President Droupadi Murmu today conferred Padma Awards to 69 eminent personalities for the year 2025 at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Of them, three were conferred with Padma Vibhushan, 9 with Padma Bhushan and 57 personalities were conferred with Padma Shri.
Former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh khehar and Kumudni Rajnikant Lakhia have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan for their contribution in the field of Public affairs and Arts while renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha was honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously.Those who who have given Padma Bhushan include Jatin goswami, Kailash Nath Dixit, Sadhvi Ritambhara while renowned economist Bibek Debroy was conferred with this prestigious award Posthumously. Among those who were conferred Padma Shri include Manda Krishna Madiga, Dr. Neerja Bhatla, Sant Ram Deswal, Syed Ainul Hasan, Prashant Prakash and Nagendra Nath Roy, while, Hugh Gantzer and posthumous Colleen Gantzer were honoured with Padma Shri jointly.
Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian awards of the country, are conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are given in various disciplines and fields of activities including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service. On the occasion, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers including Amit Shah, Dr S Jaishankar and Pralhad Joshi and other dignitaries were present.
Akashvani News has talked to some of the Padma Awardees, who shared their excitement over this prestigious award. Former Chief Justice of India, Justice (Retd.) Jagdish Singh Khehar, who has been conferred with Padma Vibhushan, said that it is a great honour for him.
Padma Shri Awardee, Ajay Bhatt, who has been conferred for his great contribution in the field of Science and Engineering, said that he received the award for his work on USB technology.
Dr Neerja Bhatla who has been honoured with Padma Shri said that she received the award for her research work in preventing cervix cancer.
Another Padma Shri awardee Sant Ram Deswal who has been honoured for his contribution in the field of literature and education expressed his gratitude to the government for recognising unsung heroes for the country.
Earlier, President Droupadi Murmu had conferred Padma Awards to 71 eminent personalities for the year 2025 at the first Civil Investiture Ceremony held last month.
- Padma Vibhushan 2025 Winners: (7 Awardees)
Padma Vibhushan has been awarded to 7 individuals for exceptional and distinguished service.
| S.No | Awardee Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy | Medicine | Telangana |
| 2 | Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar | Public Affairs | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Mrs. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia | Art | Gujarat |
| 4 | Lakshminarayana Subramaniam | Art | Karnataka |
| 5 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| 6 | Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) | Trade and Industry | Japan |
| 7 | Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) | Art (Bihar Kokila) | Bihar |
- Padma Bhushan 2025 Winners: (19 Awardees)
Padma Bhushan has been awarded to 19 individuals for distinguished service of the highest order.
| S.No | Awardee Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | A Surya Prakash | Literature and Education-Journalism | Karnataka |
| 2 | Anant Nag | Art | Karnataka |
| 3 | Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | NCT Delhi |
| 4 | Jatin Goswami | Art | Assam |
| 5 | Jose Chacko Periappuram | Medicine | Kerala |
| 6 | Kailash Nath Dikshit | Others – Archaeology | NCT Delhi |
| 7 | Manohar Joshi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Art (Telugu Film Actor) | Andhra Pradesh |
| 10 | P R Sreejesh | Sports (Hockey) | Kerala |
| 11 | Pankaj Patel | Trade and Industry | Gujarat |
| 12 | Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) | Art (Ghazal Singer) | Maharashtra |
| 13 | Rambahadur Rai | Literature and Education-Journalism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | Sadhvi Ritambhara | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | SÂ Ajith Kumar | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 | Shekhar Kapur | Art (Film Director) | Maharashtra |
| 17 | Shobana Chandrakumar | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 18 | Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 19 | Vinod Dham | Science and Engineering | USA |
- Padma Shri 2025 Winners: (113 Awardees)
Padma Shri has been awarded to 113 individuals for distinguished service in any field.
