ASHOKA CHAKRA

The Ashoka Chakra (AC) is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of all military branches, as well as to civilians, for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice other than in the face of the enemy. It may be awarded posthumously. The AC is the peace-time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC). The following list of AC awardees is incomplete and additional citations will be featured as and when they are found.

• Colonel N.J. Nair, 16 Maratha LI, posthumous

• Major Sudhir Kumar, 9 Para (SF), posthumous

• Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma

• Lieutenant Colonel Shanti Swarup

• 2nd Lt. P.N. Datt, 1/11 GR, posthumous

• Flight Lieutenant Suhas Biswas

• Naik Rambeer Singh Tomar

• Constable Kamlesh Kumari

• Rajya Sabha Guard Matbar Singh Negi

• Rajya Sabha Guard Jagdish Prasad Yadav

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s.No Rank Name Unit Regiment Date Action State  
1 Hav Bachittar Singh 2 Bn Sikh Regiment 13-Sep-48 Hyderabad Action Posthumous
2 Nk Nar Bahadur Thapa 5 Bn 5 Gorkha Rifles 13-Sep-48 Hyderabad Action    
3 L/Nk Sunder Singh 4 Bn JAK Rifles 19-Mar-56 Hussainiwala     
4 Hav Joginder Singh 2 Bn Sikh Regiment 24-Apr-56 Nagaland Posthumous
5 2/Lt Polur Muthuswamy Raman 3 Bn Sikh LI Regiment 03-Jun-56 Nagaland Posthumous
6 Lt Col Jagannath Raoji Chitnis 1 Bn 3 Gorkha Rifles 14-Jun-56 Nagaland Posthumous
7 Capt Eric James Tucker 2 Bn Maratha LI 02-Aug-57 Nagaland Posthumous
8 Capt  Man Bahadur Rai 1 Bn 11 Gorkha Rifles 03-May-61 Nagaland    
9 Capt Jas Ram Singh 16 Bn Rajput Regiment 30-Oct-68 Mizoram    
10 Capt Ummed Singh Mahra 19 Bn Rajputana Rifles 06-Jul-71 Nagaland Posthumous
11 Nb Sub  Gurnam Singh CME Bombay Engr Group 23-Sep-73 CME, Kirkee Posthumous
12 2/Lt Cyrus Addie Pithawalla 17 Bn JAK Rifles 06-Jul-81 Manipur    
13 Capt Jasbir Singh Rana 10 Bn Brigade of Guards 06-Jun-84 Op Blue Star    
14 Lt Ram Prakash Roparia 26 Bn Madras Regiment 06-Jun-84 Op Blue Star Posthumous
15 Nk Bhagwan Dutt Joshi 5 Bn Garhwal Rifles 06-Jun-84 Op Blue Star Posthumous
16 Nk Nirbhay Singh 15 Bn Kumaon Regiment 06-Jun-84 Op Blue Star Posthumous
17 Maj Bhukant Mishra 15 Bn Kumaon Regiment 06-Jun-84 Op Blue Star Posthumous
18 L/Hav Cherring Muthup   Ladakh Scouts 21-Feb-85 Siachen Glacier    
19 Capt Sandeep Shankla 18 Bn Dogra Regiment 08-Aug-91 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
20 2/Lt Rakesh Singh 22 Bn Grenadiers Regiment 05-Dec-92 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
21 Col Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair 16 Bn Maratha LI 20-Dec-93 Nagaland Posthumous
22 Maj Rajiv Kumar Joon 22 Bn Grenadiers Regiment 16-Sep-94 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
23 Sub Sujjan Singh 13 Bn Kumaon Regiment 26-Sep-94 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
24 Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur 10 Bn Bihar Regiment 29-Nov-94 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
25 Capt Arun Singh Jasrotia 9 Bn Special Forces 15-Sep-95 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
26 Lt Col Shanti Swarup Rana 3 Bn Bihar Regiment 02-Nov-96 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
27 2/Lt Puneet Nath Datt 1 Bn 11 Gorkha Rifles 20-Jul-97 Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
28 Maj Sudhir Kumar 9 Bn Special Forces   Jammu & Kashmir Posthumous
               
Flt Lt Suhas Biswas HQ Comm Squadron        
Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma   Soyuz T-11 Mission.