The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced a new medal, Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak by merging four existing medals.

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced a new medal, Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak by merging four existing medals. Four Medals- Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal, Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation, Asadharan Aasuchana Kushalata Padak and Union Home Minister’s Awards for Meritorious Service in Forensic Science. The award will be in the form of a medal, styled and designated as the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak. The medal will be circular in shape, made of silver gold gilt, and will have embossed on the obverse the symbol of ‘face of Sardar Patel’ in the centre with the words of ‘Jai Bharat’ inscribed below and will have engraved on the upper edge, the words ‘Rashtra Prahari’ (in Hindi) and the words ‘Sentinel of the Nation’ (in English) inscribed on the lower edge. On the reverse, it will have embossed the Ashoka Chakra in the centre with the words ‘Satya Seva Suraksha’ inscribed below.


      Union home minister can withdraw the medal if the awardee is punished with dismissal, removal, major penalty or is found involved in a criminal offence or is found indulging in conduct unbecoming of an officer in the opinion of the government of the state/Union Territory or the Union.

     

     

 

     


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