Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri 2020
2020-01-27 | Team PendulumEdu
Padma awards are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day. They are presented by the President of India. The award ceremony is organized at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The award ceremony is usually organized around March/ April every year.
Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are three awards included in the category of Padma awards. While Padma Vibhushan is given for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan is given for distinguished service of a high order. Padma Shri is given for distinguished service. Padma awards can be given in any field. The government can give a maximum of 120 awards every year. But, the awards given posthumously or to NRI/foreigners/OCIs are not included in the limit of maximum 120 awards every year. The winners of Padma awards are given a Sanad (certificate) having sign of the President, a medallion and a small replica of the medallion.
The government started Padma Vibhushan in 1954. On 8 January 1955, three categories of Padma Vibhushan (Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg and Tisra Varg) were renamed as Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Padma awards were not announced on the occasion of Republic Day in 1978 and 1979 and in the years 1993 to 1997. While Padma Vibhushan has been given to 314 people since 1954, Padma Bhushan has been given to 1271 people since 1954. The number of people, who have won Padma Shri since 1954 is 3123.
Prime Minister constitutes Padma Awards Committee every year. Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Padma Awards Committee. Home Secretary and Secretary to the President are its members. Along with Home Secretary and Secretary to the President, other members of the Padma Awards Committee are four to six eminent persons. Padma Awards Committee gives its recommendations on all nominations received through a nomination process that is open for the public. A person can also nominate his/her name for Padma Awards. The recommendations of the Padma Awards Committee go to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval.
All persons are eligible for Padma Awards. Government servants are not eligible for Padma Awards. But, doctors and scientists working as government servants are eligible. Usually, Padma Awards are not given posthumously. But, government can give them posthumously in highly deserving cases. A person cannot be given a Padma Award of higher category before the passing of at least five years since he received Padma Award of lower category. But, the Padma Awards committee can relax these criteria in highly deserving cases.
In 2020, President has approved total 141 Padma Awards. These include 7 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri Awards. While 33 women will be awarded Padma Awards in 2020, the number of people winning Padma Awards this year posthumously (after death) is 12. Number of foreigners/ /NRIs/PIOs/OCIs winning Padma Awards in 2020 is 18.
For details about winners of Padma Awards 2020, please see the table given below.
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Padma Vibhushan |
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S. No. |
Name |
State/Country |
Field |
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1. |
Shri George Fernandes (Posthumous) |
Bihar |
Public Affairs |
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2. |
Shri Arun Jaitley (Posthumous) |
Delhi |
Public Affairs |
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3. |
Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK |
Mauritius |
Public Affairs |
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4. |
Smt. M. C. Mary Kom |
Manipur |
Sports |
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5. |
Shri Chhannulal Mishra |
Uttar Pradesh |
Art |
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6. |
Smt. Sushma Swaraj (Posthumous) |
Delhi |
Public Affairs |
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7. |
Shri Vishveshateertha Swamiji Sri Pejavara Adhokaja Matha Udupi (Posthumous) |
Karnataka |
Others-Spiritualism |
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Padma Bhushan |
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S. No. |
Name |
State/Country |
Field |
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8. |
Shri M. Mumtaz Ali (Sri M) |
Kerala |
Others-Spiritualism |
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9. |
Shri Syed Muazzem Ali (Posthumous) |
Bangladesh |
Public Affairs |
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10. |
Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig |
Jammu Kashmir |
Public Affairs |
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11. |
Shri Ajoy Chakravorty |
West Bengal |
Art |
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12. |
Shri Manoj Das |
Puducherry |
Literature and Education |
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13. |
Shri Balkrishna Doshi |
Gujarat |
Others-Architecture |
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14. |
Ms. Krishnammal Jagannathan |
Tamil Nadu |
Social Work |
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15. |
Shri S. C Jamir |
Nagaland |
Public Affairs |
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16. |
Shri Anil Prakash Joshi |
Uttarakhand |
Social Work |
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17. |
Dr. Tsering Landol |
Ladakh |
Medicine |
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18. |
