Maha Vir Chakra
Maha Vir Chakra
The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (lit. 'Medal for Great Bravery') 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
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.
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:
| S. No. | Rank | Name | Branch | Date of First Award | Date of Second Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | Indian Air Force | 1 January 1962 | 1 September 1965 |
| 2 | Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | Indian Army | 19 March 1948 | 6 September 1965 |
| 3 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | Indian Army | 16 September 1965 | 5 December 1971 |
| 4 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | Indian Air Force | 6 September 1965 | 5 December 1971 |
| 5 | Colonel | Chewang Rinchen | Indian Army | 1 July 1948 | 8 December 1971 |
| 6 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | Indian Army | 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:
| † | Indicates posthumous honour |
| S. No. | Rank | Name | Branch | Operation/War | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel | Dewan Ranjit Rai | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 27-Oct-1947 |
| 2 | Sepoy | Dewan Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Nov-1947 |
| 3 | Naik | Chand Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 22-Nov-1947 |
| 4 | Subedar | Bishan Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 12-Dec-1947 |
| 5 | Jemadar | Nand Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 12-Dec-1947 |
| 6 | Colonel | Thakur Prithi Chand | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 15-Aug-1948 |
| 7 | Civilian | Ram Chandar | Civilian | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 8 | Major | Yadunath Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 9 | Lieutenant Colonel | Inder Jit Singh Butalia | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 10 | Lieutenant Colonel | Khushal Chand | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 11 | Brigadier | Mohammad Usman | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 12 | Lieutenant Colonel | Man Mohan Khanna | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 13 | Brigadier | Rajinder Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 14 | Major | Annavi K Ramaswamy | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 15 | Sepoy | Man Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 16 | Havildar | Daya Ram | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 17 | Colonel | Kishan Singh Rathor | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 18 | Subedar Major | Krishna Sonawane | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 19 | Major | Sardar Malkit Singh Brar | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 20 | Major | Satyapal Chopra | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 21 | Lieutenant Colonel | Hari Chand | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 22 | Sepoy | Hari Singh | Indian Army | 1948 Operation Polo | 17-Mar-1948 |
| 23 | Subedar | Gurdial Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 24 | Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 25 | Brigadier | Arvind Nilkanth Jatar | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 26 | Naik | Shishpal Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 27 | Rifleman | Dhonkal Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 28 | Lieutenant Colonel | Kaman Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 29 | Jemadar | Lal Bahadur Khattri | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1952 |
| 30 | Jemadar | Hardev Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 31 | Naik | Nar Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 32 | Naik | Raju | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 33 | Subedar | Chuni Ram | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 34 | Civilian Porter | Mohd Ismail | Civilian | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 35 | Sepoy | Amar Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 36 | Major | Chewang Rinchen | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jul-1948 |
| 37 | Naik | Pritam Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 38 | Jemadar | Sampooran Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 39 | Brigadier | Sher Jung Thapa | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 40 | Subedar | Fateh Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 41 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Singh Virk | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 42 | Lieutenant General | Anil Krishna Barat | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 43 | Lance Naik | Rabi Lal Thapa | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 44 | Lieutenant Colonel | Dharam Singh | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 45 | Major General | Anant Singh Pathania | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 46 | Havildar | Ram Parsad Gurung | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 47 | Jemadar | Lal Singh | Indian Army | 1948 Operation Polo | 15-Nov-1948 |
| 48 | Brigadier | Kanhya Lal Atal | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 49 | Captain | Dara Dinshaw Mistry | Indian Army | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 50 | Air Commodore | Mehar Singh | Indian Air Force | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 51 | Air Marshal | Minoo Merwan Engineer | Indian Air Force | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 52 | Wing Commander | Sidney Basil Norohna | Indian Air Force | 1947 Indo-Pakistan War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 53 | Lieutenant Colonel | AG Rangaraj | Indian Army | 1951 Operation Tomahawk | 24-Mar-1951 |
