President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards, 2016 on 36 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to five persons, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to eight persons and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 23 persons. Out of these, seven awards are posthumous. Jeevan Raksha Padak awards are given to a person for meritorious act of humane nature in saving the life of a person.