GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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1976, 1980
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1977, 1980
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1974, 1980
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1978, 1980
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Detailed explanation-1: -The award was briefly suspended twice in its history. The first suspension occurred after Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister in 1977. His government withdrew all personal civil honours on 13 July 1977. The suspension was rescinded on 25 January 1980, after Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister.
Detailed explanation-2: -(1) Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India. (2) Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.
Detailed explanation-3: -A feature of this year’s Republic Day is that there are no awards like Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. They had been abolished by the Janata government in keeping with the spirit of the constitutional provision on titles and awards.