List of Padma Award Winners 2021
Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, 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, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
Padma Vibhushan
‘Padma Vibhushan‘ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service;
| S No | Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | Shri Shinzo Abe | Public Affairs | Japan |
| 2 | Shri S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous) | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde | Medicine | Karnataka |
| 4 | Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous) | Science and Engineering | USA |
| 5 | Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Others- Spiritualism | Delhi |
| 6 | Shri B. B. Lal | Others- Archaeology | Delhi |
| 7 | Shri Sudarshan Sahoo | Art | Odisha |
Padma Bhushan
‘Padma Vibhushan‘ is awarded for distinguished service of a high order
| S No | Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra | Art | Kerala |
| 2 | Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Assam |
| 3 | Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| 4 | Ms. Sumitra Mahajan | Public Affairs | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5 | Shri Nripendra Misra | Civil Service | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 7 | Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Gujarat |
| 8 | Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous) | Others- Spiritualism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 9 | Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| 10 | Shri Tarlochan Singh | Public Affairs | Haryana |
‘Padma Shri’ is awarded for distinguished service in any field.
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The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President has approved the conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) as per the list below. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 16 Posthumous awardees, and 1 transgender awardee.
