LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING AWARDED GALLANTRY / DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY 2016

Indian Military Veterans

LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING AWARDED GALLANTRY / DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY 2016

ASHOKA CHAKRA       1. L/NK MOHAN NATH GOSWAMI (POSTHUMOUS), 9 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)   PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL             1. LT GEN ARUN KUMAR SAHNI, UYSM, SM, VSM, ARTILLERY 2. LT GEN RAKESH NANDAN, AVSM, SM, ARMY AIR DEFENCE 3. LT GEN MANMOHAN SINGH RAI, AVSM, VSM, ENGINEERS 4. LT GEN AMIT SHARMA, AVSM, VSM, ARMOURED CORPS 5. LT GEN DEEPENDRA SINGH HOODA, UYSM, AVSM, VSM**, INFANTRY 6. LT GEN HARMINDER JIT SINGH SACHDEV, AVSM, SM, INFANTRY 7. LT GEN KAMALJIT SINGH, AVSM**, ARMOURED CORPS 8. LT GEN NAVKIRAN SINGH GHEI, AVSM**, PARACHUTE REGIMENT 9. LT GEN ANIL KUMAR AHUJA, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM**, ARTILLERY 10. LT GEN GURMIT SINGH, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, INFANTRY 11. LT GEN RAVINDRAN NARAYAN NAIR, AVSM, SM, INFANTRY 12. LT GEN GHANSHYAM SINGH KATOCH, AVSM, VSM, INFANTRY 13. LT GEN GURDEEP SINGH, AVSM, INFANTRY 14. LT GEN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO THODGE, AVSM, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 15. LT GEN SRINIVASAN LAKSHMI NARSIMHAN, AVSM**, VSM, INFANTRY 16. LT GEN NITIN KUMAR KOHLI, AVSM, VSM, SIGNALS 17. LT GEN RAKESH MOHAN MITTAL, AVSM, SM, VSM (RETIRED), ENGINEERS 18. LT GEN KOCHERLAKOTA GOPAL KRISHNA, AVSM, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 19. LT GEN SANJAY KULKARNI, AVSM, SC, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 20. LT GEN BHUSHAN KUMAR CHOPRA, AVSM, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS   KIRTI CHAKRA 1. SUB MAHENDRA SINGH, SM, 9 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 2. SEP JAGDISH CHAND (POSTHUMOUS), DSC   UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL 1. LT GEN KONSAM HIMALAY SINGH, AVSM, YSM, INFANTRY 2. LT GEN BIPIN RAWAT, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 3. LT GEN BALWANT SINGH NEGI, YSM, SM, VSM**, INFANTRY 4. LT GEN SUBRATA SAHA, YSM, VSM**, INFANTRY 5. LT GEN SARATH CHAND, AVSM, VSM, INFANTRY   BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL 1. LT GEN RAYMOND JOSEPH NORONHA, AVSM, SM, INFANTRY 2. LT GEN BOBBY CHERIAN MATHEWS, AVSM, VSM, INFANTRY 3. LT GEN AMARJEET SINGH, AVSM, SM, INFANTRY   ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL 1. LT GEN RAVINDRA SINGH PANWAR, SM, VSM, SIGNALS 2. LT GEN ANIRUDHA CHAKRAVARTY, VSM, INFANTRY 3. LT GEN RAJENDRA PRASAD RAI, VSM, ARMY SERVICE CORPS 4. LT GEN GOPAL SINGH BISHT, VSM, SIGNALS 5. LT GEN IQBAL SINGH SINGHA, VSM, INFANTRY 6. LT GEN JOHN A GEORGE, VSM, ARTILLERY 7. LT GEN PALEPU RAVI SHANKAR, VSM, ARTILLERY 8. LT GEN AMIT SARIN, SM, VSM, ARMY ORDINANCE CORPS 9. LT GEN RAJEEV VASANT KANITKAR, SM, VSM, ARMOURED CORPS 10. LT GEN JAGBIR SINGH, SM, VSM, MECHANISED