On the eve of the 75th Republic Day, the President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023 on 31 persons. The Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of human nature in saving the life of a person in cases like drowning in water, accidents, fire incidents, electrocution, natural calamities, rescue operation in mines etc.
The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak.
Under the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, which is awarded for conspicuous courage in saving life under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescuer, the awardees are Anthony Vanmawia (Posthumous) from Mizoram Melody Lalremruati (Posthumous) from Mizoram and Sooraj R (Posthumous) from the Central Reserve Police Force.
Under Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak, which is awarded for courage and promptitude in saving life under circumstances of great danger to the life of the rescuer, the awardees are: Sahil Bisso Lad, Goa; Kajal Kumari, Jharkhand; Naveen Kumar D, Telangana; Vinod Kumar, Border Roads Organisation; Havildar Shera Ram, Ministry of Defence; Mukesh Kumar, National Disaster Response Force; Naresh Kumar, National Investigation Agency
Under Jeevan Raksha Padak, which is awarded for courage and promptitude in saving life under circumstances of grave bodily injury to the rescuer, the awardees are: M S Anil Kumar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Jeetam Parameswara Rao, Andhra Pradesh; Samarjit Basumatary, Assam; Sudesh Kumar, Chandigarh; Justin George, Kerala; Wilson, Kerala; Padma Thinlass, Ladakh; Mohd Afzal, Ladakh; Adika Rajaram Patil, Maharashtra; Priyanka Bharat Kale, Maharashtra; Sonali Sunil Balode, Maharashtra; Maria Michael A, Tamil Nadu; S Vijayakumar, Tamil Nadu; Naresh Joshi, Uttarakhand; Arjun Malik, Border Roads Organisation; Amit Kumar Singh, Border Security Force; Sher Singh, Central Industrial Security Force; Sonu Sharma, Central Industrial Security Force; Abdul Hameed, Ministry of Defence; Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ministry of Defence; Shashikant Kumar, Ministry of Railways.
The decoration of the award (medal, certificate signed by the Union Home Minister and lump sum monetary allowance) is presented to the awardees in due course by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/State Government to which the awardee belongs.
