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President approves 78 Gallantry awards (13 posthumous) & 89 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 80th Independence Day

Posted On: 14 AUG 2026 7:06PM by PIB Delhi

President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved 78 Gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to the personnel of the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of Independence Day 2026. These are: 09 Kirti Chakras including 07 posthumous; 01 Bar to Shaurya Chakra; 19 Shaurya Chakras, including 01 posthumous; 05 Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry); 36 Sena Medals (Gallantry), including 05 posthumous; 03 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry); and 05 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry). Following is the list of Gallantry awards approved by the President:

S. No.

RANK & NAME

SERVICE

KIRTI CHAKRA

1.

IC-76640X LIEUTENANT COLONEL MANEO FRANCIS PF, SC, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

2.

IC-80956F MAJOR JITENDRA RATHEE, 2 PARA(SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

3.

13627256K HAVILDAR GAJENDRA SINGH,2 PARA(SPECIAL FORCES) (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

4.

SHRI JAGBIR SINGH HEAD CONSTABLE (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

5.

SHRI JASWANT SINGH, SG CONSTABLE (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

6.

SHRI BALVINDER SINGH, SG CONSTABLE (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

7.

SHRI TARIQ HUSSAIN, SG CONSTABLE (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

8.

SHRI BASHIR AHMAD, HEAD CONSTABLE (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

9.

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR, INSPECTOR STF (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA

BAR TO SHAURYA CHAKRA

1.

IC-87240L MAJOR ADITYA PRATAP SINGH, SC, SM, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 44 ASSAM RIFLE

ARMY

SHAURYA CHAKRA

1.

IC-78412N MAJOR PARAMVEER, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 36 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

2.

IC-83437K MAJOR TARUN VASUDEVAN, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

3.

IC-85497X MAJOR KESHAV KUMAR, 12 DOGRA

ARMY

4.

IC-87542X MAJOR GAURAV SINGH BRIJWAL, 21 GRENADIERS

ARMY

5.

SS-50354Y MAJOR VIPEEN KUMAR, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS, 11 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

6.

JC-38391A NAIB SUBEDAR SHANKAR RAM, 3 ASSAM RIFLE

ARMY

7.

JC-415451L NAIB SUBEDAR DABBAL SINGH BISHT, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

8.

13771448W HAVILDAR JAGATTAR SINGH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

9.

16029546L LANCE NAIK NARENDER SINDHU, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS

ARMY

10.

20003223X LANCE NAIK KAPIL DEV, THE DOGRA REGIMENT, 11 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

11.

4498758L SEPOY JASWINDER SINGH, 7 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY

12.

10119-Y LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SHIVAM KUMAR

NAVY

13.

34544, SQUADRON LEADER SUDHIR KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE

14.

SHRI DHEERAJ SINGH KATOCH, DYSP

MHA

15.

SHRI AJAY SINGH CHIB, INSPECTOR

MHA

16.

SHRI SUKHVIR SINGH, DY. SP

MHA

17.

SHRI NIYAZ AHMAD, ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR

MHA

18.

SHRI ANJANI KUMAR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT

MHA

19.

SHRI DEEPAK SAH, CONSTABLE

MHA

BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

1.

IC-80335H MAJOR DS PAOSHO, SM, 7 MADRAS

ARMY

2.

IC-83875M MAJOR ANUJ MAHAJAN, SM, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY, 36 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY

3.

IC-87111L MAJOR KRISHAN KANT, SM, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES

ARMY

4.

TJ-7220M SUBEDAR RAMESH KUMAR, SM,159 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)

ARMY

5.

JC-415468Y NAIB SUBEDAR RAJENDRA SINGH, SM, 2 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
  1.  

IC-68017M LIEUTENANT COLONEL PUSHKAR VIJAY CHAUDHARY, 27 (INDEPENDENT) R&O FLIGHT

ARMY
  1.  

IC-74505L LIEUTENANT COLONEL SONAM TOPDEN BHUTIA, 2/8 GORKHA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-78347Y MAJOR SUDHANSU SEKHAR PANI, THE PARA REGIMENT, 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-79207Y MAJOR MOHIT PODIA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 37 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-81637F MAJOR R SAHIL, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 33 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-81799M MAJOR BALENDU KUMAR JHA, 24 GRENADIERS

ARMY
  1.  

