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1,057 jawans get I-Day gallantry medals; CRPF tops list
The Centre has awarded 1,057 police, fire, home guard and correctional services personnel gallantry and service medals on Independence Day. The list includes 301 Medals of Gallantry, 92 President’s Medals for Distinguished…
The Story in Brief
The Centre has awarded 1,057 police, fire, home guard and correctional services personnel gallantry and service medals on Independence Day. The list includes 301 Medals of Gallantry, 92 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service and 664 Medals for Meritorious Service. The CRPF received the highest, 86 medals. According to Siasat.com, 15 Telangana cops were honoured: three with gallantry medals, two with the President’s Medal and ten with the Medal for Meritorious Service. Among the 23 Andhra Pradesh awardees, seven got gallantry medals, two got the President’s Medal and 14 got the Meritorious Service Medal. Of the national gallantry awardees, 272 are police and 29 from fire services; 197 medals went to personnel in Left Wing Extremism-hit areas.
The Indian Opinion
These awards rightly honour bravery, but the numbers alone can feed a lazy narrative that more medals mean safer forces. The 197 gallantry medals for Left Wing Extremism zones and 51 for Jammu and Kashmir reflect where the state faces its deadliest enemies. Yet a medal count says nothing about the systemic failures, poor equipment, low morale, delayed compensation, that police families still endure. The real test is whether this recognition translates into better working conditions for the constable who patrols the worst-hit village without a bulletproof jacket.
Sources (2): siasat.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
