NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu has permitted 78 gallantry awards, 13 of them posthumous, to personnel of the armed forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of the eightieth Independence Day.
These embody 9 Kirti Chakras, seven of them posthumous. The awards additionally embody one Bar to Shaurya Chakra, 19 Shaurya Chakras, considered one of them posthumous, 5 Bars to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 36 Sena Medals, 5 of them posthumous, three Nao Sena Medals and 5 Vayu Sena Medals.
There is no such thing as a Ashoka Chakra, the very best peacetime gallantry award, on this yr’s record. All three Military Kirti Chakras have gone to the Parachute Regiment’s particular forces. Lt Col Maneo Francis PF of 21 Para (Particular Forces), who already holds a Shaurya Chakra, and Main Jitendra Rathee of two Para (Particular Forces) have been adorned, whereas Havildar Gajendra Singh of two Para (Particular Forces) has acquired the award posthumously.
The remaining six Kirti Chakras have gone to Central Armed Police Forces personnel, all posthumously. They’re Head Constables Jagbir Singh and Bashir Ahmad, SG Constables Jaswant Singh, Balvinder Singh and Tariq Hussain, and STF Inspector Sunil Kumar.
4 of the 5 posthumous Sena Medals have gone to troopers of a single unit, 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR). They’re Lance Havildar Palash Ghosh and Lance Naik Sujay Ghosh of the Parachute Regiment and Lance Naik Pritpal Singh and Sepoy Harminder Singh of the Sikh Gentle Infantry.
The fifth posthumous Sena Medal has gone to Subedar Perbhat Gaur of 9 Rashtriya Rifles. Lance Naik Narender Sindhu of the identical unit is the lone posthumous Shaurya Chakra awardee.
Main Aditya Pratap Singh of the Rajputana Rifles, serving with 44 Assam Rifles, has been awarded a Bar to the Shaurya Chakra. He already holds the Shaurya Chakra and the Sena Medal.
The Navy’s awards embody a Shaurya Chakra for Lt Cdr Shivam Kumar and Nao Sena Medals for Commanders Vineet Sharma and Yuvraj Kumar and Petty Officer C Avinash Annaso.
Squadron Chief Sudhir Kumar is the only Air Power recipient of the Shaurya Chakra. Two Group Captains, Rahul Jagotta and Rahul Rawat, are among the many 5 Vayu Sena Medal awardees. Moreover, the President has additionally permitted 89 Point out-in-Despatches, masking 75 Military, 10 Air Power and 4 Navy personnel.
Most Military citations relate to Operation Rakshak in Jammu and Kashmir and Operations Hifazat and Orchid within the Northeast, with others for Operation Snow Leopard in japanese Ladakh and Operation Meghdoot on the Siachen glacier.
Two Agniveers of two Mahar, Hariom and Krishan Kumar, have been named beneath Operation Hifazat. Military Canine Tyson of the Remount Veterinary Corps, hooked up to 2 Para (Particular Forces), additionally figures within the Point out-in-Despatches record.
