Ministry of Home Affairs
1057 Personnel of Police, Fire, Home Guard &
Civil Defence and Correctional Services awarded
Gallantry/Service Medals on the occasion of the
Independence Day- 2026
प्रव तथ: 14 AUG 2026 8:59AM by PIB Delhi
The total of 1057 Personnel of Police, Fire, Home Guard & Civil Defence (HG&CD) and Correctional
Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion...
Ministry of Home Affairs 1057 Personnel of Police, Fire, Home Guard & Civil Defence and Correctional Services awarded Gallantry/Service Medals on the occasion of the Independence Day- 2026 प्रव तथ: 14 AUG 2026 8:59AM by PIB Delhi The total of 1057 Personnel of Police, Fire, Home Guard & Civil Defence (HG&CD) and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of the Independence Day,
2026. The break-up is as under:- GALLANTRY MEDALS Medal for Gallantry (GM) is awarded on the ground of Conspicuous act of Gallantry 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.
Total 301 Medal for Gallantry (GM) have been awarded. Out of 301 Medal for Gallantry, 272 Police Personnel and 29 Fire Service personnel have been awarded GM respectively.
Among the majority of the 301 Gallantry Awards, 197 personnel from Left Wing Extremism affected areas, 51 personnel from Jammu & Kashmir region, 12 personnel from North-East and 41 personnel from other regions are being awarded for their gallant action.
SERVICE MEDALS President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) is awarded for special distinguished record in Service and Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) is awarded for valuable service characterized by resource and devotion to duty.
Total 92 President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) have been awarded. Out of 92 PSM, 83 have been awarded to Police Service, 04 to Fire Service, 03 to Civil Defence & Home Guard Service and 02 to Correctional Service.
Total 664 Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) have been awarded. Out of 664 MSM, 606 have been awarded to Police Service, 28 to Fire Service, 18 to Civil Defence & Home Guard Service and 12 to Correctional Service.
Service-Wise Break Up of Medals Awarded Name of Medal Police Fire Service Civil Defence & Correctional Total Service Home Guard Service ServicePresident’s Medal for 83 04 03 02 92 Distinguished Service
(PSM) (Total Medal
Awarded : 92) Medal for Meritorious 606 28 18 12 664 Service (MSM) (Total Medal
Awarded : 664)
Details of Awardees List are enclosed as below:
Sl No. Subject Number of Awardees Annexure 1 Medal for Gallantry (GM) 301 List-I 2 President’s Medal for Distinguished 92 List-II Service (PSM) 3 Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) 664 List-III 4 State Wise/ Force Wise list of Medals As per list List -IV Awardees Click here to view List-I Click here to view List-II Click here to view List-III Click here to view List-IV Details are available at www.mha.gov.in and https://awards.gov.in.
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