Maha Vir Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra
Mahavir-chakra

Maha Vir Chakra medal and ribbon
TypeMilitary medal
Awarded for"... acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air."
Country India
Presented byGovernment of India
EligibilityMilitary personnel
StatusCurrently awarded
Established26 January 1950; 76 years ago (26 January 1950)
First award1947
Final award2023
Total awarded posthumously
74
Total recipients213 (as of 2023)
Precedence
Next (higher) Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Equivalent Kirti Chakra
Next (lower) Padma Shri

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (lit. 'Medal for Great Bravery') is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The medal may be awarded posthumously.

Appearance

The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with circular center-piece bearing the gilded state emblem of India in the center. The words "Mahavira Chakra" are embossed in Hindi and English on the reverse with two lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left chest with a half-white and half-orange riband about 3.2 cm in width, the orange being near the left shoulder.

History

More than 218 acts of bravery and selfless courage have been recognized since the inception of the medal. The most MVCs awarded in a single conflict was in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, when eleven were given to the Indian Air Force.

Bar to MVC

Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:

S. No. Rank Name Branch Date of First Award Date of Second Award
1 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath  Indian Air Force 1 January 1962 1 September 1965
2 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow  Indian Army 19 March 1948 6 September 1965
3 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya  Indian Army 16 September 1965 5 December 1971
4 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam  Indian Air Force 6 September 1965 5 December 1971
5 Colonel Chewang Rinchen  Indian Army 1 July 1948 8 December 1971
6 Brigadier Sant Singh  Indian Army 2 November 1965 2 January 1972

No second bars have been awarded. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use MVC as a post-nominal abbreviation.

List of recipients

The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:

