


{"id":57201,"date":"2025-12-22T13:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T08:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=57201"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:57:44","slug":"gallantry-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gallantry-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallantry Awards in India, Full List, Eligibility, and Award Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Defence seeks recommendations twice annually from the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Home Affairs for Gallantry Awards in India. These honours are awarded to personnel who exhibit extraordinary bravery, courage, and commitment to duty, often at great personal risk. The recipients have showcased exceptional courage during a range of operations, including counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency efforts in Jammu &amp; Kashmir and the North-East, anti-piracy missions, and critical fire-fighting operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of India instituted the Gallantry Awards to honour acts of bravery, courage, and sacrifice by members of the armed forces, other organised forces, and even civilians. These awards are announced twice a year on Republic Day and Independence Day. Soon after independence, on January 26, 1950, the government introduced the First Gallantry Awards in India, the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, and Vir Chakra, with their effect dating back to August 15, 1947. In 1952, three additional awards were created, Ashoka Chakra Class I, Class II, and Class III also considered effective from the same date. These were later renamed in January 1967 as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 96.994%; height: 544px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>Gallantry Awards in India<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Category<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of Gallantry Awards in India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded For<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wartime<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Param Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most conspicuous bravery or supreme sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maha Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second-highest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-highest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acts of gallantry on battlefield<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peacetime<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashoka Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bravery away from battlefield (e.g. terrorism, rescue ops)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second-highest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courageous action in peacetime (e.g. counter-insurgency, internal ops)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third-highest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bravery during peacetime situations such as rescue or security operations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>List of Gallantry Awards 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On May 22, 2025, during Phase-I of the Defence Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, President Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumous honours and 33 Shaurya Chakras, of which seven were awarded posthumously. The recipients included personnel from the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, and State or Union Territory Police.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>List of Gallantry Awards 2025<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service\/Unit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Award<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Status<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Malla Rama Gopal Naidu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Maratha Light Infantry, 56 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Manjit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Punjab Regiment, 22 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rifleman Ravi Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J&amp;K Light Infantry, 63 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonel Manpreet Singh, SM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikh Light Infantry, 19 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dy. SP Himayun Muzzammil Bhat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J&amp;K Police<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naik Dilwar Khan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regiment of Artillery, 28 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maj. (Lt Col) Vijay Verma<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajput Regiment, 44 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deputy Commandant Vikrant Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspector\/GD Jeffrey Hmingchullo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wg Cdr Vernon Desmond Keane, VM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force (Pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sqn Ldr Deepak Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force (Pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPO Abdul Latif<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J&amp;K Police<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar Sanjeev Singh Jasrotia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 J&amp;K Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonel Pawan Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">666 Army Aviation Squadron (R&amp;O)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar P Pabin Singha<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artillery, 56 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Sahil Randhawa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artillery, 34 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maj. (Lt Col) CVS Nikhil<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 PARA (Special Forces)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Tripatpreet Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army Service Corps, 34 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lt Cdr Kapil Yadav<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEO, INS Visakhapatnam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deputy Commandant Lakhveer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asst Commandant Rajesh Panchal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CT\/GD Malkit Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar Mohan Ram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 JAT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commodore Sharad Sinsunwal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CO, INS Kolkata<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flt Lt Aman Singh Hans<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force (Pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sergeant Dabhi Sanjay Hiffabhai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Kunal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Army Service Corps, 1 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Ashish Dahiya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corps of Engineers, 50 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar Prakash Tamang<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Gorkha Rifles, 32 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Satender Dhankar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armoured Corps, 4 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asst Commandant Eshenthung Kikon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Assam Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar Vikas Tomar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 PARA (Special Forces)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major Aashish Dhonchak, SM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikh Light Infantry, 19 