List Of Gallantry Awards & Other Decorations – 2020

• President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has approved 84 awards and decorations to the Armed Forces personnel and members of the Paramilitary Forces. The awards include one Kirti Chakra, nine Shaurya Chakras, five Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 60 Sena Medals (Gallantry), four Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), and five Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
• The President has also approved 19 Mention-in-Despatches to the Army Personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include eight posthumous for ‘Operation Meghdoot’ and ‘Operation Rakshak’.

LIST OF AWARDS TO THE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF PARAMILITARY FORCES

S. No.	RANK AND NAME	SERVICE
KIRTI CHAKRA
	SHRI ABDUL RASHID KALAS, HEAD CONSTABLE, JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE (POSTHUMOUSLY)	MHA
SHAURYA CHAKRA
	IC-68482Y LIEUTENANT COLONEL KRISHAN SINGH RAWAT, SENA MEDAL FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	IC-73334X MAJOR ANIL URS 4TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY	ARMY
	3003914X HAVILDAR ALOK KUMAR DUBEY THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	WING COMMANDER VISHAK NAIR (28993) FLYING (PILOT)	AIR FORCE
	SHRI AMIT KUMAR, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE	MHA
	LATE SHRI MAHAVEER PRASAD GODARA, SUB-INSPECTOR (EXECUTIVE), CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY)	MHA
	LATE SHRI ERANNA NAYAKA, HEAD CONSTABLE, CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY)	MHA
	LATE SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR PASWAN, CONSTABLE/DCPO, CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY)	MHA
	LATE SHRI SATISH PRASAD KUSHWAHA, CONSTABLE (FIRE) ONGC, MUMBAI, CISF (POSTHUMOUSLY)	MHA
BAR TO SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)
	IC-65911K LIEUTENANT COLONEL AMIT KANWAR, SENA MEDAL THE PUNJAB REGIMENT, 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-66127H LIEUTENANT COLONEL AMRENDRA PRASAD DWIVEDI, SENA MEDAL THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-72542A MAJOR AMIT SAH, SENA MEDAL THE GARHWAL RIFLES, 14TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-75350N MAJOR AKHIL KUMAR TRIPATHI, SENA MEDAL THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 10TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	JC-4141561Y NAIB SUBEDAR ANIL KUMAR, SENA MEDAL 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)
	IC-63375N LIEUTENANT COLONEL MANOJ KUMAR BHARDWAJ THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-67124F LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAKESH KUMAR 19TH BATTALION THE GARHWAL RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-69038P MAJOR ARCHIT GOSWAMI 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	IC-73987Y MAJOR AMAN SINGH THE ARMOURED CORPS, 14TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-75187Y MAJOR RAHUL KUMAR SINGH THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-76730Y MAJOR RAHUL SHARMA THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-77355L MAJOR VINAYAK VIJAY THE GRENADIERS REGIMENT, 55THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-77478X MAJOR KETAN SHARMA THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 19THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	IC-78486H MAJOR ASHUTOSH TOMAR 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHITE REGIMENT	ARMY
	IC-78527F MAJOR SAIKAT SHEKHAR SARDAR THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-80434L MAJOR RAHUL SHARMA 6TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY	ARMY
	IC-80933A MAJOR DEEPAK KUMAR 9TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-78434M CAPTAIN JASMEET SINGH THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-78962W CAPTAIN AMIT DAHIYA FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	IC-80118M CAPTAIN ABHISHEK KATOCH THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	IC-81580X CAPTAIN NAWAL SANDILYA FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	SS-50422F LIEUTENANT RAHUL SHARMA THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 2ND BATTALION THE ASSAM REGIMENT	ARMY
	JC-550655L SUBEDAR K LALDINGLIANA THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	JC-414202A NAIB SUBEDAR RAJENDRA KUMAR PALARIA FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	JC-588970L NAIB SUBEDAR TSEWANG GIALSHAN 5TH BATTALION THE LADAKH SCOUTS REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	13625595L HAVILDAR HARISH BISHT 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	13626539Y HAVILDAR AMAR SINGH FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	13627094K HAVILDAR SHIV KUMAR YADAV FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	15341245W HAVILDAR RAJESH KUMAR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	2695864W HAVILDAR SURESH KUMAR 10TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	3004037F HAVILDAR RABINDRA SINGH THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 10THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	4086828Y HAVILDAR KULDEEP SINGH NEGI THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	4368047F HAVILDAR DASARATH KUMAR BASUMATARY 2ND BATTALION THE ASSAM REGIMENT	ARMY
	16015805X LANCE HAVILDAR SUMIT SINGH 23RD BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT	ARMY
	2805337A LANCE HAVILDAR PAWAR VIKAS VASANT 4TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY	ARMY
	15489331N LANCE DAFADAR RAHUL SINGH THE ARMOURED CORPS, 24THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	15501308P ACTING LANCE DAFADAR NASEEB SINGH THE ARMOURED CORPS, 22NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	14839678F NAIK RAVI RANJAN KUMAR SINGH THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 16 CORPS INTELLIGENCE AND SURVEILLANCE UNIT (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	15186981X NAIK LABA GHARA THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, 31STBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	2501896N NAIK MANINDER SINGH 3RD BATTALION THE PUNJAB REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	NAIK URAD RAM SINGH PUNJAB REGIMENT, 53RDBATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3003074H NAIK SHIV PRATAP SINGH CHAUHAN THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3010203A NAIK SATYA PAL SINGH THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 10THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3012690K NAIK RAJENDRA SINGH THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 23RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	4372508X NAIK AS SHANGREIYO THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	4374459Y NAIK KONSAM GAUTAM SINGH THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	13630205F LANCE NAIK BIRDAO DWIMARY 11TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	13014980X SEPOY BOROGA NARZARY THE ASSAM REGIMENT, 166TH INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY) (HOME AND HEARTH)	ARMY
	13629079N SEPOY HADIYOL CHANDAJI HIRAJI GRENADIERS, 55THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	15196884N SEPOY RAJPAL THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 19THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	2709675A SEPOY SANJAY KUMAR GRENADIERS, 5THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	2810634X SEPOY PATIL VIKAS TUKARAM 7TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY	ARMY
	2815837L SEPOY SAKPAL DIPAK TUKARAM 4TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY	ARMY
	2817963W SEPOY KAPSE VIKAS SAINATH 18TH BATTALION THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY	ARMY
	3012585N SEPOY HETRAM GURJAR THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3012688M SEPOY ROHIT KUMAR YADAV THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	3013168N SEPOY ANAND SINGH SHEKHAWAT THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3013198L SEPOY ABHISEK PUNDIR THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3013359H SEPOY ANKIT SINGH THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	3209173L SEPOY RAMBIR THE JAT REGIMENT, 34THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	4206706N SEPOY SANTOSH JOSHI THE KUMOUN REGIMENT, 50THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	13779301P RIFLEMAN SATISH KUMAR THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES, 3RDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
	2714711K GRENADIER HEMRAJ JAT 4TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS (POSTHUMOUS)	ARMY
	15801852P PARATROOPER SUMER SINGH FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)	ARMY
	15506701F SOWAR VIKASH KUMAR DWIVEDI THE ARMOURED CORPS, 22NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES	ARMY
NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
	CAPTAIN MRIGANK SHEOKAND (05107-F)	NAVY
	COMMANDER DHANUSH MENON (05556-A)	NAVY
	HARIDAS KUNDU, CHA (FD) 130956-B	NAVY
	NAVEEN KUMAR, LS (UW), 230889-Z	NAVY
VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
	WING COMMANDER  AMBER  AGRAWAL (29062)  FLYING  (PILOT)	AIR FORCE
	SQUADRON LEADER ARUN B (32507) FLYING (PILOT)	AIR FORCE
	FLIGHT LIEUTENANT KARAN RANJIT DESHMUKH (34855) FLYING (PILOT)	AIR FORCE
	FLIGHT LIEUTENANT KULDEEP SINGH RAJAWAT (35695) AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS)	AIR FORCE
	918586 CORPORAL PAHAD SINGH KHARAWAD INDIAN AIR FORCE (SECURITY)	AIR FORCE

