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Gallantry Awards — 2016

Verified recipient records from the Republic Day and Independence Day 2016 gallantry-award announcements.

VERIFIED PARTIAL — 2016: The official 2016 announcements contain 153 gallantry awards in total: 71 for Republic Day and 82 for Independence Day. This page displays 42 individually verified non-Sena-Medal records. The 111 Sena Medal (Gallantry) recipients are intentionally not reproduced until their complete individual lists are reconciled from the official records.
153Official annual total
71Republic Day
82Independence Day
42Verified records displayed
Ashoka ChakraRepublic Day

Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
9 Para (Special Forces) / 6th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Kirti ChakraRepublic Day

Sub Mahendra Singh

Subedar
Unit / Organisation
9 Para (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Kirti ChakraRepublic Day

Sepoy Jagdish Chand

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
Defence Service Corps Platoon
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Kirti ChakraRepublic Day

Rajesh Atra

Head Constable
Unit / Organisation
Police
Service
MHA
Kirti ChakraRepublic Day

Gautam Koch

Armed Branch Constable
Unit / Organisation
Armed Branch
Service
MHA
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik

Colonel
Unit / Organisation
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) / 41st Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Major Praphul Kumar Bhardwaj

Major
Unit / Organisation
12 Para (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Major Anurag Kumar

Major
Unit / Organisation
9 Para (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Major Sandip Yadav

Major
Unit / Organisation
Armoured / 55 Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Lieutenant Harjinder Singh

Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation
General Service / 3 Kumaon
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Naik Kheem Singh Mehra

Naik
Unit / Organisation
21 Kumaon
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Sepoy Dharma Ram

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
Mahar / 1 Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Naik Satish Kumar

Naik
Unit / Organisation
Brigade of the Guards / 21st Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Constable Rocky

Constable
Unit / Organisation
Police
Service
MHA
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Rakesh Kumar Sharma

Civilian
Unit / Organisation
Civilian
Service
MHA
Shaurya ChakraRepublic Day

Bikramjeet

Private Employee
Unit / Organisation
Pesticide Factory UPL
Service
MHA
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Major Krishna Kant Bajpai

Major
Unit / Organisation
12th Battalion Assam Rifles
Service
Army
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Commander Sanjay Shukla

Commander
Unit / Organisation
INS Shikra
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Commander Ashok Kumar

Commander
Unit / Organisation
CCDT (MBI)
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Anil Kumar

POA (ACMD)
Unit / Organisation
INS Shikra
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

TP Singh

NA I (ACMD)
Unit / Organisation
INS Shikra
Service
Navy
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Wing Commander Rajiv Dobhal

Wing Commander
Unit / Organisation
Flying (Pilot)
Service
Air Force
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Republic Day

Wing Commander Nirmal Kumar Bakshi

Wing Commander
Unit / Organisation
Flying (Pilot)
Service
Air Force
Ashoka ChakraIndependence Day

Havildar Hangpan Dada

Havildar
Unit / Organisation
Assam Regiment / 35th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan EK

Lieutenant Colonel
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Engineers / National Security Guard (BDU)
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Major Rahul Dev Singh

Major
Unit / Organisation
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles / 3rd Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Captain Tushar Mahajan

Captain
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Captain Gaurav Sharad Jadhav

Captain
Unit / Organisation
Regiment of Artillery / 36th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Captain Elisen Y Jami

Captain
Unit / Organisation
12th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Captain Pawan Kumar

Captain
Unit / Organisation
10th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Naib Subedar Kankara V Subba Reddy

Naib Subedar
Unit / Organisation
Corps of Engineers / 44th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Naik Shinde Shankar Chandrabhan

Naik
Unit / Organisation
Maratha Light Infantry / 41st Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Naik Bir Singh

Naik
Unit / Organisation
21st Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Lance Naik Om Parkash

Lance Naik
Unit / Organisation
9th Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service
Army
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Sepoy Hari Chettri

Sepoy
Unit / Organisation
Mechanized Infantry / 9th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles
Service
Army
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Corporal Gursevek Singh

Corporal
Unit / Organisation
Indian Air Force (Security)
Service
Air Force
POSTHUMOUS
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Atu Zumvu

Sub-Divisional Police Officer
Unit / Organisation
Kohima, Nagaland Police
Service
MHA
Shaurya ChakraIndependence Day

Kukudapu Srinivasulu

Police Constable
Unit / Organisation
CI Cell, Government of Telangana
Service
MHA
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Lieutenant Commander Vikash Kumar Narwal

Lieutenant Commander
Unit / Organisation
05433-Y
Service
Navy
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Veer Singh

CPO CD I
Unit / Organisation
122676-K
Service
Navy
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Squadron Leader Abhishek Singh Tanwar

Squadron Leader
Unit / Organisation
Flying (Pilot)
Service
Air Force
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)Independence Day

Squadron Leader Bhavesh Kumar Dubey

Squadron Leader
Unit / Organisation
Administration / Air Traffic Controller
Service
Air Force

Official Sources & Verification

Republic Day 2016: The official PIB release records 1 Ashoka Chakra, 4 Kirti Chakras, 11 Shaurya Chakras, 1 Bar to Sena Medal, 48 Sena Medals, 4 Nao Sena Medals and 2 Vayu Sena Medals — 71 gallantry awards. citeturn1view0

Independence Day 2016: The official PIB release records 1 Ashoka Chakra, 14 Shaurya Chakras, 63 Sena Medals, 2 Nao Sena Medals and 2 Vayu Sena Medals — 82 gallantry awards. citeturn2view2turn3view3

The individual records shown above are taken from the official Ministry of Defence / PIB recipient lists. Mention-in-Despatches are excluded. citeturn3view0turn2view2

Official PIB Republic Day 2016 release
Official PIB Independence Day 2016 release

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