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Independence Day Gallantry Awards and Other Decorations

Posted On :14, August 2018 18:08 IST

The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces has approved 131 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which include one Kirti Chakra, 20 Shaurya Chakras, three Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 93 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 11 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and three Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).

           

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RANK AND NAME

Service

 

KIRTI CHAKRA

 

1.

 

  1. SEPOY VRAHMA PAL SINGH,
  1. RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

 

SHAURYA CHAKRA

 

  1.  

IC-62648Y Lieutenant Colonel Arjun Sharma,

6th Battalion The JAT Regiment

ARMY

  1.  

IC-76179M MAJOR PAWAN GAUTAM,

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  
  1. MAJOR ADITYA KUMAR,
  2. TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

SS-43745F MAJOR PAWAN KUMAR,

THE JAT REGIMENT / 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-78575F CAPTAIN KANINDER PAUL SINGH,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

SS-44853X CAPTAIN VARMA JAYESH RAJESH,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

 

JC-414217H Naib Subedar Anil Kumar Dhayia,

First Battalion The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)

ARMY

  1.  

JC-461439H NAIB SUBEDAR VIJAY KUMAR YADAV,

15TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT

ARMY

  1.  

5757174A HAVILDAR KUL BAHADUR THAPA,

9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

9108390L HAVILDAR JAWEED AHMAD BHAT, SENA MEDAL, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

15220840X GUNNER RANJIT SINGH,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

9115892W RIFLEMAN AURANGZAB,

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT/

44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

G/5016407P RIFLEMAN RATHVA LILESH BHAI,

4TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

G/5008469A RIFLEMAN JAIPRAKASH ORAON, 4TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

CAPTAIN P RAJKUMAR(03228-K)

NAVY

  1.  

SHRI AS KRISHNA, HEAD CONSTABLE, 45 BN, CRPF, SUMBAL, BANDIPORA (J&K)

MHA

  1.  

SHRI K DINESH RAJA,  CONSTABLE, 45 BN, CRPF, SUMBAL, BANDIPORA (J&K)

MHA

  1.  

SHRI PRAFULLA KUMAR,  CONSTABLE, 45 BN, CRPF, SUMBAL, BANDIPORA (J&K)

MHA

  1.  

SHRI KULDEEP SINGH CHAHAR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, 182 BN, CRPF, SHEEP COMPLEX, PULWAMA, (J&K)

MHA

  1.  

SHRI DHANAWADE RAVINDRA BABAN, 182 BN, CRPF, SHEEP COMPLEX, PULWAMA, (J&K) (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

 

BAR  TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

 

  1.  

SS-44990W CAPTAIN RAKESH NAIR, SENA MEDAL

THE ARMOURED CORPS / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

SS-45306P CAPTAIN UMESH LAMBA, SENA MEDAL

FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

12974389N NAIK NAZIR AHMED WANI, SENA MEDAL 

THE JAMMU & KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY REGIMENT/

9TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

 

SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

 

  1.  

IC-62086M LIEUTENANT COLONEL MAHENDRA PAL SINGH BHADORIA

8TH BATTALION THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY

  1.  

IC-62867A LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAMAR RAGHAV,

THE KUMAON REGIMENT / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-62966H LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAKESH TOKAS,

FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

IC-68003M MAJOR RANVEER SINGH,

THE JAT REGIMENT / 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-68016K MAJOR JITENDRA SINGH MEHTA,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-68702X MAJOR JAMES JACOB,

THE MADRAS REGIMENT / 8TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-68749H MAJOR RAMAN GAKHAR,
THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY / 2ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-69259F MAJOR AVIJIT SINGH,

6TH BATTALION THE MAHAR REGIMENT

ARMY

  1.  

