Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. "Padma Vibhushan" is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; "Padma Bhushan" for distinguished service of high order and "Padma Shri" for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. For the year 2023, the President has approved the conferment of 106 Padma Awards including 3 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per the list below. The list comprises 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan, and 91 Padma Shri Awards. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 2 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 7 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan 2023
Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous)
Others - Architecture
Gujarat
Shri Zakir Hussain
Art
Maharashtra
Shri S M Krishna
Public Affairs
Karnataka
Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous)
Medicine
West Bengal
Shri Srinivas Varadhan
Science & Engineering
United States of America
Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan 2023
Shri S L Bhyrappa
Literature & Education
Karnataka
Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Deepak Dhar
Science & Engineering
Maharashtra
Ms. Vani Jairam
Art
Tamil Nadu
Swami Chinna Jeeyar
Others - Spiritualism
Telangana
Ms. Suman Kalyanpur
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Kapil Kapoor
Literature & Education
Delhi
Ms. Sudha Murty
Social Work
Karnataka
Shri Kamlesh D Patel
Others - Spiritualism
Telangana
Padma Shri 2023
Dr. Sukama Acharya
Others - Spiritualism
Haryana
Ms. Jodhaiyabai Baiga
Art
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Premjit Baria
Art
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Ms. Usha Barle
Art
Chhattisgarh
Shri Munishwar Chanddawar
Medicine
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Hemant Chauhan
Art
Gujarat
Shri Bhanubhai Chitara
Art
Gujarat
Ms. Hemoprova Chutia
Art
Assam
Shri Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Tripura
Ms. Subhadra Devi
Art
Bihar
Shri Khadar Valli Dudekula
Science & Engineering
Karnataka
Shri Hem Chandra Goswami
Art
Assam
Ms. Pritikana Goswami
Art
West Bengal
Shri Radha Charan Gupta
Literature & Education
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta
Science & Engineering
Telangana
Shri Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd Hussain *(Duo)
Art
Rajasthan
Shri Dilshad Hussain
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate
Social Work
Maharashtra
Shri C I Issac
Literature & Education
Kerala
Shri Rattan Singh Jaggi
Literature & Education
Punjab
Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia
Social Work
Tripura
Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene
Social Work
Assam
Shri Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Ratan Chandra Kar
Medicine
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Shri Mahipat Kavi
Art
Gujarat
Shri M M Keeravaani
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Areez Khambatta (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Gujarat
Shri Parshuram Komaji Khune
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr
Art
Odisha
Shri Anand Kumar
Literature & Education
Bihar
Shri Arvind Kumar
Science & Engineering
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Domar Singh Kunvar
Art
Chhattisgarh
Shri Risingbor Kurkalang
Art
Meghalaya
Ms. Hirabai Lobi
Social Work
Gujarat
Shri Moolchand Lodha
Social Work
Rajasthan
Ms. Rani Machaiah
Art
Karnataka
Shri Ajay Kumar Mandavi
Art
Chhattisgarh
Shri Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane
Social Work
Maharashtra
Shri Antaryami Mishra
Literature & Education
Odisha
Shri Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa
Art
Karnataka
Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal
Science & Engineering
Gujarat
Shri Uma Shankar Pandey
Social Work
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Parmar *(Duo)
Art
Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi
Medicine
Puducherry
Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti
Medicine
Telangana
Shri Ramesh Patange
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
Ms. Krishna Patel
Art
Odisha
Shri K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
Art
Tamil Nadu
Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval
Social Work
Kerala
Shri Kapil Dev Prasad
Art
Bihar
Shri S R D Prasad
Sports
Kerala
Shri Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri
Art
Karnataka
Shri C V Raju
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Bakshi Ram
Science & Engineering
Haryana
Shri Cheruvayal K Raman
Others - Agriculture
Kerala
Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai
Science & Engineering
Canada
Shri Abbareddy Nageswara Rao
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Pareshbhai Rathwa
Art
Gujarat
Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy
Literature & Education
Telangana
Shri Mangala Kanti Roy
Art
West Bengal
Ms. K C Runremsangi
Art
Mizoram
Shri Vadivel Gopal & Shri Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo)
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
Shri Manoranjan Sahu
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Patayat Sahu
Others - Agriculture
Odisha
Shri Ritwik Sanyal
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Kota Satchidananda Sastry
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar
Social Work
Andhra Pradesh
Shri K Shanathoiba Sharma
Sports
Manipur
Shri Nekram Sharma
Others - Agriculture
Himachal Pradesh
Shri Gurcharan Singh
Sports
Delhi
Shri Laxman Singh
Social Work
Rajasthan
Shri Mohan Singh
Literature & Education
Jammu & Kashmir
Shri Thounaojam Chaoba Singh
Public Affairs
Manipur
Shri Prakash Chandra Sood
Literature & Education
Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie
Art
Nagaland
Dr. Janum Singh Soy
Literature & Education
Jharkhand
Shri Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin
Others - Spiritualism
Ladakh
Shri S Subbaraman
Others - Archaeology
Karnataka
Shri Moa Subong
Art
Nagaland
Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
Literature & Education
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Dhaniram Toto
Literature & Education
West Bengal
Shri Tula Ram Upreti
Others - Agriculture
Sikkim
Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma
Medicine
Delhi
Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous)
Social Work
Arunachal Pradesh
Shri Ghulam Muhammad Zaz
Art
Jammu & Kashmir