Awards | 03 Jun 2026

Padma Awards 2026 total

For 2026, 131 Padma Awards were approved including 2 duo cases.

SSC Banking Railway UPSC State Exams Difficulty: Easy Importance: 80/10

What happened

For 2026, 131 Padma Awards were approved including 2 duo cases. This update is useful for exam-oriented current affairs revision under Awards.

Key point: For 2026, 131 Padma Awards were approved including 2 duo cases. Exam relevance: The fact can be asked directly in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC and state exam current affairs sections.

Why it matters

Useful for one-liner current affairs, static-GK linkage and quick revision.

Static GK

  • Awards fact: For 2026, 131 Padma Awards were approved including 2 duo cases.

MCQ Practice

1. How many Padma Awards were approved for 2026?
  • 113
  • 131
  • 139
  • 159

Answer: 131

Why: Correct answer: B. For 2026, 131 Padma Awards were approved including 2 duo cases. Therefore, option B is correct.

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Awards PMRBP 2026 July reminder

In July 2026, the Ministry reiterated that PMRBP nominations must be submitted by 31 July 2026.

 Awards PMRBP 2026 nominations portal

All nominations for PMRBP 2026 were to be made through awards.gov.in.

 Awards PMRBP 2026 last date

The last date for PMRBP 2026 nominations was 31 July 2026.