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==History==
==History==
The Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) was instituted on 7 June 1989 by the [[President of India]] with a view to recognising individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the [[Indian Coast Guard]]. The first award was conferred on 26 January 1990.<ref name="Gazette of India">{{cite book |title=Gazette of India |date=24 June 1989 |publisher=Government of India |pages=499-500 |edition=No. 49-Pres./R9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGYo-LPPRGUC&dq=president+tatrakshak+medal+overview&pg=PA213 | title=Central Police Organisations| isbn=9788177649031| year=2005| publisher=Allied Publishers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ugDAAAAMBAJ&dq=president+tatrakshak+medal+overview&pg=PT23 |title = Pratiyogita Darpan|last1 = Darpan|first1 = Pratiyogita|date = February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tnrajnathcg-officers-rpt/1626394 | title=Tn-Rajnath-Cg Officers (RPT)}}</ref>
The Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) was instituted on 7 June 1989 by the [[President of India]] to recognise individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage in the [[Indian Coast Guard]] service. The first award was conferred on 26 January 1990.<ref name="Gazette of India">{{cite book |title=Gazette of India |date=24 June 1989 |publisher=Government of India |pages=499-500 |edition=No. 49-Pres./R9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGYo-LPPRGUC&dq=president+tatrakshak+medal+overview&pg=PA213 | title=Central Police Organisations| isbn=9788177649031| year=2005| publisher=Allied Publishers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ugDAAAAMBAJ&dq=president+tatrakshak+medal+overview&pg=PT23 |title = Pratiyogita Darpan|last1 = Darpan|first1 = Pratiyogita|date = February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tnrajnathcg-officers-rpt/1626394 | title=Tn-Rajnath-Cg Officers (RPT)}}</ref>


==Eligibility==
==Description==
All ranks of the Coast Guard are eligible for the medal. If a recipient of the medal is subsequently awarded the medal again, every such further award shall be recognized by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the medal is suspended. For every such Bar, a miniature insignia of a pattern approved by the Government shall be added to the riband when worn alone. The medal may be awarded posthumously.<ref name="Gazette of India" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/five-icg-personnel-get-tatrakshak-medals/india/news/1866075.html|title=Five ICG personnel get Tatrakshak medals}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=CGBR-04 |publisher=ICG |date=17 Jun 2013 |location=New Delhi |pages=89 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://newsonair.nic.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=351535 |title = President awards medals for Meritorious Service to Indian Coast Guard personnel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1600542 |title = President approves Tatrakshak medals to Indian Coast Guard personnel}}</ref>
All ranks of the Coast Guard are eligible for the medal. If a recipient of the medal is subsequently awarded the medal again, every such further award shall be recognized by the addition of a Bar. For every such Bar, a miniature insignia of a pattern approved by the Government shall be added to the riband when worn alone. The medal may be awarded posthumously.<ref name="Gazette of India" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/five-icg-personnel-get-tatrakshak-medals/india/news/1866075.html|title=Five ICG personnel get Tatrakshak medals}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=CGBR-04 |publisher=ICG |date=17 Jun 2013 |location=New Delhi |pages=89 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://newsonair.nic.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=351535 |title = President awards medals for Meritorious Service to Indian Coast Guard personnel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1600542 |title = President approves Tatrakshak medals to Indian Coast Guard personnel}}</ref>


==Criteria==
The Tatrakshak medal may be awarded for meritorious service as well as gallantry. A maximum of five such medals are awarded each year. There is no annual limit on the number of gallantry medals.<ref name="Gazette of India" />
The Tatrakshak medal may be awarded for meritorious service as well as gallantry. The number of medals awarded for meritorious service in any one year shall not exceed Five. There is no limit on the number of medals to be awarded for gallantry in any one year.
 
The medal shall be awarded:<ref name="Gazette of India" />
* For conspicuous acts of gallantry.
* For valuable service characterised by resourcefulness and devotion to duty including prolonged service of ability and merit,
 
The medal may also be awarded to Air crew who have completed within a single tenure of 2 years or less, the following minimum flying hours:-
* Medium range surveillance aircraft — 800 hrs
* Light surveillance aircraft — 800 hrs
* Helicopters — 500 hrs
 
==Design==
The medal is circular in shape, one and three-eighth inches in diameter, and made of bronze. On the obverse is embossed the design of the Const Guard Crest in the centre and words "Coast Guard Medal" above and "India" below, along the edge of the medal separated by two five pointed heraldic stars. On the reverse, the [[State Emblem of India]] is embossed in the centre and a wreath joined by a plain clasp at the top along the upper edge. On the rim, the name of the person to whom the medal has been awarded, is inscribed.<ref name="Gazette of India" />
 
The medal is suspended from the left breast and the riband, of an inch and three-eighth in width, is four Silver White and five Navy Blue alternate strips
of each width. The Bar is to the riband by which the medal is suspended. When the riband is worn alone, a small silver rose is attached thereto for every bar which is awarded.<ref name="Gazette of India" />


The Medal for gallantry is worn next to and immediately after the President's Tatrakshak Medal for distinguished service.
The Medal for gallantry is worn next to and immediately after the President's Tatrakshak Medal for distinguished service.
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[[Category:Indian awards]]
[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]
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[[Category:Awards established in 1989]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in India]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 4 February 2025

Tatrakshak Medal
The President's Tatrakshak Medal or President's Coast Guard Medal
TypeMedal
CountryIndia Republic of India
Presented byPresident of India
EligibilityIndian Coast Guard
StatusActive
Established7 June 1989
First awarded26 January 1990
Last awarded26 January 2023
Precedence
Next (higher)President's Tatrakshak Medal

The Tatrakshak Medal or Coast Guard Medal is an Indian military decoration, awarded for conspicuous devotion to duty or courage in Indian Coast Guard. It is conferred by the President of India every year on the occasion of national celebrations - the Independence Day and the Republic Day.

History[edit | edit source]

The Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) was instituted on 7 June 1989 by the President of India to recognise individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage in the Indian Coast Guard service. The first award was conferred on 26 January 1990.[1][2][3][4]

Description[edit | edit source]

All ranks of the Coast Guard are eligible for the medal. If a recipient of the medal is subsequently awarded the medal again, every such further award shall be recognized by the addition of a Bar. For every such Bar, a miniature insignia of a pattern approved by the Government shall be added to the riband when worn alone. The medal may be awarded posthumously.[1][5][6][7][8]

The Tatrakshak medal may be awarded for meritorious service as well as gallantry. A maximum of five such medals are awarded each year. There is no annual limit on the number of gallantry medals.[1]

The Medal for gallantry is worn next to and immediately after the President's Tatrakshak Medal for distinguished service.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gazette of India (No. 49-Pres./R9 ed.). Government of India. 24 June 1989. pp. 499–500.
  2. ↑ Central Police Organisations. Allied Publishers. 2005. ISBN 9788177649031.
  3. ↑ Darpan, Pratiyogita (February 2007). "Pratiyogita Darpan".
  4. ↑ "Tn-Rajnath-Cg Officers (RPT)".
  5. ↑ "Five ICG personnel get Tatrakshak medals".
  6. ↑ CGBR-04. New Delhi: ICG. 17 Jun 2013. p. 89.
  7. ↑ "President awards medals for Meritorious Service to Indian Coast Guard personnel".
  8. ↑ "President approves Tatrakshak medals to Indian Coast Guard personnel".
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