Param Vir Chakra Awardees List PDF

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Param Vir Chakra Awardees List - Summary

The Param Vir Chakra is India’s highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the “Greatest of the Ultimate Brave”, and the award is granted for “most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy”.

The medal was introduced in January 1950, with a retrospective effect from 15 August 1947. It is crafted from bronze and holds the possibility of being awarded posthumously. The Param Vir Chakra holds an equivalent status to the Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom and the Medal of Honor in the United States.

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Name	Regiment	Date
Major Somnath Sharma	4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	3 Nov, 1947, Posthumous
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane	Bombay Engineers	08-Apr-48
Naik Jadu Nath Singh	1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment	6 February, 1948, Posthumous
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat	6th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles	18 July, 1948, Posthumous
Lance Naik Karam Singh	Sikh Regiment	13-Oct-48
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria	3/1 Gorkha Rifles	05-Dec-61
Major Dhan Singh Thapa	1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles	21-Oct-62
Subedar Joginder Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	23 October, 1962, Posthumous
Major Shaitan Singh	13th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	18 November, 1962,Posthumous
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid	4th Battalion, The Grenadiers	10 September, 1965, Posthumous
Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore	17th Poona Horse	11 September, 1965, Posthumous
Lance Naik Albert Ekka	14th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards	4 December, 1971, Posthumous
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon	No.18 Squadron, Indian Air Force	14 December, 1971, Posthumous
2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal	17 Poona Horse	16 December, 1971, Posthumous
Major Hoshiar Singh	3rd Battalion, The Grenadiers Regiment	17-Dec-71
Naib Subedar Bana Singh	Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	23-May-87
Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran	8th Battalion, Mahar Regiment	25 November, 1987, Posthumous
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey	1st Battalion, 11th Gorkha Rifles	3 July, 1999, Posthumous
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav	18th Battalion, The Grenadiers	04-Jul-99
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar	13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	04-Jul-99
Captain Vikram Batra	13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	7 July, 1999, Posthumous