Padma Awards 2024: The government announced the Padma awards for this year, which are some of the highest honors in India. There are 132 people receiving the awards, including two cases where two people are honored together. The list includes 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards. Among the awardees, 30 are women, and 8 are from the categories of foreign non-resident Indian (NRI), person of Indian origin (PIO), overseas citizenship of India (OCI). Additionally, there are nine posthumous awardees.
The Padma Awards are given based on recommendations from the Padma Awards Committee, formed by the Prime Minister each year. The committee, led by the Cabinet Secretary and consisting of the Home Secretary, Secretary to the President, and four to six other notable individuals, suggests names for approval by the Prime Minister and the President of India.
Padma Vibhushan 2024 winners
- Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) – Andhra Pradesh
- Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) – Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work) – Bihar
- Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) – Tamil Nadu
Padma Bhushan 2024 winners
- Ms. M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs) – Kerala
- Shri Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education) – Maharashtra
- Shri Mithun Chakraborty (Art) – West Bengal
- Shri Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry) – Karnataka
- Shri Young Liu (Trade & Industry) – Taiwan
- Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine) – Maharashtra
- Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs) – West Bengal
- Shri Ram Naik (Public Affairs) – Maharashtra
- Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine) – Gujarat
- Shri Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs) – Kerala
- Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art) – Maharashtra
- Shri Togdan Rinpoche (Others – Spiritualism) – Ladakh
- Shri Pyarelal Sharma (Art) – Maharashtra
- Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine) – Bihar
- Ms. Usha Uthup (Art) – West Bengal
- Shri Vijaykanth (Art) – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education – Journalism) – Maharashtra
Padma Shri 2024 winners: Unsung heroes
- Parbati Baruah – India’s first female elephant mahout
- Chami Murmu – Renowned tribal environmentalist
- Sangthankima – Social worker from Mizoram
- Jageshwar Yadav – Tribal welfare worker
- Gurvinder Singh – Divyang social worker from Sirsa
- Sathyanarayana Beleri – Rice farmer from Kasaragod
- Dukhu Majhi – Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village
- K Chellammal – Organic farmer from Andaman
- Hemchand Manjhi – Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur
- Yanung Jamoh Lego – Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh
- Somanna – Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru
- Sarbeswar Basumatary – Tribal farmer from Chirang
- Prema Dhanraj – Plastic surgeon and social worker
- Uday Vishwanath Deshpande – International Mallakhamb coach
- Yazdi Maneksha Italia – Microbiologist expert in sickle cell anemia
- Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan – Husband-wife duo Godna painters
- Ratan Kahar – Bhadu folk singer
- Ashok Kumar Biswas – Prolific Tikuli painter
- Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil – Distinguished Kalluvazhi Kathakali dancer
- Uma Maheshwari D – Female Harikatha exponent
- Gopinath Swain – Krishna Leela singer
- Smriti Rekha Chakma – Chakma Loinloom shawl weaver from Tripura
- Omprakash Sharma – Mach theatre artist
- Narayanan E P – Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur
- Bhagabat Padhan – Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert
- Sanatan Rudra Pal – Distinguished sculptor
- Badrappan M – Exponent of Valli Oyil Kummi Folk Dance
- Jordan Lepcha – Bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe
- Machihan Sasa – Longpi potter from Ukhrul
- Gaddam Sammaiah – Eminent Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist
- Jankilal – Behrupiya Artist from Bhilwara
- Dasari Kondappa – 3rd generation Burra Veena player
- Babu Ram Yadav – Brass Marori craftsperson
- Nepal Chandra Sutradhar – 3rd Generation Chhau mask maker