On Tuesday, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ministry Nithyananda Rai told the Lok Sabha that decisions on the Bharat Ratna award are taken from time to time and no formal recommendations are required for the award.
He was replying to the query by BJP MP Bhagirath Choudhary who had asked if there is a set criterion for conferring ‘Bharat Ratna’, the date on which the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award was started and whether the government proposes to confer the award on various brave freedom fighters.
“Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian Award was instituted on January 2, 1954. All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for this award. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor,” said MoS Nityanand Rai.
“The decisions regarding the award of Bharat Ratna are taken from time to time. No formal recommendations for this Award are necessary,” MoS Nityanand Rai added.
