Film star Amitabh Bachchan was awarded the third Sayaji Ratna Award in Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara
It was awarded for his social contribution to pay off the loans of several farmers from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The first 2 recipients of the award were Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy and industrialist Ratan Tata.
It was established in the memory of erstwhile Baroda ruler Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 2013 by the Baroda Management Association to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the ruler.