Padma Bhushan
Award Information
Type	Civilian
Category	National
Instituted	1954
First Awarded	1954
Last Awarded	2009
Total Awarded	1068
Awarded by	Government of India
Award Rank
Padma Vibhushan ← Padma Bhushan → Padma Shri

The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established 2 January 1954 by the President of India. It stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field. Up to 2009, 1068 people received the award.^[1]

[edit] List of Awardees

• Padma Bhushan Awards (1954–1959)
• Padma Bhushan Awards (1960–1969)
• Padma Bhushan Awards (1970–1979)
• Padma Bhushan Awards (1980–1989)
• Padma Bhushan Awards (1990–1999)
• Padma Bhushan Awards (2000–2009)
• Padma Bhushan Awards (2010–2019)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php. 
• "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 2007-05-30. http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf. 

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