President Murmu honour Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards 2023

The President of India Shreemati Draupadi Murmu has approved the Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards 2023 including Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 3 Individuals (Posthumous), Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 7 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 21 persons. In total the award is being honoured to 31 people.

The List of Awardees

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

Master Anthony Vanmawia (Posthumous), Mizoram
Ms. Melody Lalremruati (Posthumous), Mizoram
Shri Sooraj R (Posthumous), Central Reserve Police Force

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak

Shri Sahil Bisso Lad, Goa
Ms. Kajal Kumari, Jharkhand
Shri Naveen Kumar D, Telangana
Shri Vinod Kumar, Border Roads Organisation
Havildar Shera Ram, Ministry of Defence
Shri Mukesh Kumar, National Disaster Response Force
Shri Naresh Kumar, National Investigation Agency

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Jeevan Raksha Padak

Shri M S Anil Kumar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Shri Jeetam Parameswara Rao, Andhra Pradesh
Shri Samarjit Basumatary, Assam
Shri Sudesh Kumar, Chandigarh
Shri Justin George, Kerala
Shri Wilson, Kerala
Shri Padma Thinlass, Ladakh
Shri Mohd Afzal, Ladakh
Smt. Adika Rajaram Patil, Maharashtra
Smt. Priyanka Bharat Kale, Maharashtra
Smt. Sonali Sunil Balode, Maharashtra
Shri Maria Michael A, Tamil Nadu
Shri S Vijayakumar, Tamil Nadu
Shri Naresh Joshi, Uttarakhand
Shri Arjun Malik, Border Roads Organisation
Shri Amit Kumar Singh, Border Security Force
Shri Sher Singh, Central Industrial Security Force
Shri Sonu Sharma, Central Industrial Security Force
Shri Abdul Hameed, Ministry of Defence
Shri Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ministry of Defence
Shri Shashikant Kumar, Ministry of Railways

Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are honoured to a person for a meritorious act of humanity in saving the life of a person. The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak. Persons of all walks of life are eligible for these awards. The award can also be conferred posthumously.

Recipients are honoured with a decoration that includes a medal, a certificate bearing the signature of the Union Home Minister, and a lump sum monetary allowance. These awards are presented by the respective Union Ministries, Organizations, or State Governments to which the awardee belongs.