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{{Infobox military award
| name = Vir Chakra
| image = [[File:Vir-chakra.png|300px|Vir Chakra]]<br /><br />[[File:Vir Chakra ribbon bar.svg|150px]]
|caption= Vir Chakra and its ribbon, the third highest military decoration of India
| presenter = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| country = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| type = [[Medal]]
| eligibility = Military Personnel Only
| awarded_for = Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land or at sea or in the air.
| campaign =
| status = Currently Awarded
| description =
| motto =
| clasps =
| post-nominals = VrC
| established =
| firstawarded = 1947
| lastawarded = 2021
| total_awarded =
| total_awarded_posthumously =361
| total_recipients =1322 <small>(As of 2017)</small><ref>http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees-0</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:Shaurya Chakra ribbon.svg|x15px]] [[Shaurya Chakra]]<ref name=precedence/>
| lower = [[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|x15px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence/>
| related =
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'''Vir Chakra''' is an [[India]]n wartime military bravery award presented for acts of conspicuous gallantry<ref>{{cite news |title=Vir Chakra: India’s Third Highest Gallantry Award |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/vir-chakra-indias-third-highest-gallantry-award-1548936356-1}}</ref> in the presence of the enemy on the [[battlefield]] and is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and comes after the [[Param Vir Chakra]] and [[Maha Vir Chakra]].<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Awards/awavrc.htm</ref>

==Origin==
It was established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 (with effect from 15 August 1947). The statutes were amended on 12 January 1952 to readjust the order of wearing as new decorations were established.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vir Chakra: India’s Third Highest Gallantry Award |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/vir-chakra-indias-third-highest-gallantry-award-1548936356-1}}</ref>

It replaced the British [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]] (DSC), [[Military Cross]] (MC) and [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] (DFC). Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation (note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the [[Victoria Cross]] (V.C.).

==Appearance==
The medal is 1-3/8 inch circular silver medal. A five pointed star, with the [[chakra]] in the center, and, on this, the domed gilded state emblem. The decoration is named on the rim and suspended from a swiveling straight-bar suspender. The decoration is almost always named and dated on the edge. Around a plain center, two legends separated by lotus flowers; above Vir Chakra in [[Hindi]] and in [[English language|English]]. The ribbon is 32 mm, half dark blue and half orange-saffron. Dark blue 16 mm, saffron 16 mm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-6/sandhu.html |title=Bharat Raksahk Monitor: Volume 3(6) |publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com |access-date=2013-07-10}}</ref>

The award carries with it a cash allowance and, in some cases, a lump sum cash award. This has been a rather controversial issue throughout the life of the decoration. From 1 February 1999, the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs. 850 for recipients of the award. In addition, many states have established individual pension rewards for the recipients of the decoration.

==List of Vir Chakra recipients ==

A total of 1322 personals received Vir Chakra. Some of the notable Vir Chakra awardees include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Awards/awards.php?qaward=VrC |title= Vir Chakra Awardee List |access-date=27 June 2014 |publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>

[[List of Vir Chakra award recipients (2010–2019)]]

[[List of Vir Chakra award recipients (2020–2029)]]

{| class="wikitable"
!Rank !! Recipient !! Service !! Date !!
|-
|Captain
|TGN Pai
|[[Indian Army]]
|26 January 1950
|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948|Kashmir War]]
|-
| Late Lt Col
| [[Vikram Deuskar]]
| [[Indian Army]]
| 16 Dec 1971
| [[1971 Cactus Lily]]
|-
| Major
| [[Tirath Singh Oberoi]]
| [[Indian Army]]
| 26 January, 1950
| [[Kashmir War]]
|-
|Brigadier
| [[Harbaksh Singh]]
| Indian Army
| 1 May 1948
| [[Indian annexation of Hyderabad|1948 Operation Polo]]
|-
| Wg Cdr
| [[Krishan Kant Saini]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 18 Nov 1962
| [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
|-
| Lt Gen
| [[Zorawar Chand Bakshi]]
| Indian Army
| 05 Aug 1965
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
|-
| Wg Cdr
| [[Trevor Keelor]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 03 Sep 1965
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
|-
| Flt. Lt.
| [[Virendera Singh Pathania]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 04 Sep 1965
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Group Captain Virendera Singh Pathania|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/5198}}</ref>
|-
| Air Cmde
| [[Alfred Tyrone Cooke]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 07 Sep 1965
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
|-
|Naib Subedar
|Ganesh Datt Joshi
|[[Indian Army]]
|07 Sep 1965
|[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]]
|-
| Air Mrshl
| [[Denzil Keelor]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 19 Sep 1965
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
|-
| Lt Gen
| [[Mohammad Ahmed Zaki|Mohammad Ahmad Zaki]]
| Indian Army
| 20 Sep 1965
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
|-
| Adm
| [[Laxminarayan Ramdas]]s
| [[Indian Navy]]
| 01 Dec 1971
| [[Operation Cactus-Lilly|Operation Cactus Lily]]

