President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the names of recipients of year 2016 Padma awards. He approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards.
Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three Categories viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Awards are given in various disciplines- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
This year’s list comprises-
10 Padma Vibhushan,
19 Padma Bhushan and
83 Padma Shri Awardees.
10 Padma Vibhushan,
19 Padma Bhushan and
83 Padma Shri Awardees.
Among these awardees
9 are women and
10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (include one posthumous) and
4 Posthumous awardees.
9 are women and
10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (include one posthumous) and
4 Posthumous awardees.
2016 Padma Vibhushan Awards
It is the second highest civilian award. It is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
| Sr. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1 | Yamini Krishnamurthi | Art-Classical Dance | Delhi |
| 2 | Rajinikanth | Art-Cinema | Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Girija Devi | Art-Classical Vocal | West Bengal |
| 4 | Ramoji Rao | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | Dr. Viswanathan Shanta | Medicine- Oncology | Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Shri Shri Ravi Shankar | Spiritualism | Karnataka |
| 7 | Jagmohan | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 8 | Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 9 | Avinash Dixit (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | United States |
| 10 | Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
2016 Padma Bhushan Awards
It is the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of high order.
| Sr. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1 | Anupam Kher | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 2 | Udit Narayan Jha | Art-Playback Singing | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Ram V. Sutar | Art-Sculpture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | Heisnam Kanhailal | Art-Theatre | Manipur |
| 5 | Vinod Rai | Civil Service | Kerala |
| 6 | Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 7 | Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard | Literature & Education | Punjab |
| 9 | Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy | Medicine-Gastroenterology | Andhra Pradesh |
| 10 | Swami Tejomayananda | Spiritualism | Maharashtra |
| 11 | Hafeez Contractor | Architecture | Maharashtra |
| 12 | Ravindra Chandra Bhargava | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| 13 | Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 14 | Saina Nehwal | Sports-Badminton | Telangana |
| 15 | Sania Mirza | Sports-Tennis | Telangana |
| 16 | Indu Jain | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| 17 | Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous) | Spiritualism | Utttarakhand |
| 18 | Robert Blackwill (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | United States |
| 19 | Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO) | Trade & Industry | Ireland |
2016 Padma Shri Awards
It is the fourth highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service in any field.
| Sr. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1 | Prathibha Prahlad | Art- Classical Dance | Delhi |
| 2 | Bhikhudan Gadhvi | Art- Folk Music | Gujarat |
| 3 | Sribhas Chandra Supakar | Art- Textile Designing | Uttar Pradesh |
| 4 | Ajay Devgn | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 5 | Priyanka Chopra | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 6 | Pt. Tulsidas Borkar | Art-Classical Music | Goa |
| 7 | Dr. Soma Ghosh | Art-Classical Vocal | Uttar Pradesh |
| 8 | Nila Madhab Panda | Art-Film Direction and Production | Delhi |
| 9 | S.S. Rajamouli | Art-Film Direction and Production | Karnataka |
| 10 | Madhur Bhandarkar | Art-Film Direction and Production | Maharashtra |
| 11 | Prof. M. Venkatesh Kumar | Art-Folk Artist | Karnataka |
| 12 | Gulabi Sapera | Art-Folk Dance | Rajasthan |
| 13 | Mamta Chandrakar | Art-Folk Music | Chhattisgarh |
| 14 | Malini Awasthi | Art-Folk Music | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | Jai Prakash Lekhiwal | Art-Miniature Painting | Delhi |
| 16 | K. Laxma Goud | Art-Painting | Telangana |
| 17 | Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe | Art-Photography | Madhya Pradesh |
| 18 | Naresh Chander Lal | Art-Theatre & Cinema | Andaman & Nicobar |
| 19 | Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah | Literature & Education | Assam |
