Jeevan Raksha Padak awards; check who all received this honour

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New Delhi: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2020 on 40 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to one, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to eight and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 31 persons. One award is posthumous.  

Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for the meritorious act of human nature in saving the life of a person.  

The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak.  Persons of all walks of life are eligible for these awards. The award can also be conferred posthumously.

A detailed list is given: 

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak: Shri Muhammed Muhsin (Posthumous), Kerala

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak: 

1. Shri Ramshibhai Ratnabhai Samad (Rabari), Gujarat
2. Shri Parmeshwar Balaji Nagargoje, Maharashtra
3. Kum. Amandeep Kaur, Punjab
4. Shri Koripelly Srujan Reddy, Telangana
5. Master Tinku Nishhad, Uttar Pradesh
6. Smt. Himani Biswal, Madhya Pradesh
7. Kum. Kalagarla Sahithi, Andhra Pradesh
8. Shri Bhuwaneshwar Prajapati, Uttar Pradesh 

Jeevan Raksha Padak

1. Shri Bhaveshkumar Satuji Vihol, Gujarat
2. Shri Ishwarlal Manubhai Sangada, Gujarat
3. Shri Manmohansinh Rathod, Gujarat
4. Shri Prakashkumar Bavchandbhai Vekariya, Gujarat
5. Shri Rahver Virbhadrasinh Tejsinh, Gujarat
6. Shri Rakeshbhai Babubhai Jadav, Gujarat
7. Shri Vijay Ajit Chhaira, Gujarat
8. Master Arun Thomas, Kerala
9. Master Rojin Robert, Kerala
10. Shri Shiju P Gopi, Kerala
11. Shri Gourishankar Vyas, Madhya Pradesh
12. Shri Jagdish Singh Siddhu, Madhya Pradesh
13. Shri Pushpendra Singh Rawat, Madhya Pradesh
14. Shri Rajesh Kumar Rajpoot, Madhya Pradesh
15. Shri Anil Dashrath Khule, Maharashtra
16. Shri Balasaheb Dnyandeo Nagargoje, Maharashtra
17. Shri Sunil Kumar, Uttar Pradesh
18. Shri Mohinder Singh, Punjab
19. Shri Nihal Singh, Uttar Pradesh
20. Master Fedrick, Andaman and Nicobar
21. Shri Mukesh Choudhery, Rajasthan
22. Shri Ravindra Kumar, Gujarat
23. Shri S M Rafi, Karnataka
24. Shri SV Jose, Kerala
25. Shri Vani Hiren Kumar, Gujarat
26. Shri Abujam Roben Singh, Manipur
27. Shri Bala Naik Banavath, Kerala
28. Shri Ashok Singh Rajput, Jammu and Kashmir
29. Shri Paramjit Singh, Jammu and Kashmir
30. Shri Ranjit Chandra Ishore, Jammu and Kashmir
31. Shri Rinku Chauhan, Uttar Pradesh

The decoration of the award (medal, a certificate signed by the Union Home Minister, and lump sum monetary allowance) is presented to the awardee in due course by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/state government to which the awardee belongs. 

The recipients are given a lump-sum monetary allowance at the following rates:

- Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Rs 2,00,000/-

- Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak Rs  1,50,000/-

- Jeevan Raksha Padak Rs 1,00,000/-

Other than the one-time monetary allowance, no other facility/benefit in terms of any concession in Railways, Airfare etc. is provided by the government.

As per practice, cases once considered by the Awards Committee and not found suitable for an award are not placed before it for reconsideration.