Padma Awards 2023: List of Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Bhushan Winners
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: November 14th, 2023
Padma Awards 2023 have been awarded by President Draupadi Murmu to 106 recipients for which the list was declared on Republic Day’s eve. These are one of the largest civilian honors in India, announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. Padma Awards 2023 are given in three categories which are Padma Vibhshan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri Awards. This year, the President has approved the conferment of 106 Padma Awards including 3 duo cases. The list comprises,
- 91 Padma Shri Awards
- 9 Padma Bhushan
- 6 Padma Vibhushan
Last year, President Ram Nath Kovind presented the awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan for a total of 128 awardees. The complete information about the list of Padma Award Winners 2023 is shared in this article which is important for aspirants of UPSC and other competitive exams.
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Padma Awards 2023
The three-tier Padma Awards (namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri) and Bharat Ratna awards were instituted by the Indian Government in 1954 as two premier civilian awards. These are given to people who have done something extraordinary in their respective fields. Earlier, the names of Padma Awards were pehla varg, dusra varg, and teesra varg, which were later transformed into Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri respectively.
Latest Updates on Padma Awards 2023
- The list of award winners was out in January 2023, and the awards were given to the recipients in March/April 2023.
- Actress Raveena Tandon is honored with the Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian award by President Droupadi Murmu.
- The six recipients of Padma Vibhushan 2023 are Sh. Zakir Hussain, S M Krishna, Balkrishna Doshi, Srinivas Varadhan, Dilip Mahalanabis, and Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Types of Padma Awards
There are 3 types of Padma Awards 2023 depending on the individual’s contribution in a particular domain. These include
- Padma Shri – “for distinguished services.” It is the Fourth Highest Civilian Award.
- Padma Bhushan – “for distinguished service of higher-order.” It is the Third Highest Civilian Award.
- Padma Vibhushan – “for exceptional and distinguished services.” It is the Second Highest Civilian Award.
Padma Awards 2023 PDF
Note: Among the 2023 Padma awardees, 19 are women, 2 awardees from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, and 7 are Posthumous awardees. Bharat Ratana is the biggest civilian award in the country.
- Padma Awards were first instituted in 1954 by the Government of India, but later, there were two brief intervals in which Padma Awards were not allocated. One was from 1977 to 1980 second was from 1993 to 1997.
- Initially, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri were classed as Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg, and Tisra Varg, renamed Presidential Notification Issued on January 8, 1955.
Padma Award Winners 2023 List
Padma Award is granted yearly on the occasion of Republic Day. It does not add to a label and cannot be utilized as a suffix or prefix to the recipient’s name. Listed are the names of people who received the Padma Awards 2023 recently.
Padma Vibhushan 2023
Sh. Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) | Others – Architecture |
Sh. Zakir Hussain | Art |
Sh. S M Krishna | Public Affairs |
Sh. Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) | Medicine |
Sh. Srinivas Varadhan (USA) | Science & Engineering |
Sh. Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) | Public Affairs |
Padma Bhushan 2023
1. | S L Bhyrappa | Literature & Education |
2. | Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla | Trade & Industry |
3. | Shri Deepak Dhar | Science & Engineering |
4. | Ms Vani Jairam | Art |
5. | Swami Chinna Jeeyar | Others – Spiritualism |
6. | Ms. Suman Kalyanpur | Art |
7. | Shri Kapil Kapoor | Literature & Education |
8. | Ms. Sudha Murty | Social Work |
9. | Shri Kamlesh D Patel | Others – Spiritualism |
Padma Shri Award List 2023
1. | Dr. Sukama Acharya | Others – Spiritualism |
2. | Ms Jodhaiyabai Baiga | Art |
3. | Shri Premjit Baria | Art |
4. | Ms Usha Barle | Art |
5. | Shri Munishwar Chanddawar | Medicine |
6. | Shri Hemant Chauhan | Art |
7. | Shri Bhanubhai Chitara | Art |
8. | Ms. Hemoprova Chutia | Art |
9. | Shri Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous) | Public Affairs |
10. | Ms. Subhadra Devi | Art |
11. | Shri Khadar Valli Dudekula | Science & Engineering |
12. | Shri Hem Chandra Goswami | Art |
13. | Ms. Pritikana Goswami | Art |
14. | Shri Radha Charan Gupta | Literature & Education |
15. | Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta | Science & Engineering |
16. | Shri Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd Hussain (Duo) | Art |
17. | Shri Dilshad Hussain | Art |
18. | Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate | Social Work |
19. | Shri C I Issac | Literature & Education |
20. | Shri Rattan Singh Jaggi | Literature & Education |
21. | Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia | Social Work |
22. | Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene | Social Work |
23. | Shri Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry |
24. | Shri Ratan Chandra Kar | Medicine |
25. | Shri Mahipat Kavi | Art |
26. | Shri M M Keeravaani | Art |
27. | Shri Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry |
28. | Shri Parshuram Komaji Khune | Art |
29. | Shri Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara | Science & Engineering |
30. | Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr | Art |
31. | Shri Anand Kumar | Literature & Education |
32. | Shri Arvind Kumar | Science & Engineering |
33. | Shri Domar Singh Kunvar | Art |
34. | Shri Risingbor Kurkalang | Art |
35. | Ms. Hirabai Lobi | Social Work |
36. | Shri Moolchand Lodha | Social Work |
37. | Ms. Rani Machaiah | Art |
38. | Shri Ajay Kumar Mandavi | Art |
39. | Shri Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande | Literature & Education |
40. | Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane | Social Work |
41. | Shri Antaryami Mishra | Literature & Education |
42. | Shri Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa | Art |