Key
† Indicates posthumous honour
S. No. Rank Name Branch Operation/War Date of Award
1 Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 27-Oct-1947
2 Sepoy Dewan Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Nov-1947
3 Naik Chand Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 22-Nov-1947
4 Subedar Bishan Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 12-Dec-1947
5 Jemadar Nand Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 12-Dec-1947
6 Colonel Thakur Prithi Chand  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 15-Aug-1948
7 Civilian Ram Chandar Civilian 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
8 Major Yadunath Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
9 Lieutenant Colonel Inder Jit Singh Butalia  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
10 Lieutenant Colonel Khushal Chand  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
11 Brigadier Mohammad Usman  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
12 Lieutenant Colonel Man Mohan Khanna  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
13 Brigadier Rajinder Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
14 Major Annavi K Ramaswamy  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
15 Sepoy Man Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
16 Havildar Daya Ram  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
17 Colonel Kishan Singh Rathor  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
18 Subedar Major Krishna Sonawane  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
19 Major Sardar Malkit Singh Brar  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
20 Major Satyapal Chopra  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
21 Lieutenant Colonel Hari Chand  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
22 Sepoy Hari Singh  Indian Army 1948 Operation Polo 17-Mar-1948
23 Subedar Gurdial Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
24 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
25 Brigadier Arvind Nilkanth Jatar  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
26 Naik Shishpal Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
27 Rifleman Dhonkal Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
28 Lieutenant Colonel Kaman Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
29 Jemadar Lal Bahadur Khattri  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1952
30 Jemadar Hardev Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
31 Naik Nar Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
32 Naik Raju  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
33 Subedar Chuni Ram  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
34 Civilian Porter Mohd Ismail Civilian 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
35 Sepoy Amar Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
36 Major Chewang Rinchen  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jul-1948
37 Naik Pritam Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
38 Jemadar Sampooran Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
39 Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
40 Subedar Fateh Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
41 Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Singh Virk  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
42 Lieutenant General Anil Krishna Barat  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
43 Lance Naik Rabi Lal Thapa  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
44 Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
45 Major General Anant Singh Pathania  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
46 Havildar Ram Parsad Gurung  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
47 Jemadar Lal Singh  Indian Army 1948 Operation Polo 15-Nov-1948
48 Brigadier Kanhya Lal Atal  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
49 Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistry  Indian Army 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
50 Air Commodore Mehar Singh  Indian Air Force 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
51 Air Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer  Indian Air Force 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
52 Wing Commander Sidney Basil Norohna  Indian Air Force 1947 Indo-Pakistan War 26-Jan-1950
53 Lieutenant Colonel AG Rangaraj  Indian Army 1951 Operation Tomahawk 24-Mar-1951
54 Colonel Nirod Baran Banerjee  Indian Army 1951 Operation Tomahawk March-1951
55 Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar  Indian Air Force 1961 Operation Vijay: Goa 08-Dec-1951
56 Lance Naik Ran Bahadur Gurung  Indian Army 1961 UN Operation: Congo 06-Dec-1961
57 Naik Mahabir Thapa  Indian Army 1962 UN Operation: Congo 16-Dec-1961
58 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath  Indian Air Force 1962 Operation Leg Horn 01-Jan-1962
59 Naik Chain Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 10-Oct-1962
60 Subedar Kanshi Ram  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 10-Oct-1962
61 Havildar Sarup Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 19-Oct-1962
62 Lieutenant Colonel Bhagwan Dutt Dogra  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
63 Second lieutenant GKV Prasanna Rao  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
64 Lieutenant Colonel Gurdial Singh  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
65 Captain Mahabir Prasad  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
66 Major Mahander Singh Chaudhary  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
67 Lieutenant Colonel Sardul Singh Randhawa  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
68 Brigadier Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
69 Subedar Sonam Stopdhan  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
70 General Tapishwar Narain Raina  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 20-Oct-1962
71 Naib Subedar Rabi Lal Thapa  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 21-Oct-1962
72 Colonel Ajit Singh  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 22-Oct-1962
73 Major General Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 25-Oct-1962
74 Sepoy Kewal Singh  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 26-Oct-1962
75 Havildar Satigian Phunchok  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 27-Oct-1962
76 Jemadar Isht Tundup  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 27-Oct-1962
77 Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 17-Nov-1962
78 Major Shyamal Dev Goswami  Indian Army 1962 Indo-China War 18-Nov-1962
79 Lieutenant Ved Prakash Trehan  Indian Army Congo Crisis 29-Dec-1962
80 Major General Sushil Kumar Mathur  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 15-Apr-1965
81 Major Baljit Singh Randhawa  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 17-May-1965
82 Captain Chander Narain Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
83 Major General Swarup Singh Kalaan  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
84 Lieutenant General Ram Dharam Dass Hira  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
85 Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand Bakshi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
86 Colonel Gurbans Singh Sangha  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 15-Aug-1965
87 Lieutenant General Ranjit Singh Dayal  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 25-Aug-1965
88 Major Bhaskar Roy  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
89 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
90 Air Commodore William MacDonald Goodman  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
91 Subedar Ajit Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
92 Brigadier Desmond Hayde  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
93 Major General Gurbaksh Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
94 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
95 Lieutenant General Har Krishen Sibal  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
96 Lieutenant General Khem Karan Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
97 Lieutenant Colonel Narindra Nath Khanna  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
98 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
99 Air Marshal Prem Pal Singh  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
100 Brigadier Raghubir Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 07-Sep-1965
101 Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Lal Mehta  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
102 Naib Subedar Naubat Ram  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
103 Brigadier Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
104 Major General Mohindar Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 09-Sep-1965
105 Brigadier Sampuran Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 09-Sep-1965
106 Major General Salim Caleb  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 10-Sep-1965
107 Major General Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 11-Sep-1965
108 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 16-Sep-1965
109 Major Asa Ram Tyagi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 21-Sep-1965
110 Captain Kapil Singh Thapa  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 21-Sep-1965
111 Brigadier Pagadala K Nandagopal  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 28-Sep-1965
112 Subedar Tika Bahadur Thapa  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 30-Sep-1965
113 Major Bhupinder Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 11-Oct-1965
114 Naik Darshan Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
115 Captain Gautam Mubayi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
