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Publication of Gazette Notification of Padma Awards,2026

Issue Date: 23 June 2026 Published: 23 June 2026
Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-23062026-273759 Download PDF
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This notification announces the conferment of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri Awards by the President of India for the year 2026.

        

        

        
        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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The President's Secretariat issued Notification No. 75-Pres/2026 on June 23rd, 2026, in New Delhi, announcing the conferment of Padma Awards for the year 2026 by the President of India. The awards include two Padma Vibhushan recipients, seven Padma Bhushan recipients, and fifty-six Padma Shri recipients. Notable Padma Vibhushan awardees are Shri P. Narayanan (Literature and Education, Kerala) and Justice (Retd.) K. T. Thomas (Public Affairs, Kerala). Padma Bhushan recipients include Dr. Vijay Amritraj (Sports, Tamil Nadu) and Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori (Medicine, United States of America). The Padma Shri list recognizes individuals across various fields and states, including posthumous awards and international recipients from countries like Russia, Georgia, and the United States of America. The notification was signed by Deepti Umashankar, Secretary to the President, and published in The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I—Section 1, No. 169, on June 23, 2026.

        

        

        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-23062026-273759
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 169]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026/ASHADHA 2, 1948

PRESIDENT'S SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the June 23rd, 2026
No. 75-Pres/2026.—The President of India is pleased to confer the following Awards for the
year 2026:

Padma Vibhushan
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1.| Shri P. Narayanan, Literature and Education, Kerala                      |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2.| Justice (Retd.) K. T. Thomas, Public Affairs, Kerala                     |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Padma Bhushan
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1.| Dr. Vijay Amritraj, Sports, Tamil Nadu                                 |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2.| Dr. SKM. Maeilanandhan, Social Work, Tamil Nadu                        |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.| Shri Mammootty, Art, Kerala                                            |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.| Shri Vellappally Natesan, Public Affairs, Kerala                       |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5.| Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, Medicine, United States of America              |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6.| Shri Shibu Soren (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Jharkhand               |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7.| Smt. Alka Yagnik, Art, Maharashtra                                     |
+---+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Padma Shri
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Shri Nuruddin Ahmed, Art, Assam                                       |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Shri Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam, Art, Tamil Nadu                     |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Dr. Krishnamurty Balasubramanian, Science and Engineering, Telangana  |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Shri Brij Lal Bhat, Social Work, Jammu and Kashmir                    |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Shri Tarun Bhattacharya, Art, West Bengal                             |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Shri Jyotish Debnath, Art, West Bengal                                |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | Dr. Jogesh Deuri, Agriculture, Assam                                  |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Shri Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda, Art, Maharashtra                         |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Dr. Armida Fernandez, Medicine, Maharashtra                           |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10.| Dr. Chandramouli Gaddamanugu, Science and Engineering, Telangana      |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 11.| Dr. Prem Lal Gautam, Science and Engineering, Himachal Pradesh        |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 12.| Dr. Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar, Art, Tamil Nadu                    |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 13.| Dr. Padma Gurmet, Medicine, Ladakh                                    |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 14.| Shri Asok Kumar Haldar, Literature and Education, West Bengal         |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 15.| Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi, Medicine, Karnataka                            |
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| 16.| Shri Charan Hembram, Literature and Education, Odisha                 |
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| 17.| Dr. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar, Science and Engineering, Karnataka     |
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| 18.| Shri T. T. Jagannathan (Posthumous), Trade and Industry, Karnataka    |
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| 19.| Sant Niranjan Dass Ji, Spiritualism, Punjab                           |
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| 20.| Prof. Veezhinathan Kamakoti, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu      |
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| 21.| Prof. Mangala Kapoor, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh         |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 22.| Dr. Ashok Khade, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra                      |
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| 23.| Dr. Liudmila Khokhlova, Literature and Education, Russia              |
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| 24.| Dr. Prabhakar Basaprabhu Kore, Literature and Education, Karnataka    |
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| 25.| Smt. Pokhila Lekthepi, Art, Assam                                     |
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| 26.| Shri Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous), Cooperative Development, Telangana|
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| 27.| Shri R.V.S. Mani, Civil Service, Delhi                                |
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| 28.| Smt. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon, Art, Kerala                           |
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| 29.| Shri Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous), Sports, Georgia            |
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| 30.| Shri Maganti Murali Mohan, Art, Andhra Pradesh                        |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 31.| Shri Mohan Nagar, Social Work, Madhya Pradesh                         |
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| 32.| Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan, Medicine, Tamil Nadu                        |
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| 33.| Shri Sarat Kumar Patra, Art, Odisha                                   |
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| 34.| Shri Simanchal Patra, Art, Odisha                                     |
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| 35.| Guru Sangyusang Pongener, Art, Nagaland                               |
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| 36.| Shri Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad, Art, Andhra Pradesh                  |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 37.| Ms. Savita Punia, Sports, Haryana                                     |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 38.| Shri Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Assam         |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 39.| Shri Bhagwandas Raikwar (Posthumous), Sports, Madhya Pradesh         |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 40.| Prof. K. Ramasamy, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu                |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 41.| Shri Madhavan Ranganathan, Art, Maharashtra                           |
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| 42.| Smt. Ranjani and Smt. Gayatri (Duo), Art, Tamil Nadu                  |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 43.| Dr. Anil Kumar Rastogi, Art, Uttar Pradesh                            |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 44.| Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Nath Roy, Science and Engineering, West Bengal   |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 45.| Shri Satish Shah (Posthumous), Art, Maharashtra                       |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 46.| Prof. Prateek Sharma, Medicine, United States of America              |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 47.| Shri Rohit Gurunath Sharma, Sports, Maharashtra                       |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 48.| Sardar Inderjit Singh Sidhu, Social Work, Chandigarh                  |
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| 49.| Shri Raghupat Singh (Posthumous), Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh          |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 50.| Shri Khem Raj Sundriyal, Art, Haryana                                 |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 51.| Dr. Budhri Tati, Social Work, Chhattisgarh                            |
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| 52.| Dr. Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Science and Engineering, Telangana          |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 53.| Shri Rabilal Tudu (Posthumous), Literature and Education, West Bengal |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 54.| Shri Naresh Chandra Dev Varma, Literature and Education, Tripura      |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 55.| Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Literature and Education, Karnataka      |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 56.| Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav, Art, Uttar Pradesh                           |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

DEEPTI UMASHANKAR, Secy. to the President

Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SAUMAR KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
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