80th Independence Day: 1,057 police, fire and correctional personnel receive gallantry, service medals

1,057
pe so el
awa ded
Galla t y,
Se vice
Medals
ahead
of
I depe de ce
Day

NEW
DELHI:
A
total
of
1,057
pe so el
f om
the
Police,
Fi e,
Home
Gua d
a d
Civil
Defe ce,
a d
Co ectio al
Se vices
have
bee
awa ded
Galla t y
a d
Se vice
Medals
o
the
occasio
of
I depe de ce
Day,
the
mi ist y
of
home
affai s
said.The
awa ds
i clude
301
Medals
fo
Galla t y
(GM),
ecog isi g
pe so el
fo
acts
of
exceptio al
cou age
i
savi g
lives
a d
p ope ty,
p eve ti g
c ime
o
app ehe di g
c imi als.Of
the
301
galla t y
medals,
272
have
go e
to
police
pe so el
a d
29
to
fi e
se vice
pe so el,
acco di g
to
the
gove me t.
The
majo ity
of
the
galla t y
awa ds
have
bee
give
to
pe so el
who
se ved
i
a eas
affected
by
Left
Wi g
Ext emism.

197
galla t y
medals
fo
LWE-affected
a eas

Of
the
301
galla t y
awa ds,
197
pe so el
f om
Left
Wi g
Ext emism-affected
a eas
have
bee
ecog ised
fo
thei
actio s.
A othe
51
pe so el
f om
Jammu
a d
Kashmi ,
12
f om
the
No theast
a d
41
f om
othe
egio s
have
eceived
the
medals.The
gove me t
said
the
Medal
fo
Galla t y
is
awa ded
fo
a
“co spicuous
act
of
Galla t y”
i
savi g
life
a d
p ope ty,
p eve ti g
c ime
o
a esti g
c imi als,
with
the
isks
u de take
assessed
i
elatio
to
the
office ‘s
duties
a d
espo sibilities.

The
awa ds
ecog ise
the
co t ibutio
of
pe so el
who
u de take
high- isk
duties
as
pa t
of
thei
espo sibilities.

92
P eside t’s
Medals
fo
Disti guished
Se vice

The
Ce t e
has
also
awa ded
92
P eside t’s
Medals
fo
Disti guished
Se vice
(PSM).Of
these,
83
have
bee
awa ded
to
Police
Se vice
pe so el,
fou
to
Fi e
Se vice
pe so el,
th ee
to
Civil
Defe ce
a d
Home
Gua d
pe so el,
a d
two
to
Co ectio al
Se vice
pe so el.

The
PSM
is
awa ded
fo
a
special
disti guished
eco d
i
se vice,
the
gove me t
said.I
additio ,
664
Medals
fo
Me ito ious
Se vice
(MSM)
have
bee
awa ded
this
I depe de ce
Day.Of
these,
606
we t
to
Police
Se vice
pe so el,
28
to
Fi e
Se vice
pe so el,
18
to
Civil
Defe ce
a d
Home
Gua d
pe so el,
a d
12
to
Co ectio al
Se vice
pe so el.The
MSM
is
awa ded
fo
valuable
se vice
ma ked
by
esou ceful ess
a d
devotio
to
duty.The
awa ds
a e
pa t
of
the
a ual
I depe de ce
Day
ho ou s
fo
pe so el
se vi g
i
I dia’s
police,
fi e,
civil
defe ce,
home
gua d
a d
co ectio al
se vices.I dia
will
celeb ate
its
80th
I depe de ce
Day
o
August
15.P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
is
scheduled
to
lead
the
celeb atio s
f om
the
Red
Fo t
i
New
Delhi,
followi g
the
t aditio al
I depe de ce
Day
ce emo y.

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