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1132 Personnel Of Police, Fire Service, Home Guard And Civil Defence And Correctional Service Awarded Gallantry And Service Medals

On the occasion of the Republic Day 2024, a total of 1132 personnel of Police, Fire Service, Home Guard and Civil Defence and Correctional Service have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals.

-President’s Medal for Gallantry (PMG) has been awarded to two and Medal for Gallantry (GM) to 275 personnel.

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

-Out of 277 Gallantry Medals, 275 GM have 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.

-Out of 102 President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), 94 have been awarded to Police Service, 4 to Fire Service and 4 to Civil Defence& Home Guard Service.

-Out of 753 Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM), 667 have been awarded to Police Service, 32 to Fire Service, 27 to Civil Defence& Home Guard Service and 27 to Correctional Service.

Srishti Verma

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