Who is not eligible for Bharat Ratna?

There is no formal provision that recipients of the Bharat Ratna should be Indian citizens. It has been awarded to a naturalised Indian citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987 and the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1990.

Does SRK got Bharat Ratna?

No. Bharat ratna is the biggest award of India.

What is the criteria for getting Bharat Ratna?

Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President.

How many former president awarded Bharat Ratna?

Mukherjee (83), who was also known as the quintessential ‘Man Friday’ of the Congress, joins the elite club of former presidents Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Rajendra Prasad, Zakir Hussain and V V Giri, who were also awarded the nation’s highest civilian honour.

Is Amitabh Bachchan got Bharat Ratna?

It is second only to the Bharat Ratna. Similar to other great civilian honours, the Padma Vibhushan is awarded on Republic Day. Amitabh won this award recently in 2015. The only major civilian honour that he is yet to win is the Bharat Ratna.

Why Sachin Tendulkar got Bharat Ratna?

On this day in 2014, Sachin Tendulkar was conferred ‘Bharat Ratna’ A gentleman on and off the field, Sachin Tendulkar rescued the Indian team from inevitable defeats on numerous occasions and collected a multitude of awards for his contributions towards Indian cricket.

What are the benefits of Bharat Ratna?

The benefits that the Bharat Ratna awardee gets is a nominal hat tip to them by the people of India.

• Bharat Ratna awardees are declared state guests while travelling anywhere in India.
• Awardees are entitled to a diplomatic passport through which they get access to VIP lounge at airports, a separate immigration counter.