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.
- For the year 2024, the President has approved conferment of 132 Padma Awards including 2 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri Awards.
- 30 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 8 persons from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI and 9 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan award 2024 check the list
| S.NO | Name | Filed | State/Region/Country |
| 1 | Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3 | Shri M Venkaiah Naidu | Public Affairs | Andhra Pradesh |
| 4 | Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous) | Social Work | Bihar |
| 5 | Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
Padma Bhushan award 2024 check the list
| 20 | Ms. Usha Uthup | Art | West Bengal |
| 21 | Shri Vijaykanth (Posthumous) | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 22 | Shri Kundan Vyas | Literature & Education – Journalism | Maharashtra |
Padma Shri award 2024 check the list
