On 23 December 2014, the ninety-year old former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Pandit
Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) were announced as recipients of India's highest civilian award for merit, the
Bharat Ratna, by Indian
President Pranab Mukherjee. Following the announcement, the newly elected administration of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi established that the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister would be henceforth commemorated annually in India as Good Governance Day. Critics criticized setting Good Governance Day on the same date as
Christmas as well as for declaring this date as a government working day. ==Good Governance Index==