The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2011. This year the President has approved 128 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 12 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise 13 Padma Vibhushan, 31 Padma Bhushan and 84 Padma Shri Awards. There are 31 ladies among the awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
Sl No. | Name | Discipline | State/ Domicile |
| Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan | Art - Art Administration and Promotion. | Delhi |
| Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla | Art - Photography | Gujarat |
| Shri A Nageshwara Rao | Art- Cinema | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Shri Vijay Kelkar | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Shri Palle Rama Rao | Science and Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Azim Premji | Trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| Shri Brajesh Mishra | Civil Services | Madhya Pradesh |
| Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra | Literature and Education | Orissa |
| Late Shri L. C. Jain | Public Affairs | Delhi * |
Padma Bhushan
Sl No. | Name | Discipline | State/ Domicile |
| Shri Satyadev Dubey | Art - Theatre | Maharashtra |
| Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam | Art - Cinema - Music | Maharashtra |
| Shri Shashi Kapoor | Art - Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Shri Krishen Khanna | Art - Painting | Haryana |
| Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair | Art - Dance - Kathakali | Kerala |
| Ms. Waheeda Rehman | Art - Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan | Art - Music-Vocal | Karnataka |
| Ms. Arpita Singh | Art - Painting | Delhi |
| Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam | Art - Playback Singing, Music Direction & acting | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar | Art - Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Dwijen Mukherjee | Art | West Bengal |
| Smt. Rajashree Birla | Social work | Maharashtra |
| Mrs. Shobhana Ranade | Social work | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan | Trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar | Trade and Industry | West Bengal |
| Ms. Chanda Kochhar | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| Dr. K. Anji Reddy | Trade and Industry- Pharmacy | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Analjit Singh | Trade and Industry | Delhi |
| Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar | Trade and Industry | Haryana |
| Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy | Trade and Industry | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Ajai Chowdhary | Trade and Industry | Delhi |
| Shri Surendra Singh | Civil Services | Delhi |
| Shri M. N .Buch | Civil Services | Madhya Pradesh |
| Shri Shyam Saran | Civil Services | Delhi |
| Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| Shri Sankha Ghosh | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad | Medicine - Ayurveda. | Kerala* |
| Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant | Medicine - Cardiology | Maharashtra * |
| Late Shri Dashrath Patel | Art | Gujarat * |
Padma Shri
Sl No. | Name | Discipline | State/ Domicile |
| Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry | Art - Theatre | Chandigarh |
| Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha | Art- Chhau Dance | Jharkhand |
| Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun | Art – Film Direction | Kerala |
| Shri Girish Kasaravalli | Art - Film making | Karnataka |
| Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu | Art - Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Shri Jivya Soma Mase | Art - Warli Painting | Maharashtra |
| Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja | Art - Dance- Bharatnatyam | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Jayaram Subramaniam | Art - Cinema | Tamil Nadu |
| Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty | Art - Music-Indian Classical Vocal | West Bengal |
| Smt. Mahasundari Devi | Art - Mithilia/ Madhubani Painting. | Bihar |
| Shri Gajam Govardhana | Art - Handloom Weaving | Andhra Pradesh |
| Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal | Art - Dance - Kathak | Maharashtra |
| Shri S.R. Janakiraman | Art - Carnatic Vocal Music | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar | Art - Chenda Melam- Drum concert | Kerala |
| Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran | Art - Dance - Mohiniattam | Kerala |
| Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee | Art - Puppetry | Delhi |
| Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh | Art - Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena) | Manipur |
| Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya | Art - Folk Music | Madhya Pradesh |
| Smt. Usha Uthup | Art - Music. | West Bengal |
| Smt. Kajol | Art- Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Shri Irfan Khan | Art- Cinema | Maharashtra |
| Shri Mamraj Agrawal | Social work | West Bengal |
| Shri Jockin Arputham | Social work | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Nomita Chandy | Social work | Karnataka |
| Ms. Sheela Patel | Social work | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Anita Reddy | Social work | Karnataka |
| Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor | Social work | Gujarat |
| Shri Anant Darshan Shankar | Public Affairs | Karnataka |
| Prof. M. Annamalai | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta | Science and Engineering - Agricultural Science | Gujarat |
| Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai | Science and Engineering | Delhi |
| Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq | Science and Engineering - Agricultural Science | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar | Science and Engineering - Architecture | Kerala |
| Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Narayan Singh Bhati
| Civil Services | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri P K Sen | Civil Services | Bihar |
| Ms. Shital Mahajan | Sports - Adventure Sports- Para Jumping | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi | Sports - Weightlifting | Manipur |
| Shri Sushil Kumar | Sports - Wrestling | Delhi |
| Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman | Sports - Cricket | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shri Gagan Narang | Sports - Shooting | Andhra Pradesh |
| Smt. Krishna Poonia | Sports - Discus Throw | Rajasthan |
| Shri Harbhajan Singh | Sports - Mountaineering | Punjab |
| Dr. Pukhraj Bafna | Medicine - Padeatrics | Chhattisgarh |
| Prof. Mansoor Hasan | Medicine- Cardiology | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal | Medicine - Orthopaedic | Delhi |
| Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal | Medicine - Endocrinology | Tamil Nadu |
| Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali | Medicine - Gastroenterology | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Indira Hinduja | Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynaecology. | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram | Medicine - Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. | Kerala |
| Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai | Medicine - Neurosurgery | Kerala |
| Shri Mahim Bora | Literature and Education | Assam |
| Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu | Literature and Education- Sanskrit | Andhra Pradesh |
| Dr. Pravin Darji | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval | Literature and Education | Rajasthan |
| Shri Balraj Komal | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| Mrs. Rajni Kumar | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| Shri Barun Mazumder | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| Dr. Avvai Natarajan | Literature and Education | Tamil Nadu |
| Shri Bhalchandra Nemade | Literature and Education | Himachal Pradesh |
| Prof. Riyaz Punjabi | Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao | Literature and Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| Ms. Buangi Sailo | Literature and Education | Mizoram |
| Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma | Literature and Education | Uttarakhand |
| Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma | Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Ms. Urvashi Butalia # | Literature and Education | Delhi |
Ms. Ritu Menon # | Literature and Education | Delhi | |
| Prof. Krishna Kumar | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ms. Mamang Dai | Literature and Education | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal | Others - Heritage Conservation | Uttar Pradesh |
| Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar | Others - Archeology | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra | Others-Nursing | Andaman & Nicobar |
| Smt. Gulshan Nanda | Others - Handicrafts promotion | Delhi |
| Dr. Azad Moopen | Social work | UAE * |
| Prof. Upendra Baxi | Public Affairs -Legal Affairs | United Kingdom * |
| Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | Science and Engineering | USA * |
| Dr. Subra Suresh | Science and Engineering | USA * |
| Prof. Karl Harrington Potter | Literature and Education | USA * |
| Prof. Martha Chen | Social work | USA * |
| Shri Satpal Khattar | Trade and Industry | Singapore * |
| Shri Granville Austin | Literature and Education | USA * |
Note: * indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous.
# indicates duo case.