🔆 Gallantry & Service Awards for Armed Forces, CAPFs and CBI
📍 Why in News?
✅ President Droupadi Murmu announced 78 gallantry awards for personnel of the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) on the eve of Independence Day.
📍 Gallantry Awards
✅ 9 Kirti Chakras — 7 posthumous
✅ 1 Bar to Shaurya Chakra
✅ 19 Shaurya Chakras — 1 posthumous
✅ 5 Bars to Sena Medals (Gallantry)
✅ 36 Sena Medals (Gallantry) — 5 posthumous
✅ 3 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry)
✅ 5 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry)
📍 Armed Forces
✅ The President also approved 89 Mention-in-Dispatches — 75 Army, 4 Navy and 10 Air Force personnel.
📍 CAPF & Police Personnel
✅ 1,057 police personnel across the country will receive gallantry and service medals.
✅ 141 police officials from Chhattisgarh received gallantry medals.
✅ 35 Bastar Fighter Constables were also awarded gallantry medals.
✅ CRPF received the highest number among CAPFs — 86 gallantry and service medals.
✅ BSF received 20 gallantry medals and 47 service medals.
✅ 28 CISF personnel were awarded police medals.
📍 CBI Personnel
✅ 21 CBI personnel will receive service medals — President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM).
📍 Significance
✅ The awards recognise exceptional courage, gallantry and distinguished service rendered by personnel in the line of duty.
🔆 MAINS PRACTICE QUESTION
📍 Gallantry and service awards play an important role in recognising courage and dedication among India’s security personnel. Discuss their significance in strengthening morale and institutional commitment in the security forces.
(10 Marks · 150 Words)
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