IC-83375P MAJOR RAVI SHANKAR JOSHI, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-83402N MAJOR RUPAM DAS,8 BIHAR

ARMY
  1.  

IC-84854H MAJOR ARNAV BALI, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY, 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-85096H MAJOR ANSHUMAN RANJAN,4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

SS-50193F MAJOR ARVIND KUMAR, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 33 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-85703W CAPTAIN KARAN SINGH CHEEMA, THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 59 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-85766Y CAPTAIN HARISH SINGH DEWALI, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY, 17 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-85825A CAPTAIN MOHIT RAWAT, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS, 44 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-89386X CAPTAIN ANSHUMAAN SINGH, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-89629X CAPTAIN BANE SWARAJ SUDHIR, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-89864W CAPTAIN PRUTHVIRAJ JAYSING NIGHOT, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-90222N CAPTAIN SAVIK, 5/9 GORKHA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-90771N LIEUTENANT BHANU PRATAP SINGH, 12 DOGRA

ARMY
  1.  

IC-91460M LIEUTENANT AMAN PANDEY, 8 BIHAR

ARMY
  1.  

AR-422L ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BIKASH RAI, 11 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

JC-414522P SUBEDAR PAWAN KUMAR, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

JC-414902N SUBEDAR PERBHAT GAUR, THE PARA REGIMENT, 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

JC-462184A SUBEDAR KANASE NAMDEV BALKRISHNA, 18 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY
  1.  

JC-512278W SUBEDAR BALJINDER SINGH, 7 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY
  1.  

JC-534323X NAIB SUBEDAR DAYAL SINGH, THE GARHWAL RIFLES , 36 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

13629139X HAVILDAR L JOEL KOM, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

2805482X HAVILDAR MULLA ABIDALI ASHRAFALI, 18 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY
  1.  

13627760K LANCE HAVILDAR PALASH GHOSH, THE PARA REGIMENT, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

2708808Y NAIK ALI MOHAMMAD KHAN, 24 GRENADIERS

ARMY
  1.  

13633700L LANCE NAIK SUJAY GHOSH, THE PARA REGIMENT, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

2718494W LANCE NAIK ABHIMANU SINGH, 21 GRENADIERS

ARMY
  1.  

3211267F LANCE NAIK BIDHA SINGH, THE JAT REGIMENT, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

4494501H LANCE NAIK PRITPAL SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

4495410L SEPOY HARMINDER SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

13635609N PARATROOPER HIMANSHU KUMAR, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

1.

06451-K COMMANDER VINEET SHARMA

NAVY

2.

05739-T COMMANDER YUVRAJ KUMAR

NAVY

3.

233134- A C AVINASH ANNASO, POA (FD)

NAVY

VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

1.

28651, GROUP CAPTAIN RAHUL JAGOTTA, FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE

2.

29023, GROUP CAPTAIN RAHUL RAWAT, FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE

3.

30734, WING COMMANDER ASHISH RAJPOOT, FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE

4.

36829, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT YASH, FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE

5.

721298, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER RAVINDERJIT SINGH,

PARACHUTE JUMP INSTRUCTOR

AIR FORCE

 

The President has also approved 89 Mention-in-Despatches – 75 personnel of the Indian Army, 04 of the Indian Navy, and 10 of the Indian Air Force. Following are the details:

