posthumously given to former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur, former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, agronomist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan and Chaudhary Charan Singh, another former PM.
Fromer Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani will also be awarded with the prestigious honour.Milestone Alert!
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