INFANTRY 11. LT GEN PATTIARIMAL MOHAMEDALI HARIZ, SM, VSM, MECHANISED INFANTRY 12. LT GEN ASHOK BHIM SHIVANE, VSM, ARMOURED CORPS 13. LT GEN KANWAL JEET SINGH, VSM, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 14. LT GEN RAJEEV TEWARI, ARMOURED CORPS 15. LT GEN GOVIND SINGH CHANDEL, YSM, INFANTRY 16. LT GEN SURESH SHARMA, ENGINEERS 17. LT GEN JAGVINDER SINGH, VSM, REMOUNT AND VETERINARY CORPS 18. MAJ GEN SURINDER SINGH, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 19. MAJ GEN RAMKISHAN SAIWAL, VSM, ARMY ORDINANCE CORPS 20. MAJ GEN PAMPAPATI DODDAPPA HALLUR, VSM, INFANTRY 21. MAJ GEN RAJESH SAHAI, SM, INFANTRY 22. MAJ GEN JAIVEER SINGH NEGI, YSM, VSM**, INFANTRY 23. MAJ GEN DINESH SHARMA, VSM, INFANTRY 24. MAJ GEN CHANDI PRASAD MOHANTY, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 25. MAJ GEN PARAMJIT SINGH, SM, PARACHUTE REGIMENT 26. MAJ GEN ASIT BHAILAL MISTRY, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 27. MAJ GEN ARVIND DUTTA, VSM, INFANTRY 28. MAJ GEN YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI, VrC, SM, INFANTRY 29. MAJ GEN MANOJ C PANDE, VSM, ENGINEERS   SHAURYA CHAKRA 1. COL SANTOSH YASHWANT MAHADIK, SM (POSTHUMOUS), PARACHUTE REGIMENT 2. MAJ PRAPHUL KUMAR BHARDWAJ, 12 PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 3. MAJ ANURAG KUMAR, 9 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 4. MAJ SANDIP YADAV, ARMOURED CORPS / 55 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 5. LT HARJINDER SINGH, GENERAL SERVICE / 3 KUMAON 6. NK SATISH KUMAR (POSTHUMOUS), GUARDS/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 7. NK KHEEM SINGH MEHRA, 21 KUMAON 8. SEP DHARMA RAM (POSTHUMOUS), MAHAR/ 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES    YUDH SEVA MEDAL 1. MAJ GEN AJAY KUMAR DAS, SC, INFANTRY 2. MAJ GEN ANAND SINGH RAWAT, SM, VSM, INFANTRY 3. MAJ GEN NAGESH P RAO, SM, PARACHUTE REGIMENT 4. MAJ GEN RAJ SHUKLA, SM, ARTILLERY 5. BRIG SUDHIR KUMAR JHA, ASSAM REGIMENT 6. BRIG VM BHUVANA KRISHNAN, DOGRA 7. BRIG HARJEET SINGH SAHI, SM, RAJPUT 8. COL PARMVIR SINGH JAMWAL, SC, MECHANISED INFANTRY 9. COL NAVNEET CHAIL, SM, ARMY AVIATION 10. COL RAJMEET SINGH, MAHAR/ 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 11. COL GAGANDEEP SINGH, GUARDS/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 12. COL RANJIT JHA, 21 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 13. COL SUDHIR CHAMOLI, 5/5 GORKHA RIFLES 14. COL BALBIR SINGH, 2 RAJPUT BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) 1. MAJ KRISHNA KANT BAJPAI, SM, RAJPUT/ 12 ASSAM RIFLES   SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) 1. LT COL RADHAKRISHNAN MURALI, INTELLIGENCE CORPS, 2. LT COL BEJOY RAVEENDRAN, MECHANISED INFANTRY/ 31 ASSAM RIFLES 3. LT COL KARANBIR SINGH NATT, 160 INFANTRY BATTALION TERRITORIAL ARMY 4. MAJ AJAY SINGH RAUTELA, 3/1 GORKHA RIFLES 5. MAJ SANDEEP SINGH PATHANIA, DOGRA/ 40 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 6. MAJ UDAY BHANOT, MAHAR/ 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 