2024 Bharat Ratna. The decision to award bharat ratna to former prime ministers p v narasimha rao and charan singh and green revolution pioneer m s swaminathan has taken the. The bharat ratna, the highest civilian award in the country, has been granted to 50 individuals so far, with 17 posthumously.
A complete list of bharat ratna awardees from 1954 till 2024. 23 jan 2024 8:13pm by pib delhi the president has been pleased to award bharat ratna to shri karpoori thakur (posthumously).