List of awardees
| Name of the recipient[2] | District/Location | Field/Category |
|---|
| Prof. C. P. Siddhashrama | Dharwad | Literature |
| V. Muni Venkatappa | Kolar | Literature |
| Ramanna Byati | Gadag | Literature |
| Valerian D'Souza | Dakshina Kannada | Literature |
| D. N. Akki | Yadgir | Literature |
| Hambaiah Nuli | Raichur | Music |
| Ananth Terdal | Belagavi | Music |
| B. V. Srinivas | Bengaluru City | Music |
| Girija Narayan | Bengaluru City | Music |
| K. Lingappa Sherigar | Dakshina Kannada | Music |
| K. N. Bhat | Bengaluru City | Law and Judiciary |
| M. L. Vijayakumar | Udupi | Law and Judiciary |
| C. Maheshwaran | Mysuru | Media |
| T. Venkatesh | Bengaluru City | Media |
| Dr. A. S. Chandrashekar | Mysuru | Yoga |
| M. N. Shadakshari | Chikkamagaluru | Education |
| Dr. R. Ramakrishna | Chamarajanagar | Education |
| Dr. M. G. Eshwarappa | Davangere | Education |
| Dr. Puttasiddaiah | Mysuru | Education |
| Ashok Shettar | Belagavi | Education |
| D. S. Dandin | Gadag | Education |
| Kusumodara Deranna Shetty | Dakshina Kannada | Horanadu Kannadiga |
| Vidya Simhacharya Mahuli | Mulund, Maharashtra | Horanadu Kannadiga |
| H. B. Nanjegowda | Tumakuru | Sports |
| Usha Rani | Bengaluru City | Sports |
| Dr. Ashok Sonnad | Bagalkot | Medicine |
| Dr. B. S. Srinath | Shivamogga | Medicine |
| Dr. A. Nagarathna | Ballari | Medicine |
| Dr. Venkatappa | Ramanagara | Medicine |
| N. S. Hegde | Uttara Kannada | Social Service |
| Prema Kodandarama Shreshti | Chikkamagaluru | Social Service |
| Manigar Meeran Saheb | Udupi | Social Service |
| Mohini Siddegowda | Chikkamagaluru | Social Service |
| Surat Singh Kanur Singh Rajput | Bidar | Agriculture |
| S. V. Sumangalamma Veerabhadrappa | Chitradurga | Agriculture |
| Dr. Siddramappa Basavantharao Patil | Kalaburagi | Agriculture |
| Amar Narayan | Chikkaballapur | Environment |
| N. D. Patil | Vijayapura | Environment |
| Prof. Udupi Srinivas | Udupi | Science and Technology |
| Dr. Chindi Vasudevappa | Shivamogga | Science and Technology |
| Dr. C. N. Manchegowda | Bengaluru City | Cooperation |
| Kempavva Harijana | Belagavi | Bayalata |
| Chennabasappa Bendigeri | Haveri | Bayalata |
| Bangar Achari | Chamarajanagar | Yakshagana |
| M. K. Ramesh Acharya | Shivamogga | Yakshagana |
| Anasuyamma | Hassan | Theatre |
| H. Shadaksharappa | Davangere | Theatre |
| Thippeswamy | Chitradurga | Theatre |
| B. S. Basavaraj | Tumakuru | Cinema |
| Apadhanda Thimmaiah Raghu | Kodagu | Cinema |
| M. J. Vached Mutt | Dharwad | Art |
| Gururaj Hosakote | Bagalkot | Folklore |
| Dr. Hampanahalli Thimmegowda | Hassan | Folklore |
| N. S. Janardhana Murthy | Mysuru | Sculpture |
| Jyothi Pattabhiram | Bengaluru City | Dance |
| Keshappa Shillekyatara | Koppal | Folklore (Togalu Gombeyata) |
| Dr. K. V. Raju | Kolar | Miscellaneous |
| N. Venkobha Rao | Hassan | Miscellaneous |
| Dr. K. S. Rajanna | Mandya | Miscellaneous |
| V. Lakshminarayan | Mandya | Miscellaneous |
| Youth For Seva | Bengaluru City | Organization (Service) |
| Devadasi Swavalambana Kendra | Ballari | Organization (Social Reform) |
| Better India | Bengaluru City | Organization (Media/Service) |
| Yuva Brigade | Bengaluru Rural | Organization (Youth/Service) |
| Dharmothana Trust | Dakshina Kannada | Organization (Heritage/Conservation) |