On the eve of Republic Day 2023, the Government of India revealed its list of the highest civilian honours. The folks from Maharashtra have received up to 12 accolades this year. Seven people from Andhra Pradesh have received civilian awards, while Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat each received eight.
This year, the President has given his approval for the presentation of 106 Padma Awards, including 91 Padma Shri Awards, 6 Padma Bhushan Awards, and 6 Padma Vibhushan Awards.
The field of art and culture has received the most prizes overall (39) out of all other categories. The categories that received the second and third highest number of prizes were Literature and Education (15) and Science and Technology (10) respectively.
What are Padma Awards?
Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian Awards in the country and 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, science, engineering, social work, public affairs, medicine, trade and industry, sports, literature and education, civil service, etc. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
Padma Vibhushan – is given in recognition of remarkable and distinguished service.
Padma Bhushan – is for exceptionally distinguished service.
Padma Shri – is for outstanding performance in any field.
These Awards will be conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which will be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in the month of March or April.
List of Padma Vibhushan Awards 2023
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) | Others – Architecture | Gujarat |
| Zakir Hussain | Art | Maharashtra |
| S M Krishna | Public Affairs | Karnataka |
| Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) | Medicine | West Bengal |
| Srinivas Varadhan | Science & Engineering | United States of America |
| Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
Padma Bhushan Awards 2023
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| S L Bhyrappa | Literature & Education | Karnataka |
| Kumar Mangalam Birla | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| Deepak Dhar | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Vani Jairam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| Swami Chinna Jeeyar | Others – Spiritualism | Telangana |
| Ms. Suman Kalyanpur | Art | Maharashtra |
| Kapil Kapoor | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| Ms. Sudha Murty | Social Work | Karnataka |
| Kamlesh D Patel | Others – Spiritualism | Telangana |
List of Padma Shri Awards 2023
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Sukama Acharya | Others – Spiritualism | Haryana |
| Ms. Jodhaiyabai Baiga | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| Premjit Baria | Art | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Ms. Usha Barle | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| Munishwar Chanddawar | Medicine | Madhya Pradesh |
| Hemant Chauhan | Art | Gujarat |
| Bhanubhai Chitara | Art | Gujarat |
| Ms. Hemoprova Chutia | Art | Assam |
| Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Tripura |
| Ms. Subhadra Devi | Art | Bihar |
| Khadar Valli Dudekula | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| Hem Chandra Goswami | Art | Assam |
| Ms. Pritikana Goswami | Art | West Bengal |
| Radha Charan Gupta | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| Modadugu Vijay Gupta | Science & Engineering | Telangana |
| Ahmed Hussain & Mohd Hussain *(Duo) | Art | Rajasthan |
| Dilshad Hussain | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| Bhiku Ramji Idate | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| C I Issac | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| Rattan Singh Jaggi | Literature & Education | Punjab |
| Bikram Bahadur Jamatia | Social Work | Tripura |
| Ramkuiwangbe Jene | Social Work | Assam |
| Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| Ratan Chandra Kar | Medicine | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| Mahipat Kavi | Art | Gujarat |
| M M Keeravaani | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Gujarat |
| Parshuram Komaji Khune | Art | Maharashtra |
| Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| Maguni Charan Kuanr | Art | Odisha |
| Anand Kumar | Literature & Education | Bihar |
| Arvind Kumar | Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| Domar Singh Kunvar | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| Risingbor Kurkalang | Art | Meghalaya |
| Ms. Hirabai Lobi | Social Work | Gujarat |
| Moolchand Lodha | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| Ms. Rani Machaiah | Art | Karnataka |
| Ajay Kumar Mandavi | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| Gajanan Jagannath Mane | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| Antaryami Mishra | Literature & Education | Odisha |
| Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa | Art | Karnataka |
| Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal | Science & Engineering | Gujarat |
| Uma Shankar Pandey | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Parmar *(Duo) | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi | Medicine | Puducherry |
| Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti | Medicine | Telangana |
| Ramesh Patange | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Krishna Patel | Art | Odisha |
| K Kalyanasundaram Pillai | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| V P Appukuttan Poduval | Social Work | Kerala |
| Kapil Dev Prasad | Art | Bihar |
| S R D Prasad | Sports | Kerala |
| Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri | Art | Karnataka |
| C V Raju | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| Bakshi Ram | Science & Engineering | Haryana |
| Cheruvayal K Raman | Others – Agriculture | Kerala |
| Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai | Science & Engineering | Canada |
| Abbareddy Nageswara Rao | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| Pareshbhai Rathwa | Art | Gujarat |
| B Ramakrishna Reddy | Literature & Education | Telangana |
| Mangala Kanti Roy | Art | West Bengal |
| Ms. K C Runremsangi | Art | Mizoram |
| Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo) | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| Manoranjan Sahu | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| Patayat Sahu | Others – Agriculture | Odisha |
| Ritwik Sanyal | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kota Satchidananda Sastry | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| K Shanathoiba Sharma | Sports | Manipur |
| Nekram Sharma | Others – Agriculture | Himachal Pradesh |
| Gurcharan Singh | Sports | Delhi |
| Laxman Singh | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| Mohan Singh | Literature & Education | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Thounaojam Chaoba Singh | Public Affairs | Manipur |
| Prakash Chandra Sood | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie | Art | Nagaland |
| Dr. Janum Singh Soy | Literature & Education | Jharkhand |
| Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin | Others – Spiritualism | Ladakh |
| S Subbaraman | Others – Archaeology | Karnataka |
| Moa Subong | Art | Nagaland |
| Palam Kalyana Sundaram | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon | Art | Maharashtra |
| Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dhaniram Toto | Literature & Education | West Bengal |
| Tula Ram Upreti | Others – Agriculture | Sikkim |
| Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma | Medicine | Delhi |
| Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia | Art | Maharashtra |
| Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Ghulam Muhammad Zaz | Art | Jammu & Kashmir |