116 Brigadier Sant Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
117 Major Harbhajan Singh  Indian Army 1967 Indo-China War 11-Sep-1967
118 Brigadier Rai Singh Yadav  Indian Army 1967 Indo-China War 11-Sep-1967
119 Lieutenant Colonel Mahatam Singh  Indian Army 1967 Indo-China War 01-Oct-1967
120 Lieutenant General Anand Sarup  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
121 Brigadier Arun Bhimrao Harolikar  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
122 Major General Anthony Harold Edward Michigan  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
123 Major General Hardev Singh Kler  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
124 Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant  Indian Navy 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
125 Brigadier Rajkumar Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
126 Lieutenant Colonel Surinder Kapur  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1971
127 Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 24-Nov-1971
128 Sepoy Ansuya Prasad  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 30-Nov-1971
129 Rifleman Pati Ram Gurung  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 30-Nov-1971
130 Lieutenant Colonel Shamsher Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Dec-1971
131 Vice Admiral Swaraj Parkash  Indian Navy 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Dec-1971
132 Major Anup Singh Gahlaut  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
133 Brigadier Basdev Singh Mankotia  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
134 Major General Anant Vishwanath Natu  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
135 Major General Kashmiri Lal Rattan  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
136 Major General Prem Kumar Khanna  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
137 Lieutenant Colonel Jaivir Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
138 Air Vice-Marshal Vidya Bhushan Vasisht  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 03-Dec-1971
139 Group Captain Allan Albert D’Costa  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 04-Dec-1971
140 Subedar Major Bir Bahadur Pun  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 04-Dec-1971
141 Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Trident 04-Dec-1971
142 Brigadier K Gowrishankar  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
143 Brigadier Hardev Singh Kler  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War ---Dec-1971
144 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
145 Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Trident 05-Dec-1971
146 Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
147 Lieutenant General Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
148 Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
149 Brigadier Narinder Singh Sandhu  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
150 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
151 Air Marshal Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
152 Lieutenant Colonel Sawai Bhawani Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 05-Dec-1971
153 Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Gharaya  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 06-Dec-1971
154 Brigadier Kailash Prasad Pande  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 06-Dec-1971
155 Brigadier Mohindar Lal Whig  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 06-Dec-1971
156 Sepoy Pandurang Salunkhe  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 06-Dec-1971
157 Air Vice-Marshal Chandan Singh  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 07-Dec-1971
158 Lieutenant Colonel Chittoor Venugopal  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 07-Dec-1971
159 Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Bakshi  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 07-Dec-1971
160 Subedar Major Mohinder Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 07-Dec-1971
161 Major Chewang Rinchen  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 08-Dec-1971
162 Petty Officer Chiman Singh  Indian Navy 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 08-Dec-1971
163 Commander Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha  Indian Navy 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 08-Dec-1971
164 Brigadier Udai Singh Bhati  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 08-Dec-1971
165 Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla  Indian Navy 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 09-Dec-1971
166 Naik Sugan Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 09-Dec-1971
167 Brigadier Rattan Nath Sharma  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 10-Dec-1971
168 Lieutenant Colonel Harish Chandra Pathak  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 11-Dec-1971
169 Major Kulwant Singh Pannu  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 11-Dec-1971
170 Brigadier Sukhjit Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 11-Dec-1971
171 Major Vijay Rattan Choudhry  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 11-Dec-1971
172 Lance Naik Drig Pal Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 13-Dec-1971
173 Captain Pradip Kumar Gour  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 14-Dec-1971
174 Brigadier Amarjit Singh Bal  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 15-Dec-1971
175 Havildar Thomas Philipose  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 15-Dec-1971
176 Lieutenant Colonel Ved Prakash Ghai  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 15-Dec-1971
177 Lieutenant General Hanut Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 16-Dec-1971
178 Lieutenant General Raj Mohan Vohra  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 16-Dec-1971
179 Captain Shankar Shankhapan Walkar  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 16-Dec-1971
180 Air Vice-Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
181 Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Mangat  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
182 Air Vice-Marshal Madhavendra Banerji  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
183 Subedar Malkiat Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
184 Group Captain Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
185 Air Commodore Ramesh Sakharam Benegal  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
186 Second Lieutenant Shamsher Singh Samra  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
187 Lance Naik Shanghara Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 17-Dec-1971
188 Lance Havildar Dil Bahadur Chettri  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 21-Dec-1971
189 Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta  Indian Navy 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 21-Dec-1971
190 Brigadier Vijay Kumar Berry  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 28-Dec-1971
191 Air Chief Marshal S. K. Kaul  Indian Air Force 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 30-Dec-1971
192 Subedar Nar Bahadur Chhetri  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 31-Dec-1971
193 Colonel Dharam Vir Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 01-Jan-1972
194 Brigadier Sant Singh  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 02-Jan-1972
195 Major Daljit Singh Narang  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 20-Jan-1972
196 Lieutenant General Ved Prakash Airy  Indian Army 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 20-Jan-1972
197 Assistant commandant Ram Krishna Wadhwa BSF 1971 Indo-Pakistan War 10-Dec-1972
198 Lieutenant Colonel Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan 16-Oct-1987
199 Brigadier Manjit Singh  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan 19-Oct-1987
200 Lieutenant Arvind Singh  Indian Navy 1987 Operation Pawan 22-Jan-1988
201 Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devaiah  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Ablaze 26-Jan-1988
202 Colonel Krishna Gopal Chatterjee  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv 26-Jan-1988
203 Lance Havildar Nar Bahadur Ale  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv 26-Jan-1988
204 Naik Prem Bahadur Gurung  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv 26-Jan-1988
205 Subedar Sansar Chand  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv 26-Jan-1988
206 Lieutenant Colonel Inderbal Singh Bawa  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan 02-Apr-1988
207 Captain Pratap Singh  Indian Army 1984 Operation Meghdoot 25-May-1988
208 Second Lieutenant Rajeev Sandhu  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan 19-Jul-1988
209 Colonel Vijay Kumar Bakshi  Indian Army 1989 Operation Pawan 29-Mar-1989
210 Captain Anuj Nayyar  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
211 Major Balwan Singh  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
212 Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
213 Lieutenant Colonel Sonam Wangchuk  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
214 Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrun  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
215 Naik Digendra Kumar  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
216 Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
217 Major Padmapani Acharya  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
218 Major Vivek Gupta  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 15-Aug-1999
219 Sepoy Imliakum Ao  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 26-Jan-2000
220 Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay 01-Jan-2001
221 Colonel B. Santosh Babu  Indian Army 2020 Operation Snow Leopard 26-Jan-2021

