{"id":90036,"date":"2026-02-26T13:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=90036"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:31:41","slug":"gallantry-award-winners-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gallantry-award-winners-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallantry Award Winners 2026, Category-Wise List, Name, Rank, Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gallantry Awards 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> honour exceptional courage, bravery, and self-sacrifice displayed by personnel of the Indian Armed Forces, other lawfully constituted forces, and even civilians. Instituted by the Government of India, these awards recognise acts of valour both <\/span><b>in the face of the enemy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>otherwise than in the face of the enemy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (peacetime operations).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry Awards are announced twice every year, on the occasions of <\/span><b>Republic Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (26 January) and <\/span><b>Independence Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (15 August). Gallantry Award Winners 2026 list has been shared below in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Indian Army Gallantry Awards 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Indian Army<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forms a major share of the Gallantry Awards 2026 list. Officers and soldiers from elite units such as <\/span><b>Para (SF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Assam Rifles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Rashtriya Rifles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and various infantry and artillery regiments were recognised for their courage during high-risk counter-terrorism and operational missions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Army personnel received honours in categories such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaurya Chakra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal (Gallantry)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Gallantry Award Winners 2026 List (Category-wise)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The category-wise Gallantry Award Winners 2026 List has been tabulated below.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><b>Gallantry Award Winners 2026 List (Category-wise)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Award Category<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Unit \/ Service<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/ashoka\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Ashoka Chakra<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shubhanshu Shukla<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group Captain (Flying Pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Kirti Chakra<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arshdeep Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Assam Rifles \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Doleshwar Subba<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naib Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group Captain (Flying Pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Shaurya Chakra<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghatage Aditya Shrikumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Anshul Baltoo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAK LI, 32 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Shivkant Yadav<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Vivek<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MECH INF, 42 RR \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Leishangthem Deepak Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Yogender Singh Thakur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/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;\">P H Moses<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Assam Rifles \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Baldev Chand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lance Dafadar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 RR \u2013 Army (Posthumous)<\/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;\">Manglem Sang Vaiphei<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rifleman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Assam Rifles \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Dhurba Jyoti Dutta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rifleman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33 Assam Rifles \u2013 Army<\/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;\">Dilna K<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/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;\">Roopa A<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/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;\">Vipin Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Commandant<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MHA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Bar to Sena Medal<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satya Pal Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lance Havildar (SM)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Rajput \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal (Gallantry)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amit Dadhwal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">205 Army Aviation Sqn \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mudigere Rajagopal Suhas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pradeep Shoury Arya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SC, VSM \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kulbir Singh Mohan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PARA, HQ SFF \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aneesh Chandran C<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumaon, 1 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charanjit Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 RR \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagavignesh KA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1831 Med Regt \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rohit Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sivaprasad K<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guards, 3 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akshay Anand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arty, 36 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C Sai Vivek<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arty, 33 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vishwa Prakash Dubey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armd, 23 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ravi Kumar Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armd, 46 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tushar Nagraik<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armd, 21 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ajinkya Pandit Kanase<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam, 42 RR \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jagdeep Narayan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prabhat Kumar Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 JAT \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gursharan Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dharamveer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mahar, HQ 112 Mtn Bde (Posthumous)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raj Kumar Manjhi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gopal Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kuldeep Chand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Punjab (Posthumous)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shamas Din<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 JAK LI \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mohmad Iqbal Teeli<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naib Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pawan Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naib Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 JAT \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sariful Mandal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naib Subedar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41 FD Regt \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rana Pratap Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naib Ris<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President\u2019s Bodyguard \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jhantu Ali Shaikh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 PARA (SF) (Posthumous)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anand Suman Rana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 JAK Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maksood Deen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1211 Med Regt \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puran Singh Kharayat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Kumaon \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Md Saroj Khan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yang Dorjee Lama<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havildar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bharavad Mehulbhai Mepabhai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lance Dafadar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24 RR (Posthumous)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranjay Kumar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naik<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bihar \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashok Kumar Bhinchar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lance Naik<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajput, 44 RR \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shabir Ahmad<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sepoy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">159 Inf BN (TA) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gyakar Sandip Pandurang<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sepoy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maratha LI, 17 RR (Posthumous)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kadaohum Bellai<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sepoy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam, 42 RR \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waikhom Mohan Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rifleman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">43 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanggoulun Singson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rifleman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Assam Rif \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringer HK<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deepchand Kargwal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTR<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21 PARA (SF) \u2013 Army<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Nao Sena Medal<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nardeep Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nao Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rishabh Purbia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nao Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajeshwar Kumar Sharma<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nao Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prashant Raj<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nao Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harpreet Singh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nao Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piyush Katiyar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Vayu Sena Medal<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shobhit Vyas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wing Commander (Pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vayu Sena Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirpal Singh Salaria<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Junior Warrant Officer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Air Force<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Youngest Gallantry Award Winner<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Yogendra Singh Yadav<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who later rose to the rank of Subedar Major (Honorary Lieutenant), became the youngest recipient of India\u2019s highest wartime gallantry award, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-param-vir-chakra\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Param Vir Chakra<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at just 19 years of age. He earned this honour for his extraordinary bravery and courage during combat operations, setting a historic record as the youngest Param Vir Chakra awardee in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Importance of Gallantry Awards in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallantry Awards in India recognise extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and devotion to duty shown by armed forces and security personnel in life-threatening situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognise acts of exceptional bravery during war and peacetime operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honour supreme sacrifice, including posthumous recognition of martyrs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boost morale of the Armed Forces and motivate personnel to uphold highest standards of duty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspire youth with real examples of courage and patriotism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preserve the legacy of national heroes through official records and ceremonies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthen citizens\u2019 trust in the country\u2019s defence and security forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read About Gallantry Award Winners 2026 category-wise list with names, ranks and units, honouring Armed Forces personnel for exceptional courage and sacrifice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":88995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[5734,5735],"class_list":{"0":"post-90036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-gallantry-award-winners-2026","9":"tag-national-security","10":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90060,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90036\/revisions\/90060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}