Gallantry medals announced for 95 personnel on eve of 76th Republic Day

According to the Union Home Ministry, retired of the 95 gallantry awards, 28 person been awarded to information personnel, including the section police, for their work successful Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas and 28 medals went to information forces successful the Jammu and Kashmir region, portion 3 medals were awarded to unit successful the North-East and 36 others to unit from different regions. Fire services unit won 17 medals.

Among the gallantry awards, 19 were won by unit from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for bravery successful LWE-affected areas, portion 5 went to unit from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the remaining were awarded to information unit from different states/Union territories and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

Medals for Gallantry (GM) are awarded connected the “ground of uncommon conspicuous enactment of gallantry and conspicuous enactment of gallantry respectively successful redeeming beingness and property, oregon successful preventing transgression oregon arresting criminals”, arsenic per a cardinal authorities release. The hazard incurred volition beryllium estimated with owed respect to the obligations and duties of the serviceman concerned.

The database published by the Union Home Ministry contains the names of unit who person been decorated with the President’s Medal for Gallantry, Police Medal for Gallantry, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

Out of 101 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service (PSM), 85 person been awarded to unit successful the constabulary service, 5 to those successful the occurrence service, 7 to unit successful civilian defence location defender work and 4 to those successful correctional service.

Out of 746 Medals for Meritorious Service (MSM), 634 person been awarded to constabulary service, 37 to occurrence service, 39 to civilian defence & location defender work and 36 to correctional service.

The President’s Medal for Distinguished Service is awarded for peculiar distinguished grounds successful work and Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded for invaluable work characterised by assets and devotion to duty.