The government has announced six Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri Awards. As many as 19 of the awardees are women. Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, late architect Balkrishna Doshi, ex-External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, late ORS pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis, Indian-origin American mathematician Srinivas Varadhan and late UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav have been awarded Padma Vibhushan.