7. MAJ VAIBHAV VISHESH, 19 DOGRA 8. MAJ AKASH ASHOK TAPADIA, 26 RAJPUT 9. MAJ BIKESH CHAUHAN, SIGNALS/ 3 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 10. MAJ LIENGOUSIEM K GANGTE, 12 ASSAM 11. MAJ N ANANDARAJ, ENGINEERS/ 27 ASSAM RIFLES 12. CAPT MANEET KUMAR PANT, 12 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 13. CAPT VIKRANT PAUL, ASSAM/ 42 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 14. CAPT RAHUL SOLANKI, SIGNALS/ 56 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 15. CAPT MANEESH BORA, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 16. CAPT ASHISH CHHIKARA, 5 RAJPUT 17. CAPT DEEPESH SINGH MEHRA, PARACHUTE REGIMENT/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 18. CAPT MAYANK SHUKLA, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 2 DOGRA 19. CAPT VINEET PHOGAT, GUARDS/ 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 20. CAPT ASHUTOSH RANA, 11 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 21. CAPT ASHWANI KUMAR (POSTHUMOUS), ARMY MEDICAL CORPS/ 3 LADAKH SCOUTS 22. SHRI RAJ KUMAR SHARMA, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, 27 ASSAM RIFLES 23. NB SUB LATE SANJAY MURLIDHAR, MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY/ 56 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 24. HAV BABLI SINGH, 5 RAJPUT 25. HAV DIWAN SINGH, 3 KUMAON 26. HAV DEEPAK THAPA CHHETRI, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 27. HAV SANTHOSH JOSEPH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 28. L/HAV RHOROTHO KATIRY, ASSAM/ 42 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 29. L/HAV DHARMENDRA KUMAR, 15 MAHAR 30. NK SURENDER PAL, 2 DOGRA 31. NK SATYAPAL SINGH RAWAT, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 32. NK MOHAN GURUNG, PARACHUTE REGIMENT/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 33. NK RACHPAL SINGH, 12 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 34. NK CH UMAMAHESHWAR RAO, ARTILLERY/ 32 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 35. NK SRI CHITRA SAIKIA (POSTHUMOUS), GUARDS/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 36. L/NK SANJAY MANKOTIA, 19 DOGRA 37. L/NK AASH KUMAR GURUNG (POSTHUMOUS), 3/1 GORKHA RIFLES 38. L/NK HARMESH SINGH, GUARDS/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 39. L/NK NARESH SINGH RAJPUT, 16 RAJPUTANA RIFLES 40. SEP ANKUL, 12 JAT 41. SEP HARPREET SINGH (POSTHUMOUS), 8 SIKH 42. SEP MAHENDAR SINGH SHAWANT, KUMAON/ 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 43. SEP KHIANGTE LALNUNCHHUANGA, ASSAM/ 35 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 44. SEP JARMAL SINGH, 8 SIKH 45. GNR JAGESHWAR (POSTHUMOUS), ARTILLERY/ 29 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 46. RFN SHSHIR MALL (POSTHUMOUS), GORKHA RIFLES/ 32 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 47. RFN VIJAY KUMAR, 23 ASSAM RIFLES 48. GDMN JAGDISH PRASAD (POSTHUMOUS), GUARDS/ 21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES   BAR TO SENA MEDAL (DISTINGUISHED)   1. BRIG H DHARMARAJAN, SM, ENGINEERS 