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Publication of Gazette Notification for Padma Awards 2026

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**Executive Summary** This notification (F. No. 74 - Pres/2026) issued by the President’s Secretariat on May 25, 2026, announces the conferment of Padma Awards for the year 2026. It provides an official list of recipients for the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri awards across diverse fields such as Art, Medicine, Social Work, and Science. The document serves as the formal public record of these national honors, recognizing individual contributions from various Indian states and international figures. **Key Points / Main Content** **Official Conferment** * The President of India has conferred the Padma Awards for the year 2026 in three distinct categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. * The notification is dated May 25, 2026, and was published in The Gazette of India: Extraordinary. **Padma Vibhushan Recipients** * Two individuals were honored: Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous) for Art (Maharashtra) and Dr. (Smt.) N. Rajam for Art (Uttar Pradesh). **Padma Bhushan Recipients** * Six individuals were recognized for their contributions in Art, Public Affairs, Trade and Industry, and Medicine. * Awardees include Shri Uday Sureshkumar Kotak and posthumous recognitions for Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra and Shri Piyush Pandey. **Padma Shri Recipients** * A total of 57 individuals received this honor across various sectors including Sports, Literature and Education, Social Work, Science and Engineering, Civil Service, Agriculture, and Archaeology. * Recipients represent a wide geographical range, including almost every Indian state/UT and one international awardee from Germany (Prof. Dr. Lars-Christian Koch). * Multiple posthumous awards were granted, including those to Shri Bishwa Bandhu, Shri R. Krishnan Kitna, Shri Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay, and Dr. Gopal Ji Trivedi. **Impact Analysis** **Award Recipients and Their Families** **Impact** These individuals receive official national recognition and prestige for their distinguished service and achievements in their respective fields. **Action Required** No specific actions for recipients are prescribed within the text of this notification. **Directorate of Printing and Controller of Publications** **Impact** These departments are responsible for the official recording, uploading, and publication of the Gazette notification. **Action Required** The document was uploaded by the Dte. of Printing at the Government of India Press and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi. **General Public and Media** **Impact** The document serves as the primary, authoritative source of information regarding the 2026 Padma Award winners. **Action Required** No specific action is required; the document is for public information and official record.

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Padma Vibhushan: The highest category of civilian awards listed in the notification, conferred for exceptional and distinguished service. Padma Bhushan: A prestigious civilian award conferred for distinguished service of a high order across various fields. Padma Shri: A civilian award conferred for distinguished service in specialized fields such as art, education, industry, and social work. President's Secretariat: The primary government department responsible for issuing the official notification regarding the conferment of these civilian awards.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-25052026-272857 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-25052026-272857 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 1 PART I—Section 1 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 141] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, मई 25, 2026/ज्य ष्‍टे ठ 4, 1948 No. 141] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026/JYAISTHA 4, 1948 राष्‍टर पजत सजिवालय अजधसिू ना नई दिल्ली, 25 मई, 2026 फा. स.