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sepoy Pardeep Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikh Light Infantry, 19 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar Rohit Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dogra Regiment, HAWS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Pawan Kumar, CT\/GD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Devan C, CT\/GD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRPF<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEM GDE-1 Vijayan Kutty G<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Border Roads Organisation (BRO)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain Deepak Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corps of Signals, 48 Rashtriya Rifles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posthumous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards Types<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry Awards in India are classified into two distinct categories based on the nature of the act of bravery. The first category includes awards for gallantry in the face of the enemy, which are given for acts of heroism during combat or military engagement. These include the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), and Vir Chakra. The second category recognises bravery not necessarily in direct combat but in situations that demand exceptional courage, such as counter-insurgency, rescue, or peacetime operations. This category includes the Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 98.998%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>Gallantry Awards Types<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Award<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medal Description<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ribbon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar System<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Param Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circular bronze medal (1 3\/8 inch), embossed with four &#8220;Indra\u2019s Vajra&#8221; and the State Emblem in the center. &#8220;PARAM VIR CHAKRA&#8221; inscribed on the reverse in Hindi &amp; English, with two lotus flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plain purple<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar added for each subsequent act of bravery. A miniature \u201cIndra\u2019s Vajra\u201d is added to the riband for each bar when worn alone. Posthumous Bars allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahavir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver circular medal (1 3\/8 inch), five-pointed star touching the rim, State Emblem at center. &#8220;MAHA VIR CHAKRA&#8221; inscribed in Hindi &amp; English on reverse, separated by two lotus flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Half-white and half-orange<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar attached to the riband for each additional qualifying act. Miniature Chakra on riband for each bar when worn alone. Posthumous Bars allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver circular medal (1 3\/8 inch), five-pointed star with a chakra and gilded State Emblem in the center. &#8220;VIR CHAKRA&#8221; inscribed on the reverse in Hindi &amp; English, with two lotus blossoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equal parts blue and orange<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar added to riband for additional acts. Riband has a small duplicate of the Chakra for each bar. Bars may be awarded posthumously.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashoka Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold-leaf circular medal (1 3\/4 inch), Ashoka Chakra on the obverse encircled by lotus wreath. Inner rim has lotus leaves, flowers, and buds. Reverse has &#8220;ASHOK CHAKRA&#8221; in Hindi &amp; English, separated by two lotus flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green ribbon with two halves separated by an orange line<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar added to riband for each additional brave act. Miniature Chakra on riband for each bar. Bars may be awarded posthumously.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver circular medal (1 3\/8 inch), Ashoka Chakra on obverse with lotus wreath design. Reverse shows \u201cKIRTI CHAKRA\u201d in Hindi &amp; English, separated by two lotus flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green ribbon split into 3 parts by 2 orange vertical lines<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar added for repeated qualifying acts. Miniature Chakra on riband for each bar. Bars may be awarded posthumously.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.81563%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 42.2846%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze circular medal (1 3\/8 inch), Ashoka Chakra on obverse with lotus wreath design. Reverse shows \u201cSHAURYA CHAKRA\u201d in Hindi &amp; English, separated by two lotus flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.4309%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green ribbon divided into 4 equal parts by 3 orange lines<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.4669%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar added for each additional act of gallantry. Miniature Chakra on riband for each bar. Posthumous Bars allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Awards in India Eligibility Criteria<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry Awards in India are divided into two main categories based on whether the act of bravery occurs in the presence of the enemy or in peacetime situations. The Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, and Vir Chakra are wartime Gallantry Awards in India, while the Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya Chakra are awarded for courageous actions during peacetime. The table below includes the Gallantry Awards in India Eligibility Criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>Gallantry Awards in India Eligibility Criteria<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Award<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligible Personnel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded For<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presence of Enemy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Param Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officers and personnel of the Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, Territorial Army, Militia, and related Nursing\/Hospital services; Civilians serving with these forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most conspicuous bravery, daring, or self-sacrifice of the highest order.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maha Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same as above.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vir Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same as above.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallant acts in the presence of the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashoka Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed Forces, Reserve Forces, Territorial Army, Central Para-Military Forces, Railway Protection Force, civilians, and nursing services personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most conspicuous courage, daring act, or self-sacrifice of the highest order in peacetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirti Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same as above.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinguished acts of bravery not involving direct engagement with the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same as above.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bravery and valour shown under circumstances not involving the enemy (e.g., during peacetime operations, rescues).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gallantry Awards in India include Param Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, and others. 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