General Bipin Rawat
India's first Chief of Defence Staff and a former Army chief, honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan in 2022.
- Padma Vibhushan 2022 (posthumous)
- Uttarakhand
Heroes in Civil Service
Showing 1–7 of 7 heroes
Guruprasad Mohapatra
An IAS officer who led Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront and the Startup India push, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Delhi
K. Vijay Kumar
A former CRPF chief who led the team that ended the hunt for Veerappan, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Tamil Nadu
Kishore Kunal
A former IPS officer who revived Patna's Mahavir Mandir and founded a cancer hospital for the poor, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025 (posthumous)
- Bihar
Nripendra Misra
A 1967-batch IAS officer who was Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and chaired TRAI, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Uttar Pradesh
R. V. S. Mani
A former Home Ministry official who worked on internal security, including during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Delhi
Rajiv Mehrishi
A former Comptroller and Auditor General and Union home and finance secretary who drafted key laws, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2022.
- Padma Bhushan 2022
- Rajasthan