{"id":20597,"date":"2026-01-25T21:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiaepost.com\/?p=20597"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:30:45","slug":"officers-officials-to-be-awarded-chief-ministers-rakshak-padak-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiaepost.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/officers-officials-to-be-awarded-chief-ministers-rakshak-padak-award\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICERS\/OFFICIALS TO BE AWARDED CHIEF MINISTER&#8217;S RAKSHAK PADAK AWARD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CHANDIGARH, January 25:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On the recommendations of the Punjab Government, the Governor of Punjab on Sunday announced the names of the Punjab Police officers\/officials, to be awarded the Chief Minister\u2019s Rakshak Padak award and Chief Minister\u2019s Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty on the occasion of Republic Day-2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Governor of Punjab announced the names of one PPS officer DSP Sunam Udham Singh Wala Harvinder Singh and four police officials including Inspector Nirmal Singh, Head Constable Sukhmanpreet Singh, ASI Balbir Chand and Senior Constable Dharampal Singh for Chief Minister&#8217;s Rakshak Padak award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Similarly, four PPS officers including AIG SPU Baljit Singh, SP Headquarters Faridkot Manvinderbir Singh, DSP Investigation Daljit Singh and SP Davinder Kumar are among 19 officers\/officials who have been selected for the Chief Minister\u2019s Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty. The remaining officials include Inspector Mandeep Singh, Inspector Rushika, Inspector Prabhjot Kaur, Inspector Kulwant Singh, Inspector Sumit Mor, Inspector Pushvinder Singh, SI Gurpal Singh, SI Bhupinder Singh, ASI Gurjant Singh, ASI Gurvir Singh, ASI Gurpreet Singh, ASI Kuljit Singh, HC Mandeep Singh, HC Sukhwinder Singh and Senior Constable Anu Bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav congratulated the awardees and thanked the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann for recognizing the services of the Punjab Police officers\/officials. 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