Padma Awards 2016
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’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. 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 of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 112 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri Awardees. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs (include one posthumous) and 4 Posthumous awardees.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi | Art- Classical dance | Delhi |
| 2. | Shri Rajinikanth | Art-Cinema | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Smt. Girija Devi | Art-Classical Vocal | West Bengal |
| 4. | Shri Ramoji Rao | Literature & Education-Journalism | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5. | Dr. Viswanathan Shanta | Medicine- Oncology | Tamil Nadu |
| 6. | Shri Shri Ravi Shankar | Others-Spiritualism | Karnataka |
| 7. | Shri Jagmohan | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 8. | Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 9. | Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner) |
Literature & Education | USA |
| 10. | Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
Padma Bhushan
| Sl. No. | Name | Field | State |
| 11. | Shri Anupam Kher | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 12. | Shri Udit Narayan Jha | Art-Playback Singing | Maharashtra |
| 13. | Shri Ram V. Sutar | Art-Sculpture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14. | Shri Heisnam Kanhailal | Art-Theatre | Manipur |
| 15. | Shri Vinod Rai | Civil Service | Kerala |
| 16. | Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 17. | Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| 18. | Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard | Literature & Education – Journalism | Punjab |
| 19. | Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy | Medicine-Gastroenterology | Telangana |
| 20. | Swami Tejomayananda | Other-Spiritualism | Maharashtra |
| 21. | Shri Hafeez Contractor | Others-Architecture | Maharashtra |
| 22. | Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| 23. | Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 24. | Ms. Saina Nehwal | Sports-Badminton | Telangana |
| 25. | Ms. Sania Mirza | Sports-Tennis | Telangana |
| 26. | Ms. Indu Jain | Trade & Industry | Delhi |
| 27. | Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous) | Others-Spiritualism | Uttarakhand |
| 28. | Shri Robert Blackwill (Foreigner) |
Public Affairs | USA |
| 29. | Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO) | Trade & Industry | Ireland |