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#REDIRECT [[Maha Vir Chakra]]
{{short description|Military decoration in India}}
{{Infobox military award
|name = Maha Vir Chakra
|image =
|caption = Maha Vir Chakra medal and ribbon
|presenter = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
|country = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
|status = Currently awarded
|type = Medal
|eligibility = Military personnel
|awarded_for = "... acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air."<ref>{{cite web |title = Maha Vir Chakra|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=FaUH6rsUr6M=&ParentID=YG/CErIR6dY= |work=Gallantry Awards|publisher=[[Indian Army]] |access-date=23 March 2011}}</ref>
|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|26 January 1950}}
|firstawarded = 1947
|lastawarded = 2021
|total_awarded =
|total_awarded_posthumously =74
|total_recipients =219 <small>(As of 2021)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Awardees |url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees-0 |date=20 November 2019 |website=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SUMMARY OF HONOURS AND AWARDS TO ARMY ON REPUBLIC DAY 2021|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/PIB%20Ahmedabad/Summary%20of%20gallantry%20and%20distinguished%20service%20awards%202021.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
|higher = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param 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== |website=Official Website of Indian Army |access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>
|same = [[File:Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Kirti Chakra]]<ref name=precedence/>
|lower = [[File:IND_Padma_Shri_BAR.png|35px]] [[Padma Shri]]<ref name=precedence/>
|image2 =
|caption2 =
}}
 
The '''Maha Vir Chakra''' (MVC) (literally ''great warrior medal'') is the second highest military [[Medal|decoration]] in [[India]], after the [[Param Vir Chakra]], and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British [[Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO). The medal may be awarded [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]].
 
==Appearance==
The medal is made of standard [[silver]] and is circular in shape. [[Paper embossing|Embossed]] on the [[obverse]] is a five pointed [[heraldic]] star with circular center-piece bearing the gilded state [[emblem]] of India in the center. The words "Mahavira Chakra" are embossed in [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] on the reverse with two [[Indian lotus|lotus]] flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left [[chest]] with a half-white and half-orange [[ribbon|riband]] about 3.2&nbsp;cm in width, the orange being near the left [[shoulder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Mahavir-Chakra-27619.htm |title=Mahavir Chakra in India |publisher=India9.com |date=2005-06-07 |access-date=2013-07-10}}</ref>
 
==History==
More than 218 acts of bravery and selfless courage have been recognized since the inception of the medal. The most MVCs awarded in a single conflict was in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], when eleven were given to the [[Indian Air Force]].
 
==Bar to MVC==
Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Rank
!Name
!Date of First Award
!Date of Second Award
|-
|1
|[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
|[[Jag Mohan Nath]]
|1 January 1962
|1 September 1965
|-
|2
|[[Major General]]
|[[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
|19 March 1948
|6 September 1965
|-
|3
|[[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
|[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
|16 September 1965
|5 December 1971
|-
|4
|[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
|[[Padmanabha Gautam]]
|6 September 1965
|5 December 1971
|-
|5
|[[Colonel]]
|[[Chewang Rinchen]]
|1 July 1948
|8 December 1971
|-
|6
|[[Brigadier]]
|[[Sant Singh]]
|2 November 1965
|2 January 1972
|}
No second bars have been awarded. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use MVC as a post-nominal abbreviation.
 
