795 Police Officers get Republic Day Police Medals
A total of 795 Police personnel have been awarded Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day this year. Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) have been awarded to 107 personnel, Presidents Police Medals for Distinguished Service to 75 personnel and Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 613 personnel.
Among the 107 Gallantry Awards, 66 are from J&K theatre, 35 from the areas affected by Left Wing Extremism and three from the North-East Region. Among the personnel receiving Gallantry Awards, 38 are from J&K Police, 35 from CRPF and 10 from Chhattisgarh. This year five Officers from the Indian Police Service will receive the Police Medal for Gallantry.
Tighter norms have been used to select awardees for the Presidents Police Medals for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service this year.
Details of Awardees List are enclosed as below:
Police Medals for Gallantry List 1
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Presidents Police Medals for Distinguished Service List 2
Police Medal for Meritorious Service List 3
State Wise/ Force Wise list of medal awardees to the Police personnel- List 4
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First Published: Jan 24 2018 | 2:20 AM IST