[NewDelhi]Three officers, including an IAF officer [1]who died while saving Uttarakhand flood victims,[2] a naval officer who non-stop sailed around the world and an[3] Army Major who killed three terrorists, were today awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry award.President Conferred These Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards.
The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred three Kirti Chakras and ten Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here today.
Five of the Shaurya Chakra were given posthumously.
The President also conferred fifteen Param Vishisht Seva Medals,
two Uttam Yudh Seva Medals,
two Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medals and
twenty two Ati Vishisht Seva Medals to senior officers of the Armed Forces for distinguished service of an exceptional order.
The following is the list of awardees in order of presentation:-
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
· IC-30723K LT GEN ASHOK SINGH AVSM SM VSM INFANTRY
· AIR MSHL JASVINDER CHAUHAN AVSM VSM (14079) FLYING (PILOT)
· AIR MSHL PRAMOD KUMAR ROY AVSM VM VSM (14100) FLYING (PILOT)
· AIR MSHL DALJIT SINGH AVSM VM (14553) FLYING (PILOT)
· IC-30462F LT GEN AMARJEET SINGH CHABBEWAL AVSM YSM, ARMOURED CORPS
· IC-27942A LT GEN NARENDRA BAHADUR SINGH AVSM VSM, CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
· IC-30683N LT GEN RAMESHWAR YADAV AVSM VSM INFANTRY
· IC-36269L LT GEN ANIL SINGH NANDAL UYSM AVSM SM INFANTRY
· IC-31327A LT GEN RANBIR SINGH AVSM SM INFANTRY
· IC-31341M LT GEN SANJEEV ANAND AVSM VSM MECHANISED INFANTRY
· MR-04125P LT GEN SURENDRA SINGH PANWAR AVSM SM, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
· MR-03738H LT GEN AJIT SINGH NARULA VSM, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
· VICE ADM NIRANJAN KUMAR NADELLA AVSM VSM (50445-Y)
· VICE ADM PRADIP KUMAR CHATTERJEE AVSM, NM (01701-R)
· AIR MSHL PRIYA RANJAN SHARMA, AVSM, (13927) FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)
KIRTI CHAKRA
LT CDR (NOW CDR) ABHILASH TOMY (04988-K)
IC-65454F MAJ MAHESH KUMAR, SENA MEDAL, PUNJAB REGIMENT/ 22ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES
· WG CDR DARRYL CASTELINO (25107) FLYING (PILOT) (POSTHUMOUS)
UTTAM YUDH SEVA ME
IC-31348W LT GEN RAJAN BAKHSHI, ARMOURED CORPS/ HQ 14 CORPS
· IC-31739F LT GEN CHANGALI ANANDA KRISHNAN AVSM INFANTRY/ HQ 4 CORPS
BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
IC-31705N LT GEN SANDEEP SINGH AVSM SM VSM INFANTRY
· IC-34350Y LT GEN KAMAL JIT SINGH AVSM, ARMOURED CORPS
ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL
IC-30408N LT GEN VIJAY KUMAR NARULA SM, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
· IC-31014F LT GEN VIJAY KUMAR SAXENA VSM, ARMY AIR DEFENCE
· IC-31134A LT GEN GAUTAM MOORTHY, VSM, ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
· IC-30709X LT GEN ATHMANATHAN VENKATA SUBRAMANIAN VSM, CORPS OF ELECTRONICS & MECHANICAL

· ENGINEERING
· IC-31420F LT GEN ASHOK KUMAR MEHTA VSM ARMOURD CORPS
· IC-36527A LT GEN RAKESH CHANDRA CHADHA VSM ARMOURED CORPS
· IC-31736N LT GEN RAJIV BHALLA SM VSM INFANTRY
· IC-34036L LT GEN PERUVEMBA RAMACHANDRAN KUMAR VSM, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
· VICE ADM SAROJ KUMAR JHA NM (01866-R)
· IC-35650M MAJ GEN BOBBY CHERIAN MATHEWS VSM INFANTRY
· IC-35953F MAJ GEN AVINASH LAXMAN CHAVAN SM VSM INFANTRY
· IC-35962H MAJ GEN LALIT KUMAR PANDEY SM INFANTRY
· IC-38679A MAJ GEN ABHAY KRISHNA SM VSM INFANTRY
· MR-03910Y MAJ GEN ATUL KRISHAN SHARMA, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
· REAR ADM PREM KUMAR NAIR (01785-F)
· REAR ADM ARUN KUMAR BAHL VSM (50693-K)
· AIR VICE MSHL HEMANT SHARMA VSM (15941) AE(L)
· AIR VICE MSHL PANDURANG NARAYAN PRADHAN (16403) FLYING (PILOT)
· AIR VICE MSHL RAJIV DAYAL MATHUR VSM (16772) FLYING (PILOT)
· AIR CMDE RAJESH ISSER VM (16968) FLYING (PILOT)
· AIR CMDE PANKAJ MOHAN SINHA VSM (17842) FLYING (PILOT)
· AIR CMDE SANJEEV KAPOOR VM (18089) FLYING (PILOT)
SHAURYA CHAKRA

· 789953 AIRCRAFTSMAN MURALI KANNAN, ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICE ASSISTANT (POSTHUMOUS)
· EX GS-194534W JUNIOR ENGINEER (CIVIL) MANISH, BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION (POSTHUMOUS)
· SC-00574M MAJ MOHAN CHANDRA, SENA MEDAL, 4TH BATTALION THE KUMAON REGIMENT
· IC-69324W MAJ SANJEEV KUMAR, ARMOURED CORPS/39TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES
· FT LT K PRAVEEN (30394) FLYING (PILOT) (POSTHUMOUS)
· WG CDR NIKHIL NAIDU (23986) FLYING (PILOT)
· WG CDR ADITYA PRAKASH SINGH (23172) FLYING (PILOT)
· 5457286F RIFLEMAN RAN BAHADUR GURUNG, 5/5TH BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES (FRONTIER FORCE) (POSTHUMOUS)
· IC-62853A MAJ GAURAV THAKUR, THE BIHAR REGIMENT/ 24 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
· IC-58543X LT COL BIKRAM JIT SINGH, ARMOURED CORPS/16TH LIGHT CAVALRY (POSTHUMOUS)
Photo Caption
[1]The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony among others at the Defence Investiture Ceremony, in New Delhi on March 22, 2014.