Bharat Ratna:
The award is given for excellent work for the advancement of art, literature and science and in recognition of public of the highest order. The award is made of toned bronze which is in the form of peepal leaf. This award is presented on the Republic day.
| S. No. | Awardee | Year |
| 1. | Nanaji Deshmukh | 2019 |
| 2. | Bhupen Hazarika | 2019 |
| 3. | Pranab Mukherjee | 2019 |
| 4. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 2015 |
| 5. | Madan Mohan Malaviya | 2015 |
| 6. | Sachin Tendulkar | 2014 |
| 7. | C. N. R. Rao | 2014 |
| 8. | Bhimsen Joshi | 2009 |
| 9. | Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar | 2001 |
| 10. | Late. Ustad Bismillah Khan | 2001 |
| 11. | Prof. Amartya Sen | 1999 |
| 12. | Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi | 1999 |
| 13. | Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan | 1999 |
| 14. | Pandit Ravi Shankar | 1999 |
| 15. | Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam | 1998 |
| 16. | Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi | 1998 |
| 17. | Shri (Dr.) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | 1997 |
| 18. | Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali | 1997 |
| 19. | Shri Gulzari Lal (Shri) Nanda | 1997 |
| 20. | Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata | 1992 |
| 21. | Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | 1992 |
| 22. | Shri Satyajit Ray | 1992 |
| 23. | Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai | 1991 |
| 24. | Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 1991 |
| 25. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | 1991 |
| 26. | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr | 1990 |
| 27. | Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela | 1990 |
| 28. | Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran | 1988 |
| 29. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | 1987 |
| 30. | Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave | 1983 |
| 31. | Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu Teresa | 1980 |
| 32. | Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj | 1976 |
| 33. | Shri V.V. Giri | 1975 |
| 34. | Smt. Indira Gandhi | 1971 |
| 35. | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1966 |
| 36. | Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane | 1963 |
| 37. | Dr. Zakir Hussain | 1963 |
| 38. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 1962 |
| 39. | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy | 1961 |
| 40. | Shri Purushottam Das Tandon | 1961 |
| 41. | Dr. Dhonde Keshav Karve | 1958 |
| 42. | Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant | 1957 |
| 43. | Dr. Bhagwan Das | 1955 |
| 44. | Shri Jawaharlal Nehru | 1955 |
| 45. | Dr. M. Vivesvaraya | 1955 |
| 46. | Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | 1954 |
| 47. | Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman | 1954 |
| 48. | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan | 1954 |