Republic Day 2024: The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that a total of 1,132 personnel from the police, Fire Service, Home Guard and Civil Defence and Correctional Service have been awarded Gallantry and Service medals on the occasion of Republic Day 2024, as reported by news agency ANI.






The Union Home Ministry also said that the President’s Medal for Gallantry (PMG) has been awarded to two and the Medal for Gallantry (GM) to 275 personnel.






The list of 277 Gallantry Awards includes 119 personnel from Left Wing Extremism-affected areas, 133 personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir region, and 25 personnel from other regions who are being awarded for their gallant action.






Out of 277 Gallantry medals,  275 GM have also been awarded to 72 personnel from J&K Police, 18 personnel from Maharashtra, 26 personnel from Chhattisgarh, 23 personnel from Jharkhand, 15 personnel from Odisha, 8 personnel from Delhi, 65 personnel from CRPF, 21 personnel from SSB, and the remaining personnel from the other states/UTs and Central Armed Police Forces.


President Approves Conferment Of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series Of Awards-2023


President of India Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023 on 31 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 03, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 07 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 21 persons. Three awardees are posthumous.


Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak



  • Anthony Vanmawia (Posthumous), Mizoram

  • Melody Lalremruati (Posthumous), Mizoram

  • Sooraj R (Posthumous), Central Reserve Police Force


Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak



  • Sahil Bisso Lad, Goa

  • Kajal Kumari, Jharkhand

  • Naveen Kumar D, Telangana

  • Vinod Kumar, Border Roads Organisation

  • Havildar Shera Ram, Ministry of Defence

  • Mukesh Kumar, National Disaster Response Force

  • Naresh Kumar, National Investigation Agency 


Jeevan Raksha Padak



  • Anil Kumar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  • Jeetam Parameswara Rao, Andhra Pradesh

  • Samarjit Basumatary, Assam

  • Sudesh Kumar, Chandigarh

  • Justin George, Kerala

  • Wilson, Kerala

  • Padma Thinlass, Ladakh

  • Mohd Afzal, Ladakh

  • Adika Rajaram Patil, Maharashtra

  • Priyanka Bharat Kale, Maharashtra

  • Sonali Sunil Balode, Maharashtra

  • Maria Michael A, Tamil Nadu

  • S Vijayakumar, Tamil Nadu

  • Naresh Joshi, Uttarakhand

  • Arjun Malik, Border Roads Organisation

  • Amit Kumar Singh, Border Security Force

  • Sher Singh, Central Industrial Security Force

  • Sonu Sharma, Central Industrial Security Force

  • Abdul Hameed, Ministry of Defence

  • Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ministry of Defence

  • Shashikant   Kumar, Ministry of Railways