Padma Awards are one of India's highest civilian honors and are divided into three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
Art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medical, literature and education, sports, and civil service are among the disciplines/fields of endeavor recognized by the Padma awards.
Every year, the awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day.
The President has accepted the conferral of 106 Padma Awards for the year 2023, including three pair instances (the Award is considered as one in a dual case), as shown in the list below. There are six Padma Vibhushans, nine Padma Bhushan, and 91 Padma Shri Awards on the list.
19 of the recipients are women, while the list also contains two foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and seven posthumous awardees.
The Padma Awards are bestowed by the President of India during ceremonial festivities held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in March or April of each year.
Below is the Complete List of Winners of the Padma Award 2023 for Kerala PSC.
List of Winners of Padma Award 2023
Padma Vibhushan (6)
The Padma Vibhushan is given in recognition of remarkable and outstanding service. It was given to six distinguished citizens of our nation in 2023.
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Zakir Hussain | Art |
| Srinivas Varadhan (USA) | Science & Engineering |
| S.M. Krishna | Public Affairs |
| Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) | |
| Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) | Medicine |
| Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) | Others - Architecture |
Padma Bhushan (9)
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Vani Jairam | Art |
| Suman Kalyanpur | Art |
| S. L. Bhyrappa | Literature & Education |
| Kapil Kapoor | |
| Sudha Murty | Social Work |
| Deepak Dhar | Science & Engineering |
| Kumar Mangalam Birla | Trade & Industry |
| Kamlesh D. Patel | Others - Spiritualism |
| Swami Chinna Jeeyar |
Padma Shri (91)
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| C. V. Raju | Art |
| Usha Barle | |
| Premjit Baria | |
| Mahipat Kavi | |
| Moa Subong | |
| Krishna Patel | |
| Rani Machaiah | |
| Subhadra Devi | |
| Neihunuo Sorhie | |
| Kapil Dev Prasad | |
| K. C. Runremsangi | |
| M. M. Keeravaani | |
| Raveena Tandon | |
| Jodhaiyabai Baiga | |
| Hemant Chauhan | |
| Hemoprova Chutia | |
| Bhanubhai Chitara | |
| Pareshbhai Rathwa | |
| Pritikana Goswami | |
| Hem Chandra Goswami | |
| Ritwik Sanyal | |
| Domar Singh Kunvar | |
| Maguni Charan Kuanr | |
| Ajay Kumar Mandavi | |
| Mangala Kanti Roy | |
| Dilshad Hussain | |
| Ahmed Hussain & Mohammad Hussain | |
| Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri | |
| Ghulam Muhammad Zaz | |
| Risingbor Kurkalang | |
| Coomi Nariman Wadia | |
| Parshuram Komaji Khune | |
| K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai | |
| Kota Satchidananda Sastry | |
| Ramesh Parmar & Shanti Parmar | |
| Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa | |
| C. I. Issac* | Literature & Education |
| Mohan Singh | |
| Anand Kumar | |
| Dhaniram Toto | |
| Antaryami Mishra | |
| Ramesh Patange | |
| Rattan Singh Jaggi | |
| Dr. Janum Singh Soy | |
| Radha Charan Gupta | |
| B. Ramakrishna Reddy | |
| Prakash Chandra Sood | |
| Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari | |
| Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande | |
| Manoranjan Sahu | Medicine |
| Ratan Chandra Kar | |
| Nalini Parthasarathi | |
| Ishwar Chander Verma | |
| Gopalsamy Veluchamy | |
| Munishwar Chanddawar | |
| Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti | |
| Thounaojam Chaoba Singh | Public Affairs |
| Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous) | |
| Bakshi Ram | Science & Engineering |
| Arvind Kumar | |
| Sujatha Ramdorai (Canada) | |
| Khadar Valli Dudekula | |
| Modadugu Vijay Gupta | |
| Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal | |
| Abbareddy Nageswara Rao | |
| Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara | |
| Hirabai Lobi | Social Work |
| Laxman Singh | |
| Bhiku Ramji Idate | |
| Moolchand Lodha | |
| Ramkuiwangbe Jene | |
| Uma Shankar Pandey | |
| Bikram Bahadur Jamatia | |
| V. P. Appukuttan Poduval* | |
| Palam Kalyana Sundaram | |
| Gajanan Jagannath Mane | |
| Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar | |
| Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan | |
| Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) | |
| S. R. D. Prasad* | Sports |
| Gurcharan Singh | |
| K. Shanathoiba Sharma | |
| Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry |
| Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) | |
| Patayat Sahu | Others - Agriculture |
| Nekram Sharma | |
| Tula Ram Upreti | |
| Cheruvayal K. Raman* | |
| S. Subbaraman | Others - Archaeology |
| Dr. Sukama Acharya | Others - Spiritualism |
| Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin |