Republic Day 2026: Former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren, Dharmendra, Rohit Sharma among Padma awardees | Check list

Republic Day 2026: The Padma Awards are recognising 45 individuals from across the country for their distinguished service in diverse fields. Among the awardees are actor Dharmendra, Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, and several others.

Republic Day 2026: The list of Padma Awards recipients for 2026 was announced on Sunday, on the eve of the Republic Day. 

The awards are recognising 45 heroes from across the country for their distinguished service in diverse fields, including social work, literature and education, healthcare, public service, and community welfare.

For the year 2026, the President has approved conferment of 131 Padma Awards, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per the list.

The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri Awards. Nineteen of the awardees are women, while the list also includes six persons from the categories of Foreign Nationals, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), along with 16 awardees honoured posthumously.

PM Modi congratulates Padma awardees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), wrote, "Congratulations to all the Padma Awardees for their outstanding contributions to our nation. Their excellence, dedication and service across diverse fields enrich the fabric of our society. The honour reflects the spirit of commitment and excellence that continues to inspire generations."

Padma Awards 2026

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren (Posthumous) to be conferred with Padma Bhushan in the field of Public Affairs.

Singer Alka Yagnik, Former Uttarakhand CM Bhagat Singh Koshyari, and Actor Mammootty to be conferred with Padma Bhushan.

Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy, Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu, Piyush Pandey (Posthumous), S K M Maeilanandhan, Shatavadhani R Ganesh, Uday Kotak, VK Malhotra (Posthumous), Vellappally Natesan, Vijay Amritraj to be conferred with Padma Bhushan.

Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar to be conferred with Padma Shri in the field of Sports.

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Former UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Para Athlete Praveen Kumar, Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Former CEO of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar Vempati to be conferred with Padma Shri. Notably, actor R Madhavan is also to be conferred with the Padma Shri award.

The awards are given across a wide range of disciplines such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service.

The Padma Awards are presented by the President of India at ceremonial functions held every year at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

(with ANI inputs)