NEW DELHI, Jan 25: A total of 942 police, fire and civil defence personnel have been awarded different categories of gallantry and service medals on the eve of the Republic Day, according to a government statement issued on Saturday.
These include 95 gallantry medals.
The awardees include the personnel of police, fire, home guard and civil defence and those working in correctional services, the Union home ministry said.
Among the gallantry award winners, 28 deployed in Left Wing Extremism-affected areas, 28 in the Jammu and Kashmir region, three in the northeast and 36 posted in other regions are being awarded for their gallant action, it said.
Of the 101 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service (PSM), 85 have been awarded to police personnel, five to fire services personnel, seven to civil defence and home guard service and four to correctional service.
Among the 746 Medals for Meritorious Service (MSM), 634 have been awarded to police service, 37 to fire service, 39 to civil defence and home guard service and 36 to correctional service, the statement said.
The Medal for Gallantry (GM) is awarded for a rare conspicuous act of gallantry and a conspicuous act of gallantry respectively in saving life and property or in preventing crime or arresting criminals, the risk incurred being estimated with due regard to the obligations and duties of the officer concerned.
The President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) is awarded for a special distinguished record in service and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) is awarded for valuable service characterised by resource and devotion to duty.
List of Awardees
President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM):
- Anand Jain, Additional Director General, Jammu & Kashmir
- Nitish Kumar, Additional Director General, Jammu & Kashmir
Medal for Gallantry (GM):
Jammu & Kashmir:
- Azhar Rashid, Deputy Superintendent of Police
- Maajid Afzal Wani, Head Constable
- Safeer Lone, Constable (1st Bar to GM)
- Shahnawaz Ahmad Deedad, Constable (1st Bar to GM)
- Suresh Kumar Bhat, Assistant Sub-Inspector
- Aqib Qayoom Yatoo, SgCT
- Manzoor Ahmad Bajard, SgCT
- Vijay Kumar, IPS, Inspector General of Police
- Rakesh Balwal, IPS, Senior Superintendent of Police
- Iftkhar Talib, Superintendent of Police (1st Bar to GM)
- Faroz Ahmad Dar, Assistant Sub-Inspector (1st Bar to GM)
- Sudish Singh, Head Constable
- Pawan Kumar, Head Constable
- Irshad Ahmad Lohar, SgCT
- Late Himayun Muzzammil, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Posthumous)
Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM):
Jammu & Kashmir:
- Mohd Yaseen Kichloo, Superintendent of Police
- Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Inspector
- Pardeep Gupta, Inspector
- Sanjeev Singh Salathia, Deputy Superintendent of Police
- Som Raj, Inspector
- Rohini Dhar, Inspector
- Rajpal Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector
- Ghulam Hassan Beigh, Head Constable
- Mohd Iqbal Mir, Inspector
- Kuldeep Singh, Naik
Home Guard and Civil Defence (MSM):
- Riyaz Ahmad Mir, Divisional Warden, Jammu & Kashmir
Correctional Services (MSM):
- Vijay Kumar, Section Officer, Jammu & Kashmir
- Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, Warder, Jammu & Kashmir
