President approves 127 Gallantry awards, 40 Distinguished Service awards & 290 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 79th Independence Day
President approves 127 Gallantry awards, 40 Distinguished Service awards & 290 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 79th Independence Day
President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved 127 Gallantry awards and 40 Distinguished Service awards to the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel on the eve of Independence Day 2025. These are: 04 Kirti Chakras; 15 Vir Chakras; 16 Shaurya Chakras; 02 Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry); 58 Sena Medals (Gallantry); 06 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry); 26 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry); 07 Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals; 09 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and 24 Yudh Seva Medals.
The President has also approved 290 Mention-in-Despatches – 115 personnel of the Indian Army, 05 of the Indian Navy, 167 of the Indian Air Force and 03 of the Border Roads Development Board (BRDB).
Following is the list of Gallantry awards approved by the President:
S NO
RANK & NAME
SERVICE
KIRTI CHAKRA
1.
IC-88733Y CAPTAIN LALRINAWMA SAILO, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
2.
IC-91128W LIEUTENANT SHASHANK TIWARI, THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS
ARMY
3.
21009588Y LANCE NAIK MEENATCHI SUNDARAM A, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
4.
4594379M SEPOY JANJAL PRAVIN PRABHAKAR, THE MAHAR REGIMENT, 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
VIR CHAKRA
IC-69077N COLONEL KOSHANK LAMBA, 302 MEDIUM REGIMENT
ARMY
IC-72358P LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUSHIL BISHT, 1988 (INDEPENDENT) MEDIUM BATTERY
ARMY
JC-524528Y NAIB SUBEDAR SATISH KUMAR, 4 DOGRA
ARMY
9124126F RIFLEMAN SUNIL KUMAR, 4 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
28181, GROUP CAPTAIN RANJEET SINGH SIDHU, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
28462, GROUP CAPTAIN MANISH ARORA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
28689, GROUP CAPTAIN ANIMESH PATNI, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
29889, GROUP CAPTAIN KUNAL KALRA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
30398, WING COMMANDER JOY CHANDRA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
32748, SQUADRON LEADER SARTHAK KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
33900, SQUADRON LEADER SIDDHANT SINGH, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
34563, SQUADRON LEADER RIZWAN MALIK, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
36433, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT AARSHVEER SINGH THAKUR, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
870027370, SUB INSPECTOR (GD), MOHD IMTEYAJ
MHA
214005316, CT/GD DEEPAK CHINGAKHAM
MHA
SHAURYA CHAKRA
1.
IC-75018X LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEETESH BHARTI SHUKLA, 19 SIKH
ARMY
2.
IC-81649W MAJOR BHARGAV KALITA, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
3.
IC-83864A MAJOR ASHISH KUMAR, 7 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
4.
IC-87240L MAJOR ADITYA PRATAP SINGH, SM, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 44 ASSAM RIFLES
ARMY
5.
AR-425Y ASSISTANT COMMANDANT MOHD SHAFIQ, 26 ASSAM RIFLES
ARMY
6.
JC-414986M SUBEDAR SHAMSHER SINGH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
7.
2712274W LANCE NAIK RAHUL SINGH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
8.
G/5009749A RIFLEMAN BHOJ RAM SAHU, 3 ASSAM RIFLES
ARMY
9.
09213-N, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SURAJ PRASHAR
NAVY
10.
254831-N, 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.
145310461, CONSTABLE/GD SADDAM HUSSAIN
MHA
15.
115342883, CONSTABLE/GD FEDA HUSSAIN DAR
MHA
16.
115069477, CONSTABLE/GD SANJAY TIWARI
MHA
BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1.
IC-77496A MAJOR RAHUL DUTTA, SM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 6 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
2.
