President Kovind confers Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards to 40 people

The award is given to a person for an exemplary act of human nature in saving someone's life. It can be awarded under three categories - Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak. It can also be given posthumously.

Updated on: Jan 25, 2021 4:57 PM IST

By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilavro Ghosh

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President Ram Nath Kovind approved the conferment of the Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards, 2020, to 40 people on Monday, ahead of 72nd Republic Day.

President Ram Nath Kovind. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

The award is given to a person for an exemplary act of human nature in saving someone's life. It can be awarded under three categories - Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak. It is also given posthumously.

The awardee receives a medal, a certificate signed by the Union home minister and a lump sum monetary allowance which is presented to the receiver by the respective union ministries/organizations/state government to which he or she belongs.

The Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards, 2020, were presented to the following persons:

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

Shri Muhammed Muhsin (Posthumous), Kerala

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak

Shri Ramshibhai Ratnabhai Samad (Rabari), Gujarat

Shri Parmeshwar Balaji Nagargoje, Maharashtra

Kum. Amandeep Kaur, Punjab

Shri Koripelly Srujan Reddy, Telangana

Master Tinku Nishhad, Uttar Pradesh

Smt. Himani Biswal, Madhya Pradesh

Kum. Kalagarla Sahithi, Andhra Pradesh

Shri Bhuwaneshwar Prajapati, Uttar Pradesh