Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. Of the 21 awardees, 20 are from the Indian Army and one from the Indian Air Force. It can be awarded to officers or enlisted personnel from all branches of the Indian military. It is the second highest award of the government of India after Bharat Ratna.
Param Vir Chakra 21 Winners List:
Name
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Regiment
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Date
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Place
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Major Somnath Sharma
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4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment
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November 3, 1947
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Badgam, Kashmir
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Lance Naik Karam Singh
|
1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment
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October 13, 1948
|
Tithwal, Kashmir
|
Second Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane
|
Corps of Engineers
|
April 8, 1948
|
Naushera, Kashmir
|
Naik Jadu Nath Singh
|
1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment
|
Feb-48
|
Naushera, Kashmir
|
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat
|
6th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles
|
17–18 July 1948
|
Tithwal, Kashmir
|
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria
|
3rd Battalion, 1st Gorkha Rifles
|
December 5, 1961
|
Elizabethville, Katanga, Congo
|
Major Dhan Singh Thapa
|
1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles
|
October 20, 1962
|
Ladakh, India
|
Subedar Joginder Singh
|
1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment
|
October 23, 1962
|
Northeast Frontier Agency
|
Major Shaitan Singh
|
13th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment
|
November 18, 1962
|
Rezang La
|
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid
|
4th Battalion, The Grenadiers
|
September 10, 1965
|
Pakistan, Khem Karan Sector
|
Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore
|
17th Poona Horse
|
October 15, 1965
|
Phillora, Sialkot Sector, Pakistan
|
Lance Naik Albert Ekka
|
14th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards
|
December 3, 1971
|
Gangasagar, Agartala Sector
|
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
|
No.18 Squadron, Indian Air Force
|
December 14, 1971
|
Srinagar, Kashmir
|
2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal
|
17th Poona Horse
|
December 16, 1971
|
Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector
|
Major Hoshiar Singh
|
3rd Battalion, The Grenadiers
|
December 17, 1971
|
Shakargarh Sector
|
Naib Subedar Bana Singh
|
8th Battalion, J&K Light Infantry
|
June 23, 1987
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Siachen Glacier, J&K
|
Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
|
8th Battalion, Mahar Regiment
|
November 25, 1987
|
Sri Lanka
|
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey
|
1st Battalion, 11th Gorkha Rifles
|
July 3, 1999
|
J&K
|
Yogendra Singh Yadav
|
18th Battalion, The Grenadiers
|
July 4, 1999
|
Tiger Hill, Kargil area
|
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar
|
13th Battalion, J&K Rifles
|
July 5, 1999
|
|
Captain Vikram Batra
|
13th Battalion, J&K Rifles
|
July 6, 1999
|
Kargil Area
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