The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. It is conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.
| Sl No. | Winner Name | Category | State/UT |
| 1 | Gulam Mohammed Sheikh | Art”Painting | Gujarat |
| 2 | Begum Parveen Sultana | Art”Classical Singing | Maharashtra |
| 3 | T H Vinayakram | Art”Ghatam Artist | Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | Kamala Haasan | Art”Cinema | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | Justice Dalveer Bhandari | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 6 | Prof Padmanabhan Balaram | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 7 | Prof Jyeshtharaj Joshi | Science and Engineering | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Dr Madappa Mahadevappa | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 9 | Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami | Science and Engineering | Delhi |
| 10 | Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma | Science and Engineering | Delhi |
| 11 | Dr Radhakrishnan Koppillil | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 12 | Dr Mrityunjay Athreya | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 13 | Anita Desai | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 14 | Dr Dhirubhai Thaker | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 15 | Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar | Literature and Education | Tamil Nadu. |
| 16 | Ruskin Bond | Literature and Education | Uttarakhand |
| 17 | Pullela Gopichand | Sports”Badminton | Andhra Pradesh |
| 18 | Leander Paes | Sports”Tennis | Maharashtra |
| 19 | Vijayendra Nath Kaul | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 20 | Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| 21 | Late Dr Anumolu Ramakrishna | Science and Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 22 | Prof Anisuzzaman | Literature and Education | Bangladesh |
| 23 | Prof Lloyd I Rudolph | Literature and Education | USA |
| 24 | Prof Susanne H Rudolph | Literature and Education | USA |
| 25 | Dr (Smt) Neelam Kler | Medicine” Neonatology |
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