1,082 Police personnel have been awarded Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, 2022
By PIB Delhi
A total of 1,082 Police personnel have been awarded Police Medals on the occasion of the Independence Day, 2022. The break-up is as under:-
Gallantry Medals
| Name of the Medals | Number of Medals Awarded |
| Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) | 347 |
Service Medals
| Name of the Medals | Number of Medals Awarded |
| President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPM) | 87 |
| Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PM) | 648 |
Among the majority of the 347 Gallantry Awards, 204 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in Jammu & Kashmir, 80 personnel for their gallant action in Left Wing Extremism affected areas and 14 personnel for their gallant action in North-East Region. Among the personnel receiving Gallantry Awards, 109 are from CRPF, 108 are from J&K Police, 19 are from BSF, 42 are from Maharashtra, 15 are from Chhattisgarh and the remaining from the other States/UTs and CAPFs.
Details of Awardees Lists are enclosed as below:
| Sl No. | Subject | Number of persons | List |
| 1 | Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) | 347 | List-I |
| 2 | President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service | 87 | List-II |
| 3 | Police Medal for Meritorious Service | 648 | List-III |
| 4 | State Wise/ Force Wise list of medal awardees to the Police personnel | As per list | List-IV |
