Republic Day: 901 Police personnel to be conferred with Police Medals

New Delhi: A total of 901 Police personnel have been awarded Police Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2023. Police Medal for Gallantry has been awarded to 140, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service to 93 and Police Medal for Meritorious Service has been awarded to 668 Police personnel.

The Union Home Ministry said, among the majority of the 140 Gallantry



Awards, 80 personnel from Left Wing Extremism affected areas and 45 personnel from Jammu and Kashmir region are being awarded. Among the personnel receiving Gallantry Awards, 48 are from CRPF, 31 are from Maharashtra, 25 are from Jammu and Kashmir Police, nine from Jharkhand, seven each from Delhi, Chhattisgarh and BSF and remaining from other States and Union Territories.