Padma Shri Awards 2019 was announced on January 25, 2019. Only Ninety four persons of this year have been awarded the Padma Shri Awards. India’s second highest Civilian Awards, Padma Awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The awards are given in various disciplines or fields of activities: social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. The Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; the Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and the Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March or April every year. This year the President of India Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards including one duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one). The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri Awards. 21 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 3 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender person.
Here is the full list of Padma Shri Awardees 2019–
Padma Vibhushan Winners (4)
| S.No | Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rajeshwar Acharya | Art-Vocal-Hindustani | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2. | Bangaru Adigalar | Others-Spiritualism | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Illias Ali | Medicine-Surgery | Assam |
| 4. | Manoj Bajpayee | Art-Acting-Films | Maharashtra |
| 5. | Uddhab Kumar Bharali | Science & Engineering-Grassroots Innovation | Assam |
| 6. | Omesh Kumar Bharti | Medicine-Rabies | Himachal Pradesh |
| 7. | Pritam Bhartwan | Art-Vocals-Folk | Uttarakhand |
| 8. | Jyoti Bhatt | Art-Painting | Gujarat |
| 9. | Dilip Chakravarty | Others-Archaeology | Delhi |
| 10. | Mammen Chandy | Medicine-Hematology | West Bengal |
| 11. | Swapan Chaudhuri | Art-Music-Tabla | West Bengal |
| 12. | Kanwal Singh Chauhan | Others-Agriculture | Haryana |
| 13. | Sunil Chhetri | Sports-Football | Telangana |
| 14. | Dinyar Contractor | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra |
| 15. | Ms. Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli | Social Work-Divyang Welfare | Gujarat |
| 16. | Babulal Dahiya | Others-Agriculture | Madhya Pradesh |
| 17. | Thanga Darlong | Art-Music-Flute | Tripura |
| 18. | Prabhu Deva | Art-Dance | Karnataka |
| 19. | Ms. Rajkumari Devi | Others-Agriculture | Bihar |
| 20. | Ms. Bhagirathi Devi | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 21. | Baldev Singh Dhillon | Science & Engineering-Agriculture | Punjab |
| 22. | Ms. Harika Dronavalli | Sports-Chess | Andhra Pradesh |
| 23. | Ms. Godawari Dutta | Art-Painting | Bihar |
| 24. | Gautam Gambhir | Sports-Cricket | Delhi |
| 25. | Ms. Draupadi Ghimiray | Social Work-Divyang Welfare | Sikkim |
| 26. | Ms. Rohini Godbole | Science & Engineering-Nuclear | Karnataka |
| 27. | Sandeep Guleria | Medicine-Surgery | Delhi |
| 28. | Pratap Singh Hardia | Medicine- Ophthmology | Madhya Pradesh |
| 29. | Bulu Imam | Social Work-Culture | Jharkhand |
| 30. | Ms. Friederike Irina (Foreigner) | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Germany |
| 31. | Joravarsinh Jadav | Art-Dance Folk | Gujarat |
| 32. | S Jaishankar | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 33. | Narsingh Dev Jamwal | Literature & Education | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 34. | Fayaz Ahmad Jan | Art-Craft-Papier Mache | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 35. | K G Jayan | Art-Music-Bhakti | Kerala |
| 36. | Subhash Kak (Foreigner) | Science & Engineering-Technology | USA |
| 37. | Sharath Kamal | Sports-Table Tennis | Tamil Nadu |
| 38. | Rajani Kant | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 39. | Sudam Kate | Medicine-Sickle Cell | Maharashtra |
| 40. | Waman Kendre | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra |
| 41. | Kader Khan (Posthumous-Foreigner) | Art-Acting-Films | Canada |
| 42. | Abdul Gafur Khatri | Art-Painting | Gujarat |
