Title: Awards and Honours 2026 – Important Awardees, Padma Awards & Government Awards
Description: Complete 2026 awards and honours notes for ADRE, APSC, UPSC and SSC, including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees, with important fields and Assam awardees.
Introduction
Awards and honours are an important part of Current Affairs and General Knowledge for competitive examinations. In 2026, the Government of India announced several important awards recognising contributions to art, literature, education, science, medicine, social work, public affairs, sports and other fields.
Among the most important are the Padma Awards 2026, one of India's highest civilian honours. The President approved 131 Padma Awards, comprising 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards. The list includes 19 women, 6 Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI awardees and 16 posthumous awards. There are also two duo cases, with each duo counted as one award.
1. Padma Vibhushan Awards 2026
The Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
Awardees
Awardee Field State/Country
Dharmendra Singh Deol – Posthumous Art Maharashtra
K. T. Thomas Public Affairs Kerala
N. Rajam Art Uttar Pradesh
P. Narayanan Literature & Education Kerala
V. S. Achuthanandhan – Posthumous Public Affairs Kerala
Exam Point: There are 5 Padma Vibhushan awardees in 2026.
2. Padma Bhushan Awards 2026
The Padma Bhushan recognises distinguished service of a high order.
Awardees
1. Alka Yagnik — Art — Maharashtra
2. Bhagat Singh Koshyari — Public Affairs — Uttarakhand
3. Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy — Medicine — Tamil Nadu
4. Mammootty — Art — Kerala
5. Nori Dattatreyudu — Medicine — United States
6. Piyush Pandey — Art — Maharashtra — Posthumous
7. S. K. M. Maeilanandhan — Social Work — Tamil Nadu
8. Shatavadhani R. Ganesh — Art — Karnataka
9. Shibu Soren — Public Affairs — Jharkhand — Posthumous
10. Uday Kotak — Trade & Industry — Maharashtra
11. V. K. Malhotra — Public Affairs — Delhi — Posthumous
12. Vellappally Natesan — Public Affairs — Kerala
13. Vijay Amritraj — Sports — United States
3. Padma Shri Awards 2026
The Padma Shri is awarded for distinguished service in various fields.
The 113 Padma Shri awardees represent fields such as art, science and engineering, medicine, sports, literature and education, social work, agriculture, civil service, trade and industry and archaeology.
Complete Padma Shri Awardee List
1. A. E. Muthunayagam
2. Anil Kumar Rastogi
3. Anke Gowda M.
4. Armida Fernandez
5. Arvind Vaidya
6. Ashok Khade
7. Ashok Kumar Singh
8. Asok Kumar Haldar
9. Baldev Singh
10. Bhagwandas Raikwar
11. Bharat Singh Bharti
12. Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda
13. Bishwa Bandhu — Posthumous
14. Brij Lal Bhat
15. Buddha Rashmi Mani
16. Budhri Tati
17. Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
18. Charan Hembram
19. Chiranji Lal Yadav
20. Deepika Reddy
21. Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
22. Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
23. Gafruddin Mewati Jogi
24. Gambir Singh Yonzone
25. Garimella Balakrishna Prasad — Posthumous
26. Gayatri Balasubramanian and Ranjani Balasubramanian — Duo
27. Gopal Ji Trivedi
28. Guduru Venkat Rao
29. H. V. Hande
30. Hally War
31. Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay — Posthumous
32. Haricharan Saikia — Assam
33. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
34. Inderjit Singh Sidhu
35. Janardan Bapurao Bothe
36. Jogesh Deuri — Assam
37. Juzer Vasi
38. Jyotish Debnath
39. K. Pajanivel
40. K. Ramasamy
41. K. Vijay Kumar
42. Kabindra Purkayastha — Assam, Posthumous
43. Kailash Chandra Pant
44. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
45. Kewal Krishan Thakral
46. Khem Raj Sundriyal
47. Kollakal Devaki Amma G
48. Krishnamurty Balasubramanian
49. Kumar Bose
50. Kumarasamy Thangaraj
51. Lars-Christian Koch
52. Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
53. Madhavan Ranganathan
54. Maganti Murali Mohan
55. Mahendra Kumar Mishra
56. Mahendra Nath Roy
57. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
58. Mangala Kapoor
59. Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
60. Mohan Nagar
61. Narayan Vyas
62. Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
63. Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala
64. Nuruddin Ahmed — Assam
65. Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan
66. Padma Gurmet
67. Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
68. Pokhila Lekthepi — Assam
69. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore
