President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has approved 144 Gallantry awards for armed forces, police and paramilitary personnel on the occasion of Independence Day 2021. Besides, President Kovide also approved 28 Mention-in-Despatches to the army personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations.
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The 144 Gallantry awards include:
- Ashok Chakra: Babu Ram (posthumously), ASI, Jammu and Kashmir Police.
- Kirti Chakra: Altaf Hussain Bhat (posthumously), Constable, J&K Police.
Shaurya Chakra
- Major Arun Kumar Pandey, The Rashtriya Rifles, Indian Army
- Major Ravi Kumar Chaudhary, The Rashtriya Rifles, Indian Army
- Captain Ashutosh Kumar, The Madras Regiment (Mysore)
- Captain Vikas Khatri, The Rashtriya Rifles
- Kumar, The Rashtriya Rifles
- Sepoy Neeraj Ahlawat, The Rashtriya Rifles
- Captain Sachin Reuben Sequeira, Indian Navy
- Group Captain Perminder Antil, Flying (Pilot), Air Force
- Wing Commander Varun Singh Flying (Pilot), Air Force
- Shri Chitesh Kumar, Deputy Commandant, CRPF
- Shri Manjinder Singh, Sub Inspector, CRPF
- Shri Sunil Choudhary, Constable, CRPF
- Shri Debasis Sethy, Commando, Odisha Police (Posthumous)
- Shri Sudhir Kumar Tudu, Commando, Odisha Police (Posthumous)
- Shri Shahbaz Ahmad, Special Police Officer, J&K Police (Posthumous)
Bar To Sena Medal (Gallantry)
- Lieutenant Colonel Krishna Kant Bajpai, The Rajput Regiment
- Major Surendra Singh Lamba, The Grenadiers, 29th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
- Major Rahul Balamohan, The Mahar Regiment, First Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
- Major Ankit Dahiya, The Punjab Regiment, 22nd Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)
- Wing Commander Uttar Kumar, Flying (Pilot)
- Squadron Leader Deepak Mohanan, Flying (Pilot)
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
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