Republic Day Gallantry And Other Defence Decorations Announced

25th January 2014

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU (DEFENCE WING)
IMPHAL

The President has approved awards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 65th Republic Day Celebrations.

This includes 03 Kirti Chakra,
10 Shaurya Chakra,
1 Bar Sena Medal (Gallantry),
48 Sena Medal (Gallantry),
02 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry),
1 Bar to Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry),
14 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry),
28 Param Vishisht Seva Medal,
05 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal,
07 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal,
45 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal,
19 Yudh Seva Medal,
05 Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty),
35 Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty),
08 Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty),
15 Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty),
10 Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal and
112 Vishisht Seva Medal.

In addition a total of 25 Mention-In-Despatches have also been announced for participating in Operation Rakshak.

The full list of the recipients of gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others is as follows:

SL. NO. RANK & NAME SERVICE
KIRTI CHAKRA
1. JC-618131L NAIB SUBEDAR BHUPAL SINGH CHHANTEL MAGAR, 5/5TH BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) ARMY
2. WING COMMANDER DARRYL CASTELINO (25107) FLYING (PILOT) (POSTHUMOUS) AIR FORCE
3. SHRI BHRIGU NANDAN CHOUDHARY CONSTABLE/GD, 205 COBRA BN. (POSTHUMOUS) MHA

SHAURYA CHAKRA
1. IC-58543X LIEUTENANT COLONEL BIKRAM JIT SINGH ARMOURED CORPS / 16TH LIGHT CAVALRY (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
2. IC-61469M MAJOR MANDEEP SINGH GHUMMAN REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 1ST ASSAM RIFLES "
3. IC-62853A MAJOR GAURAV THAKUR THE BIHAR REGIMENT / 24 RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
4. IC-70847F CAPTAIN SANDEEP BHARTIYA 17TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT (MASHKOH) "
5. IC-72419F CAPTAIN MAHABIR SINGH 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) "
6. 15223301M GUNNER LALLAWMZUALA REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 18TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
7. 5457286F RIFLEMAN RAN BAHADUR GURUNG 5/5TH BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) (POSTHUMOUS) "
8. WING COMMANDER ADITYA PRAKASH SINGH (23172-B) FLYING (PILOT) AIR FORCE
9. WING COMMANDER NIKHIL NAIDU (23986) FLYING (PILOT) "
10. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT KRISHNAMOORTHY PRAVEEN (30394) FLYING (PILOT) (POSTHUMOUS) "

BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. IC-75156Y CAPTAIN MOHIT JATAIN, SENA MEDAL 3RD BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES ARMY

SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. IC-53178X COLONEL SANDIP CHATTERJEE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, HEADQUARTER 50 INDEPENDENT PARA BRIGADE ARMY
2. IC-57016K COLONEL AVIN UTHAIYA,ARMOURED CORPS/16TH LIGHT CAVALRY "
3. IC-57047K LIEUTENANT COLONEL MANOJ TRIPATHI, ARMY AVIATION, 31ST RECONNAISSANCE & OBSERVATION FLIGHT "
4. IC-58653M LIEUTENANT COLONEL MALKIAT SINGH, ARMY AVIATION, 4 RECONNAISSANCE & OBSERVATION FLIGHT/ 662 ARMY AVN SQN (R&O)
5. IC-58671P LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAJNEESH GIRI 6TH BATTALION MAHAR REGIMENT (BORDERS) BN GROUP "
6. IC-60380N MAJOR M K SUSHANT 13TH ARMOURED REGIMENT / 1ST ASSAM RIFLES "
7. IC-62678W MAJOR AJIT KUMAR BEHERA 2ND BATTALION THE RAJPUT REGIMENT "
8. IC-63468H MAJOR ARJUN N SINGH, ARMOURED CORPS 23RD (INDEPENDENT) RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION FLIGHT "
9. IC-63972H MAJOR PANKAJ KUMAR 2ND BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT "
10. IC-64586H MAJOR MITHILESH KUMAR 8TH BATTALION THE BIHAR REGIMENT ARMY
11. IC-65341Y MAJOR AJAY SAMBYAL 3RD BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY "
12. IC-65382H MAJOR MANJIT SINGH, ARMY AVIATION 6TH RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION FLIGHT "
13. IC-66855H MAJOR RAGHVENDRA MANI THRIPATHI 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT 6TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
14. IC-67394W MAJOR SUNIL KUMAR PAL 5/3RD BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES / 32ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
15. IC-67708M MAJOR PUSHPENDRA SINGH PARIHAR THE GRENADIERS / 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
16. IC-68503K MAJOR DIGVIJAY SINGH AHLAWAT MECHANISED INFANTRY / 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
17. IC-69284A MAJOR HITESH SINDWANI 5TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY "
18. IC-70014X MAJOR MAHIP SINGH 2ND BATTALION THE RAJPUT REGIMENT "
19. IC-70756X MAJOR GAURAV ASHDHIR CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES
20. IC-71684L MAJOR VIJAY KUMAR SINGH CORPS OF SIGNALS / 24TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES
21. IC-73086M MAJOR HINDUJA HITESH JAGDISH THE SIKH REGIMENT / 6TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES
22. IC- 73249P MAJOR JITENDER DHIMAN THE PUNJAB REGIMENT / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
23. IC-70099Y CAPTAIN RAJAT SANGWAN ARMOURED CORPS / 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
24. IC-71164A CAPTAIN PA APPACHA 5TH ASSAM RIFLES "
25. IC-75350N CAPTAIN AKHIL KUMAR TRIPATHI 2ND BATTALION THE RAJPUT REGIMENT "
26. SS-43670P CAPTAIN NAVEEN KUMAR 20TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS "
27. SS-43771H CAPTAIN JASJIT SINGH BAJWA REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
28. SS-44102W CAPTAIN KARTAR SINGH KHOKHAR ARMY SERVICE CORPS/7TH BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT "
29. IC-76016Y LIEUTENANT KOUSIK BISWAS 8TH BATTALION THE BIHAR REGIMENT "
30. IC-76264P LIEUTENANT KARAN SINGH CORPS OF ENGINEERS "
31. JC-272720F SUBEDAR ARUN KUMAR REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 56TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) "
32. JC-499999Y SUBEDAR SATNAM SINGH 7TH BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT "
33. JC-549248W SUBEDAR LAINMOI NEIHSIAL 12TH BATTALION THE ASSAM REGIMENT "
34. JC-413714A NAIB SUBEDAR RAJESH KUMAR 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) "
35. JC-531241K NAIB SUBEDAR BACHAN SINGH 3RD BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES(POSTHUMOUS) "
36. 3397384H HAVILDAR BALJEET SINGH 2ND BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT "
37. 5452544M LANCE HAVILDAR BISHAL GURUNG 5/5TH BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) ARMY
38. 4276662Y NAIK RAHUL RANJAN THE BIHAR REGIMENT / 24TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
39. 2697463A LANCE NAIK VIJAY SINGH 20TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS "
40. NO 3000730N LANCE NAIK JITENDER SINGH THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
41. 9102789M LANCE NAIK JAVID IQBAL 5TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY "
42. 3007972Y SEPOY LAKHU SINGH THE RAJPUT REGIMENT "
43. 3198049F SEPOY SUKHVINDER 17TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT (MASHKOH) "
44. 4193729N SEPOY PANKAJ KUMAR BIST 20TH BATTALION THE KUMAON REGIMENT "
45. 4282046P SEPOY AJAY KUMAR SINGH 8TH BATTALION THE BIHAR REGIMENT "
46. 4084268Y RIFLEMAN HARENDRA LAL 8TH GARHWAL RIFLES /36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES "
47. 15622007N GUARDSMAN JATINDER SAINI BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS / 21ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES
48. 13628288Y PARATROOPER RAKESH SHARMA 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. KRISHNA KUMAR, AG, LS CD II (211850-B) NAVY
2. COMMANDER KM ARUN KUMAR, (04190-Y) "

