ENVIRONMENT & SERVICE · PUNJAB

The boy who carried tea to the soldiers

During Operation Sindoor in May 2025, a 10-year-old from Ferozepur carried water, tea and food to soldiers posted near his village — work his village noticed, and the country later honoured.

By The Young Achievers2 min readSources checked 22 October 2026

✓ Verified · Age 10

Shvan Singh · 10 when reported in December 2025

Filed under: Environment & Service · Punjab · Community support

Shvan Singh receiving the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi, 26 December 2025 · Photograph: Saptashwa TV · Image source ↗

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The recognition

Shvan Singh of Ferozepur district, Punjab, received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2025 in the Social Service category, presented by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, in New Delhi on 26 December 2025. The official award citation records that during Operation Sindoor in May 2025 he carried water, tea, milk and cold drinks to soldiers posted near his border village.

Help, close to home

Regional reporting describes Shvan making repeated trips from his home to the soldiers’ posts during the operation, and an Army honour reported as ‘Youngest Civil Warrior’. Those details come from regional reports rather than the award list itself, so this story keeps them attributed.

What is documented at national level is simpler: a ten-year-old who saw people serving near his home and found a way to serve them too.

✳ A spark to explore

Help does not have to be large to matter. Think of someone who works for your neighbourhood — a guard, a driver, a sanitation worker. What is one small, safe thing a student could do to make their day easier? That is a reader question from us, not part of Shvan’s record.