1,380 Police personnel have been awarded Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, 2021
A total of 1,380 Police personnel have been awarded Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, 2021. The break-up is as under:-
Gallantry Medals
| Name of the Medals | Number of Medals Awarded |
| President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) | 02 |
| Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) | 628 |
Service Medals
| Name of the Medals | Number of Medals Awarded |
| President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPM) | 88 |
| Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PM) | 662 |
Among the majority of the 628 Gallantry Awards, 01 PPMG to J&K Police & 01 PPMG to CRPF (Posthumous) is being awarded, 398 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in Jammu & Kashmir region, 155 personnel for their gallant action in Left Wing Extremism affected areas and 27 personnel for their gallant action in North-East Region. Among the personnel receiving Gallantry Awards 256 are from J&K Police, 151 are from CRPF, 23 are from ITBP and 67 are from Odisha Police, 25 are from Maharashtra and 20 are from Chhattisgarh and the remaining from the other States/UTs and CAPFs.
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| List of Awardees President’s Police Medal for Gallantry Independence Day- 2021 | |||
| President’s Police Medal for Gallantry(PPMG). | |||
| Jammu & Kashmir | |||
| Sl No | Name S/Shri | Rank at the time of action | Medal Awarded |
| 1 | Amar Deep | SI | PPMG |
| CRPF | |||
| 2 | Late Kale Sunil Dattatraya | HC | PPMG (Posthu) |

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