Apel Pow No. 24/1446 /2014-Public ; = Government of India/ Bharat Sarkar © <= Ministry of Home Affairs/ Grih Mantralaya feet North Block, New Delhi Dated thea Joy 2014 To, Shri Tarn Kumar, 3, Nirman Nagar, faipur-302019, Rajasthan, Subject: Information under Right to Information Act, 2005. Please refer to your online application registration no. MHOME/R/2014/60540 dated 27.02.2014, under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The information sought by you, as available with the undersigned is as under Following are the facilities given to the awardees of Bharat Ratna: () The State Governments have been advised to declare Bharat Ratna awardees as state guests during their travel within India in the states. (ii) Indian Missions abroad would provide proper facilitation as and when requested by the awardees on their visits abroad, (iii) They are entitled for diplomatic passports and lifetime free executive class travel on Air India. (iv) ‘They are figured in column 7A of the Table of precedence, No other monetary/pension benefits are attached with Bharat Ratna. As per rules governing Padma Awards, no monetary benefits are attached with Padma Awards, 2. Appeal if any, may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri Satpal Chouhan, Joint Secretary (Admn.), Room no. 194, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110001, the Appellate Authority, within 30 days. (Shyamala Mohan) Director& CPIO