Allowances and Benefits provided for the recipients

Monetary allowance of ₹ 10,000 per month (enhanced from ₹ 5000 per month in 2017) is sanctioned to recipients irrespective of rank and income. The allowance is admissible to the recipient and upon their death is carried forward to the lawfully married widow. Each and extra bar to the decoration will carry the same amount as admissible to the original award.

Exempt from deduction of Income Tax According to sub-clause (i) of clause (18) of Section 10 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) of 07.02.2014 any Income by way of pension received by an individual who has been in the service of the Central Government or State Government and recipient of Chakra series medal is Exempt from deduction of Income Tax after satisfying himself about the veracity of the claim.

Free Train travel facility Indian Railways issues complementary Railway passes enabling the recipients and their companion to travel from any railway station to any railway station. As mentioned in 18/2014 E(W)2008/PS5-6/8 of 07.02.2014 they are entitled to life long free travel in 1st Ac/ Executive class for self and a companion over all Indian railway trains (except Kolkata metro) inclusive of Rajadhani, Shatabthi and Durunto trains.

Exempted from payment of Toll fee Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) vide National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 has notified that chakra series gallantry medal recipients are exempted from payment of user fee even if recipient is traveling in personal vehicle, if such awardee produces ID card issued and authenticated by competent authority.

Discount on Air travel through Indian Airlines Recipients of qualifying Level I & II gallantry awards (PVC, MVC, AC, KC) receive a 75% discount on domestic air travel through Indian Airlines based on guidelines issued via Indian Airlines Commercial HQ circulars issued in July 2001 (specifically Letter No. HCD/8R/260, Circular No. 1385/R&T.

State specific grants such as Cash in lieu of land, land, or a one time lump sum grant or monthly annuity are announced as a reward by state governments to the recipients based on their domicile. These vary from ₹1.5 crore (in Andhra Pradesh) to ₹20 to ₹50 lakhs in smaller states.

Notes

  1. ↑ Though the Kirti Chakra is placed below the Maha Vir Chakra in the precedence, it is considered as a peacetime equivalent of Maha Vir Chakra.

References

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  31. 1 2 "Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in.
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  33. ↑ "Naik Shishpal Singh | Honourpoint". www.honourpoint.in/.
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  35. ↑ "Lieutenant Colonel Kaman Singh | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in/.
  36. ↑ "Jemadar Lal Bahadur Khattri | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in/.
  37. ↑ "Jemadar Hardev Singh | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in/.
  38. ↑ "Naik Nar Singh | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in/.
  39. ↑ "Naik Raju | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in/.
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  65. 1 2 "Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in.
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  103. 1 2 3 "Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in.
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