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	\| caption = Shaurya Chakra and its ribbon, the third highest peacetime decoration of India		\| caption = Shaurya Chakra and its ribbon, the third highest peacetime decoration of India
	\| presenter = {{flagicon\|India}} [[Republic of India]]		\| presenter = {{flagicon\|India}} [[Republic of India]]

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{{Infobox military award
| name = Shaurya Chakra
| image = [[File:Shaurya Chakra.jpg|150px]] <br /><br />[[File:Shaurya Chakra ribbon.svg|150px]]
| caption = Shaurya Chakra and its ribbon, the third highest peacetime decoration of India
| presenter = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| country = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| type = [[Medal]]
| eligibility = *Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces.
*Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
*Civilian Citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway protection Force.<ref name=army>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=p30Od2nkeJnieKEkcAp+zw==&ParentID=vnWBcZSqV74+dK5qqrFJKQ== |title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army |publisher=Indianarmy.gov.in |access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>
| awarded_for = Awarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy.<ref name=army/>
| campaign =
| status = Currently Awarded
| description =
| motto =
| clasps =
| post-nominals = SC
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1952}}
| firstawarded = 1952
| lastawarded = 2021
| total_awarded =
| total_awarded_posthumously =627
| total_recipients =2014 <small>(As of 2017)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees|title=Awardees | Gallantry Awards|website=gallantryawards.gov.in|access-date=Feb 20, 2021}}</ref>
| precedence_label =
| individual =
| higher = [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|x15px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence>{{cite web|title=Precedence Of Medals|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg==|work=indianarmy.nic.in/|publisher=Indian Army|access-date=9 September 2014}}</ref>
| same = [[File:Vir Chakra ribbon bar.svg|x15px]] [[Vir Chakra]]<ref name=precedence/>
| lower = [[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|x15px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence/>
| related =
| image2 =
| caption2 =
}}

The '''Shaurya Chakra''' is an [[India]]n [[military decoration]] awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously. It is third in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards and comes after the [[Ashoka Chakra Award|Ashoka Chakra]] and the [[Kirti Chakra]]. It precedes the [[Yudh Seva Medal]].

==History==
Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class III" by the President of India, 4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947). The statutes were revised and the decoration renamed on 27 January 1967. Before 1967, the award was known as the ''Ashoka Chakra, Class III.'' Subsequent awards of the Shaurya Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon (to date five have been awarded). It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra or Kirti Chakra in addition for separate acts of gallantry.

Since July 1999, it also being given to Civilians of either gender in all walks of life, other than members of [[Law enforcement in India|Police Forces]] and of recognized Fire Services.<ref>[http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=aPnVqptu6pKTEeCvpjBe6w==&ParentID=tMVNma8igmvwCN0q31G1ow===] [[Indian Army]]</ref> From 1 February 1999, the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs. 750 for recipients of the award. Jammu and Kashmir awards a cash award of Rs. 700 (ca. 1960) for recipients of the Shaurya Chakra.

==Design==
'''Medal''': Circular bronze, 1-3/8 inches in diameter. In the centre, the [[Ashoka Chakra]], surrounded by a lotus wreath and with an ornate edge. Suspended by a straight bar suspender. The medal is named on the edge.

'''Reverse''': For pre-1967 awards, the medal is blank in the centre, with "Ashoka Chakra" in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and the same name in English along the lower rim, "ASHOKA CHAKRA". On either side is a lotus design. The centre is blank, perhaps with the intent that details of the award be engraved there. There is no indication of the class on the pre-1967 awards. For the post-1967 awards, the, names are changed to "Shauryua Chakra" in Hindi above and "SHAURYA CHAKRA" below.

'''Ribbon''': Green colour ribbon divided into four equal parts by three orange vertical lines.

'''Bar''': If a recipient of the Chakra shall again perform such an act of gallantry as would have made him or her eligible to receive the Chakra, such further act of gallantry shall be recognised by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the Chakra is suspended and, for every subsequent act of gallantry, an additional Bar shall be added and such Bar or Bars may also be awarded posthumously. For every such Bar, a replica of the Chakra in miniature shall be added to the riband when worn alone.

==Eligibility==
It is the peacetime equivalent of the [[Vir Chakra]]. It is generally awarded for Counter-Insurgency operations and actions against the enemy during peace-time.

Following categories of persons are eligible for the Shaurya Chakra:
* Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces.
* Nursing officers of military nursing service .
* Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway Protection Force.

==Recipients==
{{Expand section|date=August 2021}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! Rank!! Name!!Regiment!!Notes
|-
| rowspan="18" | 1952
|[[Major]]
|PS Gahoon
|[[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]]
|M Thulasiram
|[[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|The Corps of Engineers]]
|
|-
|[[Subedar]]
|Kartar Singh, [[Military Cross|MC]]
|[[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Jemadar]]
|Samandar Singh
|GRS
|
|-
|[[Lance naik|Lance Naik]]
|Milkha Singh
|[[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lance naik|Lance Naik]]
|Bishan Singh
|[[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Sepoy]]
|Shankar Dass
|[[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant colonel|Lieutenant Colonel]]
|R.A Shebbeare
|[[The Grenadiers]]
|
|-
|[[Major]]
|S.L Menezes
|[[The Grenadiers]]
|
|-
|[[Major]]
|AT Stephenson
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Subedar-major|Subedar Major]]
|Dhan Singh
|[[Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Havildar]]
|Naranjan Singh
|[[Sikh Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lance daffadar|Lance Daffadar]]
|Sultan Singh
|[[Poona Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Rifleman]]
|Bakhtawar Singh Bhandari
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Sepoy]]
|Harchand Singh
|[[Sikh Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Sepoy]]
|Richhpal Singh
|[[The Grenadiers]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Niak]]
|Jograj Singh
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Sepoy]]
|Ram Singh
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Para]], [[Kumaon Regiment|Kumaon]]
|
|-
|[[Rifleman]]
|Til Bahadur Gurung
|[[Assam Rifles]]
|
|-
|1953
|[[Subedar]]
|Tek Bahadur Sahi
|[[9th Gorkha Rifles|9 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|1953
|[[Sepoy]]
|Thakur Singh
|[[Indian Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]]
|
|-
|1953
|[[Shri]]
|Baboo Lal
|Indian Civilian
|
|-
|1954
|[[Shrimati]]
|Lalita Mukand
|Indian Civilian
|
|-
|1955
|[[Jemadar]]
|Kulbir Thapa
|[[8th Gorkha Rifles|8 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|1955
|[[Rifleman]]
|Ganesh Bahadur Tamang
|[[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|5 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Thakur Singh
|Army Service Corps
|
|-
|
|Jemadar
|Kulbir Thap
|8 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Rifleman
|Ganesh Bahadur Jamang
|5 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Havildar
|S.S. Bhardwaj
|Army Ordinance Corps
|
|-
|
|Scout
|Chatra Ram
|Border Scouts
|
|-
|
|Scout
|Tara Chand
|Border Scouts
|
|-
|
|Scout
|Saudagar Singh
|Border Scouts
|
|-
|
|Captain
|G.S. Grewal
|Bihar Regiment
|
|-
|
|Subedar
|Khem Chand
|The Grenadiers
|
|-
|
|Subedar
|Megh Singh
|Dogra Regiment
|
|-
|
|Jemadar
|Rabe Gurung
|4 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Havildar
|Tek Bahadur Gurung
|4 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Lance Havildar
|Balwant Singh
|Sikh Regiment
|
|-
|
|Naik
|Raghunath Dange
|Parashute Regiment
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Hans Raj
|Punjab Regiment
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Narbir Singh
|Rajput Regiment
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Shanker Hembrom
|Bihar Regiment
|
|-
|
|Havildar
|Murli Ram
|GRS
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Ganak Singh
|Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
|
|-
|
|Subedar
|Mohar Singh
|Sikh Regiment
|
|-
|
|Jemadar
|Mohinder Singh
|Sikh Regiment
|
|-
|
|Jemadar
|Tek Bahadur Gurung
|8 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Naik
|Sugam Singh
|Rajput Regiment
|
|-
|
|Naik
|Padam Singh Gurung
|8 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Mewa Singh
|Sikh Regiment
|
|-
|
|Sepoy
|Ranjit Singh
|Sikh Regiment
|
|-
|
|Lance Naik
|Ganga Prasad Thapa
|Assam Rifles
|
|-
|
|Rifleman
|Puran Bahadur Rana
|Assam Rifles
|
|-
|
|Rifleman
|Gogeshwar Kumar
|Assam Rifles
|
|-
|
|Second Lieutenant
|J.K. Grover
|Signals
|
|-
|
|Second Lieutenant
|V.R. Dani
|8 Gorkha Rifles
|
|-
|
|Second Lieutenant
|Ram Labhaya
|Jat Regiment
|
|-
|
|Jemadar
|Dalip Singh
|Sikh Regiment
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=aPnVqptu6pKTEeCvpjBe6w==&ParentID=tMVNma8igmvwCN0q31G1ow=== Shaurya Chakra] at [[Indian Army]] website
* [http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempFiftyPara.aspx?MnId=lfk1yzzmTPpQGtjEE6TFDA==&ParentID=HDdoPquPD/2/oZqtnFhM8A=== List of Shaurya Chakra Awardees]
* [http://www.dsalert.org/gallantry-awards/shaurya-chakra/ Shaurya Chakra Recipients]
* [https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India]

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