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Key Highlights:

·      President approves four awards for conspicuous gallantry & meritorious service to ICG personnel

·      One Tatrakshak Medal (Gallantry)

·      Three Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service)

On the occasion of 75^th Independence Day 2021, President Shri Ram Nath Kovind has awarded one Tatrakshak Medal (Gallantry) and three Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service) to the following Indian Coast Guard personnel for their act of conspicuous gallantry and meritorious service. The detailed list of the awardees is as follows:

(A)     Tatrakshak Medal (Gallantry)

(i)          Commandant (JG) Sankar Raju (1595-X) 

(B)     Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service)

(i)      DIG Anil Kumar Telmogaru (0224-J)

(ii)         DIG Sundaram Babu Venkatesh (0330-X)

(iii)       Harvinder Singh, P/Adh (WTR), 01133-Z

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