| Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak | |
| Type: | Civilian Lifesaving award |
| Country: | India |
| Established: | 30 September 1961 |
| Presenter: | Government of India |
| Description: | ₹1,50,000 cash award lump-sum monetary allowance[1] |
| Previous: | Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class II. |
| Obverse: | Open hand |
| Reverse: | Emblem of India |
| Ribbon: | Red with blue edges and two thin central green stripes |
| Higher: | Vishisht Seva Medal |
| 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.
The Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak is awarded to civilians to reward saving lives from drowning, fire, or mine accidents. It is awarded for "courage and promptitude under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescue".[2]
The Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak may be awarded to members of the armed forces, police, or fire services when recognizable acts take place outside beyond the course of their duty. Subsequent awards are recognized by the addition of a medal bar to the ribbon. The medal may be awarded posthumously.[2]
The Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak is a circular silver medal 58mm in diameter. On the obverse in the centre is an open hand in the Abhayamudra pose with Ma Bhaya above and Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak below in Devanagri script. The reverse bears the Emblem of India and the motto Satyameva Jayate.[3]
The ribbon of the medal is red, 32mm wide. At the edges are light blue stripes and two green centre stripes in the middle of the ribbon. These colors are meant to represent fire (red), water (blue), and life (green).[3]