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Official TranscriptMinistry of Defence President approves 78 Gallantry awards (13 posthumous) & 89 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 80th Independence Day प्रव तथ: 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...
Ministry of Defence President approves 78 Gallantry awards (13 posthumous) & 89 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 80th Independence Day प्रव तथ: 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 ARMY (SPECIAL FORCES)
2. IC-80956F MAJOR JITENDRA RATHEE, 2 PARA(SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
3. 13627256K HAVILDAR GAJENDRA SINGH,2 PARA(SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
(POSTHUMOUS)
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 CHAKRA1. IC-87240L MAJOR ADITYA PRATAP SINGH, SC, SM, THE RAJPUTANA ARMY RIFLES, 44 ASSAM RIFLE SHAURYA CHAKRA
1. IC-78412N MAJOR PARAMVEER, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 36 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES
2. IC-83437K MAJOR TARUN VASUDEVAN, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ARMY 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
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 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES
6. JC-38391A NAIB SUBEDAR SHANKAR RAM, 3 ASSAM RIFLE ARMY
7. JC-415451L NAIB SUBEDAR DABBAL SINGH BISHT, 21 PARA ARMY (SPECIAL FORCES)
8. 13771448W HAVILDAR JAGATTAR SINGH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
9. 16029546L LANCE NAIK NARENDER SINDHU, THE RAJPUTANA ARMY RIFLES, 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS
10. 20003223X LANCE NAIK KAPIL DEV, THE DOGRA REGIMENT, 11 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES
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 MHA17. 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 ARMY INFANTRY, 36 ASSAM RIFLES
3. IC-87111L MAJOR KRISHAN KANT, SM, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES ARMY
4. TJ-7220M SUBEDAR RAMESH KUMAR, SM,159 INFANTRY ARMY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)
5. JC-415468Y NAIB SUBEDAR RAJENDRA SINGH, SM, 2 PARA (SPECIAL ARMY FORCES) SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. IC-68017M LIEUTENANT COLONEL PUSHKAR VIJAY CHAUDHARY, ARMY 27 (INDEPENDENT) R&O FLIGHT
2. IC-74505L LIEUTENANT COLONEL SONAM TOPDEN BHUTIA, 2/8 ARMY GORKHA RIFLES
3. IC-78347Y MAJOR SUDHANSU SEKHAR PANI, THE PARA REGIMENT, ARMY 9 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
4. IC-79207Y MAJOR MOHIT PODIA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 37 ARMY ASSAM RIFLES
5. IC-81637F MAJOR R SAHIL, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 33 ASSAM ARMY RIFLES
6. IC-81799M MAJOR BALENDU KUMAR JHA, 24 GRENADIERS ARMY
7. IC-83375P MAJOR RAVI SHANKAR JOSHI, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, ARMY 57 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
8. IC-83402N MAJOR RUPAM DAS,8 BIHAR ARMY9. IC-84854H MAJOR ARNAV BALI, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY, 9 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES
10. IC-85096H MAJOR ANSHUMAN RANJAN,4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
11. SS-50193F MAJOR ARVIND KUMAR, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 33 ARMY ASSAM RIFLES
12. IC-85703W CAPTAIN KARAN SINGH CHEEMA, THE ASSAM ARMY REGIMENT, 59 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
13. IC-85766Y CAPTAIN HARISH SINGH DEWALI, THE MARATHA LIGHT ARMY INFANTRY, 17 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
14. IC-85825A CAPTAIN MOHIT RAWAT, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS, 44 ARMY ASSAM RIFLES
15. IC-89386X CAPTAIN ANSHUMAAN SINGH, 11 PARA (SPECIAL ARMY FORCES)
16. IC-89629X CAPTAIN BANE SWARAJ SUDHIR, 21 PARA (SPECIAL ARMY FORCES
17. IC-89864W CAPTAIN PRUTHVIRAJ JAYSING NIGHOT, 21 PARA ARMY (SPECIAL FORCES)
18. IC-90222N CAPTAIN SAVIK, 5/9 GORKHA RIFLES ARMY
19. IC-90771N LIEUTENANT BHANU PRATAP SINGH, 12 DOGRA ARMY
20. IC-91460M LIEUTENANT AMAN PANDEY, 8 BIHAR ARMY
21. AR-422L ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BIKASH RAI, 11 ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
22. JC-414522P SUBEDAR PAWAN KUMAR, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
23. JC-414902N SUBEDAR PERBHAT GAUR, THE PARA REGIMENT, 9 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
24. JC-462184A SUBEDAR KANASE NAMDEV BALKRISHNA, 18 ARMY MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY
25. JC-512278W SUBEDAR BALJINDER SINGH, 7 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY ARMY26. JC-534323X NAIB SUBEDAR DAYAL SINGH, THE GARHWAL RIFLES , ARMY 36 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
27. 13629139X HAVILDAR L JOEL KOM, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
28. 2805482X HAVILDAR MULLA ABIDALI ASHRAFALI, 18 MARATHA ARMY LIGHT INFANTRY
29. 13627760K LANCE HAVILDAR PALASH GHOSH, THE PARA ARMY REGIMENT, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
30. 2708808Y NAIK ALI MOHAMMAD KHAN, 24 GRENADIERS ARMY
31. 13633700L LANCE NAIK SUJAY GHOSH, THE PARA REGIMENT, 19 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
32. 2718494W LANCE NAIK ABHIMANU SINGH, 21 GRENADIERS ARMY
