President Sanctions 127 Gallantry and 40 Distinguished Service Awards, Plus 290 Despatch Mentions
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On the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, President Smt Droupadi Murmu has authorized the distribution of 127 Gallantry awards, 40 Distinguished Service awards, and 290 Mention-in-Despatches to personnel from the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, in recognition of their remarkable bravery, commitment, and exemplary service.
Gallantry Awards
The Gallantry Awards comprise the following:
- Kirti Chakra: 4 awards
- Vir Chakra: 15 awards
- Shaurya Chakra: 16 awards
- Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry): 2 awards
- Sena Medal (Gallantry): 58 awards
- Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry): 6 awards
- Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry): 26 awards
Kirti Chakra
| S No | Rank & Name | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Lalrinawma Sailo, 4 PARA (Special Forces) | Army |
| 2 | Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari, The Army Service Corps, 1 Sikkim Scouts | Army |
| 3 | Lance Naik Meenatchi Sundaram A, The Regiment of Artillery, 34 Rashtriya Rifles | Army |
| 4 | Sepoy Janjal Pravin Prabhakar, The Mahar Regiment, 1 Rashtriya Rifles | Army |
Vir Chakra
| S No | Rank & Name | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Koshank Lamba, 302 Medium Regiment | Army |
| 2 | Lieutenant Colonel Sushil Bisht, 1988 (Independent) Medium Battery | Army |
| 3 | Naib Subedar Satish Kumar, 4 Dogra | Army |
| 4 | Rifleman Sunil Kumar, 4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry | Army |
| 5 | Group Captain Ranjeet Singh Sidhu, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 6 | Group Captain Manish Arora, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 7 | Group Captain Animesh Patni, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 8 | Group Captain Kunal Kalra, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 9 | Wing Commander Joy Chandra, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 10 | Squadron Leader Sarthak Kumar, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 11 | Squadron Leader Siddhant Singh, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 12 | Squadron Leader Rizwan Malik, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 13 | Flight Lieutenant Aarshveer Singh Thakur, Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 14 | Sub Inspector (GD) Mohd Imteyaj | MHA |
| 15 | CT/GD Deepak Chingakham | MHA |
Shaurya Chakra
| S No | Rank & Name | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel Neetesh Bharti Shukla, 19 Sikh | Army |
| 2 | Major Bhargav Kalita, The Kumaon Regiment, 50 Rashtriya Rifles | Army |
| 3 | Major Ashish Kumar, 7 Para (Special Forces) | Army |
| 4 | Major Aditya Pratap Singh, SM, The Rajputana Rifles, 44 Assam Rifles | Army |
| 5 | Assistant Commandant Mohd Shafiq, 26 Assam Rifles | Army |
| 6 | Subedar Shamsher Singh, 4 Para (Special Forces) | Army |
| 7 | Lance Naik Rahul Singh, 4 Para (Special Forces) | Army |
| 8 | Rifleman Bhoj Ram Sahu, 3 Assam Rifles | Army |
| 9 | Lieutenant Commander Suraj Prashar | Navy |
| 10 | Ram Goyal, SEA II | Navy |
| 11 | Wing Commander Abhimanyu Singh (30725), Flying (Pilot) | Air Force |
| 12 | Inspector Shri Laxman Kewat | MHA |
| 13 | Inspector Shri Rameshwar Prasad Deshmukh | MHA |
| 14 | Constable/GD Saddam Hussain | MHA |
| 15 | Constable/GD Feda Hussain Dar | MHA |
| 16 | Constable/GD Sanjay Tiwari | MHA |
Bar to Sena Medal
| S No | Rank & Name | Service | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major Rahul Dutta, SM, The Regiment of Artillery, 6 Rashtriya Rifles | Army | Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) |
| 2 | Sepoy Nadim Iqbal Shah, SM, 163 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army | Army | Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) |
