President approves 132 Gallantry Awards and other decorations to Personnel of Armed and Paramilitary Forces

President also approves eight Tatrakshak medals to Indian Coast Guard Personnel

President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has approved 132 Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces. The awards include two Kirti Chakras, one Vir Chakra, 14 Shaurya Chakras, eight Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 90 Sena Medals (Gallantry), five Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), seven Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry) and five Yudh Seva Medals.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved four Mention-in-Despatches to the Army Personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include one posthumous for ‘Operation Anantnag Town’.

           

Sl. No.		RANK AND NAME		Service
KIRTI CHAKRA
		SAPPER PRAKASH JADHAV CORPS OF ENGINEERS/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES		ARMY
		HARSHPAL SINGH, DY COMMANDANT, CRPF		MHA
VIR CHAKRA
		WING COMMANDER VARTHAMAN ABHINANDAN (27981) FLYING (PILOT)		AIR FORCE
SHAURYA CHAKRA
	IC-64585A Lieutenant Colonel AJAY SINGH KUSHWAH THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES/3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
	SS-44986N MAJOR VIBHUTI SHANKAR DHOUNDIYAL THE CORPS OF ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/55THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
	IC-79501Y CAPTAIN MAHESHKUMAR BHURE THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
	19000555M LANCE NAIK SANDEEP SINGH 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
	2498034F SEPOY BRAJESH KUMAR THE PUNJAB REGIMENT/22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
	SEPOY HARI SINGH GRENADIERS/55TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
	4101010K RIFLEMAN AJVEER SINGH CHAUHAN 6TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES				ARMY
	9112648L RIFLEMAN SHIVE KUMAR THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY/31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
	AMIT SINGH RANA, LME (231243-B)				NAVY
	SHRI SABLE DNYANESHWAR SHRIRAM, CONSTABLE, 53 Bn CRPF				MHA
	SHRI ZAKER HUSSAIN, CONSTABLE, CRPF				MHA
	SHRI ASHIQ HUSSAIN MALIK, SPECIAL POLICE OFFICIAL (POSTHUMOUS)				MHA
	SHRI SUBASH CHANDER, HEAD CONSTABLE, J&K				MHA
	SHRI IMRAN HUSSAIN TAK, SUB INSPECTOR (POSTHUMOUS)				MHA
BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
			IC-65402L COLONEL ASHUTOSH SHARMA, SENA MEDAL BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS/21ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES			ARMY
			IC-75775M MAJOR K NAVEEN REDDY, SENA MEDAL THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES			ARMY
			IC-75898Y MAJOR SAGAR PRAKASH PARDESHI, SENA MEDAL THE ARMOURED CORPS/22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES			ARMY
			IC-76440F MAJOR TASOU PRAO, SENA MEDAL THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES/3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES			ARMY
			IC-78870K MAJOR MD SAHWAJ ALAM, SENA MEDAL THE ASSAM REGIMENT/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES			ARMY
			SS-44861W MAJOR KAUSTUBH PRAKASHKUMAR RANE, SENA MEDAL THE GARHWAL RIFLES/36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)			ARMY
			SS-45438H MAJOR MANISH KUMAR SINGH, SENA MEDAL THE ENGINEER REGIMENT/53RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES			ARMY
			3206908Y SEPOY SUNIL KUMAR, SENA MEDAL 20TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT			ARMY
SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)
			IC-63135W LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAJESH CHOUDHARY 3RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-63390H LIEUTENANT COLONEL BHAGWAN SINGH BISHT THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT/31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-63780L LIEUTENANT COLONEL PUNYABACHI MOHANTY 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-64702A LIEUTENANT COLONEL MOHAMMAD RAZA ISRAIL 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-66127H LIEUTENANT COLONEL AMRENDRA PRASAD DWIVEDI THE ASSAM REGIMENT/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-66194N LIEUTENANT THAIBA SIMON FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-67429F MAJOR SANDEEP WASHISHT THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT/31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-69616Y MAJOR JASWINDER SINGH THE PUNJAB REGIMENT/53RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-71076K MAJOR VIKAS KATOCH THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES/52NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-71121L MAJOR REVINDER BHAKHER 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-71381W MAJOR UDAYAN THAKUR THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-72222L MAJOR VIJESH KUMAR THE MAHAR REGIMENT/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-72379L MAJOR SACHIN KUMAR AGARWAL THE MAHAR REGIMENT/30TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-72667X MAJOR CHITRESH BISHT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/55TH ENGINEER REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			IC-73715Y MAJOR KH SHEM THE JAT