Gallantry Awards and Awardees 2021: Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force Ace Pilot Group Captain awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on 22 November 2021 (Monday).
He was recently promoted to the rank of Group Captain. He shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27 a day after the Balakot airstrike.
After Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra is India's third-highest wartime gallantry award.
Among other gallantry awards presented today by Ram Nath Kovind consists of a Kirti Chakra. It is awarded posthumously to Sapper Prakash Jadhav for gallantry in a counterinsurgency operation in Kashmir three years ago. His wife and mother received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
Also, Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal and Naib Subedar Sombir were posthumously awarded Shaurya Chakra.
After Ashok Chakra, the country's second and third highest peacetime gallantry awards are Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, respectively.
List of Gallantry Awards and Awardees 2021
Vir Chakra
| Wing Commander (now Group Captain), Abhinandan Varthaman |
Ashoka Chakra
| Shri Babu Ram, ASi, J&K Police (Posthumous) |
Kirti Chakra
| Sapper Prakash Jadhav, ENGRS (Posthumous) Shri Altaf Hussain Bhat, Constable, J&K Police (Posthumous) |
Shaurya Chakra
| Maj Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, EME, (Posthumous) Naib Subedar Sombir, (Posthumous) Maj Arun Kumar Pandey, Rajput, 44 Rr Maj Ravi Kumar Chaudhary, Grenadiers, 55 Rr Capt Ashutosh Kumar, 18 Madras (Posthumous) Capt Vikas Khatri, Mech Inf, 16 Rr Rfn Mukesh Kumar, Raj Rif, 9 Rr Sep Neeraj Ahlawat, Jat, 34 Rr Captain Sachin Reuben Sequeira - Navy Group Captain Perminder Antil (26686) Flying (Pilot) - Air Force Wing Commander Varun Singh (27987) Flying (Pilot) - Air Force Chitesh Kumar, Deputy Commandant, Crpf Manjinder Singh, Sub Inspector, Crpf Sunil Choudhary, Constable, Crpf Debasis Sethy, Commando, Odisha Police (Posthumous) Sudhir Kumar Tudu, Commando, Odisha Police (Posthumous) Shahbaz Ahmad, Special Police Officer, J&k Police (Posthumous) |
Bar To Sena Medal (Gallantry)
| Lt Col Krishna Kant Bajpai, Sm**, 6 Rajput Maj Surendra Singh Lamba, Sm, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Maj Rahul Balamohan, Sm, Mahar, 1 Rr Maj Ankit Dahiya, Sm, Punjab, 22 Rr |
Sena Medal (Gallantry)
| Lt Col Dhirendra Pratap Singh Rawat, 3/11 Gr Lt Col Bhagat Akshay Suresh, Kumaon, 50 Rr Lt Col Manpreet Singh, Sikh Li, 19 Rr Lt Col Chetan Kaushik, 37 (I) R&o Flt Maj Bharat Singh Jhala, Jat, 34 Rr Maj Yashovardhan Bhati, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Maj Ankit Thakur, Arty, 6 Assam Rif Maj Rakesh Ranjan, 3 Gr, 32 Rr Maj Rohit Sharma, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Maj Anil Kandpal, Engrs, 44 Rr Maj Ajit Pal Singh, 8 Sikh Maj Govind Joshi, 5 Gr, Hq Sff Maj Anil Kumar Rangi, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Maj Gaurav Anand Bourai, Engrs, 1 Rr Maj Vipranshu