People, Positions and Obituaries · 20 January 2026

Chandana Sinha received the Ati Vishisht Rail Sewa Puruskar

Exam-focused facts from the 20 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Railway Protection Force (RPF) inspector Chandana Sinha was conferred with the Ati Vishisht Rail Sewa Puruskar, the highest service honour of the Indian Railways.
  • She received the award at a ceremony in Delhi on January 9 for her efforts in rescuing children from trafficking and exploitative labour.
  • Sinha has led the rescue of more than 1,500 children across the rail network of Uttar Pradesh over the past three years.
  • She was appointed to lead Operation Nanhe Farishte, the child rescue initiative of the Indian Railways, in June 2024.
  • Her unit rescued 1,032 children in 2025, including 39 children trafficked for labour and a six-year-old girl.
  • Sinha joined the RPF in 2010 and is originally from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

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