ं 74- प्रिे /2026.—भारत की राष्‍टर पजत वर्ष 2026 के जनम्नजलजखत पुरस्ट्कार सहर् षप्रिान करती ह:ैं- पद्म जवभर्ू ण 1. श्र ी धमेन्द्र ससंह िओे ल (मरणोपरातं ), कला, महाराष्ट्र 2. ड ॉ. (श्रीमती) एन. रािम्, कला, उत्तर प्रिेि पद्म भर्ू ण 1. ितावधानी डॉ. आर. गणिे , कला, कनाषटक 2. श्री भगत ससंह कोश्यारी, लोक कायष, उत्तराखंड 3. श्री उिय सुरेिकुमार कोटक, व्यापार एवं उद्योग, महाराष्ट्र 4. प्रो. जविय कुमार मल्होत्रा (मरणोपरातं ), लोक कायष, दिल्ली 5. डॉ .कजल्लपट्टि रामासामी पलजनस्ट्वामी, जिदकत्सा, तजमलनाडु 6. श्री जपयूर् पान्द्डेय (मरणोपरातं ), कला, महाराष्ट्र 3681 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] पद्म श्री 1. श्री जवश्वबन्द्धु (मरणोपरातं ), कला, जबहार 2. श्री भरत ससंह भारती, कला, जबहार 3. श्री तगा राम भील, कला, रािस्ट्थान 4. सुश्री हरमनप्रीत कौर भल्ु लर, खेल, पंिाब 5. श्री रजतलाल मोहनलाल बोरीसागर, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, गुिरात 6. श्री कुमार बोस, कला, पजिम बंगाल 7. श्री िनािषन बापूराव बोथे, समाि सेवा, महाराष्ट्र 8. स्ट्वामी ब्रह्मिेव, समाि सेवा, रािस्ट्थान 9. श्री प्रोसेनजित िटिी, कला, पजिम बंगाल 10. श्रीमती िेवकी अम्मा िी, समाि सेवा, केरल 11. डॉ. रामिंर गोडबोल े एवं श्रीमती सुनीता गोडबोल े (यगु ल), जिदकत्सा, छत्तीसगढ़ 12. श्री तेिी गुजबन, समाि सेवा, अरुणािल प्रिेि 13. डॉ. एि. वी. हण्ड,े जिदकत्सा, तजमलनाडु 14. श्री गफरूद्दीन मेवाती िोगी, कला, रािस्ट्थान 15. श्री मीर हािी कासम, कला, गिु रात 16. श्री रघुवीर खेडकर, कला, महाराष्ट्र 17. श्री आर. कृष्‍टणन दकटना (मरणोपरातं ), कला, तजमलनाडु 18. प्रो. डॉ. लासष-दिजस्ट्ियन कोि, कला, िमनष ी 19. प्रो. माजमडाला िगिीि कुमार, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, दिल्ली 20. श्री प्रवीण कुमार, खले , उत्तर प्रिेि 21. श्री के. जविय कुमार, जसजवल सेवा, तजमलनाडु 22. श्री श्रीरंग िेवबा लाड, कृजर्, महाराष्ट्र 23. श्री अंकेगौडा एम, समाि सेवा, कनाषटक 24. प्रोफेसर (डॉ.) सरोि मडं ल, जिदकत्सा, पजिम बगं ाल 25. प्रो. बुद्ध रजश्म मजण, पुरातत्व जवज्ञान, उत्तर प्रिेि 26. श्री जनलिे जवनोििंर मांडलेवाला, समाि सेवा , गुिरात 27. डॉ. महन्द्े र कुमार जमश्र, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, ओजडिा 28. श्रीमती तृजि मुखिी, कला, पजिम बंगाल 29. श्री हट्टरमाधब मुखोपाध्याय (मरणोपरातं ), कला, पजिम बंगाल 30. डॉ. ए. ई. मुथुनायगम, जवज्ञान एवं अजभयांजत्रकी, केरल 31. श्री सत्यनारायण नंिलाल नुवाल, व्यापार एव ंउद्योग, महाराष्ट्र 32. श्री के. पिाजनवेल, खले , पुडुिरे ी 33. श्री धार्मषकलाल िुनीलाल पंडया, कला, गुिरात 34. श्री कैलाि िन्द्र पन्द्त, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, मध्य प्रिेि[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 35. श्री गट्टरमल्े ला बालकृष्‍टण प्रसाि (मरणोपरातं ), कला, आंध्र प्रििे 36. प्रो. (डॉ.) रािेंर प्रसाि, जिदकत्सा, उत्तर प्रिेि 37. डॉ. गडु ुरु वेंकट राव, जिदकत्सा, तले ंगाना 38. श्रीमती िीजपका रेड्डी, कला, तले ंगाना 39. डॉ. पलकोंडा जविय आनंि रेड्डी, जिदकत्सा, तले ंगाना 40. श्री हट्टरिरण िइकीया, कला, असम 41. प्रो. वेम्पट्टट कुटुम्ब िास्त्री, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, आंध्र प्रििे 42. प्रो. िफी िौक़, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, िम्मू एव ंकश्मीर 43. श्री बलिेव ससंह, खेल, पंिाब 44. श्री युमनाम िात्रा ससंह (मरणोपरातं ), कला, मजणपुर 45. डॉ. अिोक कुमार ससंह, जवज्ञान एवं अजभयांजत्रकी, उत्तर प्रिेि 46. श्रीमती जिविंकरी, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, तजमलनाडु 47. डॉ. आर. श्रीधर, रेजडयो प्रसारण, तजमलनाडु 48. प्रो. श्याम सुन्द्िर, जिदकत्सा, उत्तर प्रिेि 49. डॉ. एस. िी. सुिीलम्मा, समाि सेवा, कनाषटक 50. श्री एन. स्ट्वाजमनािन, कला, तजमलनाडु 51. डॉ. केवल कृष्‍टण ठकराल, जिदकत्सा, उत्तर प्रििे 52. डॉ. गोपाल िी जत्रवेिी (मरणोपरातं ), जवज्ञान एव ंअजभयांजत्रकी, जबहार 53. श्री अरसवंि वैद्य, कला, गुिरात 54. प्रो. िुज़र वासी, जवज्ञान एव ंअजभयांजत्रकी, महाराष्ट्र 55. डॉ. नारायण व्यास, परु ातत्व जवज्ञान, मध्य प्रििे 56. श्री हलै ी वार, समाि सेवा, मेघालय 57. प्रो. गम्बीर ससंह योन्द्िन, साजहत्य एवं जिक्षा, पजिम बंगाल िीजि उमािंकर, राष्‍टर पजत के सजिव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th May, 2026 F. No. 74 - Pres/2026.—The President of India is pleased to confer the following Awards for the year 2026: Padma Vibhushan 1. Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous), Art, Maharashtra 2. Dr. (Smt.) N. Rajam, Art, Uttar Pradesh Padma Bhushan 1. Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Art, Karnataka 2. Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Public Affairs, Uttarakhand 3. Shri Uday Sureshkumar Kotak, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra 4. Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Delhi 5. Dr. Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy, Medicine, Tamil Nadu 6. Shri Piyush Pandey (Posthumous), Art, Maharashtra Padma Shri 1. Shri Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous), Art, Bihar 2. Shri Bharat Singh Bharti, Art, Bihar 3. Shri Taga Ram Bheel, Art, Rajasthan 4. Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar, Sports, Punjab 5. Shri Ratilal Mohanlal Borisagar, Literature and Education, Gujarat 6. Shri Kumar Bose, Art, West Bengal 7. Shri Janardan Bapurao Bothe, Social Work, Maharashtra 8. Swami Brahamdev, Social Work, Rajasthan 9. Shri Prosenjit Chatterjee, Art, West Bengal 10. Smt. Devaki Amma G, Social Work, Kerala 11. Dr. Ramchandra Godbole and Smt. Suneeta Godbole (Duo), Medicine, Chhattisgarh 12. Shri Techi Gubin, Social Work, Arunachal Pradesh 13. Dr. H. V. Hande, Medicine, Tamil Nadu 14. Shri Gafaruddin Mewati Jogi, Art, Rajasthan 15. Shri Mir Haji Kasam, Art, Gujarat 16. Shri Raghuvir Khedkar, Art, Maharashtra 17. Shri R. Krishnan Kitna (Posthumous), Art, Tamil Nadu Prof. Dr. Lars-Christian Koch, Art, Germany 18. 19. Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Literature and Education, Delhi 20. Shri Praveen Kumar, Sports, Uttar Pradesh 21. Shri K. Vijay Kumar, Civil Service, Tamil Nadu 22. Shri Shrirang Devba Lad, Agriculture, Maharashtra 23. Shri Ankegowda M, Social Work, Karnataka 24. Professor (Dr.) Saroj Mandal, Medicine, West Bengal 25. Prof. Buddha Rashmi Mani, Archaeology, Uttar Pradesh 26. Shri Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala, Social Work, Gujarat 27. Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra, Literature and Education, Odisha 28. Smt. Tripti Mukherjee, Art, West Bengal 29. Shri Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous), Art, West Bengal 30. Dr. A. E. Muthunayagam, Science and Engineering, Kerala 31. Shri Satyanarayan Nandlal Nuwal, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra 32. Shri K. Pajanivel, Sports, Puducherry 33. Shri Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya, Art, Gujarat 34. Shri Kailash Chandra Pant, Literature and Education, Madhya Pradesh[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 35. Shri Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous), Art, Andhra Pradesh 36. Prof. (Dr.) Rajendra Prasad, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh 37. Dr. Guduru Venkat Rao, Medicine, Telangana 38. Smt. Deepika Reddy, Art, Telangana 39. Dr. Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy, Medicine, Telangana 40. Shri Haricharan Saikia, Art, Assam 41. Prof. Vempaty Kutumba Sastry, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh 42. Prof. Shafi Shauq, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir 43. Shri Baldev Singh, Sports, Punjab 44. Shri Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous), Art, Manipur 45. Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh 46. Smt. Sivasankari, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu 47. Dr. R. Sreedher, Radio Broadcasting, Tamil Nadu 48. Prof. Shyam Sundar, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh 49. Dr. S. G. Susheelamma, Social Work, Karnataka 50. Shri N. Swaminathan, Art, Tamil Nadu 51. Dr. Kewal Krishan Thakral, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh 52. Dr. Gopal Ji Trivedi (Posthumous), Science and Engineering, Bihar 53. Shri Arvind Vaidya, Art, Gujarat 54. Prof. Juzer Vasi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra 55. Dr. Narayan Vyas, Archaeology, Madhya Pradesh 56. Shri Hally War, Social Work, Meghalaya 57. Prof. Gambir Singh Yonzone, Literature and Education, West Bengal 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.

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