Param Vir Chakra Winners List of 2025 Recipients
Discover the updated list of Param Vir Chakra winners, Launched in 2025, and learn about the bravery and sacrifice of these 21 exceptional recipients.
The Param Vir Chakra winners list highlights the bravery of 21 recipients to date. Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of India’s highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra (PVC). He was awarded posthumously for his gallantry during the Battle of Badgam in Jammu and Kashmir. To date, there are 21 awardees of the Param Vir Chakra, comprising 20 from the Indian Army and 1 from the Indian Air Force. Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is the only Indian Air Force officer posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra in 1971. Established on 26 January 1950 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the...