President, Shri A P J Abdul Kalam conferred four Kirti Chakras and thirty-four Shaurya Chakras at a solemn ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan, here today on those Armed Forces and para-military force who displayed conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty.
The President also conferred thirteen Param Vishisht Seva Medals, two Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, one Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and twenty-six Ati Vishisht Seva Medals to senior officers of the Armed Forces for distinguished service of an exceptional order.
The following is the list of awardees:-
GALLANTRY AWARDS
KIRTI CHAKRA
1. Lance Naik Sohanvir (Posthumous) - 3185783
2. Captain Dilip Kumar Jha (Posthumous) - IC-59231
3. Sepoy Sarwan Kumar Dhukiya (Posthumous) - 3189896
4. Major Ajay Kothiyal - IC-51821
SHAURYA CHAKRA
1. Captain Sachin Shivraj Randale - IC-58244
2. Naik Avtar Singh - 2482168
3. Captain Anirban Deka - MR-07688
4. Havildar Manjit Singh - 13746412
5. Lance Naik Sarangthem Ingocha Singh (Posthumous) - 14921830
6. Major Chathoth Binu Bharathan - IC-58403
7. Havildar Pabinder Kumar - 3980067
8. Operator Excavating Machinery Ravi Chandra Reddy (Posthumous) GS– 165702F
9. Lance Naik Ran Bahadur Hamal - 5847155
10. Paratrooper Bhupinder Singh - 3998462
11. Lance Naik Shinu Thomas (Posthumous) - 15310723
12. Havildar Raj Singh (Posthumous) – 2674522
13. Captain Umang Bhardwaj (Posthumous) – IC-59238
14. Major Uday Kumar Yadav – IC-46705
15. Operator Excavating Machinery Mohan Singh (Posthumous) – GS-163981Y
16. Operator Excavating Machinery C Chandra Sekar (Posthumous)–GS-160559W
17. Sepoy Sandeep Kumar (Posthumous) - 2996191
18. Operator Excavating Machinery Kamaleshwar Singh – GS-173753K
19. Major Kishan Bahadur Gurung – SS-37489
20. Sepoy Jagat Singh - 2997184
21. Rifleman Joseph Hentry (Posthumous) - 124384
22. Operating Excavating Machinery G Ramalingam (Posthumous) – GS-160272Y
23. Lance Naik Gagan Singh (Posthumous) - 2485215
24. Major Ranjan Chengappa – IC-54484
25. Naik Parkash Chand Chohan - 3987684
26. Paratrooper Dalip Singh - 13763702
27. Sepoy Narendra Singh - 4193303
28. Grenadier Yashpal Singh (Posthumous) - 2692200
29. Subedar Mohammed Sadiq – JC-578903
30. Sepoy Gurtej Singh (Posthumous) - 3402400
31. Naib Subedar Alisahib Jafherson (Posthumous) – JC-306681
32. Major Rakesh Sharma (SS-36831)
- Operator Excavating Machinery Satheesan N (Posthumous) – GS-171109Y
- MT/Driver Malbinder Singh (Posthumous) – GS-171376A
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
1. Lieutenant General Shantonu Choudhry (IC-15690)
2. Lieutenant General Jitendra Singh Varma (IC-16033)
3. Air Marshal Anil Kumar Trikha (8436)
4. Air Marshal Brijendra Mohan Bali (8438)
5. Air Marshal Bijoy Krishna Pandey (8990)
6. Lieutenant General Vinayak Gopal Patankar (IC-16313)
7. Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Jetley (IC-16542)
8. Lieutenant General Mohinder Singh (IC-16838)
9. Lieutenant General Richard Khare (IC-17240)
10. Lieutenant General Nirbhay Sharma (IC-17244)
11. Vice Admiral Satish Chandra Suresh Bangara (00726-Z)
12. Vice Admiral (Retd) Leslie Alexander Lowe (40202-T)
13. Major General (Retd) Manmohan Singh (IC-16300)
UTTAM YUDDH SEVA MEDAL
1. Major General Satyevir Yadav (IC-26838)
2. Major General Hardev Singh Lidder (IC-19009)
BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
1. Lt Gen Kamal Krishna Khanna (IC-17640)
ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
1. Lieutenant General Satish Bhalchandra Satpute (IC-16139)
2. Lieutenant General Madabushi Krishnama Chari (IC-17895)
3. Lieutenant General Yash Malhotra (IC-16038)
4. Lieutenant General Digvijay Pal Singh (IC-17242)
5. Lieutenant General Ramji Rai (MR-02064)
6. Vice Admiral Datla Sai Prasad Varma (50199-N)
7. Major General Ashok Vasudeva (IC-17631)
8. Major General Pravin Kumar Janmeja (IC-19048)
9. Major General Baldev Singh Pawar (IC-19391)
10. Major General Bachittar Singh Dhaliwal (IC-17239)
11. Major General Yogendra Kumar Jain (IC-19886)
12. Major General Utpal Bhattacharya (IC-24528)
13. Major General Paramjit Singh (DR-10267)
14. Major General (Retd) Mrinal Suman (IC-16552)
15. Major General (Retd) Basant Singh (IC-16833)
16. Surgeon Rear Admiral Panampilly Sivadas (75112-H)
17. Air Vice Marshal Balatikalandra Uthaiah Chengappa (12112)
18. Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Gordon Peter D’Souza (10984)
19. Maj Gen Ajai Pratap Singh (MR-02462)
20. Commodore Sanjoy Gupta (01212-B)
21. Commodore Birinder Singh Bajwa (60166-R)
22. Air Commodore Vivek Kumar Chopra (12752)
23. Air Commodore Sanjay Kumar Jayaswal (13134)
24. Air Commodore Ram Rattan Bhardwaj (13337)
25. Colonel Ashok Abbey (IC-41680)
26. Additional Director General (Retd) Raman Singh – GO-759N
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Somnath Chatterjee, the Chief of Army Staff Gen NC Vij and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal S Krishnaswamy and various other senior civil and military officials were present during the ceremony.