Padma Awards

Timeline

1. 25 May2026
   Awards

   President presents first batch of Padma Awards 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan¹²³

   President Droupadi Murmu presented 66 of the 131 Padma Awards 2026 on 25 May in the first investiture, covering 2 Padma Vibhushan, 6 Padma Bhushan and 58 Padma Shri.

   • President Droupadi Murmu presented the first batch of Padma Awards 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 25 May 2026: 66 awards (2 Padma Vibhushan, 6 Padma Bhushan, 58 Padma Shri)
   • 131 awards were announced on Republic Day eve: 5 Vibhushan, 13 Bhushan, 113 Shri
   • The second investiture was held on 23 June 2026
2. 25 Jan2026
   Awards

   Padma Awards 2026: 131 honours announced, Dharmendra among Padma Vibhushan⁴⁵⁶

   The Centre announced 131 Padma Awards on 25 January: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. Actor Dharmendra and former Kerala CM V.S. Achuthanandan were honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan.

   • Announced 25 January 2026
   • Total 131: 5 Vibhushan, 13 Bhushan, 113 Shri
   • 19 women, 16 posthumous, 6 foreign or PIO/OCI
   • Padma Vibhushan: Dharmendra and V.S. Achuthanandan (posthumous), K.T. Thomas, N. Rajam, P. Narayanan
   • Padma Bhushan includes Alka Yagnik, Mammootty, Uday Kotak, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Piyush Pandey (posthumous), Vijay Amritraj
   • Padma Shri includes Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur

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Sources

1. All India Radio News
2. ETV Bharat
3. Rashtrapati Bhavan
4. The News Minute
5. Gulf News
6. The Statesman