Last Updated on May 25, 2026 11:45 pm by BIZNAMA NEWS
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President Droupadi Murmu today conferred Padma Awards to 66 eminent personalities for the year 2026 at the first Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Of them two were conferred with Padma Vibhushan, six with Padma Bhushan and 58 personalities were confered with Padma Shri
Noted film actor Dharmendra Singh Deol has been honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously for his contribution in the field of art. The actor’s wife and Lok Sabha MP Hema Malini received the award. The legendary Indian violin maestro Dr. N. Rajam was also honoured with Padma Vibhushan.
In the category of Padma Bhushan, Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was awarded Padma Bhushan for his services in the field of public affairs. Besides, Shatavadhani Dr R Ganesh received the award in the field of art, Industrialist Uday Suresh Kumar Kotak received the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Trade and Industry, while Dr Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaiswamy received the awatrd in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of medicine.
Those emimnent personalities who have been honoured with Padma Shri include Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur Bhuller for her contribution in the field of sports, Taga Ram Bheel has been conferred for his contribution in the field of arts. Other recipient include Ratilal Mohanlal Borisagar, Swami Brahmdev and Kumar Bose.
During the ceremony, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister’s Amit Shah, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and H D Kumaraswamy among others are also present on the occasion.
For the year 2026, the President has approved conferment of 131 Padma awards including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards. The remaining Padma awardees will be conferred in the second round of the ceremony to be held later. The awards are announced on the occasion of the Republic Day every year. The prestigious civilian honours are given in various fields – art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service. Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service, while Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.