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Sunday, February 16, 2025
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Param Vir Chakra
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour in the presence of the enemy. It was established on January 26, 1950, by the President of India, with effect from August 15, 1947.
The medal was designed by Mrs Savitri Khanolankar who was married to an Indian Army officer. The medal is of 1-3/8 inch radius and is made of bronze. In the center, on a raised circle is the state emblem, surrounding which are the four replicas of Indra's Vajra.
The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar. On the rear, around a plain center, two legends separated by lotus flowers. The words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English. The ribbon which holds the PVC is of 32 mm length and purple in colour. The award carries a cash allowance for those under the rank of second lieutenant (or the appropriate service equivalent) and, in some cases, a lump-sum cash award.
Recipients of Param Vir Chakra
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Name of Recipients
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Year
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Major Somnath Sharma, Kumaon Regiment |
Posthumous-November 1947 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48) |
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Lance Naik Karham Singh M M,1 Sikh Regiment |
October 13, 1948, Tithwal Kashmir |
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2nd Lt. Rama Raghobe Rane,Corps of Engineers |
April 1948 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48) |
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Naik Jadu Nath Singh, 1 Rajput Regiment |
February 1948, Naushera, Kashmir (posthumous) |
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Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, Rajputana Rifles |
Posthumous-July 1948 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48) |
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Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, 3/1 Gurkha Rifles |
December 5, 1961, Elizabethville, Katanga, Congo (posthumous) |
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Major Dhan Singh Thapa, 1/8 Gurkha Rifles |
October 20, 1962, Ladakh, India |
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Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh Regiment |
October 23, 1962, Tongpen La, Northeast Frontier Agency, India (posthumous) |
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Major Shaitan Singh, Kumaon Regiment |
November 18, 1962, Rezang La (posthumous) |
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Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, 4 Grenadiers |
September 10, 1965, Operation against Pakistan (posthumous) |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore |
17 Poona Horse, October 15, 1965, Phillora, Sialkot Sector, Pakistan (posthumous) |
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Lance Naik Albert Ekka |
14 Guards, December 3, 1971, Gangasagar (posthumous) |
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Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indian Air Force |
December 14, 1971, Srinagar, Kashmir (posthumous) |
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2nd Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, 17 Poona Horse |
December 16, 1971, Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector, (posthumous) |
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Major Hoshiar Singh, Grenadiers |
December 17, 1971, Basantar River, Shakargarh Sector |
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Naib Subedar Bana Singh, 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry |
June 23, 1987, Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir |
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Major Ramaswamy Parmeshwaran, 8 Mahar Regiment |
November 25, 1987, Sri Lanka (posthumous) |
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Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
July 6, 1999 |
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Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles |
July 3, 1999 (OP Vijay in Kargil) |
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Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers |
July 4, 1999, (OP Vijay in Kargil) |
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Rifleman Sanjay Kumar,13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
July 5, 1999 |
