Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak Latest News
Recently, the ‘Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak’ has been awarded for the year 2025.
About Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak
- It has been instituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in 2024.
- The award aims to encourage professional standards and boost the morale of officers and officials across the country.
- It is given to recognize excellent work, promote high professional standards and boost the morale of the concerned official/officer in the following four fields:
- Special Operation
- Investigation
- Intelligence
- Forensic Science
- It was created by merging the 4 previously existing MHA awards –
- The Special Operation Medal,
- The Medal for Excellence in Investigation,
- The Exceptional Intelligence Efficiency Medal, and
- The Union Home Minister’s Award for Meritorious Service.
- Eligibility: It is conferred on members of the Police Forces, Security Organization, Intelligence Wing/Branch/Special Branch of State/Union Territories/Central Police Organizations (CPOs)/Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Forensic Science (Central / State / Union Territories) throughout the Indian Union.
- The medal is announced on 31st of October every year, on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Source: PIB
Last updated on January, 2026
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