NATIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS
1. CIVILLIAN AWARDS-
* BHARAT RATNA: THIS IS INDIA’S
HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD.IT IS GIVEN FOR EXCEPTIONAL WORK IN ART, LITERATURE,
SCIENCE , SPOPRT AND RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE HIGHEST
ORDER.GOVERNMENT SERVANTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS AWARD.
*PADMA BHUSHAN: THIS AWARD IS
GIVEN FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF A HIGH ORDER IN ANY FIELD, INCLUDING SERVICE
RENDERED BY GOVERNMENT SERVANTS.
*PADMA VIBHUSHAN: THIS AWARD IS EXCEPTIONAL AND
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN ANY FIELD, INCLUDING SERVICE RENDERS OF GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA SERVANTS.
*PADMA SHRI: THIS AWARD IS GIVEN FOR
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN ANY FIELD, INCLUDING SERVICE RENDERED BY GOVERNMENT
SERVANTS.
*PARAM VIR CHAKRA: THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR BRAVERY
OR SOME DARING ACT OF VALOUR OF SELF-SACRIFICE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY,
WHETHER ON LAND, AT SEA OR IN THE AIR.
*MAHAVIR CHAKRA:
IT IS SECOND HIGHEST DECORATION AND IS AWARDED FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTARY IN
THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY, WHETHER ON LAND, AT SEA OR IN THE AIR.
*VIR CHAKRA:
IT IS THE THIRD IN THE ORDER OF AWARDS GIVEN FOR ACTS OF GALLANTARY IN PRESENCE
OF ENEMY, WHETHER ON LAND, AT SEA OR IN THE AIR.
*ASHOK CHAKRA:
THIS MEDAL IS AWARDED FOR THE MOST CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY OR SOME DARING OE
PRE-EMINENT ACT OF VALOUR OR SELF-SACRIFICE ON LAND, AT SEA, IN THE AIR.
*VISHISTHA SEWA
MEDAL: THIS MEDAL IS AWARDED TO PERSONNEL OF ALL THREE SERVICES AND
RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MOST EXCEPTIONAL TO HIGH ORDER
RESPECTIVELY.
*JEEWAN RAKSHA
PADAK: THIS MEDAL IS AWARDED FOR MERITORIOUS ACTS OR A SERIES OF ACTS OF HUMAN NATURE DISPLAYED
IN SAVING LIFE FROM DROWNING, FIRE AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN MINES ETC.
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