61. Dr. Radhika Herzberger Literature & Education Andhra Pradesh
62. Shri J. Malsawma Literature & Education Mizoram
63. Shri Devendra Patel Literature & Education Gujarat
64. Dr. Rama Kant Shukla Literature & Education Delhi
65. Prof. Akhtarul Wasey Literature & Education Delhi
66. Prof. Anvita Abbi Literature & Education Delhi
67. Shri Nida Fazli Literature & Education Madhya Pradesh
68. Shri Surender Kumar Sharma Literature & Education Delhi
69. Dr. Jagdish Prasad Singh Literature & Education Bihar
70. Late Shaukat Riaz Kapoor Alias Salik Lakhnawi Literature & Education West Bengal #
71. Prof. Noboru Karashima Literature & Education Japan *
72. Shri Christopher Pinney Literature & Education UK *
73. Smt. Premlata Agrawal Sports Jharkhand
74. Shri Yogeshwar Dutt Sports Haryana
75. Shri Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha Sports Karnataka
76. Subedar Major Vijay Kumar Sports Himachal Pradesh
77. Shri Ngangom Dingko Singh Sports Maharashtra
78. Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar Sports Rajasthan
79. Ms. Ritu Kumar Fashion Designing Delhi
80. Dr. Ravindra Singh Bisht Archaeology Uttar Pradesh
Note: * indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs.
# indicates awardees in the posthumous category.