== List of recipients ==
 
The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Awardees – Maha Vir Chakra |url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/maha-vir-chakra |website=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Awards: Mahavir Chakra |url=http://www.twdi.in/awards?awardee_title=&service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=361&field_awards_operation_nid=All |date=2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025822/http://www.twdi.in/awards?awardee_title=&service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=361&field_awards_operation_nid=All |archive-date=4 March 2016 |publisher=The War Decorated Trust |access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Key
|-
|align=center style="width:50px;background-color:#e3d9ff;"|†
|Indicates posthumous honour
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Rank
!Name
!Operation/War
!Date of Award
|-
| 1
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dewan Ranjit Rai]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 27-Oct-1947
|-
| 2
| [[Sepoy]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Dewan Singh Danu]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 03-Nov-1947
|-
| 3
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| Chand Singh
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 22-Nov-1947
|-
| 4
| [[Subedar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| Bishan Singh
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 12-Dec-1947
|-
| 5
| [[Jemadar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Nand Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 12-Dec-1947
|-
| 6
| Civilian
| [[Ram Chander]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 7
| [[Major]]
| [[Yadunath Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/yadunath-singh|title=BRIG YADUNATH SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 8
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[IJS Butalia]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ijs-butalia|title=LT COL IJS BUTALIA MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 9
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Khushal Chand]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/khushal-chand|title=MAJ KHUSHAL CHAND MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 10
| [[Brigadier]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Mohammad Usman]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 11
| Lt General
| [[Man Mohan Khanna]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/man-mohan-khanna|title=LT COL MAN MOHAN KHANNA MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 12
| [[Brigadier]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Rajendra Singh (brigadier)|Rajendra Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rajendra-singh-1|title=BRIG RAJENDRA SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 13
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Thakur Prithi Chand]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/thakur-prithi-chand|title=LT COL THAKUR PRITHI CHAND MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 14
| [[Major]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/annavi-krishnaswamy-ramaswamy|title=MAJ ANNAVI KRISHNASWAMY RAMASWAMY MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 15
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Man Singh (soldier)|Man Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/man-singh-2|title=SEP MAN SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 16
| [[Havildar]]
| [[Daya Ram]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/daya-ram|title=L/HAV DAYA RAM MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 17
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Kishan Singh Rathore]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 18
| [[Subedar-major]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Krishna Sonawale]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/krishna-sonawane|title=NK KRISHNA SONAWANE MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 19
| [[Major]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sardar Malkit Singh Brar]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sardar-malkit-singh-brar|title=MAJ SARDAR MALKIT SINGH BRAR MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 20
| [[Major]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Satya Pal Chopra]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/satya-pal-chopra|title=MAJ SATYA PAL CHOPRA MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 21
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Hari Chand (soldier)|Hari Chand]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oneindiaonepeople.com/lt-col-hari-chand-mvc/|title=LT COL HARI CHAND MVC|publisher=One India One People}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 22
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Hari Singh MVC (soldier)|Hari Singh]]
| 1948 [[Operation Polo]], Hyderabad
| 17-Mar-1948
|-
| 23
| [[Subedar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Subedar Gurdial Singh|Gurdial Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/gurdial-singh|title=SUB GURDIAL SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=One India One People}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 24
| [[Major General]]
| [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 25
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Arvind Nilkanth Jatar]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arvind-nilkhanth-jatar|title=CAPT ARVIND NILKHANTH JATAR|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 26
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sis Pal Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 27
| Rfn
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dhonkal Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dhonkal-singh|title=RFN DHONKAL SINGH MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 28
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Kaman Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kaman-singh|title=Lt Col Kaman Singh MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 29
| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Khattri]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/lal-bahadur-khattri-0|title=HAV LAL BAHADUR KHATTRI MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1952
|-
| 30
| [[Jemadar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Hardev Singh (soldier)|Hardev Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/hardev-singh|title=JEM HARDEV SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 31
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Nar Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/nar-singh|title=NK NAR SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 32
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Raju (soldier)|Raju]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/raju|title=Nk Raju MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 33
| [[Subedar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Chuna Ram]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/chuni-ram|title=Hav Chuna Ram MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 34
| Civilian Porter
| [[Mohd Ismail]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1391|title=Civ Porter Mohd Ismail, MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 35
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Amar Singh (soldier)|Amar Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1309|title=Sep Amar Singh, MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 36
| [[Major]]
| [[Chewang Rinchen]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 01-Jul-1948
|-
| 37
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Pritam Singh (soldier)|Pritam Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/pritam-singh|title=NK PRITAM SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 38
| [[Jemadar]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Sampooran Singh (soldier)|Sampooran Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sampooran-singh|title=JEM SAMPOORAN SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 39
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Sher Jung Thapa]]
