Kirti Chakra
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| Kirti Chakra | |
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  Kirti Chakra and its ribbon, the second highest peacetime decoration of India | |
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | Awarded for conspicuous gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy.[1] |
| Country |  India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| Eligibility |
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| Post-nominals | KC |
| Status | Currently Awarded |
| Established | 1952 |
| First awarded | 1952 |
| Last awarded | 2024[3] |
| Total awarded posthumously | 198 |
| Total recipients | 487 (As of 2024)[4] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal[5] |
| Equivalent |  Maha Vir Chakra[5] |
| Next (lower) |  Padma Shri[5] |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Rank | Name | Regiment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Major | Digvijay Singh Rawat | 21 PARA (SF) | |
| Colonel | Manpreet Singh | Sikh Light Infantry | Posthumous[13] | |
| 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, | 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[14] | |
| Havildar | Giris Gurung | Posthumous | ||
| Major | Rohit Suri | 4 Para (SF) | [14] | |
| Major | David Manlun | THE NAGA REGIMENT, 164 INF BN (TA) (HOME & HEARTH) NAGA | Posthumous[15][16] | |
| 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) | [17] | |
| 2014 | Constable | Bhrigu Nandan Choudhary | CRPF | Posthumous |
| Naib Subedar | Bhupal Singh Chhantel Magar | 5 Gorkha Rifles | ||
| Wing Commander | Darryl Castelino | Indian Air Force | Posthumous[18] | |
| 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[19] | |
| 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 | [20] | |
| 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 | [21] | |
| 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[22] | |
| 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 | [23] |
| 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) | [24] | |
| Major | Gurcharan Singh | Artillery (26 Light A.A. Regiment) | [24] | |
| 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
[edit]- Captain (later Lieutenant General) Joginder Singh Gharaya and other 11 persons were first recipients of the Kirti Chakra.
- B.B.L. Datt was the first civilian recipient of the Kirti Chakra.
- Gloria Eva Berry, flight attendant of the ill-fated Air India's Kashmir Princess was the first woman to be awarded the Kirti Chakra (then, Ashok Chakra Class II).
- Wing Commander Ravish Malhotra is the first astronaut to be awarded with the Kirti Chakra.
- Only one Soldier, Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair has been awarded both the Kirti Chakra and the Ashok Chakra, making him the most decorated soldier (for bravery) in India.
Outline:
- Ashoka Chakra, Class II (1952–67)
- Kirti Chakra (1967--)
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Website of Indian Army". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Official Website of Indian Army". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "President Kovind presents Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations". 18 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.gallantryawards.gov.in.
- ^ a b c "Precedence of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "List of Gallantry awards and other decorations – 2019". The Hindu. 14 August 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ https://warb-mha.gov.in/pdf/awards.pdf
- ^ Aggarwal, Rashmi (1 January 2021). Ashoka Chakra Recipients: ASHOKA CHAKRA RECIPIENTS by RASHMI AGGARWAL: Stories of Bravery and Sacrifice. Prabhat Prakashan.
- ^ https://indianairforce.nic.in/kirti-chakra/#:~:text=The%20Kirti%20Chakra%20award%20for,three%20eight%20inches%20in%20diameter.
- ^ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana-tribune/decorated-sher-from-rajputana-rifles-pvc-battalion-55333
- ^ Experts, Disha (1 August 2021). Indian History, Culture & Panorama Quick Revision Material for UPSC & State PSC General Studies Exams. Disha Publications. ISBN 978-93-91025-04-5.
- ^ No. 4-Pres/57 of 26 January 1957, in Gazette of India, part I, section 1, 26 January 1957, p. 22.
- ^ "Colonel Manpreet Singh". Gallantry Awards.
- ^ a b "List of Awardees 2017" (PDF). Pibphoto.nic.in. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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- ^ "President honours Major David Manlun of the Naga Regiment with Kirti Chakra". 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Gazette of India, No 14, page 228" (PDF). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "WING COMMANDER DARRYL CASTELINO | Gallantry Awards". Archived from the original on 11 July 2019.
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- ^ "LT COL SAURABH SINGH SHEKHAWAT, SC, SM, VSM".
- ^ "AJAY KOTHIYAL, SC". Gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "MAJ AVINASH SINGH BHADAURIA – Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Service Record for Wing Commander Nedyam Bhaskar Menon 2994 GD(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak.
- ^ a b "Gazette of India, No 17, page 126" (PDF). 26 January 1952. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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