| 20 | Prahlad Chandra Tasa | Literature & Education | Assam |
| 21 | Dr.Ravindra Nagar | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 22 | Dahyabhai Shastri | Literature & Education | Gujarat |
| 23 | Dr.Santeshivara Bhyrappa | Literature & Education | Karnatka |
| 24 | Haldar Nag | Literature & Education | Odisha |
| 25 | Kameshwaram Brahma | Literature & Education | Assam |
| 26 | Prof. Pushpesh Pant | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 27 | Jawaharlal Kaul | Literature & Education- Journalism | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 28 | Ashok Malik | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 29 | Dr.Mannam Gopi Chand | Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery | Telangana |
| 30 | Ravi Kant | Medicine-Surgery | Uttar Pradesh |
| 31 | Prof. Ram Harsh Singh | Medicine- Ayurveda | Uttar Pradesh |
| 32 | Prof. Shiv Narain Kureel | Medicine- Paediatric Surgery | Uttar Pradesh |
| 33 | Dr.Sabya Sachi Sarkar | Medicine -Radiology | Uttar Pradesh |
| 34 | Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale | Medicine-Cardiac Surgery | Andhra Pradesh |
| 35 | Prof. T.K. Lahiri | Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery | Uttar Pradesh |
| 36 | Dr. Praveen Chandra | Medicine-Cardiology | Delhi |
| 37 | Dr Daljeet Singh Gambhir | Medicine-Cardiology | Uttar Pradesh |
| 38 | Dr.Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva | Medicine-Gastroenterology | Tamil Nadu |
| 39 | Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari Malhotra | Medicine-Homeopathy | Delhi |
| 40 | Prof. M.V. Padma Srivastava | Medicine-Neurology | Delhi |
| 41 | Dr. Sudhir V. Shah | Medicine-Neurology | Gujarat |
| 42 | Dr. M. M. Joshi | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Karnataka |
| 43 | Dr John Ebnezar | Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery | Karnataka |
| 44 | Dr. Nayudamma Yarlagadda | Medicine-Paediatric Surgery | Andhra Pradesh |
| 45 | Simon Oraon | Other -Environment Conservation | Jharkhand |
| 46 | Imitiaz Qureshi | Other-Culinary | Delhi |
| 47 | Piyush Pandey | Others-Advertising & Communication | Maharashtra |
| 48 | Subhash Palekar | Others-Farming | Maharashtra |
| 49 | Ravinder Kumar Sinha | Others-Wildlife Conservation | Bihar |
| 50 | Dr. H.R. Nagendra | Others-Yoga | Karnataka |
| 51 | M. C. Mehta | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 52 | M. N. Krishna Mani | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 53 | Ujjwal Nikam | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
| 54 | Tokheho Sema | Public Affairs | Nagaland |
| 55 | Dr. Satish Kumar | Science & Engineering | Delhi |
| 56 | Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 57 | Prof. Dipankar Chatterji | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 58 | Dr Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra |
| 59 | Prof. Veena Tandon | Science & Engineering | Meghalaya |
| 60 | Onkar Nath Srivastava | Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| 61 | Sunita Krishnan | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| 62 | Ajoy Kumar Dutta | Social Work | Assam |
| 63 | M. Pandit Dasa | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 64 | P. P. Gopinathan Nair | Social Work | Kerala |
| 65 | Madeleine Herman de Blic | Social Work | Puducherry |
| 66 | Srinivasan Damal Kandalai | Social work | Tamil Nadu |
| 67 | Sudhakar Olwe | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 68 | Dr. T.V. Narayana | Social Work | Telangana |
| 69 | Arunachalam Murugantham | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 70 | Deepika Kumari | Sports-Archery | Jharkhand |
| 71 | Sushil Doshi | Sports-commentary | Madhya Pradesh |
| 72 | Mahesh Sharma | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| 73 | Saurabh Srivastava | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| 74 | Dilip Sanghvi | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 75 | Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 76 | Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous) | Art -Classical Music | Rajasthan |
| 77 | Saeed Jaffrey (NRI/PIO/Posthumous) | Art-Cinema | UK |
| 78 | Michael Postel (Foreigner) | Art-Archaeology | France |
| 79 | Salman Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO) | Literature & Education | US |
| 80 | Hui Lan Zhang (Foreigner) | Others-Yoga | China |
| 81 | Predrag K. Nikic (Foreigner) | Others-Yoga | Serbia |
| 82 | Dr.Sundar Aditya Menon (NRI/PIO) | Social Work | UAE |
| 83 | Ajaypal Singh Banga (NRI/PIO) | Trade & Industry | US |
In year 2015, 104 people received Padma awards.