Pandey, Engrs, 42 Rr Maj Gaurav Choudhary, 10 Para (Sf) Maj Tapan Kumar Tamang, Jak Rif, 52 Rr Maj Narender Kumar, Sigs, 24 R&o Flt Maj Abhishek Kumar, Arty, 32 Rr Maj Ashutosh Kumar, Engrs, 2 Rr Maj Randeep Singh, Jak Rif, 3 Rr Maj Mahendra Singh, Asc, 42 Rr Maj Rahul Dutta, Arty, 32 Assam Rif Maj Satish Kumar Gupta, Sigs, 44 Rr Maj Sahil Sharma, Rajput, 44 Rr Maj Mayank Vishnoi, Rajput, 44 Rr Maj Athul James, Engrs, 1 Rr Maj Rohit Kumar Upreti, Engrs, 34 Rr Maj Pathak Saket, Eme, 44 Rr Maj Ankesh Jarial, Engrs, 3 Rr Maj Naorem Chingthangkhomba Singh, Kumaon, 50 Rr Maj Kundan Kumar, Engrs, 42 Rr Maj Harjeet Singh, 5 Rajput Maj Manish Kumar Verma, Sigs, 19 Rr Maj Vibhore Joshi, Kumaon, 50 Rr Maj Abhishek Ghosh, Eme, 55 Rr Capt Aaditya Anand Tyagi, Assam, 42 Rr Capt Surya Prakash, Armd, 53 Rr Capt Neil Silas Lobo, Armd, 55 Rr Capt Sanjay Kumar Khanka, Jat, 34 Rr Capt Rohit Kumar Swami, 19 Garh Rif Capt Snehashish Paul, Sigs, 3 Rr Capt Manoj Kumar Kataria, 18 Jak Rif Sub Sukhdev Singh, 16 Grenadiers (Posthumous) Sub Amar Pal Singh, Jat, 34 Rr Sub Satwarg Singh, 15 Sikh Li Sub Balkar Singh, Sikh Li, 19 Rr Nb Sub Anil Kumar, 38 Fd Regt Nb Sub Ravinder, 16 Grenadiers (Posthumous) Nb Sub Sukhwinder Singh, 8 Sikh Nb Sub Rajwinder Singh, 1 Sikh Li (Posthumous) Nb Sub Pushakar Raj, 18 Jak Rif Dfr Ranjit Kumar, Armd, 22 Rr Hav Gurjeet Singh, 9 Para (Sf) Hav Suresh Dewan, Jak Rif, 3 Rr Hav Rakesh Kumar Tiwary, Mech Inf, 50 Rr Hav Hardhan Chandra Roy, 59 Med Regt (Posthumous) Hav Cheekala Praveen Kumar, 18 Madras (Posthumous) Hav Mahaveer Singh, Rajput, 44 Rr Hav Kayam Singh, Rajput, 44 Rr Hav Gokaran Singh, 21 Kumaon (Posthumous) Hav Ajit Singh, 15 Sikh Li Hav Guljar Singh, Mahar, 1 Rr Hav Showkat Ahmad Sheikh, 9 Para (Sf) Nk Rakesh Kumar, Jak Rif, 3 Rr Nk Radhe Shyam, Mech Inf, 42 Rr Nk Govind Singh, Punjab, 22 Rr Nk Rajwinder Singh, Punjab, 53 Rr (Posthumous) Nk Sayar Khan, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Nk Shaitan Singh Meena, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Nk Jeevan Singh, Kumaon, 50 Rr Nk Shivaji, Kumaon, 50 Rr Nk Gurpreet Singh, Sikh Li, 19 Rr Nk Baljit Kumar, Mahar, 1 Rr L/nk Nongmaithem Dhanabir Singh, 21 Para (Sf) L/nk Himmat Singh, Kumaon, 50 Rr L/nk Brij Mohan, Mech Inf, 16 Rr L/nk Kuldeep Kumar, Rajput, 44 Rr L/nk Dileep Kumar Yadav, Kumaon, 50 Rr L/nk Rajendra Singh Dosad, Kumaon, 50 Rr L/nk Surya Bahadur Soti, 3/3 Gr Sep Jahaneer Ahmad War, Sikh Li, 163 Inf Bn (Ta) Sep Mohit Bhadana, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Samsad Ali, Mech Inf, 42 Rr Sep Gautam Tamang, Mech Inf, 9 Rr Sep Prashant Sharma, Mech Inf, 50 Rr (Posthumous) Sep Manish Kumar, Armd, 55 Rr Sep Kuldeep Singh, Armd, 55 Rr Sep Rohin Kumar, 14 Punjab (Posthumous) Sep Ryada Maheshwar, 18 Madras (Posthumous) Sep Ashish Kumar, Grenadiers, 55 Rr Sep Hawa Singh, Grenadiers, 55 Rr Sep Lachchhu Singh, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Gaurav Kumar Tomar, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Jitendra Singh