| SNO. | Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | Adwaita Charan Gadanayak | Art | Odisha |
| 2 | Achyut Ramchandra Palav | Art | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Ajay V Bhatt | Science and Engineering | United States of America |
| 4 | Anil Kumar Boro | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 5 | Arijit Singh | Art | West Bengal |
| 6 | Arundhati Bhattacharya | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| 7 | Arunoday Saha | Literature and Education | Tripura |
| 8 | Arvind Sharma | Literature and Education | Canada |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Mahapatra | Medicine | Odisha |
| 10 | Ashok Laxman Saraf | Art | Maharashtra |
| 11 | Ashutosh Sharma | Science and Engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 | Ashwini Bhide Deshpande | Art | Maharashtra |
| 13 | Baijnath Maharaj | Others – Spiritualism | Rajasthan |
| 14 | Barry Godfray John | Art | NCT Delhi |
| 15 | Begam Batool | Art | Rajasthan |
| 16 | Bharat Gupt | Art | NCT Delhi |
| 17 | Bheru Singh Chouhan | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 18 | Bhim Singh Bhavesh | Social Work | Bihar |
| 19 | Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara | Art | Karnataka |
| 20 | Budhendra Kumar Jain | Medicine | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21 | C S Vaidyanathan | Public Affairs | NCT Delhi |
| 22 | Chaitram Deochand Pawar | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 23 | Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 24 | Chandrakant Sompura | Others – Architecture | Gujarat |
| 25 | Chetan E Chitnis | Science and Engineering | France |
| 26 | David R Syiemlieh | Literature and Education | Meghalaya |
| 27 | Durga Charan Ranbir | Art | Odisha |
| 28 | Farooq Ahmad Mir | Art | Jammu And Kashmir |
| 29 | Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | Gita Upadhyay | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 31 | Gokul Chandra Das | Art | West Bengal |
| 32 | Guruvayur Dorai | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 33 | Harchandan Singh Bhatty | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 34 | Hariman Sharma | Others – Agriculture | Himachal Pradesh |
| 35 | Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale | Art | Punjab |
| 36 | Harvinder Singh | Sports | Haryana |
| 37 | Hassan Raghu | Art | Karnataka |
| 38 | Hemant Kumar | Medicine | Bihar |
| 39 | Hriday Narayan Dixit | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 40 | Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) | Literature and Education – Journalism | Uttarakhand |
| 41 | Inivalappil Mani Vijayan | Sports | Kerala |
| 42 | Jagadish Joshila | Literature and Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 43 | Jaspinder Narula | Art | Maharashtra |
| 44 | Jonas Masetti | Others – Spiritualism | Brazil |
| 45 | Joynacharan Bathari | Art | Assam |
| 46 | Jumde Yomgam Gamlin | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 47 | K. Damodaran | Others – Culinary | Tamil Nadu |
| 48 | K L Krishna | Literature and Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 49 | K Omanakutty Amma | Art | Kerala |
| 50 | Kishore Kunal (Posthumous) | Civil Service | Bihar |
| 51 | L Hangthing | Others – Agriculture | Nagaland |
| 52 | Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer | Literature and Education – Journalism | Tamil Nadu |
| 53 | Lalit Kumar Mangotra | Literature and Education | Jammu And Kashmir |
| 54 | Lama Lobzang (Posthumous) | Others – Spiritualism | Ladakh |
| 55 | Libia Lobo Sardesai | Social Work | Goa |
| 56 | M D Srinivas | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 57 | Madugula Nagaphani Sarma | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 58 | Mahabir Nayak | Art | Jharkhand |
| 59 | Mamata Shankar | Art | West Bengal |
| 60 | Manda Krishna Madiga | Public Affairs | Telangana |
| 61 | Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 62 | Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous) | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 63 | Nagendra Nath Roy | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 64 | Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| 65 | Naren Gurung | Art | Sikkim |
| 66 | Neerja Bhatla | Medicine | NCT Delhi |
| 67 | Nirmala Devi | Art | Bihar |
| 68 | Nitin Nohria | Literature and Education | United States of America |
| 69 | Onkar Singh Pahwa | Trade and Industry | Punjab |
| 70 | P Datchanamoorthy | Art | Puducherry |
| 71 | Pandi Ram Mandavi | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| 72 | Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai | Art | Gujarat |
| 73 | Pawan Goenka | Trade and Industry | West Bengal |
| 74 | Prashanth Prakash | Trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| 75 | Pratibha Satpathy | Literature and Education | Odisha |
| 76 | Purisai Kannappa Sambandan | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 77 | R Ashwin | Sports | Tamil Nadu |
| 78 | R G Chandramogan | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 79 | Radha Bahin Bhatt | Social Work | Uttarakhand |
| 80 | Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 81 | Ramdarash Mishra | Literature and Education | NCT Delhi |
| 82 | Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar | Art | Maharashtra |
| 83 | Ratan Kumar Parimoo | Art | Gujarat |
| 84 | Reba Kanta Mahanta | Art | Assam |
| 85 | Renthlei Lalrawna | Literature and Education | Mizoram |
| 86 | Ricky Gyan Kej | Art | Karnataka |
| 87 | Sajjan Bhajanka | Trade and Industry | West Bengal |
| 88 | Sally Holkar | Trade and Industry | Madhya Pradesh |
| 89 | Sant Ram Deswal | Literature and Education | Haryana |
| 90 | Satyapal Singh | Sports | Uttar Pradesh |
| 91 | Seeni Viswanathan | Literature and Education | Tamil Nadu |
| 92 | Sethuraman Panchanathan | Science and Engineering | United States of America |
| 93 | Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Medicine | Kuwait |
| 94 | Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa) | Literature and Education | Rajasthan |
| 95 | Shyam Bihari Agrawal | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 96 | Soniya Nityanand | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| 97 | Stephen Knapp | Literature and Education | United States of America |
| 98 | Subhash Khetulal Sharma | Others – Agriculture | Maharashtra |
| 99 | Suresh Harilal Soni | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 100 | Surinder Kumar Vasal | Science and Engineering | Delhi |
| 101 | Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) | Others – Spiritualism | West Bengal |
| 102 | Syed Ainul Hasan | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 103 | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar | Art | West Bengal |
| 104 | Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi | Art | Manipur |
| 105 | Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 106 | Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi | Literature and Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 107 | Vasudeo Kamath | Art | Maharashtra |
| 108 | Velu Aasaan | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 109 | Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar | Art | Karnataka |
| 110 | Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj | Others – Spiritualism | Bihar |
| 111 | Vijayalakshmi Deshamane | Medicine | Karnataka |
| 112 | Vilas Dangre | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 113 | Vinayak Lohani | Social Work | West Bengal |
