CID Gallantry Awards is a stellar initiative to showcase and honor extra-ordinary examples ofbravery showcased by ordinary people across India.
The CID Gallantry Awards is divided into twocategories – Physical Bravery (display of braveryin saving life or property of oneself or someone else) and Social Bravery (display of bravery in combating social evils like drug abuse, dowry, child labor, illiteracy, and environmental pollution) saw thousands of entries from all over the nation. These were shortlisted, authenticated and finally, the title was bestowed to two brave winners each in the category of ‘Below 15 years’ and ‘Above 15 years’.
Winners for 2010 are as written below
Physical Bravery (Above 15)
| Mohammed Abdul lrfan | 25 | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh |
| Laxmi Biswas | 58 | Thane | Maharash |
Physical Bravery (Below 15)
| Nihal Borkar | 12 | Goa | Goa |
| Manish Bansal | 14 | Jind | Haryana |
Social Bravery (Above 15)
| Rajendra D Diwe | 54 | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| Shahnaz Ahmed | 29 | Churu | Rajasthan |
Social Bravery (Below 15)
| Sanjana N Menon | 9 | Begur Road | Andhra Pradesh |



