On the eve of Independence Day, several personnel from the Assam Police, Fire and Emergency Services, and Home Guards and Civil Defence were honoured with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service and Medal for Meritorious Service.

The awards recognise dedication, professional excellence and distinguished service by personnel serving in essential public safety institutions.

Key Awardees from Assam

• Inspector General Devojyoti Mukherjee received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service.
• The Medal for Meritorious Service was awarded to several Assam Police personnel, including Inspector General V. Siva Prasad Ganjala, Assistant Inspector General Sarmistha Barua, Commandant Santanu Kumar Dutta, and Superintendents of Police Amitav Basumatary, Subhasish Baruah and Suman Chakraborty.
• Deputy Superintendent of Police Aker Ali, Lance Naiks Ripon Paul, Nanda Tripura and Surajit Mozumder, and Assistant Sub Inspector Prabin Baro were also honoured with the Medal for Meritorious Service.
• From the Assam Fire and Emergency Services, Leading Fireman Lohit Saikia and Sub Officer Md Shaha Alom Sikdar received the Medal for Meritorious Service.
• Platoon Commander Abiram Islary of the Home Guards and Civil Defence was also honoured.

Exam Hook: Prelims Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the President’s Medals for Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence personnel:

1. They recognise distinguished and meritorious service by personnel in these public safety services.
2. The awards are associated with national recognition of service and dedication.
3. They are awarded only to personnel of the police services.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: 1 and 2 only.

One-Line Wrap

The recognition of Assam’s police, emergency and civil defence personnel highlights the importance of dedicated public service in strengthening internal security and citizen safety.