List of Padma Shri award recipients in social work
List of people awarded Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian order of India in the field of social work.[1]
| Year | Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Periyazhwar | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 1955 | Mary Clubwalla Jadhav | Social Work | |
| 1955 | Zarina Currimbhoy[2] | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 1957 | Thakkadu Jagadisan[3] | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 1962 | Mother Teresa[4] | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 1985 | Ela Bhatt | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 1990 | Anna Hazare | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 1998 | Shantha Sinha | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2005 | Hema Bharali | Social Work | Assam |
| 2006 | Sudha Murty | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 2010 | Anu Aga | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2010 | Ayekpam Tomba Meetei | Social Work | Manipur |
| 2010 | Baba Sewa Singh | Social Work | Punjab |
| 2010 | Deep Joshi | Social Work | Delhi |
| 2010 | J. R. Gangaramani | Social Work | UAE |
| 2010 | Kranti Shah | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2010 | Kurian John Melamparambil | Social Work | Kerala |
| 2010 | Sudha Kaul | Social Work | Delhi |
| 2010 | Sudhir M. Parikh | Social Work | USA |
| 2011 | Anita Reddy | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 2011 | Azad Moopen | Social Work | UAE |
| 2011 | Jockin Arputham | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2011 | Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 2011 | Mamang Dai | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2011 | Martha Chen | Social Work | USA |
| 2011 | Meena Sharma | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2011 | Nomita Chandy | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 2011 | Sheela Patel | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2012 | Binny Yanga | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2012 | G. Muniratnam | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2012 | Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2012 | P. K. Gopal | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 2012 | Phoolbasan Bai Yadav | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 2012 | Reeta Devi | Social Work | Delhi |
| 2012 | S. P. Varma | Social Work | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 2012 | Shamshad Begum | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 2012 | Uma Tuli | Social Work | Delhi |
| 2013 | Jaymala Shiledar | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2013 | Jharna Dhara Chowdhury | Social Work | Bangladesh |
| 2013 | Nileema Mishra | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2013 | S. K. M. Maeilanandhan | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 2014 | Mathurbhai Savani | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 2014 | Mukul Chandra Goswami | Social Work | Assam |
| 2014 | Narendra Dabholkar | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2015 | Ashok Bhagat | Social Work | Jharkhand |
| 2015 | Bimla Poddar | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2015 | Janak Palta McGilligan | Social Work | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2015 | Veerendra Raj Mehta | Social Work | Delhi |
| 2016 | Arunachalam Muruganantham | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 2016 | Sunitha Krishnan | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2017 | Anuradha Koirala | Social Work | Nepal |
| 2018 | Arvind Gupta | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2018 | Damodar Ganesh Bapat | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 2018 | Lentina Ao Thakkar | Social Work | Nagaland |
| 2018 | Rani & Abhay Bang | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2018 | Sitavva Joddati | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 2018 | Subhasini Mistry | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 2018 | Sudhanshu Biswas | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 2020 | Abdul Jabbar | Social Work | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2020 | Himmat Ram Bhambhu | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 2020 | Jagdish Lal Ahuja | Social Work | Punjab |
| 2020 | Javed Ahmad Tak | Social Work | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 2020 | Mohammed Sharif | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2020 | Popatrao Baguji Pawar | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2020 | Radha Mohan & Sabarmatee | Social Work | Odisha |
| 2020 | S. Ramakrishnan | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 2020 | Satyanarayana Mundayoor | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2020 | Usha Chaumar | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 2020 | Yogi Aeron | Social Work | Uttarakhand |
| 2021 | Birubala Rabha | Social Work | Assam |
| 2021 | Chutni Devi | Social Work | Jharkhand |
| 2021 | Girish Prabhune | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2021 | Lakhimi Baruah | Social Work | Assam |
| 2021 | Parkash Kaur | Social Work | Punjab |
| 2021 | Sangkhumi Bualchhuak | Social Work | Mizoram |
| 2021 | Shyam Sunder Paliwal | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 2021 | Sindhutai Sapkal | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2021 | Tsultrim Chonjor | Social Work | Ladakh |
| 2022 | Basanti Devi | Social Work | Uttarakhand |
| 2022 | Acharya Chandanaji | Social Work | Bihar |
| 2022 | Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 2022 | Om Prakash Gandhi | Social Work | Haryana |
| 2022 | Prem Singh | Social Work | Punjab |
| 2022 | Shakuntala Choudhary | Social Work | Assam |
| 2022 | Srimad Baba Balia | Social Work | Odisha |
| 2023 | Bikram Bahadur Jamatia | Social Work | Tripura |
| 2023 | Hirabai Lobi | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 2023 | Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme | Social Work | Assam |
| 2023 | Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2023 | Tula Ram Upreti | Social Work | Sikkim |
| 2023 | V. P. Appukutta Poduval | Social Work | Kerala |
| 2023 | Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 2024 | Chami Murmu | Social Work | Jharkhand |
| 2024 | Dukhu Majhi | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 2024 | Gurvinder Singh | Social Work | Haryana |
| 2024 | Jageshwar Yadav | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 2024 | K. S. Rajanna[5] | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 2024 | Maya Tandon | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 2024 | Parbati Baruah | Social Work | Assam |
| 2024 | Sangthankima | Social Work | Mizoram |
| 2024 | Sano Vamuzo | Social Work | Nagaland |
| 2024 | Shankarbaba Pundlikrao Papalkar | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 2024 | Somanna | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 2025 | Bhim Singh Bhavesh | Social Work | Bihar |
| 2025 | Jumde Yomgam Gamlin | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 2025 | Libia Lobo Sardesai | Social Work | Goa |
| 2025 | Sadhvi Ritambhara | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
References
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- ^ "Padma Awards 157 awardees in Social Work". padmaawards gov.in. 1955. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Padma Awards - 1957 Social Work awardess". padmaawards.gov.in. 1957. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
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- ^ "Puppeteer to 'people's psychiatrist' to sports icon and social worker, Karnataka's list of Padma award winners is diverse". The Hindu. 2024-01-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-07-16.