LIST OF ‘MENTION-IN-DESPATCHES’

• OPERATION MEGHDOOT

1. SS-44432P MAJ RAJ KUMAR, ARMY AVN, 7 R&O FLT
2. JC-588722P SUB SONAM DORJAY, 4 LADAKH SCOUTS
3. 2514584W SEP DIMPAL KUMAR, 3 PUNJAB (POSTHUMOUS)
4. 2514967H SEP VEERPAL SINGH, 3 PUNJAB (POSTHUMOUS)

• OPERATION RAKSHAK

5. IC-77234K MAJ RANDEEP SINGH, JAK RIF, 3 RR
6. JC-459690A SUB VEERESHA KURAHATTI, 18 MARATHA LI (POSTHUMOUS)
7. JC-414365N NB SUB NAVAL KISHOR, 1 PARA (SF)
8. 13772007M NK KRISHAN LAL, 18 JAK RIF (POSTHUMOUS)
9. 5458202P NK SUBASH THAPA, 3/5 GR, 33 RR (POSTHUMOUS)
10. 15238423N L/NK RAJINDER SINGH, ARTY, 57 RR (POSTHUMOUS)
11. 15619144F L/NK ARAY BRAHMA, GUARDS, 46 RR
12. 4486920L L/NK JASWINDER SINGH, SIKH LI, 19 RR
13. 2706626M SEP VEERI SINGH, GRENADIERS, 55 RR
14. 2813265W SEP BHAGAT SANTOSH MANLAL, 4 MARATHA LI
15. 2816801Y SEP RAHUL BHAIRU SULAGEKAR, 4 MARATHA LI (POSTHUMOUS)
16. 3012316F SEP RINKU RANA, RAJPUT, 44 RR
17. 13775715K RFN CHAMAN LAL, JAK RIF, 3 RR
18. 2714836F GDR VIPIN SINGH, 16 GRENADIERS
19. 15736132X SIGMN SANTOSH GOPE, SIGS, 19 IDSR (POSTHUMOUS)