IC-69678Y MAJOR VIKRAM SHARMA,

BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS / 21ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-70229W MAJOR ABHISHEK SINHA,

THE PUNJAB REGIMENT / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-70511F MAJOR DEEPAK SINGH,

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-71440X MAJOR KHADASE NANDKISHOR DIPAK,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-71488L MAJOR KAMAL KUMAR CHHETRI,

THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS / 8TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-72000W MAJOR ADITYA SHARMA,

THE GRENADIERS REGIMENT / 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-72260F MAJOR HEMANT DUTTA,

THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-72307F MAJOR V RAHUL SAXENA,

4TH BATTALION, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

IC-74866K MAJOR JAIKANT SINGH, THE ENGINEER CORPS/ 1ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-75094K MAJOR BHANU RANA,

THE NAGA REGIMENT / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-75345H MAJOR MAYANK MISHRA,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 32ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-75864L MAJOR SUMEET BHARDWAJ,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-76236H MAJOR SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV,

THE CORPS OF SIGNALS / 43RD  BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-77058X MAJOR GIRISH SHARMA,

CORPS OF THE ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/9TH  BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-77067Y MAJOR ARVIND B NAIR,

CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/45TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-77206X MAJOR ISHAN DHIMAN,

21ST BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT

ARMY

  1.  

IC-75898Y CAPTAIN SAGAR PRAKASH PARDESHI,

THE ARMOURED CORPS / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1. ]

IC-76549F CAPTAIN SHASHANK SHARMA,

THE MADRAS REGIMENT / 4 VIKAS

ARMY

  1.  

IC-76793F CAPTAIN KRISHNAKUMAR K,

THE CORPS OF SIGNALS / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-79395L CAPTAIN UDIT MOHAN RAJ,

CORPS OF SIGNALS / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

IC-81695L LIEUTENANT NAVIN KUMAR,

4TH BATTALION, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

JC-413635L SUBEDAR KARAN SINGH,

THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT / 31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

JC-414159K NAIB SUBEDAR BIPIN SINGH,

9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

2999756X HAVILDAR RAMVIR SINGH,

THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT / 4 VIKAS

ARMY

  1.  

3000043X HAVILDAR SHIV KUMAR,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH  BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3002026W HAVILDAR RAM LAL,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

13625061A HAVILDAR SANDEEP KUMAR,

FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

13767221L HAVILDAR RAKESH KUMAR,

9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  
  1. ACTING LANCE DAFADAR HANS RAJ,
  1. ARMOURED CORPS / 53RD BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

2495827Y NAIK SATNAM SINGH,

THE PUNJAB REGIMENT / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

2497311P NAIK JAGJIT SINGH,

THE PUNJAB REGIMENT / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

2695302Y NAIK RAKESH KUMAR CHOTIA, 11TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

3001231L NAIK SANJAY SINGH,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3201769W NAIK GULVIR SINGH,

THE JAT REGIMENT / 45TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3404674L  NAIK JAGATINDER SINGH, 10TH BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT

ARMY

  1.  

4479177Y NAIK BAKSHI RAM SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

9104049W NAIK MUDASIR AHMAD, 15TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

9108454L NAIK ZAHIR ABAS,

9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

12974187M  NAIK  NAZIR  AHMAD  BHAT, 162ND INFANTRY BATTALION TERRITORIAL ARMY (JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY)

ATTACHED WITH 1ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

13626067N NAIK SURJEET SINGH,

9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

13626272P NAIK DEVI SINGH,

4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

13764105X NAIK DHARAM PAL,

THE JAMMU & KASHMIR RIFLES / 47TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15180470X NAIK KULWANT SINGH,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15327862N NAIK SHREEKANT KARI, CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15345181N NAIK JAGIRA RAM

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15618558F NAIK LOURDHU RAJU REDDY MOSU,

BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

16017846A NAIK KRASHAN SINGH RAJPUT,
16TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

2495568F LANCE NAIK AJAY KUMAR,

THE PUNJAB REGIMENT / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3204223F LANCE NAIK PARTAP SINGH,

6TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT

ARMY

  1.  

4201540N LANCE NAIK SANJAY YADAV,

9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

9108192A LANCE NAIK JAVAID AHMAD BHAT,

JAMMU & KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

13627886K LANCE NAIK GOPAL SINGH,

1ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

14936730H LANCE NAIK DINESH KUMAR,

THE MECHANISED INFANTRY / 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15168798M LANCE NAIK NEELESH SINGH,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

15624881M LANCE NAIK KAINATO K ACHUMI,

BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS / 21ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

18005310K LANCE NAIK JATINDER SINGH,

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

2815734M SEPOY BHUSARE SHIVAJI GANGADHAR,

15TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY

  1.  