Shri Anand Mahindra |
Maharashtra |
Trade and Industry |
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19. |
Shri Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon (Posthumous) |
Kerala |
Public Affairs |
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20. |
Shri Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar (Posthumous) |
Goa |
Public Affairs |
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21. |
Prof. Jagdish Sheth |
USA |
Literature and Education |
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22. |
Ms. P. V. Sindhu |
Telangana |
Sports |
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23. |
Shri Venu Srinivasan |
Tamil Nadu |
Trade and Industry |
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Padma Shri |
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S. No. |
Name |
State/Country |
Field |
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24 |
Guru Shashadhar Acharya |
Jharkhand |
Art |
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25. |
Dr. Yogi Aeron |
Uttarakhand |
Medicine |
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26. |
Shri Jai Prakash Agarwal |
Delhi |
Trade and Industry |
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27. |
Shri Jagdish Lal Ahuja |
Punjab |
Social Work |
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28. |
Kazi Masum Akhtar |
West Bengal |
Literature and Education |
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29. |
Ms. Gloria Arieira |
Brazil |
Literature and Education |
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30. |
Khan Zaheerkhan Bakhtiyarkhan |
Maharashtra |
Sports |
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31. |
Dr. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay |
Uttar Pradesh |
Medicine |
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32. |
Dr. Sushovan Banerjee |
West Bengal |
Medicine |
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33. |
Dr. Digambar Behera |
Chandigarh |
Medicine |
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34. |
Dr. Damayanti Beshra |
Odisha |
Literature and Education |
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35. |
Shri Pawar Popatrao Bhaguji |
Maharashtra |
Social Work |
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36. |
Shri Hummata Ram Bhambhu |
Rajasthan |
Social Work |
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37. |
Shri Sanjeev Bikhchandani |
Uttar Pradesh |
Trade and Industry |
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38. |
Shri Gafurbhai M. Bilakhia |
Gujarat |
Trade and Industry |
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39. |
Shri Bob Blackman |
United Kingdom |
Public Affairs |
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40. |
Ms. Indira P.P. Bora |
Assam |
Art |
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41. |
Shri Madan Singh Chauhan |
Chhattisgarh |
Art |
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42. |
Ms. Usha Chaumar |
Rajasthan |
Social Work |
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43. |
Shri Lil Bahadur Chettri |
Assam |
Literature and Education |
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44. |
Ms. Lalitha & Ms. Saroja Chidambaram (Duo)* |
Tamil Nadu |
Art |
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45. |
Dr. Vajira Chitrasena |
Sri Lanka |
Art |
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46. |
Dr. Purushottam Dadheech |
Madhya Pradesh |
Art |
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47. |
Shri Utsav Charan Das |
Odisha |
Art |
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48. |
Prof. Indra Dassanayake (Posthumous) |
Sri Lanka |
Literature and Education |
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49. |
Shri H. M. Desai |
Gujarat |
Literature and Education |
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50. |
Shri Manohar Devadoss |
Tamil Nadu |
Art |
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51. |
Ms. Oinam Bembem Devi |
Manipur |
Sports |
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52. |
Ms. Lia Diskin |
Brazil |
Social Work |
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53. |
Shri M. P. Ganesh |
Karnataka |
Sports |
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54. |
Dr. Bangalore Gangadhar |
Karnataka |
Medicine |
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55. |
Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar |
Maharashtra |
Science and Engineering |
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56. |
Shri Barry Gardiner |
United Kingdom |
Public Affairs |
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57. |
Shri Chewang Motup Goba |
Ladakh |
Trade and Industry |
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58. |
Shri Bharat Goenka |
Karnataka |
Trade and Industry |
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59. |
Shri Yadla Gopalarao |
Andhra Pradesh |
Art |
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60. |
Shri Mitrabhanu Gountia |
Odisha |
Art |
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61. |
Ms. Tulasi Gowda |
Karnataka |
Social Work |
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62. |
Shri Sujoy K. Guha |
Bihar |
Science and Engineering |
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63. |
Shri Harekala Hajabba |
Karnataka |
Social Work |
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64. |
Shri Enamul Haque |
Bangladesh |
Others-Archaeology |
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65. |
Shri Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh |
