Prof. K. N. Raj (literature and education), Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (art-dance), Krishen Behari Lall (civil service), Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (Science and engineering-space technology), M. Narasimham (trade and economic activity), Dr. M. S. Gill (civil service), Swami Ranganathanada (public affairs), Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan (literature and education- literature), Sikandar Bakht (public affairs), Tarlok Singh (civil service), Ustad Vilayat Khan (art-music- instrumental).

Padma Bhushan

Anil Agarwal (miscellaneous), Prof. B. B. Lal (science and engineering-archaeology), Badal Sircar (art-theatre), D. Veerendra Hewgade (social work), H. Y. Sharada Prasad (literature and education), Dr. Harbans Singh Wasir (medicine-cardiology), late Shri Karamshi Jethbhai Somaiya (social work), Begum Kudsia Aizaz Rasul (social work), Pakkirswamy Chandra Sekharan (science and engineering-forensic science), Pavaguda Venkata Indiresan (science and engineering-electronics), Dr. R. A. Mashelkar (science and engineering-chemistry), Radha Reddy (art-dance), Raja Reddy (art-dance), Rajnikanth (art-cinema), Dr. Ram Narain Agarwal (science and engineering-aerospace), Ratan Naval Tata (trade and economic activity), late Dr. S. Srinivasan (science and engineering-space defence), Sharan Rani Backliwal (art-music- instrumental), Dr. Vasudev K. Aatre (science and engineering- defence electronics), Veetrag Swami Kalyan Deo (social work), Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (public affairs).

Padma Shri

A. R. Rahman (art-music), Abdul Rahman Rahi (literature and education-Kashmiri), Aloysius Fernandez (miscellaneous), Alyque Padamsee (art-theatre), Anjoli Ela Menon (art-painting) Dr. Dilip Devidas Bhawalkar (science and technology-laser technology), Dina N. Malhotra (miscellaneous), E. Nilakanta Singh (literature and education-Manipuri), E. S. Reddy (miscellaneous), Prof. G. L. Bondarevsky (miscellaneous), Gopalasamy Govindarajan (science and engineering- instrumentation), Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush (science and engineering-agricultural science), Dr. Gurumukh Sajanmal Sainan (medicine), Dr. H. Sudarshan (miscellaneous), Hema Malini (art- cine art), Dr. I. Sathyamurthy (medicine-cardiology), Jagannath Kaul (miscellaneous), Jegannathan (social work), K. P. Saxena (literature and education-Hindi), Dr. Kakkar Subha Rao (medicine), Kanhai Chitrakar (art-painting), Dr. Kirpal Singh Chugh (medicine-nephrology), Dr. Mahendra Bhandari (medicine- Urology), Dr. Mandan Mishra (literature and education-Sanskrit), Dr. Mathew Samuel Kalarickal (medicine cardiology), N. R. Narayana Murthy (trade and economic activity), Nabanita Deb Sen (literature and education-Bengali), Neidonuo Angami (social work), Pahlira Sena Chawngthu (literature and education-poetry), Dr. Parsu Ram Mishra (science and engineering-biosphere), Patricia Mukhim (social work), Piloo Noshir Jungawala (literature and education), Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dave (medicine-orthopedics), Puan Sri Datin Janaky Athinahappan (social work), Rabindranath Upadhyaya (social work), Ramanand Sagar (art-Cine art), S. N. Gourisaria (public affairs), Santosh Yadav (sports- mountaineering), Shekhar Kapur (art-cine art), Shobha Mudgal (art-music-vocal), Dr. Suresh Chandra G Chaturvedi (medicine- ayurvedic), Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar (science and engineering- information technology) and Dr. Vipin Buckshey (medicine- opthalmology.