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Bharat Ratna medal
The perks associated with Bharat Ratna are
The perks associated with Bharat Ratna are
The Bharat Ratna,Jewel of India in English, is India’s highest civilian honour. Others Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan , Padma Shri
.It is generally conferred on 23rd of January for rendering outstanding
services in art, literature, scientific achievements, social service
and even sports . The award was instituted by the President of India on
2nd January 1954. Three people can get Bharat Ratna award in one year.
The award can also be granted posthumously. The top 4 civilian honours -Bharat Ratna , Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan , Padma Shri do not carry any prize money. On conferment of the award, the recipient receives a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion.
The
medal or decoration is in the form of a peepal leaf, about 5.8 cm long,
4.7 cm wide and 3.1 mm thick. It is of toned bronze. On its obverse is
embossed a replica of the sun, 1.6 cm in diameter, below which the words Bharat Ratna
are embossed in Devanagari script. On the reverse are State emblem and
the motto, also in Devanagari. The emblem, the sun and the rim are of
platinum. The inscriptions are in burnished bronze. The ribbon is white.
The awards are produced at Kolkata Mint.
Bharat Ratna medal
- Free first class flight journey anywhere in India.
- Free first class train journey.
- Pension equal to or 50% of Prime Minister of India’s salary.
- Can attend the Parliament meetings and sessions.
- Precedence at par with Cabinet Rank.
- Eligible for Z category protection, if needed.
- Special Guest in Republic Day and Independence Day.
- Status equal to VVIP.
Holders
of the Bharat Ratna decoration comes in seventh position jointly with
former Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers of the Union, Leaders of Chief
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of
Planning Commission of India and the respective Chief Ministers of
States.
List of 43 recipients so far are ... The perks associated with Bharat Ratna are
- Free first class flight journey anywhere in India.
- Free first class train journey.
- Pension equal to or 50% of Prime Minister of India’s salary.
- Can attend the Parliament meetings and sessions.
- Precedence at par with Cabinet Rank.
- Eligible for Z category protection, if needed.
- Special Guest in Republic Day and Independence Day.
- Status equal to VVIP.
- Holders of the Bharat Ratna decoration comes in seventh position jointly with former Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers of the Union, Leaders of Chief Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India and the respective Chief Ministers of States.List of 43 recipients so far are ..
- NameImageBirth / DeathAwardedNotes
Chakravarti Rajgopalachari 1878–1972 1954 Independence activist, last Governor-General C. V. Raman 1888–1970 1954 Physicist Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1888–1975 1954 Philosopher, India's First Vice President (1952-1962), and India's Second President(1962-1967) Bhagwan Das 1869–1958 1955 Independence activist, author, Founder of Kashi Vidya Peeth Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya 1861–1962 1955 Civil engineer, Diwan of Mysore Jawaharlal Nehru 1889–1964 1955 Independence activist, author, first Prime Minister Govind Ballabh Pant 1887–1961 1957 Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister Dhondo Keshav Karve 1858–1962 1958 Educator, social reformer Bidhan Chandra Roy 1882–1962 1961 Physician, Chief Minister of West Bengal Purushottam Das Tandon 1882–1962 1961 Independence activist, educator Rajendra Prasad 1884–1963 1962 Independence activist, jurist, first President Zakir Hussain 1897–1969 1963 Independence activist, Scholar, third President Pandurang Vaman Kane 1880–1972 1963 Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Lal Bahadur Shastri 1904–1966 1966 Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister Indira Gandhi O1917–1984 1971 Third Prime Minister V. V. Giri 1894–1980 1975 Trade unionist and fourth President K. Kamaraj 1903–1975 1976 Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State Mother Teresa 1910–1997 1980 Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity Vinoba Bhave 1895–1982 1983 Posthumous, social reformer, independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1890–1988 1987 First non-citizen, independence activist M. G. Ramachandran 1917–1987 1988 Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu B. R. Ambedkar 1891–1956 1990 Posthumous, Chief architect of the Indian Constitution,Crusader against Untouchablity, Dalit Icon, Social Reformer, Historian, politician, economist, and scholar Nelson Mandela b. 1918 1990 Second non-citizen and non-Indian recipient, Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement Rajiv Gandhi 1944–1991 1991 Posthumous, Sixth Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel 1875–1950 1991 Posthumous, independence activist, first Home Minister Morarji Desai 1896–1995 1991 Independence activist, fourth Prime Minister Abul Kalam Azad 1888–1958 1992 Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister of Education J. R. D. Tata 1904–1993 1992 Industrialist and philanthropist Satyajit Ray 1922–1992 1992 Filmmaker A. P. J. Abdul Kalam b. 1931 1997 Aeronautical Engineer,11th President of India Gulzarilal Nanda 1898–1998 1997 Independence activist, interim Prime Minister Aruna Asaf Ali 1908–1996 1997 Posthumous, independence activist M. S. Subbulakshmi 1916–2004 1998 Carnatic classical singer Chidambaram Subramaniam 1910–2000 1998 Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture Jayaprakash Narayan 1902–1979 1999 Posthumous, independence activist and politician Ravi Shankar 1920–2012 1999 Sitar player Amartya Sen b. 1933 1999 Economist Gopinath Bordoloi 1890–1950 1999 Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Assam Lata Mangeshkar b. 1929 2001 Playback singer Bismillah Khan 1916–2006 2001 Hindustani classical shehnai player Bhimsen Joshi 1922–2011 2008 Hindustani classical singer C. N. R. Rao[ b. 1934 2014
(announced)Scientist Sachin Tendulkar b. 1973 2014
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