|-
| Lt Col
| [[Satish Nambiar]]
| Indian Army
| 11 Dec 1971
| [[Operation Cactus-Lilly|Operation Cactus Lily]]

|-
| Air Cmde
| [[Jasjit Singh (IAF officer)|Jasjit Singh]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 17 Dec 1971
| [[Operation Cactus-Lilly|Operation Cactus Lily]]
|-
| Adm
| [[Arun Prakash]]
| [[Indian Navy]]
| 21 Dec 1971
| [[Operation Cactus-Lilly|Operation Cactus Lily]]
|-
| Squadron Leader
| [[M A Ganapathy]]
| [[Indian Air force]]
| 1972
| [[Battle of Boyra|Boyra Encounter (1971)]]
|-
| Group Captain
| [[Donald ‘Don’ Lazarus]]
| [[Indian Air force]]
| 1972
| [[Battle of Boyra|Boyra Encounter (1971)]]
<ref>https://guardingindia.com/pakistan/in-1971-the-indian-air-force-shot-down-3-pakistani-planes-within-3-minutes/</ref>
|-
| Flight Lieutenant
| [[Lawrence Pereira|Lawrence Frederic Pereira]]
| Indian Air Force
| 26 Jan 1972
| [[Operation Cactus Lilly]]
|-
| Lieutenant-General
| [[Francis Dias|Francis Tiburtius Dias]]
| Indian Army
| 15 August 1972
| [[Operation Cactus Lilly]]
|-
| Major-General
| [[Dalvir Singh]]
| [[Indian Army]]
| 26 Jan 1988
| [[Jaffna University Helidrop]], [[Operation Pawan]]
|-
|Lt Commander
|Deepak Agarwal
|[[Indian Navy]]
|26 Jan 1988
|[[Operation Pawan]]
|-
| Captain
| [[Jintu Gogoi]]
| [[Indian Army]]
| 15 Aug 1999
| [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]
[[Kargil War]]
|-
| Sqn Ldr
| [[Ajay Ahuja]]
| [[Indian Air Force]]
| 01 Jan 1999
| [[Operation Safed Sagar]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
| Col
| [[Magod Basappa Ravindranath]]
| Indian Army, 2 [[Rajputana Rifles]]
|28 Jun 1999
| [[Battle of Tololing]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
| Lt Colonel
| [[Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan]]
| Indian Army, 18 grenadiers
| Jun 1999
| [[Battle of Tololing]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
|L/HAV
| [[RAM KUMAR]]
| Indian Army, 18 grenadiers
| Jun 1999
| [[Battle of Tololing]], [[Kargil War]]<ref>{{cite web|title=L/HAV RAM KUMAR |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ram-kumar-2}}</ref>
|-
| Major
| [[Mariappan Saravanan]]
| Indian Army
| 15 Aug 1999
| [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
| Col
| [[Lalit Rai]]
| Indian Army
| 15 Aug 1999
| [[Operation Vijay (1999)]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
| Lt. Col.
| [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]
| Indian Army
| 15 Aug 1999
| [[Operation Vijay (1999)]], [[Kargil War]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Col Yogesh Kumar Joshi |url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/yogesh-kumar-joshi}}</ref>
|-
| Sepoy
| [[Roshan Kumar]]
| Indian Army
| 15 Aug 1999
| [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
|Captain
|Vijyant Thapar
|[[Indian Army]]
|16 Dec 1999
|[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay, Kargil War]]
|-
| Havildar
| [[Chuni Lal]]
| Indian Army
| 30 Aug 2000
| [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War]]
|-
|Wg Cdr
|[[Abhinandan Varthaman]]
|[[Indian Air Force]]
|15 Aug 2019
|[[2019 India–Pakistan standoff|2019 India-Pakistan standoff]]
|-
|Sepoy
|Gurtej Singh
|[[Indian Army]]
|26 Jan 2021
|[[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://twdi.in/awards?service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=359&field_awards_operation_nid=All Vir Chakra awardees], TWDI
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/awards/war/303-vrc.html IAF Vir Chakra awardees], Bharat Rakshak

{{Indian Military honours and decorations}}
{{India Honours and Decorations}}

[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]
[[Category:Courage awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1946]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Vir Chakra|*]]

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