Gallantry Awards — 2021
A verified partial archive of Indian gallantry awards announced during the 2021 Republic Day and Independence Day award cycles. Individual records shown below are transcribed from official Government of India / Press Information Bureau releases. Annual totals are shown separately so the page does not imply that the displayed recipient cards constitute the complete 2021 recipient list.
Official 2021 totals
Republic Day: Maha Vir Chakra — 1, Kirti Chakra — 5, Vir Chakra — 5, Shaurya Chakra — 7, Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 4, Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 130, Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 1, Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 4.
Independence Day: Ashoka Chakra — 1, Kirti Chakra — 1, Shaurya Chakra — 15, Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 4, Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 116, Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 5, Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) — 2.
Mention-in-Despatches are not included in the gallantry-awards archive total. The Republic Day PIB release separately lists other defence decorations, while the Independence Day release separately records 28 Mention-in-Despatches.
Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu
Colonel POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: 16th Battalion, The Bihar Regiment
Service: Army
Subedar Sanjiv Kumar
Subedar POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service: Army
Pintu Kumar Singh
Inspector/GD POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Shyam Narain Singh Yadava
Head Constable/GD POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Vinod Kumar
Constable POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Rahul Mathur
Deputy Commandant
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Naib Subedar Nuduram Soren
Naib Subedar POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: 16th Battalion, The Bihar Regiment
Service: Army
K Palani
Havildar POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: 81 Field Regiment
Service: Army
Tejinder Singh
Havildar
Unit / Organisation: 3 Medium Regiment
Service: Army
Deepak Singh
Naik POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: Army Medical Corps / 16th Battalion, The Bihar Regiment
Service: Army
Gurtej Singh
Sepoy POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: 3rd Battalion, The Punjab Regiment
Service: Army
Major Anuj Sood
Major POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: Brigade of the Guards / 21st Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Rifleman Pranab Jyoti Das
Rifleman
Unit / Organisation: 6th Battalion, Assam Rifles
Service: Army
Paratrooper Sonam Tshering Tamang
Paratrooper
Unit / Organisation: 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
Service: Army
Arshad Khan
Inspector POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Gh Mustafa Barah
SGCT POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Naseer Ahmad Kolie
SGCT/Constable POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Bilal Ahmad Magray
Special Police Officer POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Ashutosh Sharma
Colonel POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: Brigade of the Guards / 21st Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Rajkumar Pallab Gohain
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit / Organisation: 3 Gorkha Rifles / 32nd Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
A Srinivas Reddy
Major
Unit / Organisation: The Grenadiers / 55th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Mohit Malik
Major
Unit / Organisation: Corps of Engineers / 3rd Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Gaurav Kumar Saini
Commander
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Bibhu Dutta SK Jenamani
Wing Commander
Unit / Organisation: Flying (Pilot)
Service: Air Force
Vivek Gairola
Squadron Leader
Unit / Organisation: Flying (Pilot)
Service: Air Force
Anand Singh
Flight Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation: Flying (Pilot)
Service: Air Force
Preji Raju
Flight Lieutenant
Unit / Organisation: Flying (Pilot)
Service: Air Force
Babu Ram
ASI POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Altaf Hussain Bhat
Constable POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Arun Kumar Pandey
Major
Unit / Organisation: 44th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Ravi Kumar Chaudhary
Major
Unit / Organisation: 55th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Ashutosh Kumar
Captain POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: 16th Battalion, The Madras Regiment (Mysore)
Service: Army
Vikas Khatri
Captain
Unit / Organisation: 39th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Mukesh Kumar
Rifleman
Unit / Organisation: Rajput Regiment / 9th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Neeraj Ahlawat
Sepoy
Unit / Organisation: Jat Regiment / 34th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Sachin Reuben Sequeira
Captain
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Perminder Antil
Group Captain
Unit / Organisation: Flying (Pilot)
Service: Air Force
Varun Singh
Wing Commander
Unit / Organisation: Flying (Pilot)
Service: Air Force
Chitesh Kumar
Deputy Commandant
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Manjinder Singh
Sub Inspector
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Sunil Choudhary
Constable
Unit / Organisation: CRPF
Service: MHA
Debasis Sethy
Commando POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: Odisha Police
Service: MHA
Sudhir Kumar Tudu
Commando POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: Odisha Police
Service: MHA
Shahbaz Ahmad
Special Police Officer POSTHUMOUS
Unit / Organisation: J&K Police
Service: MHA
Krishna Kant Bajpai
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit / Organisation: 6th Battalion, The Rajput Regiment
Service: Army
Surendra Singh Lamba
Major
Unit / Organisation: The Grenadiers / 29th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Rahul Balamohan
Major
Unit / Organisation: The Mahar Regiment / 1st Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Ankit Dahiya
Major
Unit / Organisation: The Punjab Regiment / 22nd Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
Service: Army
Prashant Handu
Captain
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Sunil S Korti
Commander
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Bipin Panikar
Commander
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Raj Krishna Manu
Lieutenant Commander
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Prahlad
MCA (Flight Diver) II
Unit / Organisation: Indian Navy
Service: Navy
Official sources
Republic Day 2021: PIB / Ministry of Defence — President approves 455 Gallantry & other Defence decorations.
Independence Day 2021: PIB / Ministry of Defence — List of honours & awards approved on the eve of Independence Day 2021.
Independence Day Army list: PIB — Honours and Awards: Independence Day 2021.