3010786N SEPOY RAVI BHUSAN SHAHI,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3010853N SEPOY VIJAY SINGH GURJAR, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3011203M SEPOY SURENDRA KUMAR,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3011667K SEPOY DINESH KUMAR,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3013229A SEPOY BHANU PRATAP SINGH TOMAR,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3014624A SEPOY HARIOM SINGH PUNDIR,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3014823N SEPOY ABDUL AZIZ KHAN,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

3208824K SEPOY HET RAM GODARA,

THE JAT REGIMENT / 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

4007895L SEPOY JEEWAN KUMAR,

THE DOGRA REGIMENT / 62ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

4201465P SEPOY LALIT CHAND,

THE KUMAON REGIMENT / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

4205156K SEPOY SACHIN KUMAR,

THE KUMAON REGIMENT / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

4205530F SEPOY MAHESH SINGH,

THE KUMAON REGIMENT / 13RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

4290888P SEPOY LAL BABU YADAV,

THE BIHAR REGIMENT / 47TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

4380846K SEPOY SP SOMI,

THE ASSAM REGIMENT / 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15179775L SEPOY MUKESH SINGH,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15224991N SEPOY BANSODE JIVAN UTTAM,

REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

19007642H SEPOY MANJINDER SINGH OF

10TH BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT(POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

4092090H RIFLEMAN KRISHNA CHANDRA JAKHMOLA,

10TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

16023296Y RIFLEMAN SACHIN KUMAR,

THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES / 57TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

13628412P PARATROOPER MANAS TUNG,

4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

  1.  

15190474F GUNNER RANJEET KUMAR, 76TH FIELD REGIMENT

ARMY

  1.  

15233461A GUNNER ARVINDER KUMAR,

THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

15505116P SOWAR RAJESH KUMAR,

THE ARMOURED CORPS / 53RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15507596H SOWAR RAHUL SINGH BHADOURIA,

THE ARMOURED CORPS / 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15508595M SOWAR SANJAY PASWAN,

THE ARMOURED CORPS / 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

15737683P SIGNALMAN KUSHWAH PRADISINGH BRIJKISHORSINGH,

THE CORPS OF SIGNALS / 50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

  1.  

16122421A SAPPER PAVAN BS,

THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

  1.  

19000066F SEPOY PARGAT SINGH, 

2ND BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

NAO SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)

  1.  

LT CDR ANIL RAINA (05821-B)

NAVY

  1.  

LT CDR VARTIKA JOSHI (43077-A)

NAVY

  1.  

LT CDR KUNAL SAINI (06840-W)

NAVY

  1.  

DEEPAK SAINI, POA(FD), NO 138915-T

NAVY

  1.  

SUMIT RAJ, POA (FD), NO 212311-A

NAVY

  1.  

VIJAY KUMAR VERMA, LA (FD), NO 219814-B

NAVY

  1.  

LT CDR PRATIBHA JAMWAL (07109-F)

NAVY

  1.  

LT  PATARPALLI  SWATHI (07234-R)

NAVY

  1.  

LT S VIJAYA DEVI (70712-H)

NAVY

  1.  

LT  AISHWARYA BODAPATTI (43151-N) 

NAVY

  1.  

LT PAYAL GUPTA (70724-K)

NAVY

 

VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

 

  1.  

WING COMMANDER ABHISHEK SHARMA (26291-F) FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE

  1.  

SQUADRON LEADER VERNON DESMOND KEANE (31215-A) FLYING PILOT

AIR FORCE

  1.  

902943-H SERGEANT SHASHIDHAR P PRASAD

 INDIAN AIR FORCE (GARUD)

AIR FORCE

 

The President has also awarded 26 Mention-in-Despatches to Army Personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include 25 (three posthumous) for ‘Operation Rakshak’, one (posthumous) for ‘Operation Rhino’ and one additional name approved by Raksha Mantri in the CH&AC meeting.

 

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