Param Veer Chakra recipients of India-Pakistan war 1971

 Param Veer Chakra recipients of India-Pakistan war 1971

S NO	RANK	NAME	REGIMENT	AWARD
1	2/LIEUTENANT	ARUN KHETARPAL	17 horse	PARAM VIR CHAKRA      (P)
2	MAJOR	HOSHIAR SINGH	3 GRENADIERS	PARAM VIR CHAKRA
3	LANCE NAIK	ALBERT EKKA	14 GUARDS	PARAM VIR CHAKRA  (P)
4	2 /LIEUTANANT	SS  SAMRA	8 GUARDS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA       (P)
5	SUBEDAR	MALKIAT SINGH	14 PUNJAB	MAHA VIR CHAKRA       (P)
6	LANCE NAIK	RAM UGRAH PANDEY	8 GUARDS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA       (P)
7	RIFLEMAN	PATI RAM GURUNG	5/1 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA(P)
8	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	HHS BHAWANI SINGH	10 PARA	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
9	MAJOR	DALJIT SINGH NARAG	45 CAVALRY	MAHA VIR CHAKRA(P)
10	RIFLEMAN	DIL BAHADUR CHETTRI	4/5 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
11		JOGINDER SINGH GHARAYA, KC, VSM	BIHAR	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
12	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	PREM KUMAR KHANNA	5 SIKH	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
13	MAJOR	ANUP SINGH GAHLAAT	3 DOGRA	MAHA VIR CHAKRA(P)
14	MAJOR	BASDEV SINGH MANKOTIA	9 PUNJAB	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
15	SUBEDAR	MOHENDER SINGH	18 PUNJAB	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
16	SEPOY	PANDURANG SALUNKHE	15 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
17	BRIGADIER	ANANT VISHVVANATH NATU	9 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
18	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	RAJ KUMAR SINGH	14 PUNJAB	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
19	MAJOR	JMVIR SINGH	5 SIKH	IVIAHA VIR CHAKRA
20	MAJOR	KULDIP SINGH CHANDPURI	23 PUNJAB	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
21	MAJOR	CHEWANG RINCHEN, MVC	LADAKH SCOUTS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
22	BRIGADIER	KRISHNA SWAMI GOWRI SHANKAR	SIGNALS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
23	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	KASHMIR! LAL RATTAN	6 SIKH	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
24	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	RATTAN NATH SHARMA	21 PUNJAB	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
25	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	SURRINDER KAPUR	1 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
26	CAPTIAN	PRADIP KUMAR COUR	660 AOP SQUADRON ARTILLERY	MAHA VIR CHAKRAT)
27	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	CHITOOR VENUGOPAL	5/1 GORKJ4A RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA.
28	MAJOR	VIJAY RATTAN CHOWDHARY	9 ENGINEERS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
29	LANCE NAIK	DRIG PAL SINGH	15 RAJPUT	MARA V/R. CHAKRAIP
30	LANCE NAIK	NAR BAHADUR CHHETRI		MAMA VIR CHAKRA
31	BRIGADIER	MOHINDER LAL WHIG	5 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKR
32	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	HARISH CHANDERA PATHAK	8 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY	MARA VIR CHAKRA
33	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	KULWANT SINGH PANNU	2 PARA	AriAHAVIR CHAKM
34	MAJOR	DHARAM V1R SINGH	8 GRENADIERS	MAHA WI CHAKRA
35	COLONEL	UDAI SINGH	8 GORKHA RIFLES	MARA VIR CHAKRA
36	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	SUKHJIT SINGH	SCINDE HORSE	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
37	BRIGADIER	SANT SINGH, MVC	SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
38	BRIGADIER	HARDEV SINGH KLER, AVSM	SIGNALS	MAHA V1R CHAKRA
39	BRIGADIER	ANTHONY HEROLD EDWARD MICHIGAN	GRENADIERS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
40	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	VED PRAKASH GHAI	16 MADRAS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
41	CAPTAIN	SHANKAR SHANKHAPAN WALKAR	18 MADRAS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
42	HAVALDAR	BR BAHADUR PUN	5/1 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
43	HAVALDAR	THOMAS PHILIPOSE	16 MADRAS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
44	LANCE NA1K	SHANGARA SINGH	2 SIKH	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
45	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	VED PARAKASH AIRY	3 GRENADIERS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
46	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	RAJ MOHAN VOHRA	4,HORSE	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
47	LIEUTANANT COLONEL	HANUT SINGH	17 HORSE	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
48	MAJOR	AMAJIT SINGH BAL	17 HORSE	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
49	BRIGADIER	JOGINDER SINGH BAKSHI	JAT	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
50	SEPOY	ANSUYA PRASAD	10MAHAR	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
51	BRIGADIER	ARUN SHRIDHAR VAIDYA, MVC,AVSM	9 HORSE	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
52	CAPTAIN	DEVINDER SINGH AHLAWAT	10 DOGRA	MAHA VIR CHAKRA(P)
53	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	SHAMSHER SINGH	8 GUARDS	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
54	MAJOR	VIJAY KUMAR BERRY	4 PARA	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
55	BRIGADIER	ANAND SARUP	8 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
56	NAIK	SUGAN SINGH	7 RAJPUTANA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA (P)
57	BRIGADIER	KAILAS PRASAD PANDEY	ARTILLERY	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
58	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	NARINDER SINGH SANDHU	10 DOGRA	MAHA VIR CHAKRA
59	LIEUTENANT COLONEL	ARUN BHIMRAO HAROLIBAR	4/5 GORKHA RIFLES	MAHA VIR CHAKRA

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Indian Defence Gallantry Awards

 Indian Gallantry Awards



PARAM VIR CHAKRA :

PVC is the highest decoration of valour awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land,sea or air.