12984882P SEPOY NADIM IQBAL SHAH, SM, 163 INFANTRY BATTALION TERRITORIAL ARMY
ARMY
SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
IC-72013N LIEUTENANT COLONEL THAKUR MAHESHSINGH RAMSHANKARSINGH, THE MAHAR REGIMENT, 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
IC-72239Y LIEUTENANT COLONEL PALUGULLA MASTAN REDDY, EASTERN COMMAND INTTELIGENCE BATTALION
ARMY
IC-73706X LIEUTENANT COLONEL PARIKSHIT PANWAR, 12 MAHAR
ARMY
IC-75955P LIEUTENANT COLONEL MOHAN SINGH, 4 RAJPUT
ARMY
TA-42982Y LIEUTENANT COLONEL NIKHIL THAKUR, 160 INFANTRY BATTALION TERRITORIAL ARMY
ARMY
IC-76453Y MAJOR JAPPANPREET SINGH, THE ARMOURED CORPS, 22 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
IC-76601Y MAJOR SUMEET GROHWAL, 9 PUNJAB
ARMY
IC-77134Y MAJOR SHILADITYA SINGH RANAWAT, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
IC-77752K MAJOR HITESH SINGH VERMA, 5 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
IC-79130F MAJOR YOGESH KUMAR, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
IC-79269Y MAJOR ANKUR YADAV, 5 SIKH
ARMY
IC-80295M MAJOR SHIVANK PATHAK, THE MADRAS REGIMENT, 8 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
IC-81737M MAJOR AMIT BHATTI, 302 MEDIUM REGIMENT
ARMY
IC-82211M MAJOR DHANANJAY JAMWAL, THE GRENADIERS, 29 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
IC-82774M MAJOR NIKHIL SHARMA, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
IC-83875M MAJOR ANUJ MAHAJAN, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY, 36 ASSAM RIFLES
ARMY
IC-84078N MAJOR AMAN DHAR, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS, 22 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
IC-86329L MAJOR ROGER SAUL KAMUO MAO, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, 43 ASSAM RIFLES
ARMY
IC-87133K MAJOR GAGANDEEP SINGH, 9 RAJPUTANA RIFLES
ARMY
SS-51132W MAJOR SWAROOP ANJAN BEHERA, 5 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
IC-85959Y CAPTAIN VARUN CHADHA, 19 SIKH
ARMY
JC-431782W SUBEDAR MAJOR PAWAN KUMAR, THE PUNJAB REGIMENT, 10 INFANTRY BRIGADE CAMP
ARMY
JC-285946L SUBEDAR PRADEEP KUMAR, 278 MEDIUM REGIMENT
ARMY
JC-290293Y SUBEDAR GIRRAJ SINGH RAJPOOT, 1851 LIGHT REGIMENT
ARMY
JC-532556A SUBEDAR ROSHAN SINGH, 17 GARHWAL RIFLES
ARMY
JC-857345F SUBEDAR MANISH KUMAR DUBEY, 131 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT
ARMY
JC-415332P NAIB SUBEDAR RAKESH KUMAR, 2 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
JC-434254X NAIB SUBEDAR SATNAM SINGH, 30 PUNJAB
ARMY
ARMY
JC-572869F NAIB SUBEDAR BIRENDER SINGH, THE MAHAR REGIMENT, 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
JC-630823M NAIB SUBEDAR PREM BAHADUR SINGH, 5/9 GORKHA RIFLES
ARMY
JC-NYA-15200866L NAIB SUBEDAR SURJA DEB BARMA, 1832 LIGHT REGIMENT
ARMY
15781385Y BATTALION HAVILDAR MAJOR PAWAN SINGH, 49 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT
ARMY
15221294H REGIMENT HAVILDAR MAJOR ANKUR, 302 MEDIUM REGIMENT
ARMY
14652187A HAVILDAR SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, 625 ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BATTALION
ARMY
19003554P HAVILDAR GURPREET SINGH, 19 SIKH
ARMY
2811710L HAVILDAR MEDADE VIKAS RAMDAS, 18 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
3011455Y HAVILDAR JASWANT SINGH, 4 RAJPUT
ARMY
4580200H HAVILDAR GOPAL PRADHAN, 12 MAHAR
ARMY
21000789W LANCE HAVILDAR MOREY SANTOSH BHAGWAN, 34 (M) FIELD REGIMENT
ARMY
2706303K LANCE HAVILDAR LAGARIYA DINESHBHAI PALABHAI, 12 GRENADIERS
ARMY
4493353W LANCE HAVILDAR JOBANPREET SINGH, 13 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
13629683Y NAIK GURJEET SINGH, 7 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
14942084M NAIK SUNIL, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY, 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
15239507N NAIK GURPREET SINGH, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
19007816X NAIK BHUPINDER SINGH, 19 SIKH
ARMY
19009039Y NAIK ROBIN SINGH, 19 SIKH
ARMY
15239160M LANCE NAIK DINESH KUMAR, 5 FIELD REGT
ARMY
15514509M LANCE NAIK PRADEEP KUMAR, 1 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
ARMY
21014377A LANCE NAIK ABHIMAN SINGH, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
3212371F LANCE NAIK SUBHASH KUMAR, 7 JAT
ARMY
