“THE BHARAT RATNA AWARD”

Other name: ‘Jewel of India’ or ‘Gem of India’

Instituted on: 2 Jan, 1954

Conferred to people with distinguished achievements in the field of:

 Arts
 Literature
 Science
 Public Services
 Any field of human endeavour

Criteria to receive it:

Exceptional service/performance of the highest order

 Without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex

 All persons, regardless of their nationality
 Arts, literature, science, public service, cause of peace and human welfare

Recipients receives:
 A Sanad (certificate)
 Medallion
 Lifetime pension = the salary of the Chief Justice of India
 Travel on ‘Air India’ flight with discount within the country
 Airport + railway priority boarding
 Z+ category security cover by the Central Reserve Police Force
 A place in the official protocol list
 A state funeral with full military honours (India)

The Recipients List:

C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. V. Raman

Foreign Nationals:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa,
Abdul kalam Azad