President Droupadi Murmu to confer 66 Padma Awards on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vice president CP Radhakrishnan and Union home minister Amit Shah were among the top attendees at the ceremony.

For the year 2026, the President approved conferment of 131 Padma awards including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards.

The remaining Padma awardees will be conferred in the second round of the ceremony to be held later, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.