The President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023 on 31 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 03, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 07 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 21 persons. Three awardees are posthumous. The details are as under:-

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

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

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak

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

Jeevan Raksha Padak

1. Shri M S Anil Kumar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Shri Jeetam Parameswara Rao, Andhra Pradesh
3. Shri Samarjit Basumatary, Assam
4. Shri Sudesh Kumar, Chandigarh
5. Shri Justin George, Kerala
6. Shri Wilson, Kerala
7. Shri Padma Thinlass, Ladakh
8. Shri Mohd Afzal, Ladakh
9. Smt. Adika Rajaram Patil, Maharashtra

10. Smt. Priyanka Bharat Kale, Maharashtra
11. Smt. Sonali Sunil Balode, Maharashtra
12. Shri Maria Michael A, Tamil Nadu
13. Shri S Vijayakumar, Tamil Nadu
14. Shri Naresh Joshi, Uttarakhand
15. Shri Arjun Malik, Border Roads Organisation
16. Shri Amit Kumar Singh, Border Security Force
17. Shri Sher Singh, Central Industrial Security Force
18. Shri Sonu Sharma, Central Industrial Security Force
19. Shri Abdul Hameed, Ministry of Defence
20. Shri Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ministry of Defence
21. Shri Shashikant   Kumar, Ministry of Railways

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 awardees in due course by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/State Government to which the awardee belongs. 

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