| 54 | Colonel | Nirod Baran Banerjee | Indian Army | 1951 Operation Tomahawk | March-1951 |
| 55 | Air Chief Marshal | Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | Indian Air Force | 1961 Operation Vijay: Goa | 08-Dec-1951 |
| 56 | Lance Naik | Ran Bahadur Gurung | Indian Army | 1961 UN Operation: Congo | 06-Dec-1961 |
| 57 | Naik | Mahabir Thapa | Indian Army | 1962 UN Operation: Congo | 16-Dec-1961 |
| 58 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | Indian Air Force | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 01-Jan-1962 |
| 59 | Naik | Chain Singh | Indian Army | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 10-Oct-1962 |
| 60 | Subedar | Kanshi Ram | Indian Army | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 10-Oct-1962 |
| 61 | Havildar | Sarup Singh | Indian Army | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 19-Oct-1962 |
| 62 | Lieutenant Colonel | Bhagwan Dutt Dogra | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 63 | Second lieutenant | GKV Prasanna Rao | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 64 | Lieutenant Colonel | Gurdial Singh | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 65 | Captain | Mahabir Prasad | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 66 | Major | Mahander Singh Chaudhary | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 67 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sardul Singh Randhawa | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 68 | Brigadier | Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 69 | Subedar | Sonam Stopdhan | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 70 | General | Tapishwar Narain Raina | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 71 | Naib Subedar | Rabi Lal Thapa | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 21-Oct-1962 |
| 72 | Colonel | Ajit Singh | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 22-Oct-1962 |
| 73 | Major General | Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 25-Oct-1962 |
| 74 | Sepoy | Kewal Singh | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 26-Oct-1962 |
| 75 | Havildar | Satigian Phunchok | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 27-Oct-1962 |
| 76 | Jemadar | Isht Tundup | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 27-Oct-1962 |
| 77 | Rifleman | Jaswant Singh Rawat | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 17-Nov-1962 |
| 78 | Major | Shyamal Dev Goswami | Indian Army | 1962 Indo-China War | 18-Nov-1962 |
| 79 | Lieutenant | Ved Prakash Trehan | Indian Army | Congo Crisis | 29-Dec-1962 |
| 80 | Major General | Sushil Kumar Mathur | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 15-Apr-1965 |
| 81 | Major | Baljit Singh Randhawa | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 17-May-1965 |
| 82 | Captain | Chander Narain Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 83 | Major General | Swarup Singh Kalaan | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 84 | Lieutenant General | Ram Dharam Dass Hira | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 85 | Lieutenant General | Zorawar Chand Bakshi | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 86 | Colonel | Gurbans Singh Sangha | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 15-Aug-1965 |
| 87 | Lieutenant General | Ranjit Singh Dayal | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 25-Aug-1965 |
| 88 | Major | Bhaskar Roy | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 89 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | Indian Air Force | 1965 Operation Riddle | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 90 | Air Commodore | William MacDonald Goodman | Indian Air Force | 1965 Operation Riddle | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 91 | Subedar | Ajit Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 92 | Brigadier | Desmond Hayde | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 93 | Major General | Gurbaksh Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 94 | Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 95 | Lieutenant General | Har Krishen Sibal | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 96 | Lieutenant General | Khem Karan Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 97 | Lieutenant Colonel | Narindra Nath Khanna | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 98 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | Indian Air Force | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 99 | Air Marshal | Prem Pal Singh | Indian Air Force | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 100 | Brigadier | Raghubir Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 07-Sep-1965 |
| 101 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Lal Mehta | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 102 | Naib Subedar | Naubat Ram | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 103 | Brigadier | Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 104 | Major General | Mohindar Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 09-Sep-1965 |
| 105 | Brigadier | Sampuran Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 09-Sep-1965 |
| 106 | Major General | Salim Caleb | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 10-Sep-1965 |
| 107 | Major General | Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 11-Sep-1965 |
| 108 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 16-Sep-1965 |
