Padma Shri - Wikipedia Padma Shri Padma Shri Awarded by Government of India Type Civilian National Description Ribbon Statistics Instituted 1954 First awarded 1954 Last awarded 2017 Total awarded 2913 Award rank ← Padma Bhushan & Kirti Chakra Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak → Padma Shri ( also Padmashree ) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on India 's Republic Day. Contents 1 History 2 Awards by decade 3 References 4 See also 5 External links History Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India. The selection criteria have been criticized in some quarters with the claim that many highly deserving artists have been left out in order to favor certain individuals. On its obverse, the words `` Padma '', meaning lotus in Sanskrit, and `` Shri '', a Sanskrit - derived honorific equivalent to ' Mr. ' or ' Ms. ', appear in Devanagari above and below a lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold. As of 2017, 2913 people have received the award. Awards by decade List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1954 -- 59 ) List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1960 -- 69 ) List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1970 -- 79 ) List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1980 -- 89 ) List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1990 -- 99 ) List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 2000 -- 09 ) List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 2010 -- 19 ) References ^ Jump up to : `` Precedence Of Medals ''. Website. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Padma award 's schema '' ( PDF ). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Padma 's Easy Slim Zone Vrinda Gopinath ''. Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Padma Awards 2014 announced '' ( Press release ). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014. See also `` MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS ( Public Section ) Padma Awards Directory ( 1954 - 2014 ) '' ( PDF ). Ministry of Home Affairs. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Padma Shri. India portal Official website `` Awards & Medals ''. Ministry of Home Affairs ( India ). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015. Padma Shri awards 1954 -- 1959 1960 -- 1969 1970 -- 1979 1980 -- 1989 1990 -- 1999 2000 -- 2009 2010 -- 2019 Indian honours and decorations Civilian National Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Children National Bravery Award National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement National Bal Shree Honour Women Stree Shakti Puraskar Police President 's Police Medal for Gallantry Police Medal for Gallantry Central Ganga Sharan Award George Grierson Award Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award Moturi Satyanarayan Award National Award for Child Welfare Subramanya Bharathi Award By field Literature Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sahitya Akademi Award Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award National Film Awards Other arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Arjuna Award Dronacharya Award Dhyan Chand Award Science & Technology Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Kalinga Prize Gallantry Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak Jeevan Raksha Padak Medical Dr. B.C. Roy Award International Gandhi Peace Prize Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony Military Wartime Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Peacetime Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Distinguished Service & Gallantry Sena Medal Army Nao Sena Medal Navy Vayu Sena Medal Air Force Wartime Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Service and campaign medals Wound Medal General Service Medal 1947 Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal Long service awards Meritorious Service Medal Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal Territorial Army Decoration Territorial Army Medal Independence Awards Indian Independence Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 25th Independence Anniversary Medal Other Awards Mention in Dispatches Commendation Card Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Padma_Shri&oldid=803776369 '' Categories : Awards established in 1954 Civil awards and decorations of India Recipients of the Padma Shri Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015 Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Wikipedia articles in need of updating from April 2015 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans অসমীয়া বাংলা Deutsch Español Français ગુજરાતી Հայերեն हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ಕನ್ನಡ मैथिली മലയാളം मराठी Nederlands Norsk ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پنجابی Polski Português Русский संस्कृतम् Simple English سنڌي Suomi தமிழ் తెలుగు Українська اردو 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 4 October 2017, at 15 : 31. 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Question: on which national holiday are the padma awards given
Answer: India's Republic Day