25 Jan 2021. Delhi, President’s medal for Gallantry and President’s medal for distinguished services as well as gallantry medal and meritorious services medals are awarded to the personnel of Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards on Republic Day and Independence Day each year.
On the occasion of Republic Day, 2021, 73 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals.
Out of these, President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 08 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 02 personnel for their respective acts of valour and gallantry.
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service is awarded to 13 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded to 50 personnel for their respective distinguished and meritorious records of services.
In addition, 54 personnel are also awarded Home Guard & Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2021. Of these, President’s Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 03 personnel. President’s Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service are awarded to 04 personnel and 47 personnel respectively.
The list of Fire Service Medals and Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals awardees are enclosed as Annexure below:-
FIRE SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY, 2021 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAIL
| President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry | |
| Delhi | |
| 1 | Sh. SatyavanStation Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Mahabir SinghLeading Fireman |
| 3 | Late Amit KumarFire Operator |
| 4 | Sh. Manjeet RanaFire Operator |
| Jammu & Kashmir | |
| 1 | Late Rattan ChandLeading Fireman |
| 2 | Late Mohmad AslamSG Fireman |
| 3 | Late Vimal RainaFireman |
| Tamil Nadu | |
| 1 | Late Rajkumar RajenderanFireman |
| Fire Service Medal for Gallantry | |
| Karnataka | |
| 1 | Sh. SuganagoudaFireman Driver |
| Odisha | |
| 1 | Sh. Kasyap Kumar PattanaikLeading Fireman |
| President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service | |
| Daman & Diu | |
| 1 | Sh. Amratlal CarsaneAssistant Director |
| Delhi | |
| 1 | Sh. Rajesh PanwarChief Fire Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Sanjay Kumar TomarDeputy Chief Fire Officer |
| Karanataka | |
| 1 | Sh. Basavanna Chikka BasavaiahDeputy Director |
| 2 | Sh. PraveenAssistant Fire Station Officer |
| Kerala | |
| 1 | Sh. George T. A.Assistant Station Officer |
| Maharashtra | |
| 1 | Sh. Devendra Prabhakar PotphodeChief Fire Officer |
| Odisha | |
| 1 | Sh. Kamala Kanta PuhanLeading Fireman |
| Sikkim | |
| 1 | Sh. Indra Kumar RaiDeputy Chief Fire Officer |
| CISF, MHA | |
| 1 | Sh. Pratap Singh RawatAssistant Sub-Inspector (Fire) |
| 2 | Sh. Harisha SrinivasaAssistant Sub-Inspector (Fire) |
| 3 | Sh. Hambir SinghAssistant Sub-Inspector (Fire) |
| NFSC, MHA | |
| 1 | Sh. Jagdish Faqirchand BathavJunior Demonstrator |
| Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service | |
| Andaman & Nicobar | |
| 1 | Sh. Moti Lal PaulSub-Inspector (Station Officer) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 1 | Sh. Mali BuruStation Officer |
| Assam | |
| 1 | Sh. Gakul Chandra DasSub-Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Bipul Kumar DasLeading Fireman |
| Bihar | |
| 1 | Sh. Krishna Prasad SinghFire Station Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Sudama RamLeading Driver |
| Daman & Diu | |
| 1 | Sh. Tulcidas MangariAssistant Station Fire Officer |
| Delhi | |
| 1 | Sh. Rajesh KumarAssistant Divisional Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Yashwant Singh MeenaStation Officer |
| 3 | Sh. Ram PalLeading Fireman |
| 4 | Sh. Subhash Chander BarthwalAssistant Wireless Officer |
| Himachal Pradesh | |
| 1 | Sh. Ashok KumarSub Fire Officer |
| Jammu & Kashmir | |
| 1 | Sh. Puran SinghLeading Fireman |
| 2 | Sh. Satpal KhajuriaLeading Fireman |
| Karnataka | |
| 1 | Sh. G. KrishnojiFire Station Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Bangera Yogesh PadmayyaLeading Fireman |
| 3 | Sh. M. TulasairamappaFireman Driver |
| 4 | Sh. Bedrala Ravindranath RajeshFireman |
| Kerala | |
| 1 | Sh. Abdul Rasheed K.Regional Fire Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Nasar P.Senior Fire & Rescue Officer |
| Maharashtra | |
| 1 | Sh. Sanjay Dadaji PawarIn Charge Chief Fire Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Dharmaraj Narayanrao NakodAssistant Station Officer |
| 3 | Sh. Rajaram Kalu KedariLeading Fireman |
| Meghalaya | |
| 1 | Sh. Wanlambok LapangLeading Fireman |
| Mizoram | |
| 1 | Sh. VanlalrualaLeading Fireman |
| Nagaland | |
| 1 | Sh. A. W. JamirInspector(Fire) |
| Odisha | |
| 1 | Sh. Sarat Chandra MallickAssistant Fire Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Pradeep Kumar PattanaikStation Officer |
| 3 | Sh. Prakash Kumar BeheraLeading Fireman |
| 4 | Sh. Balabhadra DehuryDriver Havildar |
| Sikkim | |
| 1 | Sh. Vishal Kumar GurungChief Fire Officer |
| Tamil Nadu | |
| 1 | Sh. Rathakrishnan Alagirisamy RajuStation Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Angamuthu MuthusamyDriver Mechanic |
| 3 | Sh. Muralidharan Naamath CottattaFireman Driver |
| 4 | Sh. Chellapandi PitchaiFireman |
| Telangana | |
| 1 | Sh. Yagna Narayana AnnapareddyDistrict Fire Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Jagadishwar KattaLeading Fireman |
| Uttar Pradesh | |
| 1 | Sh. Santosh Kumar RaiChief Fire Officer |
| Uttarakhand | |
| 1 | Sh. Daya KishanFire Station Second Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Kunwar Singh RanaLeading Fireman |
| West Bengal | |
| 1 | Sh. Satyabrata RoyStation Officer |
| 2 | Sh. Sk.Emamul HossainSub-Officer |
| 3 | Sh. Rabin KunduLeader |
| 4 | Sh. Milan Kumar DuttaFire Operator |
| CISF, MHA | |
| 1 | Sh. Shiv PratapAssistant Commandant (Fire) |
| 2 | Sh. Manjunatha RAssistant Sub-Inspector (Fire) |
| NFSC, MHA | |
| 1 | Sh. Ramesh Ramaji DharneFire & Rescue Operator |
| M/o Petroleum & Natural Gas | |
| 1 | Sh. Dansingh Madavsingh ChaudharyChief Fireman |
| 2 | Sh. Naizu Ambatt VarkeyDeputy General Manager (Fire & Safety) |
| 3 | Sh. Deba Kanta BaruahSupervisor (Fire Service) |
HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL DEFENCE MEDALS AWARDED TO HG & CD PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY 2021 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS
| President’s Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal for Gallantry | ||
| Odisha | ||
| 1 | Late Banawasi MoharanaHome Guard | |
| Rajasthan | ||
| 1 | Late Kewal SinghBorder Home Guard Volunteer | |
| 2 | Late Bhawani SinghBorder Home Guard Volunteer | |
| President’s Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service | ||
| Delhi | ||
| 1 |
