Orders, decorations, and medals of India

The Indian honours system is the system of awards given to individuals for a variety of services to the Republic of India. The categories of awards are as follows:

Honour System in India

National civilian

India

Civilian awards[edit]

Bharat Ratna[edit]

Bharat Ratna ("Jewel of India"),^[1] the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, gender or religion is eligible for this award. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor. On conferment of the award, the recipient receives a Sanad^[2] (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion.

Padma awards[edit]

Padma Awards^[3] were instituted in the year 1954. Except for brief interruptions during the years 1978 to 1979 and 1993 to 1997, these awards have been announced every year on Republic Day. The award is given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, in decreasing order of precedence.

Param Vir Chakra — Highest-military award in India. Awarded for national bravery in the presence of the enemy. This is the equivalent of the Victoria Cross, which was last conferred on Indians in World War II.

Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration is awarded to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by the .

Indian Civil Servants

is an Indian National Award for disaster management those who served selfless service for the country.

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

is awarded to persons who make contributions to promote national unity and integrity.^[12]

Sardar Patel National Unity Award

by Swachh Bharat Mission and NITI Aayog

Champions of Change

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology

- Highest award in the field of medicine. Instituted by the Medical Council of India, presented by the President of India. Instituted in 1962 by the Government of India.

Dr. B. C. Roy Award

is the highest literary honour in literature of India

Jnanpith Award

Sahitya Akademi Award

Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

Saraswati Samman

Vyas Samman

Bhasha Samman

Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize

Ananda Coomarswamy Fellowship

Premchand Fellowship

National Sports Awards

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

by Directorate of Film Festivals

National Film Awards