On the eve of the 75th Republic Day festivities, the Govt of India revealed the first list of 34 Padma Award winners.

Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards in the country, are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.

The awards cover a wide range of areas, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medical, literature and education, sports, and civil service.

List of Padma Vibhushan 2024 Winners

Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) - Tamil Nadu

Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) - Andhra Pradesh

Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) - Andhra Pradesh

Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work) - Bihar

Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) - Tamil

List of Padma Bhushan 2024 Winners

Ms. M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs) - Kerala

Shri Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education) - Maharashtra

Shri Mithun Chakraborty (Art) - West Bengal

Shri Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry) - Karnataka

Shri Young Liu (Trade & Industry) - Taiwan

Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine) - Maharashtra

Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs) - West Bengal

Shri Ram Naik (Public Affairs) - Maharashtra

Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine) - Gujarat

Shri Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs) - Kerala

Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art) - Maharashtra

Shri Togdan Rinpoche (Others - Spiritualism) - Ladakh

Shri Pyarelal Sharma (Art) - Maharashtra

Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine) - Bihar

Ms. Usha Uthup (Art) - West Bengal

Shri Vijaykanth (Art) - Tamil Nadu

Shri Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education - Journalism) - Maharashtra List of Padma

Padma Shri 2024 Winners

Parbati Baruah - India's first female elephant mahout

Chami Murmu - Renowned tribal environmentalist

Sangthankima - Social worker from Mizoram

Jageshwar Yadav - Tribal welfare worker

Gurvinder Singh - Divyang social worker from Sirsa

Sathyanarayana Beleri - Rice farmer from Kasaragod

Dukhu Majhi - Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village

K Chellammal - Organic farmer from Andaman

Hemchand Manjhi - Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur

Yanung Jamoh Lego - Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh

Somanna - Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru

Sarbeswar Basumatary - Tribal farmer from Chirang

Prema Dhanraj - Plastic surgeon and social worker