ARMY

OPERATION RAKSHAK

  1. IC-69047W COLONEL RANVEER SINGH, 207 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (UH)
  2. IC-69987F LIEUTENANT COLONEL ABHISHEK JOSHI, SM, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)
  3. IC-74954A LIEUTENANT COLONEL HIMANSHU SHARMA, 21 COUNTER    INSURGENCY INTELLIGENCE UNIT
  4. IC-75641N LIEUTENANT COLONEL ADITYA JASROTIA, 666 ARMY AVIATION  SQUADRON (R&O)
  5. IC-79123L MAJOR DEVSHREE ARVIND SHARMA, 25 MADRAS
  6. IC-79662F MAJOR KUNAL NARULA, 662 ARMY AVIATION SQN (R&O)
  7. IC-80192N MAJOR SWAPNIL SRIVASTAVA, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES,  9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  8. IC-83504K MAJOR AKSHAY SINGH, THE DOGRA REGIMENT, 11 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  9. IC-84218P MAJOR ARUN, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 11 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  10. IC-84395P MAJOR ABDULASSISS M, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY, 26 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  11. IC-85338A MAJOR ROHIT SHARMA, 290 FIELD REGIMENT
  12. MS-21865A CAPTAIN MUNIRAJ T, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  13. EXJ-956517 DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SULTAN MAHMOOD, JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE, UDHAMPUR DISTRICT POLICE
  14. JC-414731M SUBEDAR MANOJ KUMAR, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  15. JC-454477W NAIB SUB KARAMBIR, 21 GRENADIERS
  16. 12945003A NAIK MUKESH SINGH, 159 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)
  17. 18014594A NAIK ROSHAN KUMAR, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 3 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  18. 20005129M NAIK RAJAT SHARMA, 12 DOGRA
  19. 4092968F NAIK NANDAN SINGH GUSAIN, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  20. 16030157X RIFLEMAN RANJEET SINGH, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  21. 4104258Y RIFLEMAN RAMESH SINGH, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 36 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  22. 4214463H RIFLEMAN GOVIND SINGH, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  23. 13635430A PARATROOPER MADHUKAR SHAILESH CHOUGULE, 2 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  24. C071 ARMY DOG TYSON, THE REMOUNT VETERINARY CORPS, 2 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

OPERATION HIFAZAT

  1. IC-84276Y MAJOR C SAI VIVEK, SM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 33 ASSAM RIFLES
  2. SS-49862H MAJOR RAJKUMAR SANJEEV, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES, 31 ASSAM RIFLES

OPERATION HIFAZAT (CONTD)

  1. SS-52962Y CAPTAIN ATHARV SHRIRANG JADHAV, 5/9 GORKHA RIFLES
  2. JC-414867W SUBEDAR TIL BAHADUR DANGI, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  3. JC-572250A SUBEDAR AMIT KUMAR, 2 MAHAR
  4. JC-572868Y SUBEDAR JARNAIL SINGH, 2 MAHAR
  5. 4201986H HAVILDAR DEVENDRA SINGH NEGI, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  6. 4583520H HAVILDAR DONGARE GULABRAO SHAMRAO, 2 MAHAR
  7. 4095561W NAIK KAPIL DEV, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  8. 4583294W NAIK SUNIL KUMAR, 2 MAHAR
  9. 13633877Y LANCE NAIK BINNAR YOGESH POPAT, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  10. 13635241W PARATROOPER RAHUL KUMAR YADAV, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

A2100595K AGNIVEER HARIOM, 2 MAHAR

  1. A2100682X AGNIVEER KRISHAN KUMAR, 2 MAHAR

OPERATION ORCHID

  1. SS-50101K MAJOR LAKSHYADEEP KANKER, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE, 4 ASSAM RIFLES
  2. 13634623N PARATROOPER BIKASH KAKATI, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  3. 14948636L PARATROOPER YOG RAJ, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  4. 4385264N PARATROOPER LALTAN SANGA, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
  5. 4593282P PARATROOPER DEEPCHAND KARGWAL, SM, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)

OPERATION MEGHDOOT

  1. IC-79388P MAJOR DEVESH BHANDARI, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)
  2. SS-51489M MAJOR RISHIKESH PATHAK, 24 PUNJAB

OPERATION SNOW LEOPARD

  1. IC-76614W LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAKESH VASHISHTH, 301 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (SO)
  2. IC-82536A MAJOR ABHIMANYU YADAV, 16 PUNJAB
  3. IC-87109N MAJOR RAJIV MEEL, 203 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (UH)
  4. SS-51142A MAJOR RAHUL MEHTA,  THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY,  5 VIKAS (SFF)
  5. IC-85309L CAPTAIN MOHIT GANJOO, THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 59 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
  6. IC-88982X CAPTAIN GAURAV KUMAR, 60 ARMOURED REGIMENT

