President Droupadi Murmu has approved conferment of 139 Padma Awards for Year 2025. The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards.

23 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumous awardees.

Indian writer MT Vasudevan Nair, former chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Osamu Suzuki, and singer Sharda Sinha have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.

Singer Pankaj Udhas and economist Bibek Debroy have been given the Padma Bhushan posthumously. Hockey player PR Sreejesh has also been conferred with Padma Bhushan.

Cricketer R Ashwin and football player IM Vijayan have been awarded with the Padmashree.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated all the Padma awardees. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements.

He said their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating. He added that each awardee is synonymous with hardwork, passion and innovation, which has positively impacted countless lives.