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|The Hero of Skardu]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 40
| [[Subedar]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Fateh Singh (soldier)|Fateh Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/fateh-singh|title=Hav Fateh Singh MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 41
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Harbans Singh Virk]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harbans-singh-virk-dso|title=LT COL HARBANS SINGH VIRK, DSO, MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 42
| Lt General
| [[Anil Krishna Barat]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/anil-krishna-barat|title=MAJ ANIL KRISHNA BARAT MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 43
| [[Lance Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Rabi Lal Thapa]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rabilal-thapa|title=L/NK RABILAL THAPA MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 44
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Dharam Singh (soldier)|Dharam Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dharam-singh|title=LT COL DHARAM SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 45
| [[Major General]]
| [[Anant Singh Pathania]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/anant-singh-pathania-mc|title=LT COL ANANT SINGH PATHANIA, MC, MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 46
| [[Havildar]]
| [[Ram Parsad Gurung]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ram-prashad-gurung|title=L/HAV RAM PRASHAD GURUNG MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 47
| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Lal Singh (soldier)|Lal Singh]]
| 1948 [[Operation Polo]], Hyderabad
| 15-Nov-1948
|-
| 48
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Kanhya Lal Atal]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kanhya-lal-atal|title=BRIG KANHYA LAL ATAL MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 49
| Captain
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dara Dinshaw Mistry]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-dara-dinshaw-mistri-mvc/|title=Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistri MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 50
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Mehar Singh (pilot)|Mehar Singh]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 51
| [[Air Marshal]]
| [[Minoo Merwan Engineer]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 52
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[SB Noronha]]
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
| 53
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[AG Rangaraj]]
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]
| 24-Mar-1951
|-
| 54
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Nirod Baran Banerjee]]
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1321|title=Col Nirod Baran Banerjee MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| March-1951
|-
| 55
| [[Air Chief Marshal]]
| [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]]
| 1961 [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa|Operation Vijay]], Goa
| 08-Dec-1951
|-
| 56
| [[Lance Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ran Bahadur Gurung]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 06-Dec-1961
|-
| 57
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Mahabir Thapa]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 16-Dec-1961
|-
| 58
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Jag Mohan Nath]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 01-Jan-1962
|-
| 59
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Chain Singh (Soldier)|Chain Singh]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 10-Oct-1962
|-
| 60
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Kanshi Ram (soldier)|Kanshi Ram]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 10-Oct-1962
|-
| 61
| [[Havildar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Saroop Singh]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 19-Oct-1962
|-
| 62
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Bhagwan Dutt Dogra]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 63
| [[Second lieutenant]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 64
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lt Col Gurdial Singh|Gurdial Singh]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 65
| Captain
| [[Captain Mahabir Prasad|Mahabir Prasad]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 66
| [[Major]]
| [[Mahander Singh Chaudhary]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 67
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sardul Singh Randhawa]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 68
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 69
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Sonam Stobdan]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 70
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
| 71
| [[Subedar|Naib Subedar]] (Hon. Subedar)
| [[Rabi Lal Thapa]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 21-Oct-1962
|-
| 72
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 22-Oct-1962
|-
| 73
| [[Major General]]
| [[Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 25-Oct-1962
|-
| 74
| [[Sepoy]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Kewal Singh (soldier)|Kewal Singh]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 26-Oct-1962
|-
| 75
| [[Havildar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Satigian Phunchok]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 27-Oct-1962
|-
| 76
| [[Jemadar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ishe Tundup]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 27-Oct-1962
|-
| 77
| Rfn
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Jaswant Singh Rawat]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 17-Nov-1962
|-
| 78
| [[Major]]
| [[Shyamal Dev Goswamy]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 18-Nov-1962
|-
| 79
| [[Lieutenant]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ved Prakash Trehan]]
| [[Congo Crisis]]
| 29-Dec-1962
|-
| 80
| [[Major General]]
| [[Sushil Kumar Mathur]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 15-Apr-1965
|-
| 81
| [[Major]]
| [[Baljit Singh Randhawa]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 17-May-1965
|-
| 82
| Captain
| [[Chander Narain Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
| 83
| [[Major General]]
| [[Sarup Singh Kalaan]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
| 84
| Lt General
| [[Ram Dharam Dass Hira]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
| 85
| Lt General
| [[Zorawar Chand Bakshi]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
| 86
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Gurbans Singh Sangha]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 15-Aug-1965
|-
| 87
| Lt General
| [[Ranjit Singh Dyal]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 25-Aug-1965
|-
| 88
| [[Major]]
| Bhaskar Roy
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 01-Sep-1965
|-
| 89
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Jag Mohan Nath]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 01-Sep-1965
|-
| 90
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[William Mac Donald Goodman]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 01-Sep-1965
|-
| 91
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 92
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Desmond Hayde]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 93
| [[Major]]
| [[Gurbaksh Singh (Soldier)|Gurbaksh Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 94
| [[Major]]
| [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 95
| Lt General
| [[Har Krishen Sibal]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 96
| Lt General
| [[Khem Karan Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 97
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Narindera Nath Khanna]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 98
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Padmanabha Gautam]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 99
| [[Air Marshal]]
