kumar SahuMedicineUttar Pradesh
75Bhupendra Kumar Singh SanjayMedicineUttarakhand
76Sindhutai SapkalSocial WorkMaharashtra
77Chaman Lal Sapru (Posthumous)Literature and EducationJammu and Kashmir
78Roman SarmahLiterature and Education- JournalismAssam
79Imran ShahLiterature and EducationAssam
80Prem Chand SharmaOthers- AgricultureUttarakhand
81Arjun Singh ShekhawatLiterature and EducationRajasthan
82Ram Yatna ShuklaLiterature and EducationUttar Pradesh
83Jitender Singh ShuntySocial WorkDelhi
84Kartar Paras Ram SinghArtHimachal Pradesh
85Kartar SinghArtPunjab
86Dilip Kumar SinghMedicineBihar
87Chandra Shekhar SinghOthers- AgricultureUttar Pradesh
88Sudha Hari Narayan SinghSportsUttar Pradesh
89Virendra SinghSportsHaryana
90Mridula Sinha (Posthumous)Literature and EducationBihar
91K C Sivasankar (Posthumous)ArtTamil Nadu
92Guru Maa kamali SorenSocial WorkWest Bengal
93Marachi SubburamanSocial workTamil Nadu
94P Subramanian (Posthumous)Trade and IndustryTamil Nadu
95Nidumolu SumathiArtAndhra Pradesh
96Kapil TiwariLiterature and EducationMadhya Pradesh
97Father Valles (Posthumous)Literature and EducationSpain
98Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (Posthumous)MedicineTamil Nadu
99Sridhar VembuTrade and IndustryTamil Nadu
100K Y VenkateshSportsKarnataka
101Usha YadavLiterature and EducationUttar Pradesh
102Col Quazi Sajjad Ali ZahirPublic AffairsBangladesh

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