Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak announced for 490 police and forensic personnel

31 October 2026

The Ministry of Home Affairs has given the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak to 490 personnel for the year 2026.
They come from State and Union Territory police forces, the Central Armed Police Forces and the Central Police Organisations.
The medal was created by a Ministry of Home Affairs notification dated 1 February 2024.
It is announced on 31 October every year, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Members of police forces, security organisations, intelligence branches, the National Security Guard, the Assam Rifles and forensic science services are eligible.
It is given for excellence in operations, investigation, intelligence work and forensic science.
The full list of awardees has been put up on the Ministry's website.