| [[Prem Pal Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
| 100
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Raghubir Singh (general)|Raghubir Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 07-Sep-1965
|-
| 101
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Harbans Lal Mehta]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 08-Sep-1965
|-
| 102
| [[Subedar|Naib Subedar]] (Hon. Subedar)
| [[Naubat Ram]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 08-Sep-1965
|-
| 103
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 08-Sep-1965
|-
| 104
| [[Major]]
| [[Mohindar Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 09-Sep-1965
|-
| 105
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Sampuran Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 09-Sep-1965
|-
| 106
| [[Major General]]
| [[Salim Caleb]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 10-Sep-1965
|-
| 107
| [[Major General]]
| [[Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 11-Sep-1965
|-
| 108
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 16-Sep-1965
|-
| 109
| [[Major]]
| [[Asaram Tyagi]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 21-Sep-1965
|-
| 110
| Captain
| [[Kapil Singh Thapa]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 21-Sep-1965
|-
| 111
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 28-Sep-1965
|-
| 112
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Tika Bahadur Thapa]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 30-Sep-1965
|-
| 113
| [[Major]]
| [[Major Bhupinder Singh|Bhupinder Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 11-Oct-1965
|-
| 114
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Darshan Singh (soldier)|Darshan Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 02-Nov-1965
|-
| 115
| Captain
| [[Gautam Mubayi]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 02-Nov-1965
|-
| 116
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Sant Singh]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 02-Nov-1965
|-
| 117
| [[Major]]
| [[Maj. Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/major-harbhajan-singh-mvc-2/|title=Major Harbhajan Singh MVC|publisher=HonourPoint}}</ref>
| 11-Sep-1967
|-
| 118
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Rai Singh Yadav|Rai Singh]]
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rai-singh|title=Lt Col Rai Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| 11-Sep-1967
|-
| 119
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Mahatam Singh]]
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/mahatam-singh|title=Lt Col Mahatam Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| 01-Oct-1967
|-
| 120
| Lt General
| [[Anand Sarup]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
| 121
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Arun Bhimrao Harolikar]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
| 122
| [[Major General]]
| [[Anthony Harold Edward Michigan]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
| 123
| [[Major General]]
| [[Hardev Singh Kaler]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
| 124
| Captain
| [[Mohan Narayan Rao Samant]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
| 125
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Rajkumar Singh (soldier)|Rajkumar Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://twdi.in/node/1456 |title=Mahavir Chakra (MVC) {{!}} Awardee: Brig Raj Kumar Singh, MVC (retd) |website=The War Decorated India |access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 126
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Surinder Kapur]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
| 127
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Ram Ugrah Pandey]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 24-Nov-1971
|-
| 128
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Ansuya Prasad (Soldier)|Ansuya Prasad]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 30-Nov-1971
|-
| 129
| Rfn
| [[Pati Ram Gurung]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 30-Nov-1971
|-
| 130
| [[Major]]
| [[Shamsher Singh (Soldier)|Shamsher Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Dec-1971
|-
| 131
| [[Vice Admiral]]
| [[Swaraj Parkash]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Dec-1971
|-
| 132
| [[Major]]
| [[Anup Singh Gahlaut]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 133
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Basdev Singh Mankotia]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 134
| [[Major General]]
| [[Anant Vishwanath Natu]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 135
| [[Major General]]
| [[Kashmiri Lal Rattan]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 136
| [[Major General]]
| [[Prem Kumar Khanna]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 137
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Jaivir Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 138
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Vidya Bhushan Vasisht]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
| 139
| [[Group Captain]]
| [[Allan Albert D’Costa]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 04-Dec-1971
|-
| 140
| [[Subedar-major]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Bir Bahadur Pun]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 04-Dec-1971
|-
| 141
| [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]
| [[Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao]]
| 1971 [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]
| 04-Dec-1971
|-
| 142
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 143
| [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]
| [[Babru Bhan Yadav]]
| 1971 [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 144
| Captain
| [[Devinder Singh Ahlawat]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 145
| Lt General
| [[Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 146
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 147
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Narinder Singh Sandhu]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 148
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Padmanabha Gautam]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 149
| [[Air Marshal]]
| [[Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 150
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Sawai Bhawani Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
| 151
| Lt General
| [[Joginder Singh Gharaya]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
| 152
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Kailash Prasad Pande]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
| 153
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Mohindar Lal Whig]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
| 154
| [[Sepoy]]
| Pandurang Salunkhe
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
| 155
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Chandan Singh (Air Vice Marshal)|Chandan Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
|-
| 156
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Chittoor Venugopal]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
|-
| 157
| Lt General
| [[Joginder Singh Bakshi]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
|-
| 158
| [[Subedar-major]]
| [[Mohinder Singh (Soldier)|Mohinder Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
|-
| 159
| [[Major]]
| [[Chewang Rinchen]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
| 160
| Petty Officer
| Chiman Singh
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
| 161
| [[Commander]]
| [[Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
| 162
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier Udai Singh|Udai Singh Bhati]] (details [[Turtuk#Udai Singh|here]])
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
| 163
| [[Captain (naval)|Captain]]
| [[Mahendra Nath Mulla]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 09-Dec-1971
|-
| 164
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Sugan Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 09-Dec-1971
|-
| 165
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Rattan Nath Sharma]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 10-Dec-1971
|-
| 166
