Padma Awards 2025: 139 awards including 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the Padma Awards 2025 on 25 January 2025: 139 awards comprising 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
Summary
The Padma Awards 2025 were announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 25 January 2025, on the eve of Republic Day, with the President approving 139 awards including one duo case. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards; 23 awardees are women, 10 are from the Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI category and 13 are posthumous. Padma Vibhushan recipients include Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy (medicine), Justice (Retd.) Jagdish Singh Khehar (public affairs), Kumudini Lakhia (art), L. Subramaniam (art), M. T. Vasudevan Nair (posthumous), Osamu Suzuki of Japan (posthumous) and Sharda Sinha (posthumous).
Key facts
- Announced
- 25 January 2025 (MHA)
- Total
- 139 awards (including 1 duo case)
- Padma Vibhushan
- 7
- Padma Bhushan
- 19
- Padma Shri
- 113
- Women
- 23
- Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI
- 10
- Posthumous
- 13
- Conferred by
- President, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, usually March/April
Practice MCQs 5 questions
How many Padma Vibhushan awards were announced for 2025?
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Correct answer: A â 7
PIB 2096285 (MHA): the list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards.
What was the total number of Padma Awards approved for 2025, counting the duo case as one?
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Correct answer: C â 139
PIB 2096285: the President approved 139 Padma Awards including 1 duo case, counted as one.
Consider the following statements about the Padma Awards 2025: 1. 19 Padma Bhushan awards were announced. 2. 23 of the awardees are women. 3. 10 awards were conferred posthumously. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B â 1 and 2 only
PIB 2096285: there are 19 Padma Bhushan awards and 23 women awardees; 13 awards are posthumous, while 10 is the count of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI awardees.
Which Japanese industrialist was named for the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in Trade and Industry in 2025?
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Correct answer: D â Osamu Suzuki
PIB 2096285: Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous), Trade and Industry, Japan, is among the 7 Padma Vibhushan awardees.
Match the Padma Awards 2025 recipients with their award category: 1. Sharda Sinha â Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) 2. P R Sreejesh â Padma Bhushan 3. Arijit Singh â Padma Bhushan Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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Correct answer: B â 1 and 2 only
PIB 2096285: Sharda Sinha received the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) and P R Sreejesh the Padma Bhushan (sports); Arijit Singh is in the Padma Shri list.