Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
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| Param Vir Chakra |
India's Highest Gallantry award
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest gallantry award and military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.The medal is a circular bronze disc 1.375 inches (3.49 cm) in diameter. The state emblem appears in the center, on a raised circle. Surrounding this, four replicas of Vajra, the all-powerful mythic weapon of Indra, the ancient Vedic King of Gods. The motif symbolizes the sacrifice Rishi Dadhichi, who had donated his bones to the Gods for making Vajra to kill demon Vritra. The Indian General Service Medal 1947 which contained the Bhavani sword was withdrawn later. The decoration is suspended from a straight swivelling suspension bar.| Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Place |
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| Major | Somnath Sharma | Indian Army | 3/11/1947 | Badgam, J&K |
| Naik | Jadu Nath Singh | Indian Army | 6/2/1948 | Naushera, J&K |
| Second Lieutenant | Rama Raghoba Rane | Indian Army | 8/4/1948 | Naushera, J&K |
| Company Havildar Major |
Piru Singh | Indian Army | 17/7/1948 | Tithwal, J&K |
| Lance Naik | Karam Singh | Indian Army | 13/10/1948 | Tithwal, J&K |
| Captain | Gurbachan Singh Salaria | Indian Army | 5/12/1961 | Elizabethville Katanga,Congo |
| Major | Dhan Singh Thapa | Indian Army | 20/10/1962 | Ladakh, J&K |
| Subedar | Joginder Singh | Indian Army | 23/10/1962 | Tongpen La NFA, India |
| Major | Shaitan Singh | Indian Army | 18/11/1962 | Rezang La J&K |
| Company Quartermaster Havildar |
Abdul Hamid | Indian Army | 10/09/1965 | Khem Karan Sector,Pakistan |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore | Indian Army | 15/10/1965 | Phillora Sialkot Sector, Pakistan |
| Lance Naik | Albert Ekka | Indian Army | 3/12/1971 | Gangasagar Agartala Sector |
| Flying Officer | Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon | Indian Air Force | 14/12/1971 | Srinagar J&K |
| Second Lieutenant | Arun Khetarpal | Indian Army | 16/12/1971 | Barapind-Jarpal Shakargarh Sector |
| Major | Hoshiar Singh | Indian Army | 17/12/1971 | Basantar River Shakargarh Sector |
| Naib Subedar | Bana Singh | Indian Army | 23/05/1987 | Siachen Glacier J&K |
| Major | Ramaswamy Parameshwaran | Indian Army | 25/11/1987 | Sri Lanka |
| Captain | Manoj Kumar Pandey | Indian Army | 3/7/1999 | Khaluber/Juber Top Batalik sector Kargil,j&k |
| Grenadier | Yogendra Singh Yadav | Indian Army | 4/7/1999 | Tiger Hill Kargil, J&K |
| Rifleman | Sanjay Kumar | Indian Army | 5/7/1999 | Area Flat Top Kargil, J&K |
| Captain | Vikram Batra | Indian Army | 6/7/1999 | Point 5140, Point 4875 Kargil, J&K |