President Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series Awards-2023 to 31 individuals for acts of courage and selflessness on January 25, 2024. This year, three were awarded Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, seven were awarded Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and 21 were awarded Jeevan Raksha Padak.

About Jeevan Raksha Padak:

Basically this award is given for the commendable work of human nature in saving the life of a person.
Individuals from diverse backgrounds qualify for these awards.
These awards are also given posthumously.
The decorations of this award are given to the awardee from time to time by the Central Ministry/Organisation/State Government to which the awardee belongs.
Under this, medals, certificates signed by the Union Home Minister and lump sum monetary allowance are provided.
This time the recipients of Jeevan Raksha Padak have been mentioned as follows:

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak 2023:

Master Anthony Wanmawia (posthumous), Mizoram
Ms. Melody Lalremruti (posthumous), Mizoram
Shri Sooraj R (Posthumous), Central Reserve Police Force

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak 2023:

Mr. Sahil Bhisso Lad, Goa
Ms. Kajal Kumari, Jharkhand
Shri Naveen Kumar D, Telangana
Shri Vinod Kumar, Border Roads Organisation
Havildar Shera Ram, Ministry of Defence
Shri Mukesh Kumar, National Disaster Response Force
Shri Naresh Kumar, National Investigation Agency

Jeevan Raksha Padak 2023:

Shri M S Anil Kumar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Shri Jitam Parameshwara Rao, Andhra Pradesh
Shri Samarjit Basumatary, Assam
Mr. Sudesh Kumar, Chandigarh
Mr. Justin George, Kerala
Sri Wilson, Kerala
Sri Padma Thinlass, Ladakh
Shri Mohd Afzal, Ladakh
Mrs. Adika Rajaram Patil, Maharashtra
Mrs. Priyanka Bharat Kale, Maharashtra
Mrs. Sonali Sunil Balode, Maharashtra
Sri Maria Michael A, Tamil Nadu
Shri S Vijayakumar, Tamil Nadu
Shri Naresh Joshi, Uttarakhand
Shri Arjun Malik, Border Roads Organisation
Shri Amit Kumar Singh, Border Security Force
Shri Sher Singh, Central Industrial Security Force
Shri Sonu Sharma, Central Industrial Security Force
Shri Abdul Hameed, Ministry of Defence
Shri Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ministry of Defence
Shri Shashikant Kumar, Ministry of Railways