The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Service awards to armed forces personnel at the Defence Investiture Ceremony, held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The Gallantry awards are given for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty. This year, three Kirti Chakras and 17 Shaurya Chakras were conferred, among which one Kirti Chakra and five Shaurya Chakras were given posthumously.
The distinguished service awards included fourteen Param Vishisht Seva Medals, one Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and twenty-two Ati Vishisht Seva Medals. They were conferred to senior officers of the armed forces for distinguished service of an exceptional order.
The following is the list of awardees:
| Kirti Chakra | ||
| S. no | Name | Regiment |
| 1. | Major David Manlun (Posthumous) | The Naga Regiment, 164 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) |
| Chetan Kumar Cheeta | Commandant , Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) | |
| 3. | Major Vijayant Bist | 4th Battalion, The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry |
| Shaurya Chakra | ||
| S. no | Name | Regiment |
| 1. | Nk Chandra Singh | Kumaon Scouts, 13th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous) |
| 2. | Major Satish Dahiya | Army Service Corps, 30th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous) |
| 3. | Const Manzoor Ahmad Naik | Jammu & Kashmir Police, 42nd The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous) |
| 4. | Sergeant Khairnar Milind Kishor | Indian Air Force (Garud) (Posthumous) |
| 5. | Cpl Nilesh Kumar Nayan | Indian Air Force (Security) (Posthumous) |
| 6. | Chandan Kumar | Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) |
| 7. | Amar Nath Mishra | Constable, CRPF |
| 8. | Sub Surendra Singh | 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (Special Force) |
| 9. | Sepoy Venkatarao Abotula | 8th Battalion, The Madras Regiment |
| 10. | P Trinadha Rao | Asst. Assault Commander, Andhra Pradesh |
| 11. | Chikkam Gv Ramachandra Rao | Senior Commando, Andhra Pradesh |
| 12. | Sep Arif Khan | The Grenadiers Regiment, 55th The Rashtriya Rifles |
| 13. | Gunner Rishi Kumar Ray | Regiment Of Artillery/155, Field Regiment |
| 14. | Lance Naik Badher Hussain | 4th Battalion The Jammu And Kashmir Light Infantry |
| 15. | Capt Abhinav Shukla | 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) |
| 16. | Captain Rohit Shukla | The Rajput Regiment/44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles |
| 17. | Havildar Mubarik Ali | The Grenadiers Regiment/55th The Rashtriya Rifles |
| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | ||
| S. no | Name | Regiment |
| 1. | Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi | Infantry |
| 2. | Lieutenant General Satish Kumar Dua | Infantry |
| 3. | Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna | Infantry |
| 4. | Vice Admiral Karambir Singh | Flag Officer Commanding-In- Chief, Eastern Naval Command |
| 5. | Air Marshal Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha | Flying (Pilot) |
| 6. | Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria | Flying (Pilot) |
| 7. | Lieutenant General Shravan Kumar Patyal | Infantry |
| 8. | Lieutenant General Suresh Sharma | The Corps Of Engineers |
| 9. | Lieutenant General Arup Kumar Das | Army Medical Corp |
| 10. | Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Bahl | Project Director, Advance Technology Vessels Programme |
| 11. | Lieutenant General Amarjeet Singh | Infantry (Retired) |
| 12. | Lieutenant General Jagbir Singh Cheema | Infantry (Retired) |
| 13. | Air Marshal Mahesh Kumar Malik | Administration (Retired) |
| 14. | Major General Jatinder Singh Bedi | Artillery Regiment (Retired) |
| Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal | ||
| S. no | Name | Regiment |
| 1. | Lieutenant General Ajae Kumar Sharma | Infantry Headquarters 16 Corps
|
| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | ||
| S. no | Name | Regiment |
| 1. | Lieutenant General Rajeev Chopra | Infantry |
| 2. | Lieutenant General Podali Shankar Rajeshwar | Regiment Of Artillery |
| 3. | Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini | Infantry |
| 4. | Lieutenant General Pradeep M Bali | Infantry |
| 5. | Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava | The Corps Of Engineers |
| 6. | Lieutenant General Gopal R | Infantry |
| 7. | Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kanal | Regiment Of Artillery |
| 8. | Lieutenant General Manmohan Jeet Singh Kahlon | Armd |
| 9. | Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi | Infantry |
| 10. | Surgeon Vice Admiral Pawar Alhad Anant | Director General Medical Services (Navy) |
| 11. | Air Marshal Pawan Kapoor | Medical (Retired) |
| 12. | Major General Sanjeev Narain | Infantry |
| 13. | Major General Suresh Chandra Mohanty | Brigade Of The Guards |
| 14. | Major General Tejbir Singh | Infantry |
| 15. | Major General Madhuri Kanitkar | Army Medical Corps |
| 16. | Major General Rana Pratap Kalita | Infantry |
| 17. | Rear Admiral Inder Paul Singh Bali | (Retired) |
| 18. | Air Vice Marshal Diptendu Choudhury | Flying (Pilot) |
| 19. | Air Vice Marshal Om Prakash Tiwari | Flying (Navigator) |
| 20. | Brigadier Gambhir Singh | The Garhwal Rifles, Headquarters 63 Mountain Brigade |
| 21. | Air Commodore Inderpal Singh Walia | Flying (Pilot) |
| 22. | Air Commodore Tejbir Singh | Flying (Pilot) |
Ram Nath Kovind, besides being the President of India is also the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
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