The list comprises of
9 Padma Vibhushan,
20 Padma Bhushan and
75 Padma Shri Awardees are are follows:
9 Padma Vibhushan,
20 Padma Bhushan and
75 Padma Shri Awardees are are follows:
2015 Padma Vibhushan: 9
1. LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2. Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3. Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
4. Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
5. Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
6. Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
7. Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
8. Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
9.s Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK
2. Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3. Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
4. Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
5. Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
6. Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
7. Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
8. Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
9.s Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK
2015 Padma Bhushan: 20
1. Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam
2. Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
3. Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
5. N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
6. Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
7. Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
8. Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine – Delhi
9. Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
10. Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
11. Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
12. Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
13. Satpal- Sports- Delhi
14. Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
15. Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
16. Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
17. David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
18. Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
19. Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
20. Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan
2. Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
3. Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
5. N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
6. Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
7. Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
8. Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine – Delhi
9. Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
10. Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
11. Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
12. Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
13. Satpal- Sports- Delhi
14. Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
15. Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
16. Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
17. David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
18. Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
19. Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
20. Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan
2015 Padma Shri: 75
1. Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana
2. S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
3. Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu
4. Dr Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir
5. Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi
6. Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand
7. Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra
8. Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam
9. Dr Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh
10. Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh
11. Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi
12. Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi
13. Dr Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur
14. Dr Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi
15. Dr Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi
16. Dr KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala
17. Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi
18. Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra
19. Dr Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi
20. Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra
21. Dr Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha
22. Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh
23. Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar
24. Dr Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan
25. Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi
26. Dr Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi
27. Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala
28. Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa
29. Dr Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh
30. Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi
31. Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat
32. Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya
33. Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir
34. TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka
35. Dr Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat
36. Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam
37. Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh
38. Dr N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi
39. Dr Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra
40. Dr Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar
41. Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi
42. Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana
43. PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
44. Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
45. Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh
46. Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal
47. Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra
48. Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat
49. Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
50. Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
51. Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi
52. Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka
53. SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka
54. PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana
55. Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana
56. Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh
57. Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan
58. Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi
59. H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh
60. Dr Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat
61. Huang Baosheng- Others- China
62. Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France
63. Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)
64. Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education – France
65. Dr Nandrajan ‘Raj’ Chetty- Literature and Education- France
66. George L Hart- Others- USA
67. Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal
68. Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)
69. Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA
70. Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA
71. Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA
72. Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK
73. Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany
74. Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)
75. Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)
2. S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
3. Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu
4. Dr Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir
5. Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi
6. Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand
7. Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra
8. Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam
9. Dr Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh
10. Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh
11. Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi
12. Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi
13. Dr Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur
14. Dr Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi
15. Dr Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi
16. Dr KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala
17. Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi
18. Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra
19. Dr Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi
20. Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra
21. Dr Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha
22. Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh
23. Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar
24. Dr Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan
25. Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi
26. Dr Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi
27. Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala
28. Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa
29. Dr Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh
30. Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi
31. Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat
32. Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya
33. Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir
34. TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka
35. Dr Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat
36. Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam
37. Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh
38. Dr N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi
39. Dr Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra
40. Dr Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar
41. Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi
42. Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana
43. PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
44. Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
45. Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh
46. Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal
47. Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra
48. Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat
49. Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
50. Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
51. Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi
52. Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka
53. SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka
54. PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana
55. Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana
56. Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh
57. Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan
58. Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi
59. H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh
60. Dr Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat
61. Huang Baosheng- Others- China
62. Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France
63. Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)
64. Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education – France
65. Dr Nandrajan ‘Raj’ Chetty- Literature and Education- France
66. George L Hart- Others- USA
67. Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal
68. Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)
69. Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA
70. Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA
71. Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA
72. Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK
73. Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany
74. Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)
75. Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)
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