| 109 | Major | Asa Ram Tyagi | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 21-Sep-1965 |
| 110 | Captain | Kapil Singh Thapa | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 21-Sep-1965 |
| 111 | Brigadier | Pagadala K Nandagopal | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 28-Sep-1965 |
| 112 | Subedar | Tika Bahadur Thapa | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 30-Sep-1965 |
| 113 | Major | Bhupinder Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 11-Oct-1965 |
| 114 | Naik | Darshan Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 115 | Captain | Gautam Mubayi | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 116 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | Indian Army | 1965 Operation Riddle | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 117 | Major | Harbhajan Singh | Indian Army | 1967 Indo-China War | 11-Sep-1967 |
| 118 | Brigadier | Rai Singh Yadav | Indian Army | 1967 Indo-China War | 11-Sep-1967 |
| 119 | Lieutenant Colonel | Mahatam Singh | Indian Army | 1967 Indo-China War | 01-Oct-1967 |
| 120 | Lieutenant General | Anand Sarup | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 121 | Brigadier | Arun Bhimrao Harolikar | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 122 | Major General | Anthony Harold Edward Michigan | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 123 | Major General | Hardev Singh Kler | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 124 | Captain | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant | Indian Navy | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 125 | Brigadier | Rajkumar Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 126 | Lieutenant Colonel | Surinder Kapur | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 127 | Lance Naik | Ram Ugrah Pandey | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 24-Nov-1971 |
| 128 | Sepoy | Ansuya Prasad | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 30-Nov-1971 |
| 129 | Rifleman | Pati Ram Gurung | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 30-Nov-1971 |
| 130 | Lieutenant Colonel | Shamsher Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Dec-1971 |
| 131 | Vice Admiral | Swaraj Parkash | Indian Navy | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Dec-1971 |
| 132 | Major | Anup Singh Gahlaut | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 133 | Brigadier | Basdev Singh Mankotia | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 134 | Major General | Anant Vishwanath Natu | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 135 | Major General | Kashmiri Lal Rattan | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 136 | Major General | Prem Kumar Khanna | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 137 | Lieutenant Colonel | Jaivir Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 138 | Air Vice-Marshal | Vidya Bhushan Vasisht | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 139 | Group Captain | Allan Albert D’Costa | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 140 | Subedar Major | Bir Bahadur Pun | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 141 | Commodore | Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao | Indian Navy | 1971 Operation Trident | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 142 | Brigadier | K Gowrishankar | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 143 | Brigadier | HS Kler | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | ---Dec-1971 |
| 144 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 145 | Commodore | Babru Bhan Yadav | Indian Navy | 1971 Operation Trident | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 146 | Captain | Devinder Singh Ahlawat | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 147 | Lieutenant General | Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 148 | Brigadier | Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 149 | Brigadier | Narinder Singh Sandhu | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 150 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 151 | Air Marshal | Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 152 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sawai Bhawani Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 153 | Lieutenant General | Joginder Singh Gharaya | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 154 | Brigadier | Kailash Prasad Pande | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 155 | Brigadier | Mohindar Lal Whig | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 156 | Sepoy | Pandurang Salunkhe | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 157 | Air Vice-Marshal | Chandan Singh | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 158 | Lieutenant Colonel | Chittoor Venugopal | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 159 | Lieutenant General | Joginder Singh Bakshi | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 160 | Subedar Major | Mohinder Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 161 | Major | Chewang Rinchen | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 162 | Petty Officer | Chiman Singh | Indian Navy | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 163 | Commander | Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha | Indian Navy | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 164 | Brigadier | Udai Singh Bhati | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 165 | Captain | Mahendra Nath Mulla | Indian Navy | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 09-Dec-1971 |
| 166 | Naik | Sugan Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 09-Dec-1971 |
