- Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan will receive India's highest civilian award.
- Former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan will receive the Bharat Ratna.
- Chaudhary Charan Singh served as the sixth Prime Minister of India. He was sworn in on July 28, 1979, but left office 170 days later after his government failed to prove its majority.
- He formed the Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD), which later merged with the United Socialist Party to form the Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD).
- Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao served as the 10th Prime Minister of India from 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996. He is known for the economic reforms of 1991.
- 'Father of the Green Revolution' Dr. Swaminathan played an important role in the changes brought about in farming in the 1960s and 70s.
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