List of Paramvir chakra awardees

Jagran Josh

03-JUN-2014 15:02

Jagranjosh.com presents the list of Paramvir chakra awardees. Paramvir Chakra is the highest wartime gallantry medal for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour in the presence of the enemy, on land, at sea or in the air.

The medal was introduced in January 1950 and with effect from 15 August 1947. It is made of bronze. It can be awarded posthumously. Param Vir Chakra is the equivalent award of Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom and the Medal of Honour in the United States.

Name	Regiment	Date	Notes
Major Som Nath Sharma	4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	11/03/1947	Posthumous
Lance Naik Karam Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	10/13/1948
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane	Corps of Engineers	04/08/1948
Naik Jadu Nath Singh	1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment	February 1948	Posthumous
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat	6th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles	17 July 1948–18 July 1948	Posthumous
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria	3rd Battalion, 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)	12/05/1961	Posthumous
Major Dhan Singh Thapa	1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles	10/20/1962
Subedar Joginder Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	10/23/1962	Posthumous
Major Shaitan Singh	13th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	11/18/1962	Posthumous
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid	4th Battalion, The Grenadiers	09/10/1965	Posthumous
Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore	17th Poona Horse	10/15/1965	Posthumous
Lance Naik Albert Ekka	14th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards	12/03/1971	Posthumous
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon	No.18 Squadron, Indian Air Force	12/14/1971	Posthumous
2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal	17th Poona Horse	12/16/1971	Posthumous
Major Hoshiar Singh	3rd Battalion, The Grenadiers	12/17/1971
Naib Subedar Bana Singh	8th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	06/23/1987
Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran	8th Battalion, Mahar Regiment	11/25/1987	Posthumous
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey	1st Battalion, 11th Gorkha Rifles	07/03/1999	Posthumous
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav	18th Battalion, The Grenadiers	07/04/1999
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar	13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	07/05/1999
Captain Vikram Batra	13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	07/06/1999	Posthumous