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15 Assam personnel get gallantry, service medals on I-Day
The President’s Medal for Distinguished Service went to Assam Inspector General of Police Devojyoti Mukherjee, the only recipient from the state in that category. Eleven Assam Police officers and personnel received the…
The Story in Brief
The President’s Medal for Distinguished Service went to Assam Inspector General of Police Devojyoti Mukherjee, the only recipient from the state in that category. Eleven Assam Police officers and personnel received the Medal for Meritorious Service, including Inspector General V Siva Prasad Ganjala and Superintendent of Police Amitav Basumatary.
Two fire services personnel, Leading Fireman Lohit Saikia and Sub-Officer Md Shaha Alom Sikdar, and Home Guard Platoon Commander Abiram Islary were also awarded. Across the Northeast, only one Medal for Gallantry was given: to Arunachal Pradesh Superintendent of Police Sudhanshu Dhama. Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura also had recipients in various categories, the Assam Tribune reports.
The Indian Opinion
The official narrative frames these medals as clean recognition of bravery and service, but it obscures the steep career hurdles Assam Police personnel face daily: chronic understaffing, delayed promotions, and thin postings in insurgent-hit areas. A gallantry award measures a single act, not the systemic pressures officers endure. The real test is whether the home department will now expedite the pending police reforms promised after the 2021 Dhekiajuli killings. That number, vacancies filled or training hours added, will tell us more than any medal list.
Source: assamtribune.com
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