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Harish Chandra Pathak]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
|-
| 167
|[[Major]]
| [[Kulwant Singh Pannu]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
|-
| 168
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Sukhjit Singh (Soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
|-
| 169
| [[Major]]
| [[Vijay Rattan Choudhry]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
|-
| 170
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Drig Pal Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 13-Dec-1971
|-
| 171
| Captain
| [[Pradip Kumar Gour]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 14-Dec-1971
|-
| 172
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Amarjit Singh Bal]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 15-Dec-1971
|-
| 173
| [[Havildar]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Thomas Philipose]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 15-Dec-1971
|-
| 174
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Ved Prakash Ghai]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 15-Dec-1971
|-
| 175
| Lt General
| [[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Hanut Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 16-Dec-1971
|-
| 176
| Lt General
| [[Raj Mohan Vohra]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 16-Dec-1971
|-
| 177
| Captain
| [[Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 16-Dec-1971
|-
| 178
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Cecil Vivian Parker]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 179
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Harcharan Singh Manget]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 180
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Madhavendra Banerji]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 181
|[[Subedar]]
| [[Malkiat Singh (Soldier)|Malkiat Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 182
| [[Group Captain]]
| [[Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 183
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Ramesh Sakharam Benegal]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 184
| [[Second Lieutenant]]
| [[Shamsher Singh Samra]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 185
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Shanghara Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
| 186
| [[Havildar|Lance Havildar]]
| [[Dil Bahadur Chettri]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 21-Dec-1971
|-
| 187
| Rear Adm
| [[Santosh Kumar Gupta]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 21-Dec-1971
|-
| 188
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Berry]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 28-Dec-1971
|-
| 189
| [[Air Chief Marshal]]
| [[S. K. Kaul]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 30-Dec-1971
|-
| 190
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Nar Bahadur Chhetri]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 31-Dec-1971
|-
| 191
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Dharam Vir Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1972
|-
| 192
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Sant Singh]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 02-Jan-1972
|-
| 193
| [[Major]]
| [[Daljit Singh Narang]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 20-Jan-1972
|-
| 194
| Lt General
| [[Ved Prakash Airy]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]],
| 20-Jan-1972
|-
| 195
| Asst Comdt
| [[Ram Krishna Wadhwa]]
| 1971 [[Indo-Pak War-Raja Mohtam]]
| 10-Dec-1971
|-
| 196
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| 16-Oct-1987
|-
| 197
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier Manjit Singh|Manjit Singh]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| 19-Oct-1987
|-
| 198
| [[Lieutenant]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arvind-singh|title=Lieutenant Arvind Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| [[Arvind Singh]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| 22-Jan-1988
|-
| 199
| [[Squadron Leader]]
| [[Ajjamada B. Devaiah]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sqn-ldr-ajjamada-boppayya-devayya-mvc/|title=Sqn Ldr Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya MVC|publisher=Honourpoint}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
|-
| 200
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Krishna Gopal Chatterjee]]
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/krishna-gopal-chatterjee|title=MAJ KRISHNA GOPAL CHATTERJEE MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
|-
| 201
| [[Lance Naik|Lance Havildar]]
| [[Nar Bahadur Ale]]
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/nar-bahadur-ale|title=L/Hav. Nar Bahadur Ale – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
|-
| 202
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Prem Bahadur Gurung]]
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/prem-bahadur-gurung|title=Nk. Prem Bahadur Gurung – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
|-
| 203
| [[Subedar]]
| Sansar Chand
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sansar-chand|title=Sub Sansar Chand – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
|-
| 204
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Inder Bal Singh Bawa]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/inder-bal-singh-bawa|title=Lt Col Inder Bal Singh Bawa – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}
</ref>
| 02-Apr-1988
|-
| 205
| [[Second Lieutenant]]
| [[Rajeev Sandhu]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| 19-Jul-1988
|-
| 206
| [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| Pratap Singh
| 1989 [[Siachen conflict]]
| 1989
|-
| 207
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Bakshi]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| 29-Mar-1989
|-
| 208
| [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Anuj Nayyar]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 01-Jan-1999
|-
| 209
| [[Major]]
| [[Balwan Singh]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 01-Jan-1999
|-
| 210
| [[Major]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 01-Jan-1999
|-
| 211
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Sonam Wangchuk]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 01-Jan-1999
|-
| 212
| [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Keishing Clifford Nongrun]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 01-Jan-1999
|-
| 213
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Digendra Kumar]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 15-Aug-1999
|-
| 214
| [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| [[Neikezhakuo Kenguruse]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 15-Aug-1999
|-
| 215
| [[Major]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Padmapani Acharya]]
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 15-Aug-1999
|-
| 216
| [[Major]]
| Vivek Gupta
| 1999 [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]], [[Kargil War|Kargil]]
| 15-Aug-1999
|-
| 217
| Sepoy
| [[Imliakum Ao]]
| 1999 Operation Vijay – Kargil
| 26-Jan-2000
|-
| 218
| [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| [[Gurjinder Singh Suri]]
| 1999 Operation Vijay – Kargil
| 01-Jan-2001
|-
| 219
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[B. Santosh Babu]]
| 2020 Operation Snow Leopard
| 26-Jan-2021
|}
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dsalert.org/gallantry-awards/mahaveer-chakra List of Awardees, Awards given on 26 January 2011, India]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050521122939/http://www.prideofindia.net/tabletry.html Writeups on Maha Vir Chakra winners]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316192059/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Awards/db/conflictwise.php?qyear=all&qaward=MVC Official Citations, Photos of MVC Awardees of the Indian Air Force]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110225145022/http://indiannavy.nic.in/mahavir.htm Recipients of Mahavir Chakra from Indian Navy]
*[http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=FaUH6rsUr6M=&ParentID=YG/CErIR6dY= Recipients of Mahavir Chakra from Indian Army]
 