70. Prateek Sharma
71. Praveen Kumar
72. Prem Lal Gautam
73. Prosenjit Chatterjee
74. Punniamurthy Natesan
75. R. Krishnan — Posthumous
76. R. V. S. Mani
77. Rabilal Tudu
78. Raghupat Singh — Posthumous
79. Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
80. Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar
81. Rajendra Prasad
82. Rama Reddy Mamidi — Posthumous
83. Ramamurthy Sreedher
84. Ramchandra Godbole and Suneeta Godbole — Duo
85. Ratilal Borisagar
86. Rohit Sharma
87. S. G. Susheelamma
88. Sangyusang S. Pongener
89. Sant Niranjan Dass
90. Sarat Kumar Patra
91. Saroj Mandal
92. Satish Shah — Posthumous
93. Satyanarayan Nuwal
94. Savita Punia
95. Shafi Shauq
96. Shashi Shekhar Vempati
97. Shrirang Devaba Lad
98. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
99. Shyam Sundar
100. Simanchal Patro
101. Sivasankari
102. Suresh Hanagavadi
103. Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
104. T. T. Jagannathan — Posthumous
105. Taga Ram Bheel
106. Tarun Bhattacharya
107. Techi Gubin
108. Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam
109. Tripti Mukherjee
110. Veezhinathan Kamakoti
111. Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
112. Vladimer Mestvirishvili — Posthumous
113. Yumnam Jatra Singh — Posthumous
The complete names, fields and states/countries are listed in the official Ministry of Home Affairs/PIB announcement.
Assam Padma Awardees 2026
For ADRE and APSC, the Assam-related awardees are particularly important.
Padma Shri
Haricharan Saikia — Art
Jogesh Deuri — Agriculture
Kabindra Purkayastha — Public Affairs — Posthumous
Nuruddin Ahmed — Art
Pokhila Lekthepi — Art
Quick Assam Revision
Haricharan Saikia → Art
Jogesh Deuri → Agriculture
Kabindra Purkayastha → Public Affairs
Nuruddin Ahmed → Art
Pokhila Lekthepi → Art
These are especially useful for Assam-specific current affairs.
Important Award Categories
Padma Vibhushan
Awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
Padma Bhushan
Awarded for distinguished service of a high order.
Padma Shri
Awarded for distinguished service in any field.
The awards are announced every year around Republic Day and are formally conferred by the President of India at investiture ceremonies.
Other Important Awards & Honours to Prepare
For competitive examinations, candidates should also revise:
Bharat Ratna
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Arjuna Award
Dronacharya Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
Sahitya Akademi Awards
Jnanpith Award
National Film Awards
National Handloom Awards
Sant Kabir Handloom Award
Gandhi Peace Prize
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar
⭐ Most Important One-Liners for ADRE/APSC
1. How many Padma Awards were approved for 2026? — 131.
2. How many Padma Vibhushan awards? — 5.
3. How many Padma Bhushan awards? — 13.
4. How many Padma Shri awards? — 113.
5. How many duo cases? — 2.
6. How many women awardees? — 19.
7. How many posthumous awardees? — 16.
8. Who received Padma Vibhushan posthumously in Art? — Dharmendra Singh Deol.
9. Who received Padma Bhushan in Sports? — Vijay Amritraj.
10. Which 2026 Padma awardee is associated with cricket? — Rohit Sharma.
11. Which Assam Padma Shri awardee is associated with agriculture? — Jogesh Deuri.
12. Which Assam awardee received Padma Shri posthumously? — Kabindra Purkayastha.
13. Which Assam Padma Shri awardees are associated with Art? — Haricharan Saikia, Nuruddin Ahmed and Pokhila Lekthepi.
14. Who received Padma Bhushan in Art from Kerala? — Mammootty.
15. Who received Padma Bhushan in Trade and Industry? — Uday Kotak.
Conclusion
The Padma Awards 2026 are among the most important awards-related current affairs topics for competitive examinations. The 131 awards cover a wide range of fields and include several notable personalities from sports, arts, public affairs, medicine, science, education and social work.
For ADRE and APSC aspirants, special attention should be given to the Assam awardees, award category, field of contribution and posthumous awards. The distinction between Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri is also important for objective-type questions.
Sources:
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Press Information Bureau (PIB), Government of India
President's Secretariat
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India
The complete 2026 Padma Awards list and award categories are based on the official Ministry of Home Affairs announcement published through PIB.
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