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 MedalsNumber of Medals Awarded
Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG)347

Service Medals

Name of the MedalsNumber 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.SubjectNumber of personsList
1Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG)347List-I
2President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service87List-II
3Police Medal for Meritorious Service648List-III
4State Wise/ Force Wise list of medal awardees to the Police personnelAs per listList-IV