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Maha Vir Chakra
TypeMedal
CountryIndia Republic of India
Presented byIndia Republic of India
EligibilityMilitary personnel
StatusCurrently awarded
Established26 January 1950; 76 years ago (26 January 1950)
First awarded1947
Last awarded2021
Total awarded posthumously74
Total recipients219 (As of 2021)[1][2]
Precedence
Next (higher) Param Vishisht Seva Medal[3]
Equivalent Kirti Chakra[3]
Next (lower) Padma Shri[3]

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (literally great warrior medal) is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The medal may be awarded posthumously.

Appearance[edit | edit source]

The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with circular center-piece bearing the gilded state emblem of India in the center. The words "Mahavira Chakra" are embossed in Hindi and English on the reverse with two lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left chest with a half-white and half-orange riband about 3.2 cm in width, the orange being near the left shoulder.[5]

History[edit | edit source]

More than 218 acts of bravery and selfless courage have been recognized since the inception of the medal. The most MVCs awarded in a single conflict was in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, when eleven were given to the Indian Air Force.

Bar to MVC[edit | edit source]

Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:

# Rank Name Date of First Award Date of Second Award
1 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath 1 January 1962 1 September 1965
2 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow 19 March 1948 6 September 1965
3 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya 16 September 1965 5 December 1971
4 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam 6 September 1965 5 December 1971
5 Colonel Chewang Rinchen 1 July 1948 8 December 1971
6 Brigadier Sant Singh 2 November 1965 2 January 1972

No second bars have been awarded. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use MVC as a post-nominal abbreviation.

List of recipients[edit | edit source]

The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:[6][7]

