| Year |
Men |
Women |
| PADMA BHUSHAN |
| 1956 |
Dhyan Chand |
-- |
PADMA SHRI AWARD
Introduced in 1957 for outstanding civilians |
| 1957 |
Balbir Singh Sr. |
-- |
| 1958 |
K.D. Singh ‘Babu’ |
-- |
| 1964 |
Charanjit Singh |
-- |
| 1966 |
Krishan Lal |
-- |
| 1967 |
Prithipal Singh |
-- |
| 1967 |
Shankar Laxman |
-- |
| 1971 |
Leslie Cladius |
-- |
| 1981 |
Vasudevan Baskaran |
-- |
| 1981 |
Mohd. Shahid |
-- |
| 1982 |
-- |
Eliza Nelson |
| 1990 |
Jhaman Lal Sharma |
-- |
| 1991 |
-- |
Selma D'Silva |
| 1992 |
Ajit Pal Singh |
-- |
| 1995 |
-- |
-- |
| 1998 |
Pargat Singh |
-- |
| 2000 |
Dhanraj Pillay |
-- |
| 2003 |
Mukesh Kumar |
-- |
| 2004 |
Dilip Tirkey |
-- |
| 2009 |
Balbir Singh |
-- |
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD
Introduced in 1991 for players |
| 1999 |
Dhanraj Pillay |
-- |
ARJUNA AWARD
Introduced in 1961 to recognize outstanding current players |
| 1961 |
Prithipal Singh |
N. Lumsden |
| 1963 |
Charanjit Singh |
-- |
| 1964 |
Shankar Laxman |
-- |
| 1965 |
Udham Singh |
Elvira Britto |
| 1966 |
V.J. Peter |
Sunita Puri |
| 1966 |
Gurbux Singh |
-- |
| 1967 |
Harbinder Singh |
-- |
| 1967 |
Jagjit Singh |
-- |
| 1967 |
Mohinder Lal |
-- |
| 1968 |
Balbir Singh (Services) |
-- |
| 1970 |
Ajit Pal Singh |
-- |
| 1971 |
P. Krishnamurthy |
-- |
| 1972 |
Michael Kindo |
-- |
| 1973 |
M.P. Ganesh |
Dr. O. Mascarenhas |
| 1974 |
Ashok Kumar |
Ajinder Kaur |
| 1975 |
B.P. Govinda |
Rupa Saini |
| 1977 |
Harcharan Singh |
L.L. Fernandes |
| 1979 |
Vasudevan Baskaran |
R.B. Mundphan |
| 1980 |
Mohd. Shahid |
Eliza Nelson |
| 1981 |
-- |
Versha Soni |
| 1983 |
Zafar Iqbal |
-- |
| 1984 |
-- |
Rajbir Kaur |
| 1985 |
M. M. Somaya |
Prem Maya |
| 1986 |
Joaquim Carvalho |
-- |
| 1988 |
Mohinder Pal Singh |
-- |
| 1989 |
Pargat Singh |
-- |
| 1990 |
Jagbir Singh |
-- |
| 1992 |
Mervyn Fernandis |
-- |
| 1994 |
Jude Felix |
-- |
| 1995 |
Mukesh Kumar |
-- |
| 1995 |
Dhanraj Pillay |
-- |
| 1996 |
Ashish Ballal |
-- |
| 1996 |
A. B. Subbiah |
-- |
| 1997 |
Harmik Singh |
-- |
| 1997 |
Surinder Singh Sodhi |
-- |
| 1997 |
Rajinder Singh Sr. |
-- |
| 1998 |
Surjit Singh (Posthumous) |
Pritam Rani |
| 1998 |
M. K. Kaushik |
S. Omana Kumari |
| 1998 |
Baldev Singh |
-- |
| 1998 |
Mohammed Riaz |
-- |
| 1998 |
Baljit Singh Dhilon |
-- |
| 1999 |
Balbir Singh (Punjab) |
-- |
| 1999 |
Haripal Kaushik |
-- |
| 1999 |
V.J. Phillips |
-- |
| 1999 |
Ramandeep Singh |
-- |
| 2000 |
Baljit Singh Saini |
Tingonleima Chanu |
| 2000 |
R.S. Bhola |
Madhu Yadav |
| 2000 |
Balkishan Singh |
-- |
| 2000 |
Jalaluddin Rizvi |
-- |
| 2001 |
Dilip Tirkey |
Sita Gossain |
| 2002 |
Gagan Ajit Singh |
Mamta Kharab |
| 2003 |
Devesh Chauhan |
Suraj Lata Devi |
| 2004 |
Deepak Thakur |
Helen Mary |
| 2005 |
Viren Rasquinha |
Jyoti Sunita Kullu |
| 2007 |
Prabhjot Singh-- |
-- |
| 2008 |
-- |
Surinder Kaur-- |
DHYAN CHAND AWARD
Introduced in 2002 for former players |
| 2002 |
Ashok Diwan |
|
| 2003 |
Charles Cormelius |
|
| 2003 |
Dharam Singh Mann |
|
| 2004 |
Hardayal Singh |
|
| 2005 |
Rajinder Singh Jr. |
|
| 2006 |
Grahnandan Singh(Nandy Singh) |
|
| 2007 |
Varinder Singh |
|
| 2009 |
Mukhbain Singh |
|
DRONACHARYA AWARD
Introduced in 2000 for coaches |
| 2000 |
Gurdial Singh Bangu |
|
| 2002 |
M.K. Kaushik |
|
| 2003 |
Rajinder Singh Sr. |
|
| 2008 |
Baldev Singh |
|
Note: Women hockey players are yet to get Khel Rata and Dronocharya awards.
Data: As at Sept.2009 |