| 43. | Ravindra Kolhe (Duo)* | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Smita Kolhe (Duo)* | |||
| 44. | Ms. Bombayla Devi Laishram | Sports-Archery | Manipur |
| 45. | Kailash Madbaiya | Literature & Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 46. | Ramesh Babaji Maharaj | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Uttar Pradesh |
| 47. | Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya | Others-Agriculture | Gujarat |
| 48. | Ms. Gita Mehta (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | USA |
| 49. | Shadab Mohammad | Medicine-Dentistry | Uttar Pradesh |
| 50. | K K Muhammed | Others-Archaeology | Kerala |
| 51. | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Jharkhand |
| 52. | Daitari Naik | Social Work | Odisha |
| 53. | Shankar Mahadevan Narayan | Art-Vocals-Films | Maharashtra |
| 54. | Shantanu Narayen (Foreigner) | Trade & Industry-Technology | USA |
| 55. | Nartaki Natraj | Art-Dance-Bharatnatyam | Tamil Nadu |
| 56. | Tsering Norboo | Medicine-Surgery | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 57. | Anup Ranjan Pandey | Art-Music | Chhattisgarh |
| 58. | Jagdish Prasad Parikh | Others-Agriculture | Rajasthan |
| 59. | Ganpatbhai Patel (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | USA |
| 60. | Bimal Patel | Others-Architecture | Gujarat |
| 61. | Hukumchand Patidar | Others-Agriculture | Rajasthan |
| 62. | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | Public Affairs | Punjab |
| 63. | Ms. Madurai Chinna Pillai | Social Work-Microfinance | Tamil Nadu |
| 64. | Ms. Tao Porchon-Lynch (Foreigner) | Others-Yoga | USA |
| 65. | Ms. Kamala Pujhari | Others-Agriculture | Odisha |
| 66. | Bajrang Punia | Sports-Wrestling | Haryana |
| 67. | Jagat Ram | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Chandigarh |
| 68. | R V Ramani | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Tamil Nadu |
| 69. | Devarapalli Prakash Rao | Social Work-Affordable Education | Odisha |
| 70. | Anup Sah | Art-Photography | Uttarakhand |
| 71. | Ms. Milena Salvini (Foreigner) | Art-Dance-Kathakali | France |
| 72. | Nagindas Sanghavi | Literature & Education-Journalism | Maharashtra |
| 73. | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Art-Lyrics | Telangana |
| 74. | Shabbir Sayyad | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Maharashtra |
| 75. | Mahesh Sharma | Social Work-Tribal Welfare | Madhya Pradesh |
| 76. | Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 77. | Brijesh Kumar Shukla | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 78. | Narendra Singh | Others-Animal Husbandry | Haryana |
| 79. | Ms. Prashanti Singh | Sports-Basketball | Uttar Pradesh |
| 80. | Sultan Singh | Others-Animal Husbandry | Haryana |
| 81. | Jyoti Kumar Sinha | Social Work-Affordable Education | Bihar |
| 82. | Anandan Sivamani | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 83 | Ms. Sharada Srinivasan | Others-Archaeology | Karnataka |
| 84. | Devendra Swarup (Posthumous) | Literature & Education-Journalism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 85. | Ajay Thakur | Sports-Kabaddi | Himachal Pradesh |
| 86. | Rajeev Tharanath | Art-Music-Sarod | Karnataka |
| 87. | Ms. Saalumarada Thimmakka | Social Work-Environment | Karnataka |
| 88. | Ms. Jamuna Tudu | Social Work-Environment | Jharkhand |
| 89. | Bharat Bhushan Tyagi | Others-Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 90. | Ramaswami Venkataswami | Medicine-Surgery | Tamil Nadu |
| 91. | Ram Saran Verma | Others-Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 92. | Swami Vishudhananda | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
| 93. | Hiralal Yadav | Art-Vocals-Folk | Uttar Pradesh |
| 94. | Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli | Others-Agriculture | Andhra Pradesh |
Note: *indicates duo case. (counted as one award)
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