REGIMENT/5TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-75222W MAJOR ASHISH KUMAR 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-75470M MAJOR HAPPY CHARAK 9TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-77566N MAJOR YOGESH PANDEY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/9TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			SS-44375Y MAJOR LAXMAN SINGH THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY/9TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			SS-45385P MAJOR PATHARKAR ANAND SHARAD BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			SS-45698N MAJOR JAVALKAR VAIBHAV PRAMOD THE ARMOURED CORPS/55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			SS-45948K MAJOR SOHAM BHATTACHARJEE THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			SS-46325M MAJOR SHAKTI SINGH 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT				ARMY
			SS-46982W MAJOR INDER PREET SINGH THE ARMOURED CORPS/22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-78335 CAPTAIN SHIV KUMAR SHARMA 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-78363W CAPTAIN KUNAL KUMAR 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			IC-78430W CAPTAIN PRATEEK RANJANGAONKAR THE ASSAM REGIMENT/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			IC-79380H CAPTAIN SAURABH PATNI THE CORPS OF SIGNALS/55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			SS-47877M CAPTAIN ASHISH GEDION PAUDEL 3RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			JC-581558P SUBEDAR TRILOK SINGH 3RD BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES				ARMY
			JC-163472A NAIB SUBEDAR TARA CHAND 16TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES				ARMY
			JC-414326P NAIB SUBEDAR RAVINDER SINGH FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			JC-414347P NAIB SUBEDAR JAI DEV 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			15135254X BATTERY HAVILDAR MAJOR HANS RAJ THE COPRS OF ARTILLERY/66TH MEDIUM REGIMENT				ARMY
			13627211K HAVILDAR SANDEEP MALIK 12TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			HAVILDAR BALINDER SINGH TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			14930228X HAVILDAR BALJEET THE MECHANISED INFANTRY/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			16011842N HAVILDAR BHUPENDRA SINGH 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT				ARMY
			2491094N HAVILDAR AJAY KUMAR RANA THE PUNJAB REGIMENT/53RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			2696528W HAVILDAR SHEO RAM THE GRENADIERS/55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES  (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			3193710Y HAVILDAR RAKESH KUMAR THE JAT REGIMENT/34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			9108495 HAVILDAR JAVID AHMAD CHOPAN 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			13624481N LANCE HAVILDAR VIJAY KUMAR 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			16018379A LANCE HAVILDAR SANDEEP KUMAR 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT				ARMY
			13625785X NAIK ASHWANI KUMAR 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			13763245X NAIK JANKAR SINGH THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES/3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			14936964M NAIK SUNNY THAKUR THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY/42ND BATTALION MECHANISHED				ARMY
			3199522N NAIK RAMESH KUMAR 20TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT				ARMY
			3202050W NAIK NARENDRA KUMAR THE JAT REGIMENT/5TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4199767A NAIK SANTOSH SINGH 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			16022429X LANCE NAIK SOMBIR 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT				ARMY
			2498145Y LANCE NAIK JAGTAR SINGH THE PUNJAB REGIMENT/22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4091346N LANCE NAIK SURENDRA SINGH 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			4577919 LANCE NAIK ANUJ KUMAR THE MAHAR REGIMENT/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			14941288M SEPOY KULWINDER SINGH THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			14943136K SEPOY JAGMOHAN SINGH THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			14943610M SEPOY SAMARESH DEY THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			14945629K SEPOY SUHAIL SINGH SAINI THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			2621863 Y SEPOY S VIGI BHASKAR 12TH BATTALION THE MADRAS REGIMENT				ARMY
			2706086Y GRENADIER TAWSEEF YOUSUF THE GRENADIERS/55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			2708496N GRENADIER AJAY KUMAR THE GRENADIERS/55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			2817903 SEPOY PENTA NITHIN PAUL 24TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY				ARMY
