President Pranab Mukherjee has approved conferment of police medals to 841 personnel on the eve of Republic Day this year.
President’s Police Medals for Gallantry (PPMG) have been awarded to three personnel, Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) to 121 personnel, President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service to 89 personnel and Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 628 personnel.
PPMG has been awarded to late Constable Subhendu Roy of BSF, late Constable Satish Kumar and late Suraj Sarjerao Mohite of CRPF.
Police Medal for Gallantry have been awarded to five police personnel from Assam, 14 from Bihar, four from Chhatttisgarh, 34 from Jammu & Kashmir, three from Meghalaya, five from Maharashtra, three from Jharkhand, 17 from Odisha, one from Punjab, two from Telanagana and one from UP.
Seven BSF jawans have also been named for the PMG.
CRPF, the largest paramilitary force, bagged the highest number of 24 gallantry medals (amongst all paramilitary forces) on the eve of Republic Day this year. Besides this, CRPF is the only Force, to bag PPMG (President’s Police Medal for Gallantry) for two personnel posthumously. BSF has also won a PPMG. The CRPF has also bagged six President’s Medals for Distinguished Service and 57 Police Medals for Meritorious Service.
Two personnel of ITBP have also been named for PMG.
The President has also approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards-2015 on 50 people with Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak being given to three persons, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to nine and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 38. Of the 50 awards, nine will be posthumous.