1,057 Personnel Awarded Gallantry & Service Medals on Independence Day 2026

14 August 2026National

The Union Home Ministry announced 1,057 Gallantry and Service Medals for personnel of Police, Fire Service, Home Guard & Civil Defence and Correctional Services on Independence Day 2026. Break-up: 301 Gallantry Medals, 92 President's Medals for Distinguished Service (PSM) and 664 Medals for Meritorious Service (MSM). Of the 301 Gallantry Medals, 272 went to police and 29 to fire services; 197 were for Left-Wing-Extremism areas and 51 for J&K. Three were posthumous - Chhattisgarh constables late Nitesh Ekka and late Ramesh Koreti, and UP Inspector late Sunil Kumar.

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Highest peacetime gallantry award: Ashoka Chakra | Highest wartime gallantry award: Param Vir Chakra | Police gallantry medals administered by MHA | I-Day 2025 count: 1,090

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1,057 personnel from police, fire, home guard/civil defence and correctional services received Gallantry & Service Medals on Independence Day 2026, including 301 Gallantry Medals and 3 posthumous awards.

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