Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak

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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

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