43. | Prof. Mahendra Pal | Science & Engineering |
44. | Shri Uma Shankar Pandey | Social Work |
45. | Shri Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Parmar (Duo) | Art |
46. | Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi | Medicine |
47. | Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti | Medicine |
48. | Shri Ramesh Patange | Literature & Education |
49. | Ms. Krishna Patel | Art |
50. | Shri K Kalyanasundaram Pillai | Art |
51. | Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval | Social Work |
52. | Shri Kapil Dev Prasad | Art |
53. | Shri S R D Prasad | Sports |
54. | Shri Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri | Art |
55. | Shri C V Raju | Art |
56. | Shri Bakshi Ram | Science & Engineering |
57. | Shri Cheruvayal K Raman | Others – Agriculture |
58. | Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai (Canada) | Science & Engineering |
59. | Shri Abbareddy Nageswara Rao | Science & Engineering |
60. | Shri Pareshbhai Rathwa | Art |
61. | Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy | Literature & Education |
62. | Shri Mangala Kanti Roy | Art |
63. | Ms. K C Runremsangi | Art |
64. | Shri Vadivel Gopal & Shri Masi Sadaiyan (Duo) | Social Work |
65. | Shri Manoranjan Sahu | Medicine |
66. | Shri Patayat Sahu | Others – Agriculture |
67. | Shri Ritwik Sanyal | Art |
68. | Shri Kota Satchidananda Sastry | Art |
69. | Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar | Social Work |
70. | Shri K Shanathoiba Sharma | Sports |
71. | Shri Nekram Sharma | Others – Agriculture |
72. | Shri Gurcharan Singh | Sports |
73. | Shri Laxman Singh | Social Work |
74. | Shri Mohan Singh | Literature & Education |
75. | Shri Thounaojam Chaoba Singh | Public Affairs |
76. | Shri Prakash Chandra Sood | Literature & Education |
77. | Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie | Art |
78. | Dr. Janum Singh Soy | Literature & Education |
79. | Shri Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin | Others – Spiritualism |
80. | Shri S Subbaraman | Others – Archaeology |
81. | Shri Moa Subong | Art |
82. | Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram | Social Work |
83. | Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon | Art |
84. | Shri Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari | Literature & Education |
85. | Shri Dhaniram Toto | Literature & Education |
86. | Shri Tula Ram Upreti | Others – Agriculture |
87. | Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy | Medicine |
88. | Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma | Medicine |
89. | Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia | Art |
90. | Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) | Social Work |
91. | Shri Ghulam Muhammad Zaz | Art |
Categories Under Padma Awards 2023
The Padma Award recognizes works of excellence and is given for outstanding accomplishments/service in all activities/fields. A definitive list of the areas is as follows:
- Literature and Education – Teaching, Journalism, Book Writing, Education Reforms, Literature, Poetry, the upliftment of education and literacy
- Public Affairs – Law, Politics, Public Life, etc.
- Art – Music, Painting, Theatre, Cinema, Sculpture, Photography, etc.
- Civil Service – Distinction in management
- Social work – Contribution to public projects, Charitable service, Social service, etc.
- Sports – Mountaineering, Athletics, Yoga Adventure, promotion of sports, and other Popular Sports.
- Trade and Industry – Business, Promotion of Tourism, Economic Activities, Banking, Management, etc.
- Engineering and Science – Space Engineering, Information Technology, Nuclear Science, Research and Development in Science and its associated subjects, etc.
- Medicine – Specialization in Allopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Siddha, Medical research, etc.
- Other fields may comprise Wild Life protection, conservation, Indian Culture, guarding Human Rights, etc.
Who is Eligible for the Padma Awards?
All persons without distinction of status, profession, ethnicity, or sex are qualified for Padma awards. However, the government’s servers, including PSUs (except scientists and doctors), do not qualify for Padma awards.
- The award aspires to discover the work of excellence.
- It is given for exceptional achievements in fields of Art, Social work, Public affairs (including public life, law, guidelines, etc.), Trade and Industry, Science and Engineering, Medicine, Civil services, Literature and Education, Sports, and others.
- All nominations accepted for Padma Awards are put in front of the Padma Award Committee, which is constituted by Prime Ministers annually.
- The committee is controlled by the Cabinet Secretary and contains four-six notable individuals and Home Secretary.
- The committee’s recommendations are presented to the President and Prime Minister of India.
Padma Awards 2023 Highlights
Some highlights of Padma Awards 2023 which must be checked carefully by UPSC aspirants are shared here. Many questions about Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan winners have been asked in the UPSC previous year papers in the Prelims exam.
- The youngest recipient of Padma Shri is Vishwanath Anand, 18.
- Initially, the recommendations were made by ministers only, but in 2015 current BJP Government decided to end this practice; now, the requests can be made by Indian Citizens for others and themselves via the online Padma Award.
- Padma Award usually is not conferred posthumously. However, in highly deserving cases, The Government can consider giving an award posthumously.
- A higher category of Padma award can be granted to an individual only where at least five years have passed since the earlier Padma Award.
- However, in the case of highly deserving candidates, relaxation can be made by the Award Committee.
- Awards are offered by the President of India, usually in March/April.
- If awardees desire, their names are published in the Gazette of India on the day of the Presentation Ceremony.
- The total number of awards given in a year (excluding posthumous awards and NRI/Foreigner/OCIs) should not be more than 120.
- The award does not amount to a title and cannot be used as a suffix or prefix to the awardee’s name.
- Padma Award winners get a Sanad (certificate) with President’s signature and medallion.
- Padma Awardees do not get any cash allowance or special rail/air travel concessions. Neither do they get a Diplomatic passport-like Bharat Ratana Awardee.