Key
† Indicates posthumous honour
# Rank Name Operation/War Date of Award
1 Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 27-Oct-1947
2 Sepoy Dewan Singh Danu 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 03-Nov-1947
3 Naik Chand Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 22-Nov-1947
4 Subedar Bishan Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 12-Dec-1947
5 Jemadar Nand Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 12-Dec-1947
6 Civilian Ram Chander 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
7 Major Yadunath Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[8] 26-Jan-1950
8 Lieutenant Colonel IJS Butalia 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[9] 26-Jan-1950
9 Lieutenant Colonel Khushal Chand 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[10] 26-Jan-1950
10 Brigadier Mohammad Usman 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
11 Lt General Man Mohan Khanna 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[11] 26-Jan-1950
12 Brigadier Rajendra Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[12] 26-Jan-1950
13 Lieutenant Colonel Thakur Prithi Chand 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[13] 26-Jan-1950
14 Major Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[14] 26-Jan-1950
15 Sepoy Man Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[15] 26-Jan-1950
16 Havildar Daya Ram 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[16] 26-Jan-1950
17 Colonel Kishan Singh Rathore 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
18 Subedar-major (Hon. Captain) Krishna Sonawale 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[17] 26-Jan-1950
19 Major Sardar Malkit Singh Brar 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[18] 26-Jan-1950
20 Major Satya Pal Chopra 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[19] 26-Jan-1950
21 Lieutenant Colonel Hari Chand 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[20] 26-Jan-1950
22 Sepoy Hari Singh 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad 17-Mar-1948
23 Subedar Gurdial Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[21] 26-Jan-1950
24 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
25 Brigadier Arvind Nilkanth Jatar 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[22] 26-Jan-1950
26 Naik Sis Pal Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
27 Rfn Dhonkal Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[23] 26-Jan-1950
28 Lieutenant Colonel Kaman Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[24] 26-Jan-1950
29 Jemadar Lal Bahadur Khattri 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[25] 26-Jan-1952
30 Jemadar Hardev Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[26] 26-Jan-1950
31 Naik Nar Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[27] 26-Jan-1950
32 Naik Raju 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[28] 26-Jan-1950
33 Subedar Chuna Ram 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[29] 26-Jan-1950
34 Civilian Porter Mohd Ismail 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[30] 26-Jan-1950
35 Sepoy Amar Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[31] 26-Jan-1950
36 Major Chewang Rinchen 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 01-Jul-1948
37 Naik Pritam Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[32] 26-Jan-1950
38 Jemadar Sampooran Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[33] 26-Jan-1950
39 Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa The Hero of Skardu 26-Jan-1950
40 Subedar (Hon. Captain) Fateh Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[34] 26-Jan-1950
41 Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Singh Virk 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[35] 26-Jan-1950
42 Lt General Anil Krishna Barat 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[36] 26-Jan-1950
43 Lance Naik Rabi Lal Thapa 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[37] 26-Jan-1950
44 Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[38] 26-Jan-1950
45 Major General Anant Singh Pathania 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[39] 26-Jan-1950
46 Havildar Ram Parsad Gurung 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[40] 26-Jan-1950
47 Jemadar Lal Singh 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad 15-Nov-1948
48 Brigadier Kanhya Lal Atal 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[41] 26-Jan-1950
49 Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistry 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[42] 26-Jan-1950
50 Air Commodore Mehar Singh 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
51 Air Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
52 Wing Commander SB Noronha 1951 Operation Tomahawk 26-Jan-1950
53 Lieutenant Colonel AG Rangaraj 1951 Operation Tomahawk 24-Mar-1951
54 Colonel Nirod Baran Banerjee 1951 Operation Tomahawk[43] March-1951
55 Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar 1961 Operation Vijay, Goa 08-Dec-1951
56 Lance Naik Ran Bahadur Gurung 1962 Operation Leg Horn 06-Dec-1961
57 Naik Mahabir Thapa 1962 Operation Leg Horn 16-Dec-1961
58 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath 1962 Operation Leg Horn 01-Jan-1962
59 Naik Chain Singh 1962 Operation Leg Horn 10-Oct-1962
60 Subedar Kanshi Ram 1962 Operation Leg Horn 10-Oct-1962
61 Havildar Saroop Singh 1962 Operation Leg Horn 19-Oct-1962
62 Lieutenant Colonel Bhagwan Dutt Dogra 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
63 Second lieutenant Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
64 Lieutenant Colonel Gurdial Singh 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
65 Captain Mahabir Prasad 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
66 Major Mahander Singh Chaudhary 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
67 Lieutenant Colonel Sardul Singh Randhawa 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
68 Brigadier Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
69 Subedar Sonam Stobdan 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
70 General Tapishwar Narain Raina 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
71 Naib Subedar (Hon. Subedar) Rabi Lal Thapa 1962 Operation Leg Horn 21-Oct-1962
72 Colonel Ajit Singh 1962 Operation Leg Horn 22-Oct-1962
73 Major General Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea 1962 Operation Leg Horn 25-Oct-1962
74 Sepoy Kewal Singh 1962 Operation Leg Horn 26-Oct-1962
75 Havildar Satigian Phunchok 1962 Operation Leg Horn 27-Oct-1962
76 Jemadar Ishe Tundup 1962 Operation Leg Horn 27-Oct-1962
77 Rfn Jaswant Singh Rawat 1962 Operation Leg Horn 17-Nov-1962
78 Major Shyamal Dev Goswamy 1965 Operation Ablaze 18-Nov-1962
79 Lieutenant Ved Prakash Trehan Congo Crisis 29-Dec-1962
80 Major General Sushil Kumar Mathur 1965 Operation Ablaze 15-Apr-1965
81 Major Baljit Singh Randhawa 1965 Operation Ablaze 17-May-1965
82 Captain Chander Narain Singh 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
83 Major General Sarup Singh Kalaan 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
84 Lt General Ram Dharam Dass Hira 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
85 Lt General Zorawar Chand Bakshi 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
86 Colonel Gurbans Singh Sangha 1965 Operation Riddle 15-Aug-1965
87 Lt General Ranjit Singh Dyal 1965 Operation Riddle 25-Aug-1965
88 Major Bhaskar Roy 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
89 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
90 Air Commodore William Mac Donald Goodman 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
91 Subedar Ajit Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
92 Brigadier Desmond Hayde 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
93 Major Gurbaksh Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
94 Major Rajinder Singh Sparrow 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
95 Lt General Har Krishen Sibal 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
96 Lt General Khem Karan Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
97 Lieutenant Colonel Narindera Nath Khanna 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
98 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
99 Air Marshal Prem Pal Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
100 Brigadier Raghubir Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 07-Sep-1965
101 Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Lal Mehta 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
102 Naib Subedar (Hon. Subedar) Naubat Ram 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
103 Brigadier Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
104 Major Mohindar Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 09-Sep-1965
105 Brigadier Sampuran Singh 1965 Operation Ablaze 09-Sep-1965
106 Major General Salim Caleb 1965 Operation Riddle 10-Sep-1965
107 Major General Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi 1965 Operation Riddle 11-Sep-1965
108 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya 1965 Operation Riddle 16-Sep-1965
109 Major Asaram Tyagi 1965 Operation Ablaze 21-Sep-1965
110 Captain Kapil Singh Thapa 1965 Operation Riddle 21-Sep-1965
111 Brigadier Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal 1965 Operation Riddle 28-Sep-1965