Jodha, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Anuj Mavi, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Anuj Rana, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Rajesh Singh Kasana, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Deepak Kumar, Jat, 34 Rr Sep Elonthung N Patton, Assam, 42 Rr Sep Ramandeep Singh, Sikh Li, 19 Rr Sep Tanveer Ahmed, Jak Li, 55 Rr Rfn Rohit, Jak Rif, 3 Rr Rfn Naranjan, Jak Rif, 3 Rr Rfn Sajad Hussain Khan, Jak Li, 9 Rr Spr Bibin C, Engrs, 44 Rr Spr Sivakumar G, Engrs, 44 Rr Spr Burla Anjaneyulu, Engrs, 1 Rr Gdr Vikash Kumar Ram, Grenadiers, 29 Rr Gdr Ravi Kumar Singh, Grenadiers, 29 Rr (Posthumous) Gdr Prashant Singh, Grenadiers, 29 Rr (Posthumous) Gnr Bhupender, 327 Med Regt (Posthumous) Gnr Subodh Ghosh, 59 Med Regt (Posthumous) Ptr Manmohan Singh, 4 Para (Sf) Swr Jilajeet Yadav, Armd, 53 Rr (Posthumous) Scout Tashi Namgyal Lepcha, 11 Gr, 1 Sikkim Scouts |
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)
| Captain Prashant Handu - Navy Commander Sunil S Korti - Navy Commander Bipin Panikar - Navy Lieutenant Commander Raj Krishna Manu - Navy Prahlad, Mca (Fd) Ii - Navy |
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)
| Wing Commander Uttar Kumar - Air Force Squadron Leader Deepak Mohanan - Air Force |
Following is the list of ‘Mention-In-Despatches’ of Army Personnel
Operation Rakshak
| Col Jasbir Singh Maan, 666 Army Avn Sqn (R&o) Lt Col Shiv Bahadur Singh, 112 Engr Regt Maj Swapnil Zende, Arty, 34 R&o Flt Maj Deepak Kumar Singh, Asc, 3 Rr Maj Partha Sarathi Batabyal, Arty, 29 Rr Maj Pradip Shukla, 11 Garh Rif Maj Aditya Bhadauria, Kumaon, 50 Rr Maj Himanshu Pradhan, 8 Sikh Capt Shivam Dagur, Sigs, 1 Rr Capt Sachin Malhotra, 33 R&o Flt Lt Harinder Jit Singh, 4 Grenadiers Hav Kuljinder Singh, Sikh Li, 2 Rr Nk Roshan Singh, 628 Sata Bty Nk Karuppa Samy K, 872 Lt Regt Nk Aneesh Thomas, 17 Madras (Posthumous) Nk Mandle Pradip Sahebrao, 10 Mahar (Posthumous) Nk Kuldeep Kumar, Jak Li, 19 Rr Nk Sartaj Ahmad Wagay, Jak Li, 50 Rr Nk Rayees Ahmad Magray, Jak Li, 42 Rr Nk Vikram Singh, 11 Garh Rif L/nk Gaurav Singh, 8 Garh Rif L/nk Kamlesh Pant, Kumaon, 50 Rr Sep Ladhu Singh, Rajput, 44 Rr Sep Khuvendra Singh, Armd, 55 Rr |
Operation Snow Leopard
| L/dfr Vikram Singh, 90 Armd Regt (Posthumous) |
Operation Rhino
| Maj Soubam Kinobabu Singh, Jak Li, 15 Assam Rif Nb Sub Prem Kumar Tamang, 3/11 Gr L/nk Anal Jyoti Nath, Assam, 166 Inf Bn (Ta) |
List of 'Mention-in-Despatches' approved in CH&AC Meeting
| Major Pradip Shukla, 11th Battalion the Gharwal Rifles Major Aditya Bahadauria, The Kumaon Regiment, 50th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles Lance Naik Kamlesh Pant, The Kumaon Regiment, 50th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles |
Note: In the above list we have covered the Gallantry Awards conferred today and approved by President Shri Ram Nath Kovind to Armed Forces, Police & Parliamentary personnel on the eve of Independence Day 2021.
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