On the occasion of 80 th Independence day 2026, 20 BSF personnel have been awarded with Medal for Gallantry, 05 awarded with President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and 42 awarded with Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM).

MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY – 20
20 BSF personnel of 94 Battalion BSF have been awarded with Medal for Gallantry in recognition of their conspicuous bravery during a meticulously planned Anti Naxal operation on 15/16 April 2024. This operation was carried out jointly by troops of 94 Battalion BSF and DRG of Chhattisgarh Police in area of village Binagunda and Kalpar in the highly Naxal affected District Kanker of Chhattisgarh. The operation resulted in elimination of 29 hard core Naxal cadres, and also in recovery of huge cache of arms & ammunition.

The Gallant Seema Praharis are:-

President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) – 05

Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) – 42

1. Shri Ashok Kumar, IPS, Inspector General
2. Shri Lala Krishna Kumar Lal, Deputy Inspector General
3. Shri Satyabrata Mukherjee, Deputy Inspector General
4. Dr. Hemantha raju S L, Deputy Inspector General
5. Shri Amitav Roy, Deputy Inspector General
6. Shri Rajesh Kumar Giri, Deputy Inspector General
7. Shri Pramendra Kumar, Commandant (Now Deputy
Inspector General)
8. Shri Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Commandant
9. Shri Amitabh Panwar, Commandant
10. Shri Balbir Singh, Commandant
11. Shri Manish Chandra, Commandant
12. Shri Mukund Kumar Jha, Commandant
13. Shri Neeraj Sharma, Commandant
14. Shri Pranay Kumar, Commandant
15. Shri Shivanand Yadav, Commandant
16. Shri Vijay Kumar Singh, Commandant
17. Shri Vipin Panthri, Commandant
18. Shri Yogesh Kumar, Commandant
19. Shri Sukumar Pattnaik, Commandant
20. Shri Jaibir Singh Poonia, Commandant
21. Shri Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Second-In-Command (Now
Commandant)
22. Shri Rajnendra Singh Rawat, Second-In-Command
23. Shri Rajesh Kumar Agnihotri, Deputy Commandant

24. Shri Desh Raj Gautam, Deputy Commandant
25. Shri Anil Kumar Vats, Deputy Commandant (Now Second –
In – Command)
26. Shri Arvind Yadav, Deputy Commandant (Now Second – In
– Command)
27. Shri Joy Dev Acharya, Assistant Commandant
28. Shri Mukul Chandra Deka, Assistant Commandant (Now
Deputy Commandant)
29. Inspector Pappu Kumar Singh
30. Inspector Sudesh Chander
31. Inspector Kavali Achyutha Muni
32. Inspector K P Surendran
33. Inspector Richard Kispota
34. Inspector Ranjan Biswa Karmakar
35. Inspector Shaik Mustak Basha
36. Sub Inspector Nemi Chand
37. Sub Inspector Deepak Dayali
38. Sub Inspector Prabir Kumar Singha
39. Head Constable Bua Ditta
40. Head Constable Mohan Lal
41. Head Constable Prem Kumar
42. Head Constable Babul Barman