Sena Medal
| S No | Rank & Name | Service | Unit/Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lt Col Thakur Maheshsingh Ramshankarsingh | Army | The Mahar Regiment, 1 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 2 | Lt Col Palugulla Mastan Reddy | Army | Eastern Command Intelligence Battalion |
| 3 | Lt Col Parikshit Panwar | Army | 12 Mahar |
| 4 | Lt Col Mohan Singh | Army | 4 Rajput |
| 5 | Lt Col Nikhil Thakur | Army | 160 Infantry Battalion, Territorial Army |
| 6 | Major Jappanpreet Singh | Army | The Armoured Corps, 22 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 7 | Major Sumeet Grohwal | Army | 9 Punjab |
| 8 | Major Shiladitya Singh Ranawat | Army | 21 Para (Special Forces) |
| 9 | Major Hitesh Singh Verma | Army | 5 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry |
| 10 | Major Yogesh Kumar | Army | The Regiment of Artillery, 57 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 11 | Major Ankur Yadav | Army | 5 Sikh |
| 12 | Major Shivank Pathak | Army | The Madras Regiment, 8 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 13 | Major Amit Bhatti | Army | 302 Medium Regiment |
| 14 | Major Dhananjay Jamwal | Army | The Grenadiers, 29 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 15 | Major Nikhil Sharma | Army | 4 Para (Special Forces) |
| 16 | Major Anuj Mahajan | Army | The Mechanised Infantry, 36 Assam Rifles |
| 17 | Major Aman Dhar | Army | The Corps of Signals, 22 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 18 | Major Roger Saul Kamuo Mao | Army | The Kumaon Regiment, 43 Assam Rifles |
| 19 | Major Gagandeep Singh | Army | 9 Rajputana Rifles |
| 20 | Major Swaroop Anjan Behera | Army | 5 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry |
| 21 | Captain Varun Chadha | Army | 19 Sikh |
| 22 | Subedar Major Pawan Kumar | Army | The Punjab Regiment, 10 Infantry Brigade Camp |
| 23 | Subedar Pradeep Kumar | Army | 278 Medium Regiment |
| 24 | Subedar Girraj Singh Rajpoot | Army | 1851 Light Regiment |
| 25 | Subedar Roshan Singh | Army | 17 Garhwal Rifles |
| 26 | Subedar Manish Kumar Dubey | Army | 131 Air Defence Regiment |
| 27 | Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar | Army | 2 Para (Special Forces) |
| 28 | Naib Subedar Satnam Singh | Army | 30 Punjab |
| 29 | Naib Subedar Arvind Kumar | Army | The Rajputana Rifles, 57 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 30 | Naib Subedar Birender Singh | Army | The Mahar Regiment, 1 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 31 | Naib Subedar Prem Bahadur Singh | Army | 5/9 Gorkha Rifles |
| 32 | Naib Subedar Surja Deb Barma | Army | 1832 Light Regiment |
| 33 | Battalion Havildar Major Pawan Singh | Army | 49 Air Defence Regiment |
| 34 | Regiment Havildar Major Ankur | Army | 302 Medium Regiment |
| 35 | Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh | Army | 625 Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Battalion |
| 36 | Havildar Gurpreet Singh | Army | 19 Sikh |
| 37 | Havildar Medade Vikas Ramdas | Army | 18 Maratha Light Infantry |
| 38 | Havildar Jaswant Singh | Army | 4 Rajput |
| 39 | Havildar Gopal Pradhan | Army | 12 Mahar |
| 40 | Lance Havildar Morey Santosh Bhagwan | Army | 34 (M) Field Regiment |
| 41 | Lance Havildar Lagariya Dineshbhai Palabhai | Army | 12 Grenadiers |
| 42 | Lance Havildar Jobanpreet Singh | Army | 13 Sikh Light Infantry |
| 43 | Naik Gurjeet Singh | Army | 7 Para (Special Forces) |
| 44 | Naik Sunil | Army | The Mechanised Infantry, 9 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 45 | Naik Gurpreet Singh | Army | The Regiment of Artillery, 34 Rashtriya Rifles |
| 46 | Naik Bhupinder Singh | Army | 19 Sikh |
| 47 | Naik Robin Singh | Army | 19 Sikh |
| 48 | Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar | Army | 5 Field Regiment |
| 49 | Lance Naik Pradeep Kumar | Army | 1 Para (Special Forces) |
