President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred Padma Awards on 66 distinguished personalities at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Bengali film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee has been awarded the Padma Shri for his exceptional contribution to the arts. He dedicates this honour to his late mother, family, and devoted audiences across four decades.
Kerala is in the glitter of the Padma Awards, announced on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day.
Veteran actor Dharmendra has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan as the Centre announced the Padma Awards 2026 list. Alka Yagnik and Mammootty were also recognised with the Padma Bhushan for their outstanding contributions to Indian cinema.
This year, the President has approved the conferment of 131 Padma Awards, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards.
The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country.
A common Rashtriya Puruskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in ) has been launched by the government to bring together all awards of the government on one digital platform to ensure transparency and public partnership (Jan Bhagidari).
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Padma awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan, today.…
In all, the President conferred 128 Padma Awards in a glittering ceremony. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards.
The four Padma Vibhushan recipients are -- CDS General Bipin Rawat (Civil Service, Posthumous), Prabha Atre (Art), Kalyan Singh (Public Affairs, Posthumous) and Radhyashyam Khemka (Literature & Education, Posthumous).
