President Murmu to confer Padma Awards on June 23 at second Civil Investiture Ceremony
President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Padma Awards on 65 distinguished personalities at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 23, 2026. For 2026 the President approved a total of 131 Padma awards — comprising 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri — of which 66 were conferred in the first phase on May 25, 2026, leaving the remaining to be presented on June 23. Among those to be honoured are veteran Malayalam superstar Mammootty (Padma Bhushan), actor-filmmaker R. Madhavan (Padma Shri), and the late actor Satish Shah, whose next of kin will receive his Padma Shri posthumously; Telugu cinema veteran Rajendra Prasad is also among the recipients.
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8 points- 1President Droupadi Murmu will confer Padma Awards on 65 personalities at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 23, 2026.
- 2A total of 131 Padma awards were approved for 2026: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
- 3The first phase, on May 25, 2026, covered 66 of the 131 awardees.
- 4Mammootty will receive the Padma Bhushan; R. Madhavan the Padma Shri.
- 5The late Satish Shah will be honoured with the Padma Shri posthumously, received by his kin.
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- +The Padma Awards are conferred in two ceremonies; the second phase falls on June 23, 2026.
- +Padma Vibhushan is the highest of the three Padma categories, followed by Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
- +The awards span cinema, public affairs, science, sports, social work and other fields.
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How many Padma Awards were approved for 2026, and what is their category-wise break-up?
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The Padma Awards are among the most frequently tested awards-and-honours items across banking, SSC and UPSC exams, and the year's total count, the category split and the prominent recipients are exactly the specifics that examiners turn into direct General Awareness questions.
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Background & Context
The Padma Awards are among India's highest civilian honours, instituted in 1954 and announced every year on the eve of Republic Day (January 26). They are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service (the highest), Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order, and Padma Shri for distinguished service — across fields such as art, literature, science, sport, medicine, social work, public affairs and industry. The awards are presented by the President of India at Civil Investiture Ceremonies usually held at Rashtrapati Bhavan around March–April, though they may extend across more than one sitting. They carry no cash component and cannot be used as a title or appended to the recipient's name. Recommendations are processed by a Padma Awards Committee constituted each year, and in recent years the government has emphasised recognising unsung grassroots achievers.
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1 / 2How many Padma Awards in total did the President approve for 2026?
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