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<div>{{Infobox civilian award<br />
| name = Jeevan Raksha Padak<br />
| image = IND Jeevan Raksha Padak ribbon.png<br />
| caption = Ribbon of the medal<br />
| type = Civilian Lifesaving award<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| established = 30 September 1961<br />
| first-award = <!-- year --><br />
| lastawarded = <!-- year --><br />
| total_awarded = <!-- total number awarded so far --><br />
| presenter = [[Government of India]]<br />
| description = ₹1,00,000 cash award lump-sum monetary allowance<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/JeevanRakshaPadakAwards_03082018_0.pdf|website=mha.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref><br />
| previous = Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class III.<br />
| obverse = Open hand<br />
| reverse = [[Emblem of India]]<br />
| ribbon = Red with blue edges and three thin central green stripes<br />
| higher = [[Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak]]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Jeevan Raksha Padak''' is a civilian lifesaving award presented by the [[Government of India]]. Established on 30 September 1961, the award was originally called the Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class III.<br />
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==Criteria==<br />
The Jeevan Raksha Padak is awarded to civilians to reward saving lives from drowning, fire, or mine accidents. It is awarded for "courage and promptitude in <br />
saving life under circumstances of grave bodily injury to the rescuer".<ref name=WARB>{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Scheme-JRP_0.pdf|website=mha.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs|access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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The Jeevan Raksha Padak may be awarded to members of the armed forces, police, or fire services when recognizable acts take place outside beyond the course of their duty. Subsequent awards are recognized by the addition of a [[medal bar]] to the ribbon. The medal may be awarded posthumously.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114921 Recipient of 2003]<br />
* [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114921 Recipient of 2014]<br />
* [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135762 Recipient of 2016]<br />
{{Indian honours and decorations}}<br />
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[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of India]]<br />
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