The third highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan Award is presented by the Government of India. The award is considered as one of the most prestigious and honourable civilian awards in India and is ranked after the Bharat Ratna Award and the Padma Vibhushan Award. The Government of India has been presenting the award on a regular basis since 1954 and mainly presents to those, who have done extremely well in their respective fields. Both the Indians and foreigners working in different fields can get the award, as recognition of their achievements. The year 2000 saw a total of 20 people receiving the award.
A detailed list of the 2000 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name | Field | State | Country |
| Raja Reddy | Arts | Delhi | India |
| Rajini Kanth | Arts | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Radha Reddy | Arts | Delhi | India |
| Sharan Rani Backliwal | Arts | Delhi | India |
| Holenarasipur Yoganarasiham Prasad Sharada | Literature & Education | Delhi | India |
| Harbans Singh Wasir | Medicine | Haryana | India |
| Anil Kumar Agarwal | Others | Delhi | India |
| Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Public Affairs | Delhi | India |
| Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Science & Engineering | Delhi | India |
| Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre | Science & Engineering | Delhi | India |
| Braj Basi Lal | Science & Engineering | Delhi | India |
| Pavagada Venkata Indiresan | Science & Engineering | Delhi | India |
| Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan | Science & Engineering | Karnataka | India |
| Ram Narain Agarwal | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| S. Srinivasan | Science & Engineering | Kerala | India |
| Begam Kudsia Aizaz Rasul | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Karamshi Jethabhai Somaiya | Social Work | Maharashtra | India |
| Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade | Social Work | Karnataka | India |
| Swami Kalyan Dev | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Ratan Tata | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra | India |