MAHA VIR CHAKRA :

It is the second highest decoration. It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.

VIR CHAKRA :

It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy on land,sea or air.

ASHOK CHAKRA :

Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valour or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air.

KIRTI CHAKRA :

Awarded for conspicuous gallantry.

SHAURYA CHAKRA :

Awarded for an act of gallantry.

PARAM VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL :

Awarded in recognition of distinguished service of the most exceptional order.

ATI VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL :

Awarded in recognition of distinguished service of an exceptional order.

VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL :

Awarded in recognition of distinguished service of a high order.

SENA MEDAL / NAU SENA : MEDAL/VAYU SENA MEDAL

For good work on the field, at sea or in the air.

Gallantry Awards (War)

1. Param Vir Chakra
2. Maha Vir Chakra
3. Vir Chakra
4. Vayusena Medal

Gallantry Awards (Peace)

1. Ashoka Chakra
2. Kirti Chakra
3. Shaurya Chakra

Service Awards

1. Param Vishist Seva Medal & Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
2. Ati Vishist Seva Medal & Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
3. Vishist Seva Medal & Yudh Seva Medal

Haryana raises annuity of Param Vir Chakra winners

In a windfall for Haryanviz serving in the Indian defence forces, Haryana government has announced a financial assistance of Rs 2 crores to a Param Vir Chakra recipient  or his family and  Rs 1 crore to a Maha Vir Chakra recipient. Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra were earlier being given Rs 31 lakh and Rs 21 lakh, respectively.

Similarly, a steep hike has also been announced in grant of monetary benefits to the recipients of all other service medals. The awards have two components - a onetime payment and the the annuity, a recurring sum given to all recipients every year. The onetime enhanced payment will be given to all soldiers receiving the awards in future while the increase in annuity will be across the board for everyone.

The financial benefit given by Haryana becomes the highest to be paid by a state government in the country. 

Punjab pays a fixed amount of Rs 30 lakh to PVC and Ashok Chakra recipients, Rs 20 lakh to MVC and Kirti Chakras winners and Rs 15 lakh for Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakras recipients. Sena medal award amount for gallantry is Rs 7 lakh. These financial awards are applicable to those decorated after 2002. In Punjab the recipients prior to 2002 only get an annuity ranging from Rs 23,100 for a PVC to Rs 6,440 for a Shaurya Chakra.

The government will also give enhanced financial assistance to the World War-II veterans, their widows and ex-servicemen and their widows. The recipients of Yudh Sewa medal, Vishisht Sewa medal, Sarvottam Yudh Sewa medal and other medals too will be given higher financial rewards

Param Vir Chakra - National Defence Academy ( NDA)

GURBACHAN SINGH SALARIA

DCC Gurbachan Singh Salaria (10th NDA ‘B’ Squadron) was commissioned into 3/1 Gorkha Rifles in December 1956. In 1961, the battalion formed part of UN troops stationed in Congo.

The UN Headquarters in Elizabethville was in imminent danger of encirclement and attack by the local gendarmerie.

A tactical roadblock had been established by the enemy. The task of clearing this roadblock was assigned to his battalion.

In the ensuing battle, Capt Salaria with two sections of Gorkhas and two Swedish APCs, led the assault against a well entrenched numerically superior enemy, supported by two armoured cars.

The final charge with bayonet and khukris completely unnerved the enemy who ran away leaving forty dead.

Hit by a burst of automatic fire in his neck and bleeding profusely, Capt Salaria continued leading the charge till he collapsed.

For this valiant act, the country’s highest war honour, the Param Vir Chakra, was bestowed upon him.

ARUN KHETARPAL

SCC Arun Khetarpal (38th NDA ‘F’ Squadron) was commissioned into 17 Horse in June 1971. In December 1971, the regiment was in the Western sector where Indian and Pakistani troops were in battle array.

On December 16, 17 Horse joined battle with the enemy’s 8 Armoured Brigade. During the course of battle, 2/Lt Arun Khetarpal, leading his troops overran the enemy, reorganised and launched a second attack with an armoured squardron.

Ten enemy tanks were destroyed in the fierce tank battle which followed, four of them by the determined young Lieutenant.

His tank then receive a direct hit and burst into flames. Though severely wounded, he refused to abandon his tank.

With grim resolve he set about the task of destroying the remaining enemy tanks. The last one he shot was barely a hundred metres away.

The Lieutenant and his tank erupted in a final blaze of glory after a second direct hit on the turret. Thus ended the glorious saga of a brave young warrior.

A grateful nation conferred upon him the nation’s supreme honour for gallantry and heroism beyond the call of duty.

MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY

Cdt Manoj Kumar Pandey (90th NDA ‘M’ Squadron) was commissioned into 1/11 Gorkha Rifles. On 2/3 July 1999, the battalion was involved in the Battle of Khalubar in the Kargil sector.

Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey led his men in exemplary fashion and displayed extraordinary valour and courage in recapturing the Juber Top from the enemy.

He accomplished the assigned task with a display of astute leadership and raw courage. He led his men from the front and surged ahead despite the hail of bullets and accurate enemy fire from a commanding position.

The assault culminated in a hand-to-hand combat wherein he was grievously injured. With utter disregard for personal safety, he led his men by example and recaptured the post before succumbing to his injuries sustained during the operation.

He was awarded the nation’s highest martial honour for upholding cherished ideals and displaying raw courage under fire.