Awarded to civilians to recognize acts of lifesaving, including cases of drowning, fire, or mine accidents "for conspicuous courage under circumstances of very danger of grave bodily injury to the rescue." The only cases in which members of the armed forces, police, or fire services can be awarded the medal is when such acts take place outside the course of their duty. The medal may be awarded posthumously and subsequent awards are recognized by the addition of a bar to the medal ribbon.

Jeevan Raksha Obverse	Jeevan Raksha Reverse

Like many other Indian awards, the Jeevan Rakash Padak was originally established as a part of a three-class decoration, the Jeevan Rakash Padak in 1961. The third class of this award was renamed at the Jeevan Raksha Padak in 19??. This act, however, resulted in no alteration in the design of this class of the decoration and the precise award can only be determined from the records.

These awards are given under the President's approval for meritorious acts of humane nature displayed under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescuer in saving life from drowning, fire, rescue operations in mines etc. These awards are accompanied by substantial monetary grants. It’s series of Medals consist of (a) Sarvotham Jeevan Raksha Padak carrying a cash grant of Rs.20,000/-; (b) Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak carries a cash grant of Rs.10,000/-; (c) Jeevan Raksha Padak carries a cash grant of Rs.5,000/-. The regulations governing these medals are in Annexure – 9. The Unit Officers should give wide publicity and familiarize all Police Officers with this scheme. Should any instance falling within the guidelines arise, a report with necessary recommendation should be sent to the District Collector. These are meant for members of the Public and Police Officers can play an active role in identifying such cases and giving wide publicity.

ELIGIBILITY:

By the President of India, 30 September 1961, as the "Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class III." Statutes revised and decoration renamed ???.