Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan will be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the nation. This comes after BJP veteran LK Advani accepted the honour with "humility and gratitude" last week. The award, instituted in 1954, is given for exceptional public service and performance of the highest order in any field, including literature, science, and art. The recent demand for Bharat Ratna for Balasaheb Thackeray and VD Savarkar has also been addressed, with Amravati MP Navneet Rana stating that all the names announced are welcome and further demands are under consideration.
PV Narasimha Rao: A Transformational Leader Honored with Bharat Ratna
PV Narasimha Rao, India's ninth Prime Minister, receives the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. Rao, known for his economic reforms and leadership during a challenging period in the country's history, is widely regarded as a transformational figure. His contributions to India's economic liberalization and globalization in the early 1990s are credited with laying the foundation for the country's subsequent economic growth.
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