8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 Ministry of Defence President approves 84 Gallantry Awards and other decorations to personnel of Armed and Paramilitary Forces Posted On: 14 AUG 2020 5:28PM by PIB Delhi NOT TO BE PUBLISHED/BROADCAST/OR USED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE AUGUST 15, 2020, 0001 HRS President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has approved 84 awards and decorations to the Armed Forces personnel and members of the Paramilitary Forces. The awards include one Kirti Chakra, nine Shaurya Chakras, five Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 60 Sena Medals (Gallantry), four Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry)and five Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry). The President has also approved 19 Mention-in-Despatches to the Army Personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include eight posthumous for ‘Operation Meghdoot’ and ‘Operation Rakshak’. LIST OF AWARDS TO THE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF PARAMILITARY FORCES S. No. RANK AND NAME SERVICE KIRTI CHAKRA 1. SHRI ABDUL RASHID KALAS, HEAD CONSTABLE, JAMMU MHA AND KASHMIR POLICE (POSTHUMOUSLY) SHAURYA CHAKRA 1. IC-68482Y LIEUTENANT COLONEL KRISHAN SINGH RAWAT, ARMY SENA MEDAL FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 1/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 2. IC-73334X MAJOR ANIL URS ARMY 4TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 3. 3003914X HAVILDAR ALOK KUMAR DUBEY ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 4. WING COMMANDER VISHAK NAIR (28993) FLYING (PILOT) AIR FORCE 5. SHRI AMIT KUMAR, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF MHA POLICE, JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE 6. LATE SHRI MAHAVEER PRASAD GODARA, SUB-INSPECTOR MHA (EXECUTIVE), CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY) 7. LATE SHRI ERANNA NAYAKA, HEAD CONSTABLE, CISF MHA (POSTHUMOUSLY) 8. LATE SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR PASWAN, MHA CONSTABLE/DCPO, CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY) 9. LATE SHRI SATISH PRASAD KUSHWAHA, CONSTABLE MHA (FIRE) ONGC, MUMBAI, CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY) BAR TO SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY) 1. IC-65911K LIEUTENANT COLONEL AMIT KANWAR, SENA ARMY MEDAL THE PUNJAB REGIMENT, 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 2. IC-66127H LIEUTENANT COLONEL AMRENDRA PRASAD ARMY DWIVEDI, SENA MEDAL THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 3. IC-72542A MAJOR AMIT SAH, SENA MEDAL ARMY THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 14TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 2/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 4. IC-75350N MAJOR AKHIL KUMAR TRIPATHI, SENA MEDAL ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 10TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 5. JC-4141561Y NAIB SUBEDAR ANIL KUMAR, SENA MEDAL ARMY 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY) 6. IC-63375N LIEUTENANT COLONEL MANOJ KUMAR ARMY BHARDWAJ THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 7. IC-67124F LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAKESH KUMAR ARMY 19TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES 8. IC-69038P MAJOR ARCHIT GOSWAMI ARMY 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 9. IC-73987Y MAJOR AMAN SINGH ARMY THE ARMOURED CORPS, 14TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 10. IC-75187Y MAJOR RAHUL KUMAR SINGH ARMY THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 11. IC-76730Y MAJOR RAHUL SHARMA ARMY THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 12. IC-77355L MAJOR VINAYAK VIJAY ARMY THE GRENADIERS REGIMENT, 55THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 3/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 13. IC-77478X MAJOR KETAN SHARMA ARMY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 19THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) 14. IC-78486H MAJOR ASHUTOSH TOMAR ARMY 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHITE REGIMENT 15. IC-78527F MAJOR SAIKAT SHEKHAR SARDAR ARMY THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 16. IC-80434L MAJOR RAHUL SHARMA ARMY 6TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY 17. IC-80933A MAJOR DEEPAK KUMAR ARMY 9TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES 18. IC-78434M CAPTAIN JASMEET SINGH ARMY THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 19. IC-78962W CAPTAIN AMIT DAHIYA ARMY FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 20. IC-80118M CAPTAIN ABHISHEK KATOCH ARMY THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 21. IC-81580X CAPTAIN NAWAL SANDILYA ARMY FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 22. SS-50422F LIEUTENANT RAHUL SHARMA ARMY THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 2ND BATTALION THE ASSAM REGIMENT https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 4/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 23. JC-550655L SUBEDAR K LALDINGLIANA ARMY THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 24. JC-414202A NAIB SUBEDAR RAJENDRA KUMAR PALARIA ARMY FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 25. JC-588970L NAIB SUBEDAR TSEWANG GIALSHAN ARMY 5TH BATTALION THE LADAKH SCOUTS REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS) 26. 