Padma Shri Award Winners:
- Basanti Bisht --> Art-Music
- Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair --> Art-Dance
- Aruna Mohanty --> Art-Dance
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan --> Art-Cinema
- Sadhu Meher --> Art-Cinema
- T K Murthy --> Art-Music
- Laishram Birendrakumar Singh --> Art-Music
- Krishna Ram Chaudhary --> Art-Music
- Baoa Devi --> Art-Painting
- Tilak Gitai --> Art-Painting
- Aekka Yadagiri Rao --> Art-Sculpture
- Jitendra Haripal --> Art-Music
- Kailash Kher --> Art-Music
- Parassala B Ponnammal --> Art-Music
- Sukri Bommagowda --> Art-Music
- Mukund Nayak --> Art-Music
- Purushottam Upadhyay --> Art-Music
- Anuradha Paudwal --> Art-Music
- Wareppa Naba Nil --> Art-Theatre
- Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary --> Civil Service
- T.K. Viswanathan --> Civil Service
- Kanwal Sibal --> Civil Service
- Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla --> Literature & Education
- Eli Ahmed --> Literature & Education
- Narendra Kohli --> Literature & Education
- G. Venkatasubbiah --> Literature & Education
- Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri --> Literature & Education
- Kashi Nath Pandita --> Literature & Education
- Chamu Krishna Shastry --> Literature & Education
- Harihar Kripalu Tripathi --> Literature & Education
- Michel Danino --> Literature & Education
- Punam Suri --> Literature & Education
- VG Patel --> Literature & Education
- V Koteswaramma --> Literature & Education
- Balbir Dutt --> Literature & Education-Journalism
- Bhawana Somaaya --> Literature & Education-Journalism
- Vishnu Pandya --> Literature & Education-Journalism
- Subroto Das --> Medicine
- Bhakti Yadav --> Medicine
- Mohammed Abdul Waheed --> Medicine
- Madan Madhav Godbole --> Medicine
- Devendra Dayabhai Patel --> Medicine
- Harkishan Singh --> Medicine
- Mukut Minz --> Medicine
- Arun Kumar Sharma --> Others-Archaeology
- Sanjeev Kapoor --> Others-Culinary
- Meenakshi Amma --> Others-Martial Art
- Genabhai Dargabhai Patel --> Others-Agriculture
- Chandrakant Pithawa --> Science & Engineering
- Ajoy Kumar Ray --> Science & Engineering
- Chintakindi Mallesham --> Science & Engineering
- Jitendra Nath Goswami --> Science & Engineering
- Daripalli Ramaiah --> Social Work
- Girish Bhardwaj --> Social Work
- Karimul Hak --> Social Work
- Bipin Ganatra --> Social Work
- Nivedita Raghunath Bhide --> Social work
- Appasaheb Dharmadhikari --> Social Work
- Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal --> Social Work
- Virat Kohli --> Sports-Cricket
- Shekar Naik --> Sports-Cricket
- Vikasa Gowda --> Sports-Discus Throw
- Deepa Malik --> Sports-Athletics
- Mariyappan Thangavelu --> Sports-Athletics
- Dipa Karmakar --> Sports-Gymnastics
- P. R. Shreejesh --> Sports-Hockey
- Sakshi Malik --> Sports-Wrestling
- Mohan Reddy Venkatrama Bodanapu --> Trade & Industry
- Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO) --> Art-Music
- Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO) --> Literature & Education
- H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO) --> Literature & Education-Journalism
- Suniti Solomon (Posthumous) --> Medicine
- Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous) --> Others-Archaeology
- Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous) --> Social Work
- Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner) --> Social Work
National Bravery Awards 2016:
- Abhijit KV --> General National Bravery Award
- Bhimsen --> General National Bravery Award
- Beedhovan --> General National Bravery Award
- Joena Chakbraborty --> General National Bravery Award
- Chongtham Kuber Meitei --> General National Bravery Award
- Maurice Yengkhom --> General National Bravery Award
- Sarwanand Saha --> General National Bravery Award
- Muhammad Shamnad --> General National Bravery Award
- Shivampet Ruchitha --> Geeta Chopra Award
- Mohit Mahdenrda Dalvi --> General National Bravery Award
- Vaibhav Ramesh Ghangare --> General National Bravery Award
- Nilesh Revaram Bhil --> General National Bravery Award
- Sai Krishna Akhil Kilambi --> General National Bravery Award
- Dishant Mehndiratta --> General National Bravery Award
- Anandu Dillep --> General National Bravery Award
- Kashish Dhanani --> General National Bravery Award
- Nithin Philip Mathew --> General National Bravery Award
- Shivansh Singh --> Bharat Award
- Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrabuddhe --> Bharat Award
- Abinash Mishra --> General National Bravery Award
- Angelica Tynsong --> General National Bravery Award
- Arjun Singh --> Sanjay Chopra Award
- Aromal SM --> Bapu Gaidhani Award
- Ramdinthara --> Bapu Gaidhani Award
- Rakeshbhai Shanabhai Patel --> Bapu Gaidhani Award
The Asian Awards 2016:
- Mother Teresa --> Founder's Award
- Anil Agarwal --> Entrepreneur of the Year
- Shri Prakash Lohia --> Business Leader of the Year
- Son-Heung-Min --> Outstanding Achievement in Sports
- Naughty Boy --> Outstanding Achievement in Music
- Kunal Nayyar --> Outstanding Achievement in Television
- Shuji Nakamura --> Outstanding Achievement in Science and Technology
- Asif Khapadia --> Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
- Osman Yousefzada --> Outstanding Achievement in Art & Design
- Rami Ranger --> Outstanding Contribution to the Community
- Vikram patel --> Chivas Social Entrepreneur of the Year