OPERATION CHAKRAVYUH

  1. IC-79855F MAJOR AMIT NAIN, 19 GARHWAL RIFLES

OPERATION CHETHEBA

  1. IC-79930A MAJOR DEBASHISH PUSTI, THE ARMOURED REGIMENT, 13 ASSAM RIFLES

OPERATION KHOIJUMAN

  1. IC-80902A MAJOR ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY

OPERATION MOUNT KANGTO

  1. IC-81183Y MAJOR KARTIK YADAV, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE, 667 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)

OPERATION TALASH

  1. IC-82557W MAJOR VISHAL RANA, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
  2. SS-49621H MAJOR ZUBAIR AHMAD ITOO, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 19 ASSAM RIFLES

OPERATION AWANG LEKHAI

  1. SS-50624H MAJOR SHARMA TANUJ DILIP, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT   INFANTRY

OPERATION KHOJ

  1. IC-91155A LIEUTENANT SHIVAM PANDEY, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY

OPERATION NONGREN II

  1. 4295775W SEPOY SHUBHAM KUMAR, 8 BIHAR

OPERATION MAOVA-KIYEVI

  1. G/5011830L RIFLEMAN H YANG PANG SHANYEI PHOM, 22 ASSAM RIFLES

OPERATION SECURE SHIELD –XLII

  1. G/5012902W RIFLEMAN DELBOR ALI MONDAL, 3 ASSAM RIFLES
  2. G/5033323X RIFLEMAN ADEPU RAKESH, 3 ASSAM RIFLES

OPERATION CHANBIROK

  1. 5763049M RIFLEMAN BHOJ BAHADUR RANA MAGAR, 2/8 GORKHA RIFLES

MISC OPERATIONS

  1. 19012325L LANCE NAIK JASPUNEET SINGH, 22 SIKH
  2. IC-55075X LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROHIT SINGH SAHI (RETIRED)
  3. IC-75976L LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUHEL SINGH GILL, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON(R&O)
  4. IC-86612Y LIEUTENANT COLONEL SOUBAM KINOBABU SINGH, SM, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
  5. IC-74051H LIEUTENANT COLONEL VIKAS PANDEY, 667 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)
  6. IC-77695N MAJOR NIKAM NIKHIL JANARDHAN, 2/8 GORKHA RIFLES
  7. SS-50476H MAJOR ABHISHEK ARJUN, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON(R&O)
  8. IC-89918M CAPTAIN ARUN KUMAR SOLANIA, 2 MAHAR
  9. 12944920X HAVILDAR AIJAZ AHMED, 159 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)
  10. 13004054Y HAVILDAR NEHKHOHAO HAOKIP, 165 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)
  11. 13773935P HAVILDAR NARESH SHARMA,18 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES

NAVY

  1. 06560-H CDR NIKHIL CHUGH
  2. 10450-Z LT AJAY JOSE N JOSEPH
  3. N1004055-W ASHWIN SANTOSH, AVR SEA (CD)
  4. 264485-B ABHISHEK C DHANAWADE, SEA I (CD)

AIR FORCE

  1. 28677, WING COMMANDER RAJA REDDY LALITA NAGESH KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT)
  2. 29944, WING COMMANDER AMMAR HAIDER NAQVI, FLYING (PILOT)
  3. 30803, WING COMMANDER MANOJ PURI GOSWAMI, ADMINISTRATION/AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
  4. 35571, SQUADRON LEADER KUNDARAPU KOUSHIK, FLYING (PILOT)
  5. 38321, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PARTHSARATHI MULAY, FLYING (PILOT)
  6. 717826, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER BRAHM PRAKASH, PARA JUMPING INSTRUCTOR (RETD)
  7. 780474, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER ANOOP SINGH, PARA JUMPING INSTRUCTOR
  8. 977058, CORPORAL MOHAN LAL SAINI, INDIAN AIR FORCE (SECURITY)
  9. 29708, WING COMMANDER CR PRADEEP, FLYING (PILOT)
  10. 35991, SQUADRON LEADER AVIRAL GANDHI, FLYING (PILOT)

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