PARAM VIR CHAKRA

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of all military branches for the highest degree of valor or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. It may be awarded posthumously. The PVC is a post-Independent equivalent of the Victoria Cross (VC).

1947-48 J&K Operations

• Major Somnath Sharma, 4 Kumaon, posthumous

• 2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane, Corps of Engineers

• CHM Piru Singh, 6 Rajputana Rifles, posthumous

• Naik Jadunath Singh, 1 Rajput, posthumous

• Lance Naik Karam Singh, 1 Sikh

1962 Indo-China War

• Major Shaitan Singh, 13 Kumaon, posthumous

• Major Dhan Singh Thapa, 1/8 Gorkha Rifles

• Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh, posthumous

1965 Indo-Pak War

• Lt. Col. A.B. Tarapore, 17 Poona Horse, posthumous

• CQMH Abdul Hamid, 4 Grenadiers, posthumous

1971 Indo-Pak War

• Major Hoshiar Singh, 3 Grenadiers - 1971 War

• 2nd Lt. Arun Khetarpal, 17 Poona Horse, posthumous

• Fg. Off. N.J.S. Sekhon, No.18 Squadron, posthumous

• Lance Naik Albert Ekka, 14 Guards, posthumous

1999 Kargil Operations

• Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, posthumous

• Lieutenant Manoj K. Pandey, 1/11 GR, posthumous

• Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers

• Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles

UN Operations

• Captain G.S. Salaria, 3/1 GR, posthumous - UN Operations

Saichen Operations

• Naib Subedar Bana Singh, 8 JAK LI - Siachen Operations

IPFK Operations

• Major R. Parameswaran, 8 Mahar, posthumous - IPKF Operations

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