Jeevan Raksha Padak Announced

Jeevan Raksha Padak Announced-

            The President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards – 2011 on the following persons :-

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak (2)

1.	Shri C. Lalduhawma (Posthumous), Mizoram
2.	Shri Om Prakash, Uttar Pradesh

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak (6)

1.	Shri Rajesh alias Bablu Kushwahava  (Posthumous), Uttar Pradesh
2.	Shri Kapil Negi (Posthumous), Uttarakhand
3.	Shri Nawtinder Singh (Posthumous), Punjab
4.	Shri Bishnu Prasad Shrestha, Jharkhand
5.	Ms. Shruti Lodhi (Posthumous), Uttarakhand
6.	Ms. Chhampa Kanwar (Posthumous), Rajasthan

Jeevan Raksha Padak (35)

1.	Shri Raj Kumar Sonowal, Assam
2.	Shri Hemant Kumar Sahu, Chhattisgarh
3.	Shri Nohar Sinh, Chhattisgarh
4.	Shri Krishna Kumar, Chhattisgarh
5.	Smt. Sathi. K, Kerala
6.	Shri Afif Backer. A., Kerala
7.	Shri Kuthirummal Thamban, Kerala
8.	Shri Lalit Kishore Tiwari, Madhya Pradesh
9.	Dr. Gopal Prasad Khaddar, Madhya Pradesh
10.	Kumar Nikhil Sudhir Kabra, Maharashtra
11.	Shri Lalbiaklawma, Meghalaya
12.	Shri Martin Lalthamawia, Mizoram
13.	Shri Lalremmawia Sailo, Mizoram
14.	Ms. Lalpuihzuali, Mizoram
15.	Shri K. Lawmsanga, Mizoram
16.	Shri Krishna Chandra Behera, Odisha
17.	Shri Laxman, Uttarakhand
18.	Shri Sandeep Singh, Punjab
19.	Shri Makhan Singh, Uttar Pradesh
20.	Shri Sumit Sharma, Uttar Pradesh
21.	Shri Rahul Kurrey, Chhattisgarh
22.	Shri Md. Nurul Huda, Manipur
23.	Ms. Jismi P.M., Kerala
24.	Shri Raj Narayanan, Kerala
25.	Ms. Reeta, Uttarakhand
26.	Ms. Gomati Nag, Chhattisgarh
27.	Shri Vishnudas. K, Kerala
28.	Shri Bibek Sharma, Sikkim
29.	Ms. Dunaboyana Jahnawi, Andhra Pradesh
30.	Ms. Lalmawizuali, Mizoram
31.	Ms. Ipi Basar, Arunachal Pradesh
32.	Shri Shrawan Kumar, Rajasthan
33.	Shri Priyanshu Joshi, Uttarakhand
34.	Shri Mohammad Shawayz Siddiqui, Uttar Pradesh
35.	Shri Gurjeevan Singh, Punjab

Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of humane 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 either sex in all walks of life are eligible for these awards.  The award can also be conferred posthumously.

The decoration of the award (medal, certificate signed by the Home Minister and demand draft for lump sum monetary allowance) is presented to the awardee in due course by the respective State Government to which the awardee belongs.  The lump sum monetary allowance is given at the rate of Rs.75,000, Rs.45,000 and Rs.30,000 to the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak awardee  respectively.