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New Delhi. 26 January 2019. The President has approved awards of 411Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 70th Republic Day Celebrations.  This includes one Ashoka Chakra fourKirti Chakras, 11Shaurya Chakras, 28 Param VishishtSeva Medals, 03 UttamYudhSeva Medals, 51 AtiVishishtSeva Medals,oneBar to YudhSeva Medal, nineYudhSeva Medals, twoBar to VishishtSeva Medals,  120 VishishtSeva Medals, sixBar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 103 Sena Medals (Gallantry),sevenNao Sena Medals (Gallantry), two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry),fiveBar toSena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 35Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), nine Nao Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty) and 14 Vayu Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty).

The full list of the recipients of gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others is as follows:

SL. NO.RANK & NAMESERVICE 
ASHOKA CHAKRA 
112974389N LANCE NAIK NAZIR AHMAD WANI, BAR TO SENA MEDALTHE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY /34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY 
KIRTI CHAKRA 
1.SS-46936F MAJOR TUSHAR GAUBA, 20THBATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT  ARMY 
215496659X SOWAR VIJAY KUMAR, THE ARMOURED CORPS / 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY 
3SHRI RAJENDRA KUMAR NAIN, CONSTABLE, 130, BN, AT AWANTIPORA, DISTT – PULWAMA (J&K)(POSTHUMOUS)MHA 
4SHRI PRADIP KUMAR PANDA, CONSTABLE, 130, BN, AT SANT NAGAR, SRINAGAR (J&K)(POSTHUMOUS)MHA 
SHAURYA CHAKRA 
 LIEUTENANT Colonel VIKRANT PRASHER, 10THBATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY 
 MAJOR AMIT KUMAR DIMRI, THE GARHWAL RIFLES /14THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY 
 IC-76258F MAJOR ROHIT LINGWAL, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY 
 MAJOR IMLIAKUM KEITZAR, 4TH BATTALION THE 4TH GORKHA RIFLESARMY 
 CAPTAIN ABHAY SHARMA, SENA MEDAL / FIRST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY 
 CAPTAIN ABHINAV KUMAR CHOUDHARY / THE CORPS OF SIGNALS / 21STBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY 
 LANCE NAIK AYYUB ALI, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES / 9THBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY 
8.14945605A SEPOY AJAY KUMAR, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY / 42NDBATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY 
9.16121676N SAPPER MAHESH HN, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 44TH  BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY 
10.SHRI ZILE SINGH, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, 180 BN, CRPFMHA 
11.SHRI IRFAN RAMZAN SHEIKHMHA 
PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL 
 IC-35471M GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSMADC INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-38011W LIEUTENANT GENERAL PANKAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, AVSM, VSM / THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERYARMY 
 IC-38226WLIEUTENANT GENERAL SURINDER SINGH, AVSM**, VSM / THE MECHANISED INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-38403K LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHOKIN CHAUHAN, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM (RETD)   / THE INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-38643F LIEUTENANT GENERAL RANBIR SINGH SALARIA, VSM / THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERYARMY 
 IC-38708KLIEUTENANT GENERAL ASHOK AMBRE, AVSM**, SM / THE INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-38750H LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANOJ MUKUND NARAVANE, AVSM,SM,VSM, THE INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-38753W LIEUTENANT GENERAL JASWINDER SINGH SANDHU, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, THE INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-38879WLIEUTENANT GENERAL ASHWANI KUMAR, AVSM, VSM / THE ARMY AIR DEFENCEARMY 
 IC-39438M LIEUTENANT GENERAL PATTACHERAVANDA CHENGAPPA THIMMAYA,VSM,THE MECHANISED INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-39445HLIEUTENANT GENERAL SUDARSHAN SHRIKANT HASABNIS, VSM / THE CORPS OF ENGINEERSARMY 
 IC-39590A LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARISH THUKRAL, SMTHE INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-39607H LIEUTENANT GENERAL IQROOP SINGH GHUMAN, AVSM / THE MECHANISED INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-39865H LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL MATHEWS, VSM** / THE CORPS OF ENGINEERSARMY 
 IC-40098F LIEUTENANT GENERAL DUSHYANT SINGH, AVSM / THE INFANTRYARMY 
 MR-03993P LIEUTENANT GENERAL BIPIN PURI, VSM, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPSARMY 
 MR-37934P MAJOR GENERAL VIJAY DNAYANDEV CHOWGULE, VSM /THE INFANTRYARMY 
 IC-40378P MAJOR GENERAL BOLLINA VENKATA RAO, VSMTHE CORPS OF ENGINEERSARMY 
 IC-40792N MAJOR GENERAL DEV ARVIND CHATURVEDI, AVSM, SM /THE INFANTRYARMY 
 VICE ADMIRAL AJIT KUMAR PAYYAPILLIL, AVSM, VSM (02275-W)NAVY 
 VICE ADMIRAL AJAY KUMAR SAXENA, AVSM, VSM, (50763-W)NAVY 
 VICE ADMIRAL GURTEJ SINGH PABBY, AVSM, VSM (40869-H)NAVY 
 AIR MARSHAL HEMANT SHARMA  AVSM VSM (15941), AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER (ELECTRONICS)AIR FORCE 
 AIR MARSHAL SARDAR HARPAL SINGH AVSM VM (16071) FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE 
 AIR MARSHAL BALAKRISHNAN SURESH AVSM VM (16206) / FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE 
 AIR MARSHAL RAGHUNATH NAMBIAR AVSM VM & BAR (16378) / FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE 
 AIR MARSHAL PANDURANG NARAYAN PRADHAN AVSM (16403) / FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE 
 AIR MARSHAL HEMANT NARAYAN BHAGWAT AVSM VM (16423)/ADMINISTRATION (RETIRED)AIR FORCE 
UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL 
1.IC-39929H LIEUTENANT GENERAL SARANJEET SINGH, YSM/THE INFANTRY / HEADQUARTERS 16 CORPSARMY 
2.IC-40022F LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANIL KUMAR BHATT, AVSM, SM, VSM / THE INFANTRY / HEADQUARTERS 15 CORPSARMY 
3.IC-40235P LIEUTENANT GENERAL GOPAL R, AVSM, SM, INFANTRYARMY