2024 Padma Awards

The Padma Awards 2024 have been announced, and the list includes 132 recipients, with 30 of them being women and 8 from the categories of foreign non-resident Indian (NRI), person of Indian origin (PIO), and overseas citizenship of India (OCI).

About Padma Awards:

• The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honoursonly after Bharat Ratna of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.
• The Awards are given in three categories:
  • Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service)
  • Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order)
  • Padma Shri (distinguished service)
• The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year.
• The awards are presented by the President of Indiausually in the month of March/April every year where the awardees are presented a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion.
• The award does not amount to a title and cannot be used as a suffix or prefixto the awardees’ name.
• The total number of awards to be given in a year (excluding posthumous awards and to NRI/foreigners/OCIs) should not be more than 120.
• Eligibility:
• All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards.
• Government servants including those working with PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for these Awards.
• The award is normally not conferred posthumously. However, in highly deserving cases, the Government could consider giving an award posthumously.