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1,057 personnel receive gallantry and service medals for Independence Day
1,057 personnel receive gallantry and service medals for Independence Day
The Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded 1,057 personnel from the Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services on Independence Day 2026. The honours include 301 Gallantry Medals, 92…
The Story in Brief
The Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded 1,057 personnel from the Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services on Independence Day 2026. The honours include 301 Gallantry Medals, 92 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service and 664 Medals for Meritorious Service. Police personnel received 272 gallantry medals and 606 meritorious service medals. Of the gallantry awards, 197 went to personnel from Left Wing Extremism-affected areas, 51 to those from Jammu and Kashmir, 12 from the North-East and 41 from other regions.
Local administrations also announced civilian honours. Mohali selected 94 people, including government employees, police personnel, sportspeople and community contributors. Chandigarh announced 37 commendation certificates, while its municipal corporation will honour 145 people for civic and community work.
The Indian Opinion
Independence Day honours should recognise real service, not become routine publicity exercises. The national figures show a clear focus on police and security duties, while local lists include teachers, athletes, sanitation workers and social contributors. Claims that awards are handed out only to uniformed personnel do not fit these lists, but neither should every certificate be treated as proof of exceptional achievement. The useful test is whether the published citations explain what each recipient actually did.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, hindustantimes.com (2), assamtribune.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