BAR TO VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. WING COMMANDER RAVI CHANDRASHEKHAR PATHAK, VM (23746) FLYING PILOT AIR FORCE

VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
GROUP CAPTAIN MUKESH KUMAR YADAV (22920) FLYING (PILOT) AIR FORCE
WING COMMANDER VIJAY YADAV (22909) FLYING (PILOT) "
WING COMMANDER ABHAY SATISH PARANDEKAR (23567) FLYING (PILOT) "
WING COMMANDER FELIX PATRICK PINTO, SC (23569) FLYING (PILOT) "
WING COMMANDER SYED MUZAFFAR YUNUS (23781) FLYING (PILOT) "
WING COMMANDER KONDAM MUNISUBRAYACHETTY RAGHURAMAN, (24038) FLYING (PILOT) "
WING COMMANDER VINOD NEGI (24938) FLYING (PILOT) "
WING COMMANDER SACHIN GUPTA (25854) FLYING (PILOT) "
SQUADRON LEADER VIPIN TAKAWALE (26320) FLYING (PILOT) "
SQUADRON LEADER ANUPAM DEY (26325) FLYING (PILOT) "
SQUADRON LEADER VINAY BHAL (28789) ACCOUNTS/GARUD "
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT TAPAN KAPOOR (31602)
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)(POSTHUMOUS) "
771580-S JUNIOR WARRANT OFFICER AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH (POSTHUMOUS) "
775698 SERGEANT SUDHAKAR YADAV FLIGHT GUNNER (POSTHUMOUS) "

PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
1. IC-27942A LIEUTENANT GENERAL NARENDRA BAHADUR SINGH, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ARMY
2. IC-30089M LIEUTENANT GENERAL NARENDRA SINGH ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY "
3. IC-30351K LIEUTENANT GENERAL DALBIR SINGH UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY / HEADQUARTERS EASTERN COMMAND "
4. IC-30389 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SANJIV CHACHRA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY / HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN COMMAND "
5. IC-30462F LIEUTENANT GENERAL AMARJEET SINGH CHHABBEWAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ARMOURED CORPS "
6. IC-30482P LIEUTENANT GENERAL VINOD BHATIA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL , SENA MEDAL, INFANTRY "
7. IC-30503A LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAI PRAKASH NEHRA BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY "
8. IC-30683N LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAMESHWAR YADAV ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL INFANTRY "
9. IC-30708P LIEUTENANT GENERAL ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHARY, BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY / HEADQUARTERS BENGAL AREA "
10.IC-30723 LIEUTENANT GENERAL ASHOK SINGH ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY / HEADQUARTERS SOUTHERN COMMAND "
11. IC-31052X LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHAKTI GURUNG UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, INFANTRY