Awards | 25 Jan 2026

Padma Awards 2026 total count

The President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026.

SSC Banking Railway Defence State Exams Difficulty: Easy Importance: 70/10

What happened

The President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026. This update is useful for exam-oriented current affairs revision under Awards and Honours.

Key point: The President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026. Exam relevance: This fact can be asked directly in SSC, Railway, Banking, Defence and State exam current affairs sections.

Why it matters

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

Static GK

  • Awards and Honours fact: The President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026.

MCQ Practice

1. How many Padma Awards were approved for 2026?
  • 113
  • 131
  • 151
  • 191

Answer: 131

Why: Correct answer: B. The President approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026. Therefore, option B (131) is correct.

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

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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.