33. 3211267F LANCE NAIK BIDHA SINGH, THE JAT REGIMENT, 34 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES
34. 4494501H LANCE NAIK PRITPAL SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, ARMY 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
35. 4495410L SEPOY HARMINDER SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19 ARMY RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
36. 13635609N PARATROOPER HIMANSHU KUMAR, 21 PARA (SPECIAL ARMY FORCES) 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 FORCE2. 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, AIR FORCE PARACHUTE JUMP INSTRUCTOR 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
25. IC-84276Y MAJOR C SAI VIVEK, SM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 33 ASSAM RIFLES
26. SS-49862H MAJOR RAJKUMAR SANJEEV, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES, 31 ASSAM RIFLES OPERATION HIFAZAT (CONTD)
27. SS-52962Y CAPTAIN ATHARV SHRIRANG JADHAV, 5/9 GORKHA RIFLES
28. JC-414867W SUBEDAR TIL BAHADUR DANGI, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
29. JC-572250A SUBEDAR AMIT KUMAR, 2 MAHAR
30. JC-572868Y SUBEDAR JARNAIL SINGH, 2 MAHAR
31. 4201986H HAVILDAR DEVENDRA SINGH NEGI, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
32. 4583520H HAVILDAR DONGARE GULABRAO SHAMRAO, 2 MAHAR
33. 4095561W NAIK KAPIL DEV, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
34. 4583294W NAIK SUNIL KUMAR, 2 MAHAR
35. 13633877Y LANCE NAIK BINNAR YOGESH POPAT, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
36. 13635241W PARATROOPER RAHUL KUMAR YADAV, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) A2100595K AGNIVEER HARIOM, 2 MAHAR
37. A2100682X AGNIVEER KRISHAN KUMAR, 2 MAHAR OPERATION ORCHID
39. SS-50101K MAJOR LAKSHYADEEP KANKER, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE, 4 ASSAM RIFLES
40. 13634623N PARATROOPER BIKASH KAKATI, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
41. 14948636L PARATROOPER YOG RAJ, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
42. 4385264N PARATROOPER LALTAN SANGA, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)
43. 4593282P PARATROOPER DEEPCHAND KARGWAL, SM, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) OPERATION MEGHDOOT
44. IC-79388P MAJOR DEVESH BHANDARI, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)
45. SS-51489M MAJOR RISHIKESH PATHAK, 24 PUNJAB OPERATION SNOW LEOPARD
46. IC-76614W LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAKESH VASHISHTH, 301 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (SO)
47. IC-82536A MAJOR ABHIMANYU YADAV, 16 PUNJAB48. IC-87109N MAJOR RAJIV MEEL, 203 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (UH)
49. SS-51142A MAJOR RAHUL MEHTA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 5 VIKAS
(SFF)
50. IC-85309L CAPTAIN MOHIT GANJOO, THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 59 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
51. IC-88982X CAPTAIN GAURAV KUMAR, 60 ARMOURED REGIMENT OPERATION CHAKRAVYUH
52. IC-79855F MAJOR AMIT NAIN, 19 GARHWAL RIFLES OPERATION CHETHEBA
53. IC-79930A MAJOR DEBASHISH PUSTI, THE ARMOURED REGIMENT, 13 ASSAM RIFLES OPERATION KHOIJUMAN
54. IC-80902A MAJOR ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY OPERATION MOUNT KANGTO
55. IC-81183Y MAJOR KARTIK YADAV, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE, 667 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O) OPERATION TALASH
56. IC-82557W MAJOR VISHAL RANA, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
57. SS-49621H MAJOR ZUBAIR AHMAD ITOO, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 19 ASSAM RIFLES OPERATION AWANG LEKHAI
58. SS-50624H MAJOR SHARMA TANUJ DILIP, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY OPERATION KHOJ
59. IC-91155A LIEUTENANT SHIVAM PANDEY, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY OPERATION NONGREN II
60. 4295775W SEPOY SHUBHAM KUMAR, 8 BIHAR OPERATION MAOVA-KIYEVI
61. G/5011830L RIFLEMAN H YANG PANG SHANYEI PHOM, 22 ASSAM RIFLES OPERATION SECURE SHIELD –XLII
62. G/5012902W RIFLEMAN DELBOR ALI MONDAL, 3 ASSAM RIFLES
63. G/5033323X RIFLEMAN ADEPU RAKESH, 3 ASSAM RIFLES OPERATION CHANBIROK
64. 5763049M RIFLEMAN BHOJ BAHADUR RANA MAGAR, 2/8 GORKHA RIFLES MISC OPERATIONS
65. 19012325L LANCE NAIK JASPUNEET SINGH, 22 SIKH66. IC-55075X LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROHIT SINGH SAHI (RETIRED)
67. IC-75976L LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUHEL SINGH GILL, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON(R&O)
68. IC-86612Y LIEUTENANT COLONEL SOUBAM KINOBABU SINGH, SM, 2 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
69. IC-74051H LIEUTENANT COLONEL VIKAS PANDEY, 667 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)
70. IC-77695N MAJOR NIKAM NIKHIL JANARDHAN, 2/8 GORKHA RIFLES
71. SS-50476H MAJOR ABHISHEK ARJUN, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON(R&O)
72. IC-89918M CAPTAIN ARUN KUMAR SOLANIA, 2 MAHAR
73. 12944920X HAVILDAR AIJAZ AHMED, 159 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)
74. 13004054Y HAVILDAR NEHKHOHAO HAOKIP, 165 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)
75. 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)
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