19005019N SEPOY GURJODH SINGH, THE SIKH REGIMENT, 6 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
12975104H RIFLEMAN HILAL AHMAD BHAT, THE TERRITORIAL ARMY, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
16030484H RIFLEMAN MOHIT RATHOUR, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
ARMY
4100460P RIFLEMAN DIWAKER SINGH, 17 GARHWAL RIFLES
ARMY
9126692A RIFLEMAN NAJUM UD DIN KHAN, 4 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
A1500528W AGNIVEER KULVEER SINGH, 7 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY
ARMY
A3451489H AGNIVEER MOOD MURALINAIK, 851 LIGHT REGIMENT
ARMY
NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
04935-R, CAPTAIN SURAJ JAMES REBEIRA
NAVY
05025-W, CAPTAIN VIKAS GARG
NAVY
52743-W,COMMANDER SAURABH KUMAR
NAVY
06239-B, COMMANDER KAPIL KUMAR
NAVY
06156-R, COMMANDER VIVEK KURIAKOSE
NAVY
222645-N,CHME MANOJ KUMAR
NAVY
VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
27695, GROUP CAPTAIN MANAV BHATIA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
28507, GROUP CAPTAIN VARUN BHOJ, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
29006, GROUP CAPTAIN OMAR BROWNE, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
29482, GROUP CAPTAIN DEEPAK CHAUHAN, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
30176, WING COMMANDER KUNAL VISHWAS SHIMPI FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
30215, WING COMMANDER DEEPAK DOGRA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
31122, WING COMMANDER RAVINDER KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
27468, GROUP CAPTAIN ANKUR HAKIM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
32414, SQUADRON LEADER ABHAY SINGH BHADORIA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
33155, SQUADRON LEADER KAUSTUBH NALAWADE, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
34860, SQUADRON LEADER MALAPATI NV NAVEEN KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
34869, SQUADRON LEADER SHUBHAM SHARMA FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
36190 SQUADRON LEADER GAURAV KHOKHER, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
713610, SERGEANT, SURENDRA KUMAR, MEDICAL ASSISTANT
AIR FORCE
33473, SQUADRON LEADER MIHIR VIVEK CHAUDHARI, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
36162, SQUADRON LEADER AMAN SINGH, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
27237, WING COMMANDER RUPAK ROY, FLYING (NAVIGATOR)
AIR FORCE
27711, WING COMMANDER DEVENDRA BABASAHEB AUTADE, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
32512, SQUADRON LEADER AMANDEEP SINGH DIHOT, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
27970, GROUP CAPTAIN YASIR FARUQI, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
28703, WING COMMANDER ANURAJ MINHAS, FLYING (NAVIGATOR)
AIR FORCE
714549 CORPORAL VARUN KUMAR S, MEDICAL ASSISTANT
AIR FORCE
28710, WING COMMANDER MAYANK PALIWAL, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
31128, WING COMMANDER ADARSH GUPTA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
37114, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT A NAVEEN CHANDAR ADMINISTRATION/FIGHTER CONTROLLER
AIR FORCE
33553, SQUADRON LEADER RAKESH SHARMA
ADMINISTRATION/FIGHTER CONTROLLER
AIR FORCE
SARVOTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL
IC-47032N LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRATIK SHARMA, PVSM, AVSM, SM, THE MADRAS REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN COMMAND
ARMY
IC-48989Y LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJIV GHAI, UYSM, AVSM, SM***, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, INTEGRATED HEADQUARTERS OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY)
ARMY
03081-A, VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY JASJIT SINGH, PVSM, AVSM, NM
NAVY
18270, AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI, PVSM, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
18557, AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR, PVSM, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
18575, AIR MARSHAL JEETENDRA MISHRA, AVSM, VSM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
18781, AIR MARSHAL AWADHESH KUMAR BHARTI, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL
1.