| 167 | Brigadier | Rattan Nath Sharma | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 10-Dec-1971 |
| 168 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harish Chandra Pathak | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 169 | Major | Kulwant Singh Pannu | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 170 | Brigadier | Sukhjit Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 171 | Major | Vijay Rattan Choudhry | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 172 | Lance Naik | Drig Pal Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 13-Dec-1971 |
| 173 | Captain | Pradip Kumar Gour | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 14-Dec-1971 |
| 174 | Brigadier | Amarjit Singh Bal | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 175 | Havildar | Thomas Philipose | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 176 | Lieutenant Colonel | Ved Prakash Ghai | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 177 | Lieutenant General | Hanut Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 178 | Lieutenant General | Raj Mohan Vohra | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 179 | Captain | Shankar Shankhapan Walkar | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 180 | Air Vice-Marshal | Cecil Vivian Parker | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 181 | Air Commodore | Harcharan Singh Manget | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 182 | Air Vice-Marshal | Madhavendra Banerji | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 183 | Subedar | Malkiat Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 184 | Group Captain | Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 185 | Air Commodore | Ramesh Sakharam Benegal | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 186 | Second Lieutenant | Shamsher Singh Samra | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 187 | Lance Naik | Shanghara Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 188 | Lance Havildar | Dil Bahadur Chettri | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 21-Dec-1971 |
| 189 | Rear Admiral | Santosh Kumar Gupta | Indian Navy | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 21-Dec-1971 |
| 190 | Brigadier | Vijay Kumar Berry | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 28-Dec-1971 |
| 191 | Air Chief Marshal | S. K. Kaul | Indian Air Force | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 30-Dec-1971 |
| 192 | Subedar | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 31-Dec-1971 |
| 193 | Colonel | Dharam Vir Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 01-Jan-1972 |
| 194 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 02-Jan-1972 |
| 195 | Major | Daljit Singh Narang | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 20-Jan-1972 |
| 196 | Lieutenant General | Ved Prakash Airy | Indian Army | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 20-Jan-1972 |
| 197 | Assistant commandant | Ram Krishna Wadhwa | BSF | 1971 Indo-Pakistan War | 10-Dec-1972 |
| 198 | Lieutenant Colonel | Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Pawan | 16-Oct-1987 |
| 199 | Brigadier | Manjit Singh | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Pawan | 19-Oct-1987 |
| 200 | Lieutenant | Arvind Singh | Indian Navy | 1987 Operation Pawan | 22-Jan-1988 |
| 201 | Squadron Leader | Ajjamada B. Devaiah | Indian Air Force | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 202 | Colonel | Krishna Gopal Chatterjee | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Rajiv | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 203 | Lance Havildar | Nar Bahadur Ale | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Rajiv | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 204 | Naik | Prem Bahadur Gurung | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Rajiv | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 205 | Subedar | Sansar Chand | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Rajiv | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 206 | Lieutenant Colonel | Inder Bal Singh Bawa | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Pawan | 02-Apr-1988 |
| 207 | Captain | Pratap Singh | Indian Army | 1984 Operation Meghdoot | 25-May-1988 |
| 208 | Second Lieutenant | Rajeev Sandhu | Indian Army | 1987 Operation Pawan | 19-Jul-1988 |
| 209 | Colonel | Vijay Kumar Bakshi | Indian Army | 1989 Operation Pawan | 29-Mar-1989 |
| 210 | Captain | Anuj Nayyar | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 211 | Major | Balwan Singh | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 212 | Major | Rajesh Singh Adhikari | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 213 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sonam Wangchuk | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 214 | Captain | Keishing Clifford Nongrun | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 215 | Naik | Digendra Kumar | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 216 | Captain | Neikezhakuo Kengurüse | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 217 | Major | Padmapani Acharya | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 218 | Major | Vivek Gupta | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 219 | Sepoy | Imliakum Ao | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 26-Jan-2000 |
| 220 | Captain | Gurjinder Singh Suri | Indian Army | 1999 Operation Vijay | 01-Jan-2001 |
| 221 | Colonel | B. Santosh Babu | Indian Army | 2020 Operation Snow Leopard | 26-Jan-2021 |
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