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President Droupadi Murmu approves 76 Gallantry awards

President Droupadi Murmu approves 76 Gallantry awards

President Droupadi Murmu approves 76 Gallantry awards: President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved 76 gallantry medals to personnel of the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces for Independence Day 2023. Among these honors are four Kirti Chakra awards (awarded posthumously), 11 Shaurya Chakra awards (including five posthumous), two Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 52 Sena Medals (Gallantry), three Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), and four Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).

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In addition, the President has authorised 30 Mention-in-Despatches decorations to Army troops, including one posthumously for Army dog Madhu and one for an Air Force member. These recognitions acknowledge their significant contributions in various military operations, such as Operation Rakshak, Operation Snow Leopard, Operation Casualty Evacuation, Operation Mount Chomo, Operation Pangsau Pass, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Orchid, Operation Kalisham Valley, Rescue Operation, and Operation Evacuation.

Following is the list of Gallantry awards approved by the President:

KIRTI CHAKRA

S NoName and RankServiceAward
1Late Shri Dilip Kumar DasInsp/GDCRPF (Posthumous)
2Late Shri Raj Kumar YadavaHC/GDCRPF (Posthumous)
3Late Shri Bablu RabhaConstable/GDCRPF (Posthumous)
4Late Shri Sambhu RoyConstable C/GDCRPF (Posthumous)

SHAURYA CHAKRA

S NoName and RankServiceAward
1IC-76052K Major Vijay VermaThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
2IC-76877P Major Vikas Bhambhu, Sena Medal (Posthumous)252 Army Aviation SquadronArmy
3IC-81741P Major Mustafa Bohara (Posthumous)252 Army Aviation SquadronArmy
4IC-79120X Major Sachin NegiThe Grenadiers, 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
5SC-00905H Major Rajendra Prasad JatThe Dogra Regiment, 62nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
6SC-00971L Major Ravinder Singh RawatThe Armoured Corps, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
716013482F Hav Vivek Singh Tomar (Posthumous)5th Battalion, The Rajputana RiflesArmy
816022160H Naik Bhim SinghThe Rajputana Rifles, 9th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
913779235X Rifleman Kulbushan Manta (Posthumous)The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 52nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
10Late Shri Saifullah Qadri, Sg. Constable (Now Posthumous)J&K PoliceMHA
11Shri Gamit Mukesh Kumar, Constable 61 CRPFMHA

BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

S NoName and RankServiceAward
1IC-76180F Major Nitish Tyagi, Sena Medal12th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)Army
2IC-80201K Major A Ranjith Kumar, Sena MedalThe Parachute Regiment, High Altitude Warfare SchoolArmy

SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

S NoName and RankServiceAward
1IC-64244P Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Sati523 Intelligence and Field Security UnitArmy
2IC-71048X Lieutenant Colonel Dhruv RajanThe Grenadiers, 29th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
3IC-74633H Major Abhimanyu RepswalThe Armoured Corps, 22nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
4IC-75393H Major Neikhotso Secu Angami3rd Battalion, The 8th Gorkha RiflesArmy
5IC-76219H Major Vikas GiriThe Parachute Regiment, 50th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
6IC-77779F Major Abhishek TyagiThe Grenadiers, 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
7IC-78013K Major Borawake Apoorv SuhasThe Corps of Engineers, 3rd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
8IC-78151L Major Aashish DhonchakThe Sikh Light Infantry, 19th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
9IC-78779N Major Navdeep Goswami6th Battalion, The Jat RegimentArmy
10IC-79029F Major Rishabh NegiThe Corps of Engineers, 3rd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
11IC-80202M Major Sanjay Singh Jamwal4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)Army
12IC-80568K Major Abhishek Katoch5th Battalion, The Rajput RegimentArmy
13IC-81592M Major Saurabh Kumar15th Battalion, The Kumaon RegimentArmy
14IC-81775H Major Ranjit KumarThe Brigade of the Guards, 50th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
15IC-83008H Major Santosh Kumar11 Gorkha Rifles, 1 Sikkim Scouts BattalionArmy
16IC-83108N Major Rishabh Kumar Nashine9th Battalion, The Dogra RegimentArmy
17IC-85077X Major Ronish Kumar19th Battalion, The Punjab RegimentArmy
18SC-00943Y Major Dhumal Rohan ShahajiThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
19SS-46282H Major Maanas NarlaThe Corps of Engineers, 30 (Independent) Reconnaissance and Observation FlightArmy
20SS-46286Y Major Jaiveer Yadav2nd Battalion, The Bihar RegimentArmy
21SS-48532X Major Thakre Akash Ashok61 Engineer RegimentArmy
22SS-48926W Major Vikas Lamba12th Battalion, The Mahar RegimentArmy
23IC-82947Y Captain Aayush ChauhanThe Rajputana Rifles, 9th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
24IC-85483X Captain Saurabh Gupta12th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)Army
25SS-50195M Captain Chetan SinghThe Corps of Signals, 34th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
26JC-247925L Risaldar Sanjay Kumar55 Armoured RegimentArmy
27JC-551984N Naib Subedar Dipti Kumar Hazwari5th Battalion, The Assam RegimentArmy
283202898H Havildar Manoj KumarThe Jat Regiment, 34th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
294008286N Havildar Arun KumarThe Dogra Regiment, 62nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
304193965P Havildar Ranveer SinghThe Kumaon Regiment, 50th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
314199936W Havildar Pradeep Kumar Singh15th Battalion, The Kumaon RegimentArmy
3213630562K Naik Sovindra Kumar12th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)Army
3318005135A Naik DharmvirThe Corps of Engineers, 3rd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
3419002538L Naik Hardeep Singh24th Battalion, The Sikh RegimentArmy
352706631X Naik Munish KumarThe Grenadiers, 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
363012008F Naik Satyendra SinghThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
373012377Y Naik Khemchand5th Battalion, The Rajput RegimentArmy
384486359P Naik Harjinder SinghThe Sikh Light Infantry, 19th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
399114169H Naik Rafiq Ahmad MirThe Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 50th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
4020004865Y Lance Naik AbhishekThe Dogra Regiment, 62nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
413018169A Lance Naik Sanwra ChoudharyThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
4220007762L Sepoy Yashwant SinghThe Dogra Regiment, 62nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
432518207X Sepoy Akashdeep Singh18th Battalion, The Punjab RegimentArmy
443016460N Sepoy SateramThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
453018182K Sepoy Lakshmi Narayan AdhanaThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
463018252X Sepoy Dhan Singh GurjarThe Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
473211310X Sepoy VikashThe Jat Regiment, 34th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
4812975042N Rifleman Shaheen Husain Gan162 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army)Army
4915511217Y Sowar Ravi SharmaThe Armoured Corps, 22nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
5016123961L Sapper Vishal YadavThe Corps of Engineers, 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
512713315F Grenadier Salim KhanThe Grenadiers, 29th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy
5215251500W Gunner Ramalingam KThe Regiment of Artillery, 19th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesArmy

NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

S NoName and RankService
1Lieutenant Commander Paneerselvam Vishnu Prasanna (08495-F)Navy
2Commander Kaustab Banerjee (06158-W)Navy
3Commander Hanish Singh Karki (05093-Z)Navy

VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

S NoName and RankService
1Wing Commander Shiv Kumar Chauhan (28472) Flying (Pilot)Air Force
2Wing Commander Shrey Tomar (30170) Flying (Pilot)Air Force
3Squadron Leader GL Vineeth (31529) Flying (Pilot)Air Force
4Flight Lieutenant Pradeep Murugan (36071) MET/GARUDAir Force

Following is the list of ‘Mention-In-Despatches’ of Army and Air Force Personnel:

S NoName and RankOperationService
1Lieutenant Colonel Gimmy Thomas (IC-64239K)Operation RakshakIndian Army
2Major Ajit Kumar Rout (IC-72069A)Operation RakshakIndian Army
3Major Jaiddep Jakhar (IC-77241A)Operation RakshakIndian Army
4Major Amandeep Singh (IC-82779L)Operation RakshakIndian Army
5Major Ankit (SS-49906P)Operation RakshakIndian Army
6Havildar Amandeep Rana (4580203W)Operation RakshakIndian Army
7Naik Bashir Ahmad Ganai (12974354X)Operation RakshakIndian Army
8Acting Lance Dafadar Mohd Ibrahim Khan Mustufa Khan (7244077N)Operation RakshakIndian Army
9Sepoy Yudhveer (4205174M)Operation RakshakIndian Army
10Army Dog Madhu (8B99, Posthumous)Operation RakshakIndian Army
11Lieutenant Colonel Aakash Majumdar (SS-44547H)Operation Snow LeopardIndian Army
12Major Jasvinder Chauhan (IC-79220H)Operation Snow LeopardIndian Army
13Major Prateek Bist (IC-81520H)Operation Snow LeopardIndian Army
14Captain Rahul Kaushal (SS-49899K)Operation Snow LeopardIndian Army
15Havildar Madhukar Kumar (15168221M)Operation Snow LeopardIndian Army
16Trainee Rapten Phuntsok (00073247K)Operation Snow LeopardIndian Army
17Lieutenant Colonel Vikramjit Singh (IC-67128X)Operation Casualty EvacuationIndian Army
18Lieutenant Colonel Roshnikanta Irungbam (IC-71283W)Operation Casualty EvacuationIndian Army
19Captain Navneet Singh Rana (IC-83294P)Operation Mount ChomoIndian Army
20Naib Subedar Jarnail Singh (JC-192911H)Operation Pangsa PassIndian Army
21Rifleman Tidip Siksa (G/5013009H)Operation Pangsa PassIndian Army
22Havildar Jagjit Singh (13626980F)Operation MeghdootIndian Army
23Havildar Lovejit Singh (4483607P)Operation MeghdootIndian Army
24Havildar Rai Singh Uikey (G/3200992N)Operation OrchidIndian Army
25Havildar Jagroop Singh (13626896F)Operation Kalisham ValleyIndian Army
26Naik Aravind Kumar Maurya (15583031L)Rescue OperationIndian Army
27Major Parambeer Singh (IC-79986M)CH&AC Meeting ApprovalIndian Army
28Major Nongmeikapam Danish (TA-42681P)CH&AC Meeting ApprovalIndian Army
29Captain Abhishek Dhaka (IC-86130K)CH&AC Meeting ApprovalIndian Army
30Naik Mahesh Shrestha (5050882X)CH&AC Meeting ApprovalIndian Army
31Wing Commander Ashish Kapoor (28218)Operation EvacuationIndian Air Force
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