			3206464A SEPOY SUNIL THE JAT REGIMENT/34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			3207037W SEPOY RINKU THE JAT REGIMENT/34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4201892L SEPOY SUSHIL SINGH KALAKOTI THE KUMAON REGIMENT/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4204572F SEPOY RAJVEER SINGH YADAV THE KUMAON REGIMENT/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4381857H SEPOY PANKAJ BORO THE ASSAM REGIMENT/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4381860H SEPOY RAHUL DAS THE ASSAM REGIMENT/42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4487854A SEPOY GULSHAN SINGH THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY/19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4491112X SEPOY HAPPY SINGH THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY/19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			4582015N SEPOY YOGENDRA KUMAR THE MAHAR REGIMENT/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			13775303H RIFLEMAN RAMESH SINGH DHAMI 3RD BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES				ARMY
			13776050L RIFLEMAN RUPEN PRADHAN 3RD BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES				ARMY
			13776291L RIFLEMAN SURINDER KUMAR THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES/3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			16021892M RIFLEMAN PRADEEP KUMAR THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES/9TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			4094438L RIFLEMAN MANDEEP SINGH RAWAT THE GARHWAL RIFLES/36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			4101212L RIFLEMAN PREETAM SINGH 6TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES				ARMY
			9112892L RIFLEMAN RAYEES AH LONE THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY/50TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			G/3101952K RIFLEMAN NINGTHOUJAM SUBHACHANDRA SINGH 31ST BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			2707701X GRENADIER KARAM CHAND 5TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS				ARMY
			13631345A PARATROOPER VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA 3RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			14705438H PARATROOPER RAJENDRA SINGH 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIUMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			14940756P PARATROOPER NASEEB KUMAR 10TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			4091609F PARATROOPER GOPAL SINGH 10TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			4377529X PARATROOPER TARUNG SITANG 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)				ARMY
			15505841F SOWAR KISHAN SINGH THE ARMOURED CORPS/55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)				ARMY
			15715720X SIGNALMAN MANVENDRA SINGH THE CORPS OF SIGNALS/3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			15332020M SAPPER P MADHU THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			16119562K SAPPER P BABU THE MAHAR REGIMENT/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
			16123299F SAPPER RAHUL CHAVAN THE ENGINEER REGIMENT/FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES				ARMY
NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
			CAPTAIN NAVEEN THAPA, (03644-F)				NAVY
			LT CDR RUCHIR RAKESH KHAJURIA (06279-W)				NAVY
			SHRI NIWASH, SEA I (UW) (234830-F)				NAVY
			SHAMINDER SINGH, PO PT (222345F)				NAVY
			TAKHELLAMBAM RAKHESH SINGH, POCD (215876-B)				NAVY
VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
			GROUP CAPTAIN SAUMITRA TAMASKAR (25297) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			WING COMMANDER PRANAV RAJ (27193) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			WING COMMANDER AMIT RANJAN (28005) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			SQUADRON LEADER RAHUL BASOYA (29178) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			SQUADRON LEADER PANKAJ ARVIND BHUJADE (29682) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			SQUADRON LEADER B KARTHIK NARAYAN REDDY (30202) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			SQUADRON LEADER SHASHANK SINGH (32108) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
YUDH SEVA MEDAL
			AIR COMMODORE SUNIL KASHINATH VIDHATE AVSM VM (18825) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			GROUP CAPTAIN YESHPAL SINGH NEGI VM VSM (23735) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			GROUP CAPTAIN HEMANT KUMAR (25615) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			GROUP CAPTAIN HANSEL JOSEPH SEQUEIRA (26081) FLYING (PILOT)				AIR FORCE
			SQUADRON LEADER MINTY AGGARWAL (31874) ADMINISTRATION/FIGHTER CONTROLLER				AIR FORCE

In addition, President Shri Ram Nath Kovind has also awarded one President's Tatrakshak Medal (Distinguished Service), five Tatrakshak Medals (Gallantry) and two Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service) to the following Indian Coast Guard personnel for their act of conspicuous gallantry and distinguished/meritorious service. The detailed list of the awardees are as follows:

(a)        President's Tatrakshak Medal (Distinguished Service)

(i)         IG Thekkumpurath Prabhakaran Sadanandan, TM (4017-D)

(b)       Tatrakshak Medal (Gallantry)

(i)         DIG Yoginder Dhaka (0420-D)

(ii)        Comdt Anurup Singh (0620-J)

(iii)       Dy Comdt Utkersh Sharma (1189-C)

(iv)       Satish, P/Adh(RP), 2816-Z

(v)       Trinatha Behera, U/Adh(R), 03608-Z

(c)        Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service)

(i)         IG Maneesh Vishal Pathak (0241-V)

(ii)        DIG Neeraj Tiwari (0269-L)

These awards are being given to the personnel of Indian Coast Guard on Republic Day and Independence Day every year, since January 26, 1990 onwards.

Courtesy: pib.gov.in