The Government of India Announced Padma awards 2015 (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri) for the year of 2015.
Padma awards, given since 1954 on Republic Day in honour of contributions in wide-ranging pursuits, have often been subject of controversy due to the arbitrary nature of the selection process and inevitable charges of favoritism by the government and the ruling party.
Padma awards given in three categories Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, in ascending order of distinction. It’s unclear which names have been picked for which awards.
104 personalities to get Padma Awards this year.
9 Padma Vibhushan,
20 Padma Bhushan and
75 Padma Shri Awardees
Padma Vibhushan awards 2015
| S. No. | Name of the Awardee | Discipline | State/Domicile |
| 1. | Shri L. K. Advani | Public Affairs | Gujarat |
| 2. | Shri Amitabh Bachchan | Art | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Shri Prakash Singh Badal | Public Affairs | Punjab |
| 4. | Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 5. | Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar | Art | Maharashtra |
| 6. | Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya | Others | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7. | Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 8. | Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 9. | Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner) | Trade and Industry | France/UK |
Padma Bhushan awards 2015
| S. No. | Name of the Awardee | Discipline | State/Domicile |
| 1. | Shri Jahnu Barua | Art | Assam |
| 2. | Dr. Vijay Bhatkar | Science and Engineering | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Shri Swapan Dasgupta | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 4. | Swami Satyamitranand Giri | Others | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5. | Shri N. Gopalaswami | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu |
| 6. | Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 7. | Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 8. | Dr. Ambrish Mithal | Medicine | Delhi |
| 9. | Smt. Sudha Ragunathan | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 10. | Shri Harish Salve | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 11. | Dr. Ashok Seth | Medicine | Delhi |
| 12. | Shri Rajat Sharma | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 13. | Shri Satpal | Sports | Delhi |
| 14. | Shri Shivakumara Swami | Others | Karnataka |
| 15. | Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 16. | Prof. Manjul Bhargava(NRI/PIO) | Science and Engineering | USA |
| 17. | Shri David Frawley (Vamadeva)(Foreigner) | Others | USA |
| 18. | Shri Bill Gates(Foreigner) | Social Work | USA |
| 19. | Ms. Melinda Gates(Foreigner) | Social Work | USA |
| 20. | Shri Saichiro Misumi(Foreigner) | Others | Japan |
Padma shri awards 2015
| 1. | Dr. Manjula Anagani | Medicine | Telangana |
| 2. | Shri S. Arunan | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 3. | Ms. Kanyakumari Avasarala | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 4. | Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer | Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 5. | Shri Naresh Bedi | Art | Delhi |
| 6. | Shri Ashok Bhagat | Social Work | Jharkhand |
| 7. | Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Art | Maharashtra |
| 8. | Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 9. | Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi | Literature and Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 10. | Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla | Medicine | Chandigarh |
| 11. | Smt. Jayakumari Chikkala | Medicine | Delhi |
| 12. | Shri Bibek Debroy | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 13. | Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi | Medicine | Manipur |
| 14. | Dr. Ashok Gulati | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 15. | Dr. Randeep Guleria | Medicine | Delhi |
| 16. | Dr. K. P. Haridas | Medicine | Kerala |
| 17. | Shri Rahul Jain | Art | Delhi |
| 18. | Shri Ravindra Jain | Art | Maharashtra |
| 19. | Dr. Sunil Jogi | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 20. | Shri Prasoon Joshi | Art | Maharashtra |
| 21. | Dr. Prafulla Kar | Art | Odisha |
| 22. | Ms. Saba Anjum | Sports | Chhattisgarh |
| 23. | Smt. Ushakiran Khan | Literature and Education | Bihar |
| 24. | Dr. Rajesh Kotecha | Medicine | Rajasthan |
| 25. | Prof. Alka Kriplani | Medicine | Delhi |
| 26. | Dr. Harsh Kumar | Medicine | Delhi |
| 27. | Shri Narayana Purushothama Mallaya | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| 28. | Shri Lambert Mascarenhas | Literature and Education | Goa |
| 29. | Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan | Social Work | Madhya Pradesh |
| 30. | Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta | Social Work | Delhi |
| 31. | Shri Tarak Mehta | Art | Gujarat |
| 32. | Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih | Art | Meghalaya |
| 33. | Shri Chewang Norphel | Others | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 34. | Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai | Trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| 35. | Dr.Tejas Patel | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 36. | Shri Jadav Molai Peyang | Others | Assam |
| 37. | Smt. Bimla Poddar | Other | Uttar Pradesh |
| 38. | Dr. N. Prabhakar | Science and Engineering | Delhi |
| 39. | Dr. Prahalada | Science and Engineering | Maharashtra |
| 40. | Dr. Narendra Prasad | Medicine | Bihar |
| 41. | Shri Ram Bahadur Rai | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 42. | Ms. Mithali Raj | Sports | Telangana |
| 43. | Shri P. V. Rajaraman | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu |
| 44. | Prof. J. S. Rajput | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 45. | Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 46. | Prof. Bimal Roy | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 47. | Shri Shekhar Sen | Art | Maharashtra |
| 48. | Shri Gunvant Shah | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 49. | Shri Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji) | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 50. | Shri Manu Sharma | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 51. | Prof. Yog Raj Sharma | Medicine | Delhi |
| 52. | Shri Vasant Shastri | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 53. | Shri S. K. Shivkumar | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 54. | Ms. P. V. Sindhu | Sports | Telangana |
| 55. | Shri Sardara Singh | Sports | Haryana |
| 56. | Ms. Arunima Sinha | Sports | Uttar Pradesh |
| 57. | Shri Mahesh Raj Soni | Art | Rajasthan |
| 58. | Dr.Nikhil Tandon | Medicine | Delhi |
| 59. | Shri H. Thegtse Rinpoche | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 60. | Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 61. | Shri Huang Baosheng(Foreigner) | Others | China |
| 62. | Prof. Jacques Blamont(Foreigner) | Science and Engineering | France |
| 63. | Late Shri Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin(Posthumous) | Others | Maharashtra |
| 64. | Shri Jean-Claude Carriere(Foreigner) | Literature and Education | France |
| 65. | Dr. Nandrajan “Raj” Chetty(NRI/PIO) | Trade and Industry | USA |
| 66. | Shri George L. Hart(Foreigner) | Others | USA |
| 67. | Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja(NRI/PIO) | Others | Portugal |
| 68. | Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta (Posthumous) | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 69. | Ms. Tripti Mukherjee(NRI/PIO) | Art | USA |
| 70. | Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori(NRI/PIO) | Medicine | USA |
| 71. | Dr. Raghu Rama Pillarisetti(NRI/PIO) | Medicine | USA |
| 72. | Dr. Saumitra Rawat(NRI/PIO) | Medicine | UK |
| 73. | Prof. Annette Schmiedchen(Foreigner) | Literature and Education | Germany |
| 74. | Late Shri Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran(Posthumous) | Art | Delhi |
| 75. | Late Shri R. Vasudevan(Posthumous) | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu |
