Param Vir Chakra Winners List of all 21 Recipients

Param Vir Chakra winners list includes name of 21 recipients till date. Major Somnath Sharma was first to receive India's highest military decoration Param Vir Chakra (PVC) Award. He was awarded posthumously for his gallantry and sacrifice during the Battle of Badgam Jammu and Kashmir. Till now there are only 21 recipients/winners of Param Vir Chakra (PVC) Award, out of these 20 have been from Indian Army and 1 from Indian Airforce. Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon is only Indian Air Force officer who has been awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously in 1971.

Param Vir Chakra award was established on 26 January 1950 by Dr Rajendra Prasad but this highest military award went into effect on 15 August 1950. Param Vir Chakra was awarded for action of Battle of Badgam on 3 November 1947 to Major Somnath Sharma. Lastly Captain Vikram Batra was awarded Param Vir Chakra for action on 7 July 1999, Operation Vijay Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The living recipients of the Param Vir Chakra award are Subedar Major Bana Singh, Subedar Sanjay Kumar and Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav. Check below full list of all 21 Param Vir Chakra winners with all details

Param Vir Chakra Winners List Overview

Param Vir Chakra is Indian highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour or showing great courage in the face of danger during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave" and the award is granted for most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy. The Param Vir Chakra was designed by Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Marose, the design of Param Vir Chakra contains purple ribbon and motif of Rishi Dadhichi, it has four replicas of Indra's Vajra made from Dadhici's bones representing his supreme sacrifice, surrounding the national emblem.

The Medal is made of bronze in 1-3/8 inch radius and is suspended from a bar. The back of the medal has written Param Vir Chakra in both English and Hindi language separated by the lotus. The Param Vir Chakra is equivalent to the "Victoria Cross" in the United Kingdom and the "Medal of Honor" in the United States. The list of all 21 recipients of Param Vir Chakra winners is given below.

Name of Award	Param Vir Chakra
Type of Award	Military award
Awarded for	displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime in the presence of the enemy
Param Vir Chakra meaning	Wheel of the Ultimate Brave
Established	26 January 1950
First recipient	Somnath Sharma
Indian Air Force recipient	Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
living recipients	1. Subedar Major Bana Singh 2. Subedar Sanjay Kumar 3. Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav
First awarded for Action in Year	3 November 1947
Last awarded for Action in Year	7 July 1999
Total recipients till date	21
Indian Army recipients	20
Indian Airforce recipients	1
Posthumously recipients	14
Official Website	https://indianarmy.nic.in

Param Vir Chakra Winners List 2023

The Param Vir Chakra has been awarded to 21 Indian soldiers, 14 posthumously and 16 from Indo-Pakistani conflicts, 20 have been from Indian army and one has been from the Indian Air Force. The flying officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was only Indian Air force officer awarded Param Vir Chakra in 1971. The Subedar Major Bana Singh, Subedar Sanjay Kumar and Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav are the only three living recipients of the Param Vir Chakra award. The only recipients of Param Vir Chakra namely Naib Subedar Sanjay is still active on duty. Major Somnath is the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra. The complete list of all recipients of Param Vir Chakra winners is given below.

S.No	Recipient's Name	Army Rank	Unit's Name	Date of Action	Conflict/War
1	Somnath Sharma	Major	Kumaon Regiment	3 November 1947	Battle of Badgam
2	Jadunath Singh	Naik	Rajput Regiment	6 February 1948	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
3	Rama Raghoba Rane	Second Lieutenant	Bombay Sappers	8 April 1948	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
4	Piru Singh	Company Havildar Major	Rajputana Rifles	17 July 1948	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
5	Karam Singh	Lance Naik	Sikh Regiment	13 October 1948	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
6	Gurbachan Singh Salaria	Captain	1 Gorkha Rifles	5 December 1961	Congo Crisis
7	Dhan Singh Thapa	Major	8 Gorkha Rifles	20 October 1962	Sino-Indian War
8	Joginder Singh	Subedar	Sikh Regiment	23 October 1962	Sino-Indian War
9	Shaitan Singh	Major	Kumaon Regiment	18 November 1962	Sino-Indian War
10	Abdul Hamid	Company Quarter Master Havildar	The Grenadiers	10 September 1965	Battle of Asal Uttar
11	Ardeshir Tarapore	Lieutenant Colonel	Poona Horse	11 September 1965	Battle of Chawinda
12	Albert Ekka	Lance Naik	Brigade of the Guards	3 December 1971	Battle of Hilli
13	Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon	Flying Officer	No. 18 Squadron IAF	14 December 1971	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
14	Arun Khetarpal	Second Lieutenant	Poona Horse	16 December 1971	Battle of Basantar
15	Hoshiar Singh Dahiya	Major	The Grenadiers	17 December 1971	Battle of Basantar
16	Bana Singh	Naib Subedar	Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	23 May 1987	Operation Rajiv
17	Ramaswamy Parameshwaran	Major	Mahar Regiment	25 November 1987	Operation Pawan
18	Manoj Kumar Pandey	Lieutenant	11 Gorkha Rifles	3 July 1999	Operation Vijay
19	Yogendra Singh Yadav	Grenadier	The Grenadiers	4 July 1999	Battle of Tiger Hill
20	Sanjay Kumar	Rifleman	Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	5 July 1999	Kargil War
21	Vikram Batra	Captain	Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	7 July 1999	Operation Vijay

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1. Major Somnath Sharma - Battle of Badgam
2. Naik Jadunath Singh - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
3. Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
4. Company Havildar Major Piru Singh - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
5. Lance Naik Karam Singh - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
6. Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria - Congo Crisis
7. Major Dhan Singh Thapa - Sino-Indian War
8. Subedar Joginder Singh - Sino-Indian War
9. Major Shaitan Singh - Sino-Indian War
10. Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid - Battle of Asal Uttar
11. Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Tarapore - Battle of Chawinda
12. Lance Naik Albert Ekka - Battle of Hilli
13. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
14. Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal - Battle of Basantar
15. Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya - Battle of Basantar
16. Naib Subedar Bana Singh - Operation Rajiv
17. Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran - Operation Pawan
18. Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey - Operation Vijay
19. Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav - Battle of Tiger Hill
20. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar - Kargil War
21. Captain Vikram Batra - Operation Vijay

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