IC-43725N LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANOJ KUMAR KATIYAR, PVSM, AVSM, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS WESTERN COMMAND
ARMY
2.
IC-49469A LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRASHANT SRIVASTAVA, AVSM, SM, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 15 CORPS
ARMY
3.
IC-49911A LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRASANNA KISHORE MISHRA, AVSM, YSM, SM, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY, HEADQUARTERS 16 CORPS
ARMY
4.
03350-N, VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, AVSM, VSM
NAVY
5.
18554, AIR MARSHAL MANISH KHANNA, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
6.
19162, AIR MARSHAL PRAVEEN KESHAV VOHRA, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
7.
23214, AIR COMMODORE AJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
8.
24494, AIR COMMODORE PRABHAT MALIK, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
9.
26308 GROUP CAPTAIN KAMRAN NAZEER, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
YUDH SEVA MEDAL
IC-50744F MAJOR GENERAL SANDEEP SUDHARSHAN SHARDA, SM, VSM, THE DOGRA REGIMENT, INTEGRATED HEADQUARTERS OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY)
ARMY
IC-53119L BRIGADIER RAKESH NAIR, SM, VSM, THE 9TH GORKHA RIFLES, INTEGRATED HEADQUARTERS OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY)
ARMY
IC-54465N BRIGADIER VIVEK GOEL, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE, HEADQUARTERS 616 (INDEPENDENT) AIR DEFENCE BRIGADE
ARMY
IC-55861W BRIGADIER SURJEET KUMAR SINGH, SM, THE INTELLIGENCE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS INTELLIGENCE AND FIELD SECURITY GROUP
ARMY
IC-56631P BRIGADIER SONENDER SINGH, SM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, HEADQUARTERS 75 (INDEPENDENT) INFANTRY BRIGADE
ARMY
IC-57015F BRIGADIER VIVEK PURI, SM, THE ASSAM REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 19 INFANTRY BRIGADE
ARMY
IC-57727K BRIGADIER MUDIT MAHAJAN, THE SIKH REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 93 INFANTRY BRIGADE
ARMY
JC-390156P SUBEDAR VINOD KUMAR, 152 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT
ARMY
JC-859489H NAIB SUBEDAR RATNESWAR GHOSH, 152 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT
ARMY
03579-H, VICE ADMIRAL AN PRAMOD, AVSM
NAVY
03857-R, REAR ADMIRAL RAHUL VILAS GOKHALE, NM
NAVY
21209, AIR VICE MARSHAL JOSEPH SUARES, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
21809, AIR VICE MARSHAL PRAJUAL SINGH, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
21518, AIR COMMODORE SHASHI KANT, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
22711, AIR COMMODORE SAGAR SINGH RAWAT, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
23177 AIR COMMODORE ASHOK RAJ THAKUR, VM
AIR FORCE
24206, AIR COMMODORE PRADEEP BATRA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
24514, AIR COMMODORE KANWAL PREET SINGH DHAM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
24519, AIR COMMODORE DEVASHISH KUKRETI, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
25081, AIR COMMODORE ROHIT KAPIL, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
25829, GROUP CAPTAIN ALOK KUMAR SHARMA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
26517, GROUP CAPTAIN VIKAS VERMA, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
26986, GROUP CAPTAIN ANKIT MEHROTRA, VM, FLYING (PILOT)
AIR FORCE
29823, WING COMMANDER GOBIND SINGH
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)
AIR FORCE
Following is the list of ‘Mention-In-Despatches’ of Army and Air Force Personnel:
ARMY (TOTAL – 115)
NAVY (TOTAL- 05)
AIR FORCE (TOTAL- 167)
BRDB (TOTAL – 03)