Govt announces 455 Gallantry Awards and Defence Decorations

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govt announces 455 gallantry awards and defence decorations Daily Current Affairs Article 28th January 2021: President has approved awards of 455 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others.

Colonel B Santosh Babu, the Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar Regiment, who lost his life during the Galwan Valley clash last year, will be posthumously awarded with Maha Vir Chakra.

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These gallantry awards are announced twice in a year - first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day.

Order of precedence of these awards is the Param Vir Chakra, the Ashoka Chakra, the Mahavir Chakra, the Kirti Chakra, the Vir Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra.

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