Faridkot – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann felicitated 26 eminent personalities with the prestigious State Award for their outstanding contributions in diverse fields, during the state-level Independence Day celebrations held in Faridkot on Friday.
The awardees included social activists, artistes, poets, litterateurs, environmentalists, government officials, and others who made remarkable contributions in public service. Each recipient was honoured with a certificate and award.
Those honoured included Dr Anupama Gupta (Amritsar), Master Tegbir Singh (Roopnagar), Sarupinder Singh (Patiala), Ratan Lal Soni (Hoshiarpur), Dr Hitender Suri (Fatehgarh Sahib), Gulshan Bhatia (Amritsar), Rifat Wahab (Malerkotla), Rama Munjal (Ludhiana), Baldev Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Apeksha (Bathinda), Gulzar Singh Patialvi (Patiala), Baldev Singh (Patiala), Balraj Singh (Hoshiarpur), Paramjit Singh Bakhshi (Jalandhar), Yuvraj Singh Chauhan (Ludhiana), Krishan Kumar Paswan (Bathinda), Advocate Rajiv Madan (Amritsar), Jaskaran Singh (Bathinda), Dr Pawan Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Dr Harbhans Kaur (Hoshiarpur), Dr Raj Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Dr Mahima Minhas (Hoshiarpur), Nisha Rani (Hoshiarpur), Dr PS Brar (Kotakpura), Dr Ravi Bansal (Kotakpura), and Dr Abhinav Shoor (Jalandhar).
Alongside, the Chief Minister also honoured four police officers/officials — ASI Rajinder Singh, ASI Narinder Singh, Senior Constable Jaswant Singh, and Harpal Kaur — with the Chief Minister’s Rakshak Padak.
Additionally, 15 police personnel were conferred with the Chief Minister’s Medal for Outstanding Duty. The recipients included Inspector Jatin Kapoor, Inspector Amalokdeep Singh Kahlon, Inspector Navneet Kaur, Inspector Prabhjeet Kumar, SI Lovedeep Singh, SI Gurmel Singh, SI Dimple Kumar, SI Sukhchain Singh, SI Satwinder Singh, ASI Harjinder Singh, ASI Sandeep Singh, Head Constable Sandeep Singh, Head Constable Iqbal Singh, Head Constable Karambir Singh, and Head Constable Jagjit Singh.
The Independence Day function witnessed a display of patriotic fervor, with CM Mann emphasizing the government’s commitment to recognizing excellence in service and contributions towards society.
