RAIPUR, Jan 25 Chhattisgarh is set to celebrate the 77th Republic Day with fervor on Monday, as Governor Ramen Deka unfurls the national flag at Police Parade Ground in the capital at 9 am, kicking off the main state function. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai breaks tradition by unfurling the tricolor for the first time at Bilaspur’s Police Ground. Union Minister Tokhan Sahu will lead celebrations in Durg, while Deputy CMs Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma take charge in Jagdalpur and Ambikapur respectively. Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh will unfurl the tri colour in Rajnandgaon.

 

Agriculture’s Ramvichar Netam in Raigarh; Food’s Dayaldas Baghel in Gariaband; Forest’s Kedar Kashyap in Bijapur; Labour’s Lakhanlal Dewangan in Kabirdham; Health’s Shyam Bihari Jaiswal in Jashpur; Finance’s O.P. Choudhary in Janjgir-Champa; Revenue’s Tankram Verma in Korba; Women & Child Thakur Rawte, Commandant; Tarkeshwar Patel, Assistant Superintendent of Police; Uneza Khatoon Ansari, Assistant Superintendent of Police; Jailal Markam, Assistant Commandant and Hazari Lal Sahu, Platoon Commander, have been selected for Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM).

 

The awards announced include 125 Gallantry Medals (GM), 101 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service (PSM), and 756 Medals for Meritorious Service (MSM). Gallantry Medals are conferred on personnel who have displayed extraordinary bravery by risking their lives to protect citizens, prevent crime, or respond courageously during critical situations. Service medals, on the other hand, recognise long-standing integrity, devotion to duty, and exemplary professional performance. Among the recipients of Gallantry Medals are personnel deployed in Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas, the Jammu & Kashmir region, the North-Eastern states, and other sensitive regions, reflecting their significant contribution under challenging conditions. In these nationally announced honours, police officers and personnel from the state of Chhattisgarh have also been recognised for their distinguished and meritorious services, bringing pride to the state.