13625595L HAVILDAR HARISH BISHT ARMY 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 27. 13626539Y HAVILDAR AMAR SINGH ARMY FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 28. 13627094K HAVILDAR SHIV KUMAR YADAV ARMY FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 29. 15341245W HAVILDAR RAJESH KUMAR ARMY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 30. 2695864W HAVILDAR SURESH KUMAR ARMY 10TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 31. 3004037F HAVILDAR RABINDRA SINGH ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 10THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 32. 4086828Y HAVILDAR KULDEEP SINGH NEGI ARMY THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 5/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 33. 4368047F HAVILDAR DASARATH KUMAR BASUMATARY ARMY 2ND BATTALION THE ASSAM REGIMENT 34. 16015805X LANCE HAVILDAR SUMIT SINGH ARMY 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT 35. 2805337A LANCE HAVILDAR PAWAR VIKAS VASANT ARMY 4TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 36. 15489331N LANCE DAFADAR RAHUL SINGH ARMY THE ARMOURED CORPS, 24THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 37. 15501308P ACTING LANCE DAFADAR NASEEB SINGH ARMY THE ARMOURED CORPS, 22NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 38. 14839678F NAIK RAVI RANJAN KUMAR SINGH ARMY THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 16 CORPS INTELLIGENCE AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT (POSTHUMOUS) 39. 15186981X NAIK LABA GHARA ARMY THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 31STBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 40. 2501896N NAIK MANINDER SINGH ARMY 3RD BATTALION THE PUNJAB REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS) 41. -46. NAIK URAD RAM SINGH ARMY SGE. PUNJAB REGIMENT, 53RDBATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES 42. 3003074H NAIK SHIV PRATAP SINGH CHAUHAN ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 6/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 43. 3010203A NAIK SATYA PAL SINGH ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 10THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 44. 3012690K NAIK RAJENDRA SINGH ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 23RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) 45. 4372508X NAIK AS SHANGREIYO ARMY THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 46. 4374459Y NAIK KONSAM GAUTAM SINGH ARMY THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 47. 13630205F LANCE NAIK BIRDAO DWIMARY ARMY 11TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 48. 13014980X SEPOY BOROGA NARZARY ARMY THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 166TH INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY) (HOME AND HEARTH) 49. 13629079N SEPOY HADIYOL CHANDAJI HIRAJI ARMY GRENADIERS, 55THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 50. 15196884N SEPOY RAJPAL ARMY THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 19THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 51. 2709675A SEPOY SANJAY KUMAR ARMY GRENADIERS, 5THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 52. 2810634X SEPOY PATIL VIKAS TUKARAM ARMY 7TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 53. 2815837L SEPOY SAKPAL DIPAK TUKARAM ARMY 4TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 7/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 54. 2817963W SEPOY KAPSE VIKAS SAINATH ARMY 18TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 55. 3012585N SEPOY HETRAM GURJAR ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 56. 3012688M SEPOY ROHIT KUMAR YADAV ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) 57. 3013168N SEPOY ANAND SINGH SHEKHAWAT ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 58. 3013198L SEPOY ABHISEK PUNDIR ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 59. 3013359H SEPOY ANKIT SINGH ARMY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 60. 3209173L SEPOY RAMBIR ARMY THE JAT REGIMENT, 34THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) 61. 4206706N SEPOY SANTOSH JOSHI ARMY THE KUMOUN REGIMENT, 50THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 62. 13779301P RIFLEMAN SATISH KUMAR ARMY THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES, 3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 63. 2714711K GRENADIER HEMRAJ JAT ARMY 4TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS (POSTHUMOUS) https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 8/10 8/14/2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645808 64. 15801852P PARATROOPER SUMER SINGH ARMY FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 65. 15506701F SOWAR VIKASH KUMAR DWIVEDI ARMY THE ARMOURED CORPS, 22NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) 1. CAPTAIN MRIGANK SHEOKAND (05107-F) NAVY 2. COMMANDER DHANUSH MENON (05556-A) NAVY 3. HARIDAS KUNDU, CHA (FD) 130956-B NAVY 4. NAVEEN KUMAR,