INISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
PRESS NOTE
North Block, New Delhi-1
Dated the 25th January, 2023
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.

  1. 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 conferment of 106 Padma Awards including 3 duo cases (in a duo
    case, the Award is counted as one) as per 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 (6)
    SN Name Field State / Country
    1
    Shri Balkrishna Doshi
    (Posthumous) Others – Architecture Gujarat
    2 Shri Zakir Hussain Art Maharashtra
    3 Shri S M Krishna Public Affairs Karnataka
    4
    Shri Dilip Mahalanabis
    (Posthumous) Medicine West Bengal
    5 Shri Srinivas Varadhan Science & Engineering United States of
    America
    6
    Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav
    (Posthumous) Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
    Padma Bhushan (9)
    SN Name Field State / Country
    7 Shri S L Bhyrappa Literature & Education Karnataka
    8 Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla Trade & Industry Maharashtra
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