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PMFMS
Police Medal for Meritorious Service
NationwideIndividualCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Home AffairsNo start date
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What this is
Under this scheme, medals, official recognition, and service distinction are provided to the personnel serving in police, CAPFs, CPOs, and other public safety organizations.
In detail
The “Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PM)” scheme has been launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, under Police-I Division. The scheme aims to recognize consistent meritorious service, professional excellence, and dedication to duty among police and allied forces. Under this scheme, medals, official recognition, and service distinction are provided to eligible personnel serving in police, CAPFs, CPOs, and other public safety organizations.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a serving police officer or personnel of CAPFs/CPOs.
- The applicant should have a clean service record without major penalties.
- The applicant should demonstrate meritorious and consistent service.
- The applicant should have a minimum service of 18 years.
- The applicant should have ACRs available for the last 10 years.
- The applicant should have at least 8 Very Good or above ACRs; at least 1 should be Outstanding.
- The applicant should not have any average ACR during the review period.
- The applicant should have at least 1 ACR after the Non-Initiation Certificate (NIC) period (if applicable).
- The applicant should not have more than 1 missing ACR.
- The applicant should ensure the last year ACR is available.
- The applicant should be physically fit and fall under SHAPE 1 category; relaxation to SHAPE 2 may be given in exceptional cases.
- The applicant should not have more than 3 nominations (for Group A officers).
- The applicant should not have adverse vigilance or disciplinary issues.
What you get
Tangible Benefits
- Award of Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
- National recognition and prestige.
- Entry of award in official service records.
- Enhanced career prospects and credibility.
- Recognition of long-term service excellence.
Mode of Disbursement
- Physical medal and citation conferred by the competent authority.
- Awarded annually on national occasions.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here1058 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name173 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereno URL and no offline mode declared
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Start date published herenot published
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| schemeName | Police Medal for Meritorious Service | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | Ministry Of Home Affairs | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |