Kirti Chakra
This article is about the Indian Gallantry award. For the 2006 Malayalam film, see
Keerthi Chakra (film) .
Award
The Kirti Chakra (lit. ' Wheel of Glory ' ) is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards.[ 6] It is the peacetime equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra . It is second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards, comes after Ashoka Chakra and before Shaurya Chakra . Before 1967, the award was known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class II. [ 7]
History
Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class II" by the President of India, 4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947).[ 8] The statutes were revised and the decoration renamed on 27 January 1967.[ 9] [ 10]
To understand the award better, a sample recipient would be No. 18161 Naik Mukhtiar Singh, 4 J. & K. Infantry (to date from 19 March 1956).[ 11]
"On the night of 18/19 March 1956, the position occupied by our troops on the Bela at Hussainiwala Headworks, near Ferozepore on the Indo-Pakistani Border was attacked. Approximately one platoon of attackers managed to secure a foothold on the Bela from the left flank. On being ordered by his platoon commander to take his section to the threatened flank and stem the advance, No. 18161 Naik Mukhtiar Singh personally led his section through heavy automatic fire. He inflicted two casualties on the attackers, captured their rifles and led his section up to the right Guide Bund and secured his objective. Whilst his section was securing the objective on the Bund, a hand grenade landed near him in the midst of his section. To save his section, he lifted the grenade with his left hand and tried to throw it back on the attackers. The grenade exploded in the meantime and his left elbow was blown off. Though seriously wounded he continued to exhort his men to fight on and refused to be evacuated. No. 18161 Naik Mukhtiar Singh by his high example of personal leadership, courage and complete disregard for his personal safety averted a disaster to his section and to the Bela Position." [ 12]
Design
Medal: It is circular in shape and is made of standard silver, one and three eight inches in diameter.
Obverse: On the obverse of the medal shall be embossed a replica of Ashoka Chakra in the centre, surrounded by a lotus wreath.
Reverse:On its reverse shall be embossed the words KIRTI CHAKRA both in Hindi and in English the versions being separated by two lotus flowers.For pre-1967 awards, the medal is blank in the centre, with "Ashoka Chakra" in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and the same name in English along the lower rim, "ASHOKA CHAKRA". On either side is a lotus design. The centre is blank, perhaps with the intent that details of the award be engraved there. There is no indication of the class on the pre-1967 awards. For the post-1967 awards, the, names are changed to "Kirti Chakra" in Hindi above and "KIRTI CHAKRA" below.
Ribbon: 30 mm, dark green with two 2 mm saffron stripes. Dark green 8.5 mm, saffron 2 mm, dark green 9 mm, saffron 2 mm, dark green 8.5 mm.
Bar:If a recipient of the Chakra again performs such an act of gallantry as would have made him or her eligible to receive the Chakra, such further act of bravery shall be recognised by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the Chakra is suspended. For every Bar awarded, a replica of the Chakra in miniature shall be added to the riband when worn alone.
Eligibility
Personnel Eligible: The following categories of personnel shall be eligible for the Chakra :-
Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted Armed Forces.
Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway Protection Force.
Conditions of Eligibility: The medal is awarded for conspicuous gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded posthumously. Monetary Allowance. Rs. 1050/- pm and each bar to the decoration will carry the same amount of monetary allowance as admissible to the original award with effect from 1 February 1999.
Recipients
Year
Rank
Name
Regiment
Notes
2024
Major
Digvijay Singh Rawat
21 PARA (SF)
Major
Deependra Vikram Basnet
4 Sikh Regiment
Captain
Anshuman Singh
26 Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Havildar
Pawan Kumar Yadav
21 Mahar Regiment
Havildar
Abdul Majid
9 PARA (SF)
Posthumous
Sepoy
Pawan Kumar
Grenadiers ,
55 RR
Posthumous
2023
Inspector
Dilip Kumar Das
CRPF
Posthumous
Head Constable
Raj Kumar Yadava
CRPF
Posthumous
Constable
Bablu Rabha
CRPF
Posthumous
Constable
Sambhu Roy
CRPF
Posthumous
Naik
Jitendra Singh
Rajput Regiment , 44 RR
Major
Shubhang
Dogra Regiment , 62 RR
Constable
Rohit Kumar
Jammu and Kashmir Police
Posthumous
Head Constable
Shrawan Kashyap
Chhattisgarh Police
Posthumous
Head Constable
Sodhi Narayan
Chhattisgarh Police
Posthumous
Sub Inspector
Deepak Bhardwaj
Chhattisgarh Police
Posthumous
2022
Naik
Devendra Pratap Singh
55 RR
Sub Inspector
Paotinsat Guite
BSF
Posthumous
Constable
Sudip Sarkar
BSF
Posthumous
2021
Constable
Vinod Kumar
CRPF
Posthumous
Constable
Altaf Hussain Bhat
Jammu and Kashmir Police
Posthumous
Head Constable
Shyam Narain Singh Yadava
CRPF
Posthumous
Inspector
Pintu Kumar Singh
CRPF
Posthumous
Deputy Commandant
Rahul Mathur
CRPF
Subedar
Sanjeev Kumar
4 Para (SF)
Posthumous
2020
Head Constable
Abdul Rashid Kalas
Jammu and Kashmir Police
Posthumous
2019
Constable
Pradip Kumar Panda
CRPF
Posthumous
Constable
Rajendra Kumar Nain
CRPF
Posthumous
Deputy Commandant
Harshpal Singh
CRPF
Sapper
Prakash Jadhav
Indian Army
Posthumous
Sawar
Vijay Kumar
ARMD / 22 RR
Posthumous
Major
Tushar Gauba
Jat Regiment
2018
Sepoy
Vrahma Pal Singh
Rajput / 44 RR
Posthumous
Major
Vijayant Bisht
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
2017
Commandant
Chetan Kumar Cheeta
CRPF
Commandant
Pramod Kumar
CRPF
Posthumous
Lance Havildar
Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar
3/1 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous[ 13]
Havildar
Giris Gurung
Posthumous
Major
Rohit Suri
4 Para (SF)
[ 13]
Major
David Manlun
THE NAGA REGIMENT, 164 INF BN (TA) (HOME & HEARTH) NAGA
Posthumous[ 14] [ 15]
Major
Preetam Singh Kunwar
Garhwal Rifles
2016
Head Constable
Rajesh Atra
Chhattisgarh Police
Constable
Gautam Koch
Assam Police
Posthumous
Sepoy
Jagdish Chand
Defence Security Corps
Posthumous
Subedar
Mahendra Singh, SM
9 Para (SF)
2015
Naib Subedar
Rajesh Kumar
Mahar Regiment
Posthumous
Lieutenant Colonel
Nectar Sanjenbam, SC
21 Para (SF)
Naib Subedar
Kosh Bahadur Gurung
1 Gorkha Rifles
Subedar
Ajay Vardhan
Garhwal Rifles
Posthumous
Captain
Jaidev Dangi
10 Para (SF)
[ 16]
2014
Constable
Bhrigu Nandan Choudhary
CRPF
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Bhupal Singh Chhantel Magar
5 Gorkha Rifles
Wing Commander
Darryl Castelino
Indian Air Force
Posthumous[ 17]
2013
Inspector
Lohit Sonowal
Assam Police
Posthumous
Lieutenant Commander
Abhilash Tomy
Indian Navy
Major
Mahesh Kumar, SM
Punjab Regiment
Major
Anup Joseph Manjali
Bihar Regiment
2012
Lieutenant
Sushil Khajuria
Army Service Corps
Posthumous
Captain
Ashutosh Kumar
Rajputana Rifles
Lieutenant Colonel
Kamaldeep Singh
Rajputana Rifles
2011
Naik
Rajinder Singh
Rajputana Rifles
Lieutenant
Vikas Sharma
Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant
Vikram Ajit Deshmukh
Madras Regiment
Major
Rahul Gurung
The Corps of Engineers
Captain
Deepak Sharma
The Corps of Signals
Posthumous
2010
Kumari
Rukhsana Kosser
Indian Civilian
Shri
Ajaz Ahmed
Indian Civilian
Shri
Bhopal Singh
SSB
Posthumous
Constable
Rel Deo Sangma
Meghalaya Police
Posthumous
Superintendent of Police
Vinod Kumar Choubey
Indian Police Service
Posthumous[ 18]
Captain
Davinder Singh Jass
1 Para (SF)
Posthumous
Major
Suresh Suri
Kumaon Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Pushpendar Singh
Rajputana Rifles
2009
Paratrooper
Shabir Ahmad Malik
Para SF
Posthumous
Major
Deepak Tewari
EME
Major
Amit Oscar Fernandes
Maratha Light Infantry
Naik
Rishikesh Gurjar
Rajput Regiment
Sapper
V. Sathish
The Corps of Engineers
Naik
Tape Yajo
Assam Rifles
Havildar
Rale Santosh Tanaji
Maratha Light Infantry
Subedar
Indra Bahadur Pun
Para SF
Captain
Paras Limboo
Assam Rifles
Captain
Zala Ajitkumar Arshibhai
Para SF
Lieutenant Colonel
Osiris Das
Kumaon Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel
Saurabh Singh Shekhawat
Para SF
[ 19]
2008
Constable
Roop Singh
ITBP
Posthumous
Constable
Ajay Singh Pathania
ITBP
Posthumous
Shri
V. Venkateswara Rao
Indian Foreign Service
Posthumous
Captain
Sunil Kumar Choudhary, SM
11 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
Major
Rajinder Kumar Sharma, SC
Grenadiers
Major
Sushil Kumar Singh
Bihar Regiment
Major
Nungleppam Buddhimanta Singh, SM
Rajput Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel
Manish Shashikant Kadam
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Brigadier
Ravi Datt Mehta
Intelligence
Posthumous
Sepoy
Suresh
Jat Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Subhash Chand Punia
Para SF
Major
Kumandur Prabhakar Vinay
Artillery
Posthumous
Major
Shatrujeet Kotwal
Jat Regiment
2007
Sub Inspector
Dhirendra Nath Pratap Singh
CISF
Posthumous
Shri
Dyanand Pandey
Bashkari Sub Post Office
Posthumous
Shri
Tarun Kumar Dutta
Intelligence Officer
Posthumous
Shri
Mohd. Shan Ahmed
Jhansi Head Post Office
Posthumous
Naik
Radhakrishnan C
Madras Regiment
Posthumous
Captain
Abhinav Handa
Maratha Light Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel
Pankaj Kumar
11 Gorkha Rifles
Havildar
Manjit Singh
Sikh Regiment
Lieutenant
Natarajan Parthiban
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
Posthumous
Captain
Vishal Bhandral
Garhwal Rifles
Posthumous
Major
Manish Hiraji Pitambare
Para SF
Posthumous
Colonel
Gurbir Singh Sarna
Grenadiers
Posthumous
2006
Fireman
Vijay Pal Singh
Uttar Pradesh Fire Service
Posthumous
Bank Guard
Rugha Ram
Punjab and Sindh Bank
Posthumous
Sub Inspector
Sanjeev
Andaman and Nicobar Police
Posthumous
Major
James Thomas
Sikh Light Infantry
Posthumous
Subedar
Jagat Bahadur Ghale
5 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
2005
Captain
Sajjan Singh Malik
10 Para (SF)
Posthumous
Wing Commander
Balakrishna Pillai Sreebhavan Krishna Kumar
Indian Air Force
Wing Commander
Sudhir Kumar Sharma
Indian Air Force
2004
Second in Command
Narindra Nath Dhar Dubey
Border Security Force
Constable
C. Stanly
Border Security Force
Posthumous
Lieutenant
Dheerendra Singh Atri
Army Service Corps
Posthumous
Lieutenant
Kanavdeep Singh
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Ajay Kothiyal
Garhwal Rifles
[ 20]
2003
Sub Inspector
Ravi Jee Fotedar
Jammu and Kashmir Police
Posthumous
Commandant
Virendra Prasad Purohit
Border Security Force
Posthumous
Rifleman
Surjan Singh Bhandari
National Security Guards
Posthumous
Grenadier
Anil Kumar
The Grenadiers
Posthumous
Sepoy
Sarwan Kumar Dhukiya
Infantry
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Sohanvir
Infantry
Posthumous
Subedar
Dil Bahadur Thapa
Infantry
Captain
Dilip Kumar Jha
Infantry
Posthumous
Major
Inderjeet Singh Babbar
Artillery
Posthumous
Naik
Tarlok Singh
Mahar Regiment
Havildar
Rudal Prasad
Bihar Regiment
Posthumous
2002
Head Constable
Bijender Singh
Delhi Police
Posthumous
Head Constable
Ghan Shyam
Delhi Police
Posthumous
Head Constable
Om Prakash
Delhi Police
Assistant Sub Inspector
Ram Pal
Delhi Police
Posthumous
Assistant Sub Inspector
Nanak Chand
Delhi Police
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Dev Bahadur Thapa
4 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Ishwar Singh
Parachute Regiment
Major
Ushnisha Jaitly
11 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
Lance Havildar
Jora Singh
Sikh Light Infantry
Posthumous
Havildar
Lashkar Singh
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Avinash Singh Bhadauria
Madras Regiment
Posthumous[ 21]
Major
Subhash Chand Rana
Sikh Regiment
2001
Captain
Pankaj Dhyani
Dogra Regiment
Lieutenant
Mayekar Narendra Atmaram
EME
Posthumous
Lieutenant
Ravinder Chhikara
The Grenadiers
Posthumous
Captain
R Subramanian
Para SF
Posthumous
Major
Pradeep R Tathawade
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
Posthumous
Corporal
Akhilesh Kumar Mishra
Indian Air Force
Wing Commander
Rajiv Kothiyal
Indian Air Force
2000
Captain
Amit Semwal
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Deepak Mehra
5 Gorkha Rifles
Lance Naik
Ram Chander Bhatt
9 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
Subedar
Daljit Singh
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Shushil Aima
AD Artillery
Posthumous
Major
Joginder Singh Tanwar
3 Gorkha Rifles
1999
Sepoy
Balbir Singh
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Tikaram Thapa
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Naik
Narayan Das
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Havildar
Raksh Paul
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Jagroop Singh
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Raman Dada
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Sepoy
Sanjeev Singh
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Gee Varghese KD
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Havildar
Badri Lal Lunawat
Parachute Regiment
1998
Shri
Balai Chandra Maity
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Naik
Vishwa Kerketta
Bihar Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Gopal Singh
Kumaon Regiment
Posthumous
Captain
Anil Kumar
Dogra Regiment
Major
Ashok Kumar Sahrawat
Sikh Light Infantry
Posthumous
Major
Padmanabhan Srikumar
AD Artillery
Posthumous
Major
Braj Kishore Sharma
Artillery
Posthumous
Major
Sukhwinder Jeet Singh Randhawa
Artillery
Posthumous
1997
Rifleman
Sanjay Sahi
Garhwal Rifles
Posthumous
Sepoy
Daya Shankar
Mechanized Infantry
Posthumous
Major
Krishna Murthy Balasubramaniam
Artillery
Posthumous
1996
Shri
Poojari Manikyam
Sarpanch
Posthumous
Naik
Bhim Singh
Pioneer
Posthumous
Lieutenant Colonel
Sunil Kumar Razdan
Parachute Regiment
1995
Lance Naik
Mahaveer Singh Rajput
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
Lance Havildar
Nek Singh, SC
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Posthumous
Havildar
Dhanaraj Muthappan
Madras Regiment
Subedar
Hem Bahadur Thapa
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Captain
Devashish Sharma
Army Medical Corps
Posthumous
Captain
Arjun Singh Guleria
Artillery
Havildar
Shiv Narayan Singh
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
Company Havildar Major
Jagtap Shivaji Balu
Maratha Light Infantry
Posthumous
Second Lieutenant
Rishi Ashok Malhotra
Maratha Light Infantry
Posthumous
1994
Shri
Ugrasen Sahoo
School Teacher
Posthumous
Havildar
Madan Sarup
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Sepoy
Satnam Singh
Sikh Light Infantry
Posthumous
Sepoy
Gurtej Singh Gill
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Sepoy
Ram Swaroop Gujar
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Jagjit Singh
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Nawab Singh Tomar
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Kannalan Kennady V
Madras Regiment
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Baldev Raj
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Posthumous
Subedar
Rewal Singh
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
1993
Srimati
Nirmal Kanta
School Principal
Sepoy
Gouri Shanker Sah
Bihar Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Ivan Joseph Crasto
1 Para (SF)
1992
Shri
Pandillapalli Srinivas
Indian Forest Service
Posthumous
Sepoy
Swaran Singh
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Hari Singh
Rajputana Rifles
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Padam Bahadur Chhatri
Assam Rifles
Subedar
Nopa Ram
Jat Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Mohinder Singh Pathania
Punjab Regiment
Colonel
Inderjit Singh, VSM
Infantry
Flight Lieutenant
Mysore Krishnaswamy Ramaprasad
Indian Air Force
1991
Civil Engineer
Raj Pal Singh Rana
Border Road Organisation
Lance Naik
Charan Singh
Punjab Regiment
Naik
Bansode YM
Parashute Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Parkash Chand
The Grenadiers
Posthumous
Captain
Rakesh Rana
Bihar Regiment
Major
Anurag Nauriyal
Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
1990
OEM
G Pillai
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
OEM
Abhimanu
Border Road Organisation
OEM
Kanshi Ram
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
CH/Man
GB Patnaik
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
Kedarnath
Indian Civilian
1989
Shri
Ashok Kumar Sharma
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
OEM
Satey Singh
Border Road Organisation
SPR/OEM
Ajmer Ali
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
Guest House Manager
Shakti Sinh Samantdinh Visana
Gujrat Forest Service
Posthumous
Jashoda Pal
IndianCivilian
Range Forest Officer
Arvind D Hegde
Karnataka Forest Service
Posthumous
Shri
Ajit Kumar Doval
Indian Police Service
Shri
Phu Dorjee
Mountaineer
Posthumous
Havildar
Prem Nath Rai
EME
Posthumous
ALD
Krishan Dev Kushwah
Armoured Corps
Posthumous
Wing Commander
Daljit Singh Minhas
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
1988
Naib Subedar
PG Ram Gopal
Border Road Organisation
DME
Naresh Kumar
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
OEM
Harjinder Singh
Road Maintenance Platoon
Shri
Shiv Kumar Yadav
Civil Engineer
Posthumous
Bank Guard
Harak Singh Karam Singh
Union Bank of India
Posthumous
Daftary
Hasmukh Badriprasad Shah
Bank of India
Peon
Rajinder Singh Panwar
Bank of Baroda
Naib Subedar
Chander Singh
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Havildar
Shivaji Krishna Patil
The Corps of Engineers
Posthumous
Wing Commander
Maheshwar Dutt
Indian Air Force
1987
Manager
Y Sreehari Sarma
Andhra Bank
Posthumous
Manager
Ghulam Nabi Magrey
Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited
Posthumous
Shri
Ajay Kumar Klair
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Brigadier
Manohar Lal Garg, AVSM (Retd.)
Indian Civilian
Subedar
Ram Das (Retd.)
Indian Civilian
Second Lieutenant
Pradipta Narayan Mohapatra
Sikh Light Infantry
Major
Ashok Kumar Singh, SM
The Corps of Engineers
Major
Mahavir Singh Balhara, SM
Bihar Regiment
Squadron Leader
Pradeep Sharma
Indian Air Force
1986
Shri
Bundu Khan
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Rifleman
Gopal Chand
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Havildar
Indra Bahadur Gurung
Artillery
Major
Jai Bahuguna, SM, VSM
The Corps of Engineers
Posthumous
1985
BR-II
RN Guleria
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
Col
Karni Singh Rathore
Rajputana Rifles
Shri
Bachan Singh Sadhrao
Border Road Organisation
Caretaker
Jai Ram
Aligarh Head Post Office
Posthumous
Shri
RB Kulkarni
Civil Engineer
Captain
Anoop Kumar Chandhok
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Lieutenant Colonel
Satya Swaroop Sharma
The Corps of Engineers
Paratrooper
Jagpal Singh
Parachute Regiment
Havildar
Varghese Mathew
Madras Regiment
Havildar
Chander Pal Thakar
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
Havildar
Sarwan Singh
Brigade of the Guards
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
K George Koshy
Madras Regiment
Posthumous
Subedar
Mahavir Singh Yadav
Parachute Regiment
Posthumous
Subedar
Karuppan Palath Raman Ravi
Madras Regiment
Posthumous
Captain
Anil Malhotra
Kumaon Regiment
Captain
Vinod Kumar Naik
Garhwal Rifles
Captain
Hardev Singh
Mechaniseed Infantry
Major
Hitesh Kumar Palta
Kumaon Regiment
Posthumous
Lieutenant Colonel
Israr Rahim Khan
Brigade of the Guards
Wing Commander
Ravish Malhotra
Indian Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel
Tejindar Singh
Garhwal Rifles
1984
Shri
Arvinder Pal Singh
Indian Civilian
Deputy Conservator of Forest
Ashok Kumar Sharma
Indian Forest Service
Shri
Suresh Kumar
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Shri
Mohammed Yakub Ali
Teacher
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Ramesh Singh
Kumaon Regiment
Posthumous
Major
Ajay Nath Bahuguna
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Sepoy
Umesh Chandra
Kumaon Regiment
Posthumous
Rifleman
Sripal Chand
Garhwal Rifles
Naik
Ram Bahadur Chhetri
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Naik
Tek Bahadur Thapa
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Captain
Karni Singh Rathore
Rajputana Rifles
Major
Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair
Maratha Light Infantry
Squadron Leader
Hari Nath Chaturvedi VM
Indian Air Force
1983
Shri
Surinder Singh
Indian Civilian
Brigadier
Som Parkash Jhingon
Infantry
Squadron Leader
Visvanathan Nagarajan
Indian Air Force
1982
BR-II
AK Maji
Border Road Organisation
Posthumous
Shri
Hara Lal Sil
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Naib Subedar
Umaid Singh
Rajputana Rifles
Captain
Ajit Singh
Bihar Regiment
Naik
Megh Raj Singh
Rajputana Rifles
Posthumous
Havildar
Amar Singh
Rajputana Rifles
Posthumous
Granadier
Gopal Singh
The Granadiers
Posthumous
Granadier
Bajrang Singh
The Granadiers
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Ravi Singh
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Major
Ram Singh Saharan
Jat Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel
Rama Prasad Sinh
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Colonel
Narinder Kumar, PVSM, AVSM
Kumaon Regiment
Flight Lieutenant
Sankara Iyer Chandrasekhar
Indian Air Force
1981
Shri
S Bhaga Panickar
Mechanical Engineer
Pioneer
Ram Adhir
GREF
Shri
Tsangu Khemnungan
Village Guards
Posthumous
Havildar
Pukhu Khemnungan
Village Guards
Shri
Sanjay Chopra
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Kumari
Geeta Chopra
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Rifleman
Parshotam Dass
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Posthumous
Flight Lieutenant
Anil Kumar Mathur
India Air Force
1980
Major
Sukhdev Singh
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
1979
Sub Overseer
Ram Dulare Lal
General Reserve Engineer Force
Posthumous
Shri
Nathan Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Kayum Khan
Bus Driver
Kumari
K Bina
Indian Civilian
Naik
Pratap Singh
Intelligence
Posthumous
Subedar
Bakhtawar Singh
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Group Captain
Denzil Keelor
Indian Air Force
1978
Shri
Kanwar Lal Sareen
Pipeline Engineer
Shri
Kurpati
Indian Civilian
Squadron Leader
Deepak Yadav
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Sepoy
Dhan Singh
Army Medical Corps
Posthumous
Signalman
Rama Rao Dattatarya Deshmukh
Signals
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Hoshiar Singh
Rajputana Rifles
Posthumous
Naik
Nima Dorjee Sherpa
3 Gorkha Rifles
Naik
Ajit Singh
The Corps of Engineer
Posthumous
Major
Prem Chand, VSM
Dogra Regiment
1976
Shri
Mulaoo Rawat
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Attar Singh
Artillery
Posthumous
Company Havildar Major
Susai Pilleei Micheal
Madras Regiment
Posthumous
1975
Shri
Swarn Singh Boparai
Indian Civilian
Havildar
Jogendra Singh Sen, VrC
9 Gorkha Rifles
Naib Subedar
Kalyan Singh
Assam Rifles
Commandant
Zuheto Swu
Border Security Force
1974
Petty Officer TAS-1
Gur Iqbal Singh
Indian Navy
Posthumous
1973
Shri
Pati Ram
Indian Civilian
Shri
ShriKrishna Kirar
Indian Civilian
Shri
Pritam Kirar
Indian Civilian
Shri
Hazari
Indian Civilian
Major
Mohinder Singh Kadyan
Jat Regiment
Naib Subedar
Daya Nand
Jat Regiment
Captain
Harpal Singh Ahluwalia
Jat Regiment
Posthumous
Naik
Mohammad Dar
PNR
1972
Shri
MN Singh
Civil Engineer
Shri
Suresh Dwarka Nath Gavaskar
Indian Civilian
Shri
PV Puranik
Civil Engineer
Shri
Mahendra Narain Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Hanumant Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Rabindra Nath Gupta
Foreman
Shri
Daula
Chowkidar
Major
Shachindra Kumar Sharma
The Corps of Engineers
Flight Sergeant
Moj Parkash Puri
Indian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant
Kuldeep Kumar Sharma
Indian Air Force
1971
Captain
Ransher Singh Ranawat
Brigade of the Guards
Naik
Jagbir Singh
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
Shri
Vila Pralie Angami, SC
Posthumous
1970
Shri
Sham Sunder
Indian Civilian
Shri
Suraj
Indian Civilian
Shri
Natthe
Indian Civilian
Shri
Kalloo
Indian Civilian
Shri
Gopi
Indian Civilian
1969
Shri
Vishwanath Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Mahadev Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Kashiram Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Babu Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Ajab Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Ram Nath
Indian Civilian
Shri
Ram Bharose
Indian Civilian
Naik
Tek Bahadur Chhetri
Assam Rifles
Subedar
Dhian Singh
Sikh Regiment
Captain
Dinesh Prasad Mathur
The Brigade of the Guards
PNR
Mool Singh
Pioneer
Posthumous
Sepoy
Gorakh Nath Singh
Bihar Regiment
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Jitendra Biswas
Army Service Corps
Captain
Sreeram Raju Kosuri
Assam Rifles
1968
Shri
Bishal Singh
Indian Civilian
Posthumous
Subedar
Chalhnuna Lushai
Assam Rifles
Captain
Allah Noor Kathat
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Corporal
Sukumar Ghosh
Indian Air Force
1966
Shri
Tilak Raj Khanna
Indian Civilian
Shri
Satish Sood
Indian Civilian
Shri
Preet Pal Singh
Indian Civilian
Shri
Arun Khanna
Indian Civilian
Shri
Kirpal Singh Dhingra
Indian Civilian
Shri
Jia Lal Gupta
Electrical Engineer
Shri
Partapa
Indian Railways
Squadron Leader
Vishwanath Balkrishna Sawardekar
Indian Air Force
1965
Shri
Patric Edward Crizzle
Indian Railways
Posthumous
Subedar
Zhevishe Sema
Village Guard
Shri
Angami
Indian Civilian
1964
Shri
Samiran Kumar Roy
India Steamship
Posthumous
Shri
Alan Fredrick Richtor
India Steamship
Shri
Abdul Razakali
India Steamship
Posthumous
Shri
Haran Chandra Misra
India Steamship
Posthumous
Shri
Medandra Krishna Kumar
India Steamship
Posthumous
Shri
Sureshwar Datta
India Steamship
Posthumous
Shri
Razo Sopu Angami
Village Gusrd
Major
Dwarka Nath Kanwarpal
Assam Rifles
Lance Naik
Karna Bahadur Gurung
Assam Rifles
Naik
Karna Bahadur Rai
Assam Rifles
Posthumous
Second Lieutenant
Preminder Singh
The Corps of Engineers
Posthumous
1963
Shri
Allika Venkata Rao
Indian Railways
Posthumous
Naik
Ranjit Singh
Dogra Regiment
Posthumous
1962
Flight Lieutenant
Jagannath Vijayaraghavan
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Flight Lieutenant
Karan Sher Singh Kalsia
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Flight Lieutenant
Madhusudan Ray
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Flying Officer
Vaidyanathan Ganesan
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Flight Lieutenant
Balkrishan Desoares
Indian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant
Raj Kumar Mehta
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Ordinary Seaman
Bechan Singh
Indian Navy
Posthumous
Senior Commissioned Gunner
Noel Kelman
Indian Navy
Ordinary Seaman
VijendraI Pal Singh Tomar
Indian Navy
Posthumous
Rifleman
Bir Singh Negi
Garhwal Rifles
1961
Shri
Imti Mayang
Village Guards
Shri
Percival Douglas Carroll
Indian Railways
Posthumous
Squadron Leader
Ayappan Sudhakaran
Indian Air Force
Posthumous
Rifleman
Hans Raj
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Posthumous
Major
Parayil Bhaskaran
Madras Regiment
1960
Subedar
Pfudilhu Angami
Village Guards
Captain
Sampuran Singh Grewal
Indian Airlines
Lieutenant Colonel
Jamshed Bhurjorji Dorabji
Assam Rifles
Sepoy
Chuhar Singh
Sikh Light Infantry
Subedar
Sat Lal Pun
8 Gorkha Rifles
Second Lieutenant
Raj Mohan Sharma
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
1959
Sepoy
Ayomo Lotha
Village Guard
Shri
Makhimong
Indian Civilian
Squadron Leader
Reginald Azariah Rufus
Indian Air Force
Rifleman
Jut Bahadur Thapa
8 Gorkha Rifles
Posthumous
Rifleman
Madho Singh Negi
Garhwal Rifles
Posthumous
Naik
Lal Singh
Rajput Regiment
Captain
Graman Kastrurirangam Krishna Iyengar
The Corps of Engineers
Captain
Harbans Singh
Assam Rifles
Rifleman
Bhim Bahadur Khattri
9 Gorkha Rifles
Rifleman
Jaman Singh Gusain
Garhwal Rifles
Major
Danchand Singh Pratap
3 Gorkha Rifles
1958
Wing Commander
Nedyam Bhaskar Menon
Indian Airforce
[ 22]
Wing Commander
Edul Jahangir Dhatigara
Indian Air Force
Rifleman
Dan Singh Pun
3 Gorkha Rifles
Rifleman
Tara Prasad Gurung
3 Gorkha Rifles
Rifleman
Jailal Adhikari
9 Gorkha Rifles
Sepoy
Suraj Singh
Rajput Regiment
Sepoy
Ram Deva
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
Lance Naik
Ran Bahadur Gurung
5 Gorkha Rifles
Naik
Karnail Singh
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Subedar
Sohan Singh
Punjab Regiment
Posthumous
Lieutenant Colonel
Jaswant Singh
Rajput Regiment
1957
Shri
Manasser Johannes
Indian Railways
Posthumous
CFN
Jaikaran
EME
Lance Naik
Pandit Mane
Maratha Light Infantry
Major
Amar Sen
Assam Rifles
Major
Inder Singh Rawat
Assam Rifles
Major
Denzil Herbert D'Cruz
Assam Rifles
Sepoy
Mohinder Singh
Sikh Light Infantry
Sepoy
Parmal Singh
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
Jemadar
Kulwant Singh
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Subedar
Nasib Singh
Sikh Light Infantry
Captain
Mehta Singh
Sikh Light Infantry
Posthumous
Naik
Mukhtar Singh
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
Sepoy
Babu Lal
Rajput Regiment
Posthumous
1956
Jemadar
Sheopujan Singh
Bihar Regiment
Jemadar
Sham Bahadur Singh
Bihar Regiment
Posthumous
1955
Flight Attendant
Gloria Eva Berry
Air India
Posthumous
Havildar
A Somiah
EME
1954
Major General
Shankarrao Pandurung Patil Thorat
Indian Army
1953
Flight Lieutenant
Raizada Harbans Chawdhry
Indian Air Force
1952
Shri
B.B.L. Datt
Indian Civilian
Flight Sergeant
O. Sundaressiya
Indian Air Force
Sergeant
Dev Raj Singh
Indian Air Force
Sergeant
Ram Chandra Dua
Indian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant
Ulrich Anthony D'Cruz
Indian Air Force
Sowar
Prithi Singh
Armoured Corps (3rd Cavalry )
[ 23]
Major
Gurcharan Singh
Artillery (26 Light A.A. Regiment )
[ 23]
Sepoy
Daryao
The Grenadiers
Sepoy
Sewa Singh
Sikh Regiment
Naik
Hardial Singh
Sikh Regiment
Posthumous
Havildar
Amar Singh
Punjab Regiment
Captain
Joginder Singh Gharaya
Bihar Regiment
Trivia
Outline :
Ashoka Chakra, Class II (1952–67)
Kirti Chakra (1967--)
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