Param Vir Chakra Winners List

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	Regiment	Date	Place
Major Somnath Sharma	4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	November 3, 1947	Badgam, Kashmir
Lance Naik Karam Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	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	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