Jharkhand |
Art |
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66. |
Shri Abdul Jabbar (Posthumous) |
Madhya Pradesh |
Social Work |
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67. |
Shri Bimal Kumar Jain |
Bihar |
Social Work |
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68. |
Ms. Meenakshi Jain |
Delhi |
Literature and Education |
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69. |
Shri Nemnath Jain |
Madhya Pradesh |
Trade and Industry |
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70. |
Ms. Shanti Jain |
Bihar |
Art |
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71. |
Shri Sudhir Jain |
Gujarat |
Science and Engineering |
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72. |
Shri Benichandra Jamatia |
Tripura |
Literature and Education |
|
73. |
Shri K. V. Sampath Kumar & Ms. Vidushi Jayalakshmi K. S. (Duo)* |
Karnataka |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
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74. |
Shri Karan Johar |
Maharashtra |
Art |
|
75. |
Dr. Leela Joshi |
Madhya Pradesh |
Medicine |
|
76. |
Ms. Sarita Joshi |
Maharashtra |
Art |
|
77. |
Shri C. Kamlova |
Mizoram |
Literature and Education |
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78. |
Dr. Ravi Kannan R. |
Assam |
Medicine |
|
79. |
Ms. Ekta Kapoor |
Maharashtra |
Art |
|
80. |
Shri Yazdi Naoshirwan Karanjia |
Gujarat |
Art |
|
81. |
Shri Narayan J. Joshi Karayal |
Gujarat |
Literature and Education |
|
82. |
Dr. Narindar Nath Khanna |
Uttar Pradesh |
Medicine |
|
83. |
Shri Naveen Khanna |
Delhi |
Science and Engineering |
|
84. |
Shri S. P. Kothari |
USA |
Literature and Education |
|
85. |
Shri V. K. Munusamy Krishnapakthar |
Puducherry |
Art |
|
86. |
Shri M. K. Kunjol |
Kerala |
Social Work |
|
87. |
Shri Manmohan Mahapatra (Posthumous) |
Odisha |
Art |
|
88. |
Ustad Anwar Khan Mangniyar |
Rajasthan |
Art |
|
89. |
Shri Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal |
Kerala |
Science and Engineering |
|
90. |
Shri Munna Master |
Rajasthan |
Art |
|
91. |
Prof. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra |
Himachal Pradesh |
Literature and Education |
|
92. |
Ms. Binapani Mohanty |
Odisha |
Literature and Education |
|
93. |
Dr. Arunoday Mondal |
West Bengal |
Medicine |
|
94. |
Dr. Prithwindra Mukherjee |
France |
Literature and Education |
|
95. |
Shri Sathyanarayan Mundayoor |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Social Work |
|
96. |
Shri Manilal Nag |
West Bengal |
Art |
|
97. |
Shri N. Chandrasekharan Nair |
Kerala |
Literature and Education |
|
98. |
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura (Posthumous) |
Afghanistan |
Social Work |
|
99. |
Shri Shiv Datt Nirmohi |
Jammu Kashmir |
Literature and Education |
|
100. |
Shri Pu Lalbiakhanga Pachuau |
Mizoram |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
|
101. |
Ms. Moozhikkal Pankajakshi |
Kerala |
Art |
|
102. |
Dr. Prasanta Kumar Pattanaik |
USA |
Literature and Education |
|
103. |
Shri Jogendra Nath Phukan |
Assam |
Literature and Education |
|
104. |
Ms. Rahibai Soma Popere |
Maharashtra |
Others-Agriculture |
|
105. |
Shri Yogesh Praveen |
Uttar Pradesh |
Literature and Education |
|
106. |
Shri Jitu Rai |
Uttar Pradesh |
Sports |
|
107. |
Shri Tarundeep Rai |
Sikkim |
Sports |
|
108. |
Shri S. Ramakrishnan |
Tamil Nadu |
Social Work |
|
109. |
Ms. Rani Rampal |
Haryana |
Sports |
|
110. |
Ms. Kangana Ranaut |
Maharashtra |
Art |
|
111. |
Shri Dalavai Chalapathi Rao |
Andhra Pradesh |
Art |
|
112 |
Shri Shahbuddin Rathod |
Gujarat |
Literature and Education |
|
113. |
Shri Kalyan Singh Rawat |
Uttarakhand |
Social Work |
|
114. |
Shri Chintala Venkat Reddy |
Telangana |
Others-Agriculture |
|
115. |
Smt. (Dr.) Shanti Roy |
Bihar |
Medicine |
|
116. |
Shri Radhammohan & Ms. Sabarmatee (Duo)* |
Odisha |
Others-Agriculture |
|
117. |
Shri Batakrushna Sahoo |
Odisha |
Others-Animal Husbandry |
|
118. |
Ms. Trinity Saioo |
Meghalaya |
Others-Agriculture |
|
119. |
Shri Adnan Sami |
Maharashtra |
Art |
|
120. |
Shri Vijay Sankeshwar |
Karnataka |
Trade and Industry |
|
121. |
Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma |
Assam |
Medicine |
|
122. |
Shri Sayes Mehboob Shah Qadri alias Sayedbhai |
Maharashtra |
Social Work |
|
123. |
Shri Mohammed Sharif |
Uttar Pradesh |
Social Work |
|
124. |
Shri Shyam Sunder Sharma |
Bihar |
Art |
|
125. |
Dr. Gurdip Singh |
Gujarat |
Medicine |
|
126. |
Shri Ramjee Singh |
Bihar |
Social Work |
|
127. |
Shri Vashishtha Narayan Singh (Posthumous) |
Bihar |
Science and Engineering |
|
128. |
Dr. Daya Prakash Sinha |
Uttar Pradesh |
Art |
|
129. |
Dr. Sandra Desa Souza |
Maharashtra |
Medicine |
|
130. |
Shri Vijaysarathi Sribhashyam |
Telangana |
Literature and Education |
|
131. |
Smt. Kalee Shabi Mahaboob & Shri Sheikh Mahaboob Subani (Duo)* |
Tamil Nadu |
Art |
|
132. |
Shri Javed Ahmed Tak |
Jammu Kashmir |
Social Work |
|
133. |
Shri Pradeep Thalappil |
Tamil Nadu |
Science and Engineering |
|
134. |
Shri Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Literature and Education |
|
135. |
Shri Robert Thurman |
USA |
Literature and Education |
|
136. |
Shri Agus Indra Udayana |
Indonesia |
Social Work |
|
137. |
Shri Harish Chandra Verma |
Uttar Pradesh |
Science and Engineering |
|
138 |
Shri Sundaram Verma |
Rajasthan |
Social Work |
|
139. |
Dr. Romesh Tekchand Wadhwani |
USA |
Trade and Industry |
|
140. |
Shri Suresh Wadkar |
Maharashtra |
Art |
|
141. |
Shri Prem Watsa |
Canada |
Trade and Industry |
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