The President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2020 on 40 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 01, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 08 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 31 persons. One award is posthumous.  The details are as under:-

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

1. Shri Muhammed Muhsin (Posthumous), Kerala

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak

1. Shri Ramshibhai Ratnabhai Samad (Rabari), Gujarat
2. Shri Parmeshwar Balaji Nagargoje, Maharashtra
3. Kum. Amandeep Kaur, Punjab
4. Shri Koripelly Srujan Reddy, Telangana
5. Master Tinku Nishhad, Uttar Pradesh
6. Smt. Himani Biswal, Madhya Pradesh
7. Kum. Kalagarla Sahithi, Andhra Pradesh
8. Shri Bhuwaneshwar Prajapati, Uttar Pradesh

Jeevan Raksha Padak

1. Shri Bhaveshkumar Satuji Vihol, Gujarat
2. Shri Ishwarlal Manubhai Sangada, Gujarat
3. Shri Manmohansinh Rathod, Gujarat
4. Shri Prakashkumar Bavchandbhai Vekariya, Gujarat
5. Shri Rahver Virbhadrasinh Tejsinh, Gujarat
6. Shri Rakeshbhai Babubhai Jadav, Gujarat
7. Shri Vijay Ajit Chhaira, Gujarat
8. Master Arun Thomas, Kerala
9. Master Rojin Robert, Kerala
10. Shri Shiju. P. Gopi, Kerala
11. Shri Gourishankar Vyas, Madhya Pradesh
12. Shri Jagdish Singh Siddhu, Madhya Pradesh
13. Shri Pushpendra Singh Rawat, Madhya Pradesh
14. Shri Rajesh Kumar Rajpoot, Madhya Pradesh
15. Shri Anil Dashrath Khule, Maharashtra
16. Shri Balasaheb Dnyandeo Nagargoje, Maharashtra
17. Shri Sunil Kumar, Uttar Pradesh
18. Shri Mohinder Singh, Punjab
19. Shri Nihal Singh, Uttar Pradesh
20. Master Fedrick, Andaman and Nicobar
21. Shri Mukesh Choudhery, Rajasthan
22. Shri Ravindra Kumar, Gujarat
23. Shri S M Rafi, Karnataka
24. Shri S.V. Jose, Kerala
25. Shri Vani Hiren Kumar, Gujarat
26. Shri Abujam Roben Singh, Manipur
27. Shri Bala Naik Banavath, Kerala
28. Shri Ashok Singh Rajput, Jammu and Kashmir
29. Shri Paramjit Singh, Jammu and Kashmir
30. Shri Ranjit Chandra Ishore, Jammu and Kashmir
31. Shri Rinku Chauhan, Uttar Pradesh

Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of human nature 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.

The decoration of the award (medal, certificate signed by the Union Home Minister and lump sum monetary allowance) is presented to the awardee in due course by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/State Government to which the awardee belongs. 

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