112 Subedar Tika Bahadur Thapa 1965 Operation Riddle 30-Sep-1965
113 Major Bhupinder Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 11-Oct-1965
114 Naik Darshan Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
115 Captain Gautam Mubayi 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
116 Brigadier Sant Singh 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
117 Major Harbhajan Singh 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes[44] 11-Sep-1967
118 Brigadier Rai Singh 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes[45] 11-Sep-1967
119 Lieutenant Colonel Mahatam Singh 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes[46] 01-Oct-1967
120 Lt General Anand Sarup 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
121 Brigadier Arun Bhimrao Harolikar 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
122 Major General Anthony Harold Edward Michigan 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
123 Major General Hardev Singh Kaler 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
124 Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
125 Brigadier Rajkumar Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971 [47]
126 Lieutenant Colonel Surinder Kapur 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
127 Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 24-Nov-1971
128 Sepoy Ansuya Prasad 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 30-Nov-1971
129 Rfn Pati Ram Gurung 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 30-Nov-1971
130 Major Shamsher Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Dec-1971
131 Vice Admiral Swaraj Parkash 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Dec-1971
132 Major Anup Singh Gahlaut 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
133 Brigadier Basdev Singh Mankotia 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
134 Major General Anant Vishwanath Natu 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
135 Major General Kashmiri Lal Rattan 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
136 Major General Prem Kumar Khanna 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
137 Lieutenant Colonel Jaivir Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
138 Air Vice-Marshal Vidya Bhushan Vasisht 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
139 Group Captain Allan Albert D’Costa 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 04-Dec-1971
140 Subedar-major (Hon. Captain) Bir Bahadur Pun 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 04-Dec-1971
141 Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao 1971 Operation Trident 04-Dec-1971
142 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
143 Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav 1971 Operation Trident 05-Dec-1971
144 Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
145 Lt General Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
146 Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
147 Brigadier Narinder Singh Sandhu 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
148 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
149 Air Marshal Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
150 Lieutenant Colonel Sawai Bhawani Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
151 Lt General Joginder Singh Gharaya 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
152 Brigadier Kailash Prasad Pande 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
153 Brigadier Mohindar Lal Whig 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
154 Sepoy Pandurang Salunkhe 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
155 Air Vice-Marshal Chandan Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
156 Lieutenant Colonel Chittoor Venugopal 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
157 Lt General Joginder Singh Bakshi 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
158 Subedar-major Mohinder Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
159 Major Chewang Rinchen 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
160 Petty Officer Chiman Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
161 Commander Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
162 Brigadier Udai Singh Bhati (details here) 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
163 Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 09-Dec-1971
164 Naik Sugan Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 09-Dec-1971
165 Brigadier Rattan Nath Sharma 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 10-Dec-1971
166 Lieutenant Colonel Harish Chandra Pathak 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
167 Major Kulwant Singh Pannu 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
168 Brigadier Sukhjit Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
169 Major Vijay Rattan Choudhry 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
170 Lance Naik Drig Pal Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 13-Dec-1971
171 Captain Pradip Kumar Gour 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 14-Dec-1971
172 Brigadier Amarjit Singh Bal 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 15-Dec-1971
173 Havildar (Hon. Captain) Thomas Philipose 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 15-Dec-1971
174 Lieutenant Colonel Ved Prakash Ghai 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 15-Dec-1971
175 Lt General Hanut Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 16-Dec-1971
176 Lt General Raj Mohan Vohra 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 16-Dec-1971
177 Captain Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 16-Dec-1971
178 Air Vice-Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
179 Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Manget 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
180 Air Vice-Marshal Madhavendra Banerji 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
181 Subedar Malkiat Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
182 Group Captain Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
183 Air Commodore Ramesh Sakharam Benegal 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
184 Second Lieutenant Shamsher Singh Samra 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
185 Lance Naik Shanghara Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
186 Lance Havildar Dil Bahadur Chettri 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 21-Dec-1971
187 Rear Adm Santosh Kumar Gupta 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 21-Dec-1971
188 Brigadier Vijay Kumar Berry 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 28-Dec-1971
189 Air Chief Marshal S. K. Kaul 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 30-Dec-1971
190 Subedar Nar Bahadur Chhetri 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 31-Dec-1971
191 Colonel Dharam Vir Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1972
192 Brigadier Sant Singh 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 02-Jan-1972
193 Major Daljit Singh Narang 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 20-Jan-1972
194 Lt General Ved Prakash Airy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly, 20-Jan-1972
195 Asst Comdt Ram Krishna Wadhwa 1971 Indo-Pak War-Raja Mohtam 10-Dec-1971
196 Lieutenant Colonel Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 16-Oct-1987
197 Brigadier Manjit Singh 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 19-Oct-1987
198 Lieutenant[48] Arvind Singh 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 22-Jan-1988
199 Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devaiah 1965 Operation Ablaze[49] 26-Jan-1988
200 Colonel Krishna Gopal Chatterjee 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[50] 26-Jan-1988
201 Lance Havildar Nar Bahadur Ale 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[51] 26-Jan-1988
202 Naik Prem Bahadur Gurung 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[52] 26-Jan-1988
203 Subedar Sansar Chand 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[53] 26-Jan-1988
204 Lieutenant Colonel Inder Bal Singh Bawa 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka[54] 02-Apr-1988
205 Second Lieutenant Rajeev Sandhu 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 19-Jul-1988
206 Captain Pratap Singh 1989 Siachen conflict 1989
207 Colonel Vijay Kumar Bakshi Jammu and Kashmir 29-Mar-1989
208 Captain Anuj Nayyar 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
209 Major Balwan Singh 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
210 Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
211 Lieutenant Colonel Sonam Wangchuk 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
212 Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrun 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
213 Naik Digendra Kumar 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
214 Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
215 Major Padmapani Acharya 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
216 Major Vivek Gupta 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
217 Sepoy Imliakum Ao 1999 Operation Vijay – Kargil 26-Jan-2000
218 Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri 1999 Operation Vijay – Kargil 01-Jan-2001
219 Colonel B. Santosh Babu 2020 Operation Snow Leopard 26-Jan-2021

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