Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak | |
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Type | Civilian Lifesaving award |
Description | ₹1,50,000 cash award lump-sum monetary allowance[1] |
Country | India |
Presented by | Government of India |
Ribbon | Red with blue edges and two thin central green stripes |
Obverse | Open hand |
Reverse | Emblem of India |
Established | 30 September 1961 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Vishisht Seva Medal |
Next (lower) | Wound Medal |
The Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak is a civilian lifesaving award presented by the Government of India. Established on 30 September 1961, the award was originally called the Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class II.