2. COL ANIRUDH CHAUHAN, SM, 20 RAJPUTANA RIFLES 3. COL AAKASH KHAZANCHI, SM, SIKH/ 46 RASHTRIYA RIFLES BATTALION   SENA MEDAL (DISTINGUISHED) 1. MAJ GEN INDUPURU NARAYANA, VSM, ARTILLERY 2. MAJ GEN KAPIL KUMAR AGGRAWAL, VSM, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 3. MAJ GEN AJAY OHRI, INFANTRY 4. MAJ GEN JAI SINGH NAIN, INFANTRY 5. MAJ GEN RAKESH KUMAR ANAND, VSM, SIGNALS 6. MAJ GEN RAJINDER KUMAR, VSM, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL DEPARTMENT 7. BRIG KRISHNA KUMAR MAHADEVAN IYER, ARMY AIR DEFENCE 8. BRIG SHANTANU DAYAL, VSM, GARHWAL RIFLES 9. BRIG BISHWAJEET GHOSH, VSM, ENGINEERS 10. BRIG TUMUL VARMA, VSM, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 11. BRIG JAI SINGH, GRENADIERS 12. BRIG VIRESH PRATAP SINGH KAUSHIK, KUMAON 13. BRIG RASHIM BALI, VSM, SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY 14. BRIG ANIL SINGH, ENGINEERS 15. BRIG ANIL KUMAR, REMOUNT AND VETERINARY CORPS 16. COL DHARAMVEER SINGH SUHAG, VSM, GORKHA RIFLES 17. COL INDERJIT SINGH PANJRATH, ARMY AIR DEFENCE 18. COL VINOD BAJIYA, RAJPUT 19. COL JITENDRA BENIWAL, SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY 20. COL A SRIDHAR, ARTILLERY 21. COL APINDER PAL SINGH, SIGNALS 22. COL DIGVIJAY SINGH, SIKH 23. COL KANWAR JITENDRA SINGH, ARMY SERVICE CORPS 24. COL GAURAV JAIN, ARTILLERY 25. COL RAGHUDEEP MINHAS, 269 ENGINEER REGIMENT 26. COL SONENDER SINGH, 117 ENGINEER REGIMENT 27. COL TEJVIR SINGH, PUNJAB 28. COL VIKRAMJEET SINGH VIRK, 15 MAHAR 29. COL ASHOK KUMAR THAKUR, RAJPUTANA RIFLES/ 18 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 30. COL AJAY LONDHE, 54 ENGINEER REGIMENT 31. COL GOVINDAN PRAVEEN, 14 GARHWAL RIFLES 32. COL YOGESH KUMAR BISHT, PUNJAB/ 22 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 33. COL SS KAMATNURKAR, ASSAM REGIMENT/ 1 ARUNACHAL SCOUTS 34. COL DALWINDER SINGH ATWAL, 18 ENGINEER REGIMENT 35. COL GIRIDHAR DHONDIRAM KOLE, GARHWAL RIFLES/ 14 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 36. COL VIJAY SUDHAKAR BHAVE, 13 PUNJAB 37. LT COL SANJEEV KUMAR, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS BAR TO VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL 1. LT GEN GURMUKH SINGH, SM, VSM, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 2. MAJ GEN SUNIL SRIVASTAVA, VSM, ARTILLERY 3. MAJ GEN MICHAEL MATHEWS, VSM, ENGINEERS 4. MAJ GEN DEEPAK KALRA, VSM, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 5. MAJ GEN PRAVEEN DIXIT, VSM, ARMOURED CORPS     VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL 1. LT GEN SATISH PRABHAKAR NAWATHE, ENGINEERS 2. LT GEN PRADEEP SINGH MEHTA, ARMOURED CORPS 3. LT GEN RAVINDRAN R, INFANTRY 4. LT GEN TK BANDYOPADHYAY, ARMY DENTAL CORPS 5. MAJ GEN MADINANI RAMESH BABU,SM** (RETIRED), INFANTRY 6. MAJ GEN BHUPESH KUMAR JAIN, INFANTRY 7. MAJ GEN AJAY ANAND, SM, ENGINEERS 8. MAJ GEN AJAY KUMAR PANT, ARMOURED CORPS 9. MAJ GEN VIVEK SEHGAL, INFANTRY 10. MAJ GEN VINOD KUMAR, ARMY AIR DEFENCE 11. MAJ GEN NARINDER PAL SINGH, ARMOURED CORPS 12. MAJ GEN PHOOL KANWAR SIWACH, MECHANISED INFANTRY 13. MAJ GEN ANIL PRAHLAD BAM, ARTILLERY 14. MAJ GEN MANOJ ARUN OKA, INFANTRY 15. MAJ GEN RAHUL BHARDWAJ, GUARDS 16. MAJ GEN KRISHNA ESWARAN, ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 17. MAJ GEN PS RAJESHWAR, ARTILLERY 18. MAJ GEN SUDARSHAN SHRIKAT HASABNIS, ENGINEERS 19. MAJ GEN EMANUEL FERNANDES CHRISTOPHER, SM, INFANTRY 20. MAJ GEN JAISHANKAR G, INFANTRY 21. MAJ GEN RAJIV EDWARDS, ARMOURED CORPS 22. MAJ GEN HEMANT JONEJA, INFANTRY 23. MAJ GEN VIJAY SINGH, SM, INFANTRY 24. MAJ GEN ASHISH RANJAN PRASAD, SIGNALS 25. MAJ GEN TARANJIT SINGH, ARMOURED CORPS 26. MAJ GEN PARAMJIT SINGH SANDHU, MECHANISED INFANTRY 27. MAJ GEN JAGATBIR SINGH, ARMOURED CORPS 28. MAJ GEN ARUN KUMAR SAPRA, ENGINEERS 29. MAJ GEN RAMACHANDRA NAGRAJ, SIGNALS 30. MAJ GEN BASANT KUMAR REPSWAL, ARMY SERVICE CORPS 31. MAJ GEN PS NARWAL, REMOUNT & VETERINARY CORPS 32. MAJ GEN RAKHI SINGH, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 33. MAJ GEN SUSHILA SHAHI, MILITARY NURSING SERVICE 34. BRIG YOGENDRA DIMRI, ENGINEERS 35. BRIG SURINDER KUMAR PRASHAR, GUARDS 36. BRIG NAV KUMAR KHANDURI, ARMY AIR DEFENCE 37. BRIG HARSHA GUPTA, SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY 38. BRIG CODANDA POOVAIAH CARIAPPA, SM, RAJPUTANA RIFLES 39. BRIG AJAY PAL, ARTILLERY 40. BRIG PRITPAL SINGH BHATIA, ARMY AIR DEFENCE 41. BRIG N RAJKUMAR, SM, BIHAR 42. BRIG RAJINDER DEWAN, SIKH 43. BRIG SANDEEP BHARGAVA, ARTILLERY 44. BRIG MONISH DATTA, JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES 45. BRIG VIJAY SINGH RAWAT, KUMAON 46. BRIG ANMOL SOOD, RAJPUTANA RIFLES 47. BRIG AMARDEEP SINGH AUJLA, RAJPUTANA RIFLES 48. BRIG RAJESH PUSHKAR, ARMOURED CORPS 49. BRIG RANJIT SINGH GHUMMAN, MADRAS 50. BRIG PRAVEEN KUMAR AIRY, GRENADIERS 51. BRIG HARINDER SINGH, SM,YSM, MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 52. BRIG RAJIV MOHAN GUPTA, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 53. BRIG CHARANJEET SINGH AHLUWALIA, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 54. BRIG VELAMAKANNI SATYANARAYANA GURUNDH, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 55. BRIG RASHMI DATTA, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 56. BRIG VINEET SHARMA, ARMY DENTAL CORPS 57. COL JASBIR SINGH KANWAR, ASSAM REGIMENT 58. COL AJAI SHARMA, 157 INFANTRY BATTALION TERRITORIAL ARMY 59. COL NAWAL KISHORE OHRI, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL DEPARTMENT 60. COL UDAY KUMAR YADAV, SC, SM, MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY 61. COL NAVEEN SINGH, VrC, JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES 62. COL PRAVEEN BHAL, SIKH/ 6 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 63. COL PANKAJ KAUSHAL, ARMY AVIATION 64. COL PRASHANT NAIR, SM, MADRAS/ 1 ASSAM RIFLES 65. COL RAJESHWAR SINGH BAZAD, SM**, RAJPUT 66. COL SANJAY KANNOTH, 2/8 GORKHA RIFLES 67. COL VINEET AGRAWAL, 20 ENGINEER REGIMENT 68. COL PRITHVIRAJ SINGH RAWAT, 3/4 GORKHA RIFLES 69. COL VIKRAM SUDHIR THAKUR, 3 GRENADIERS 70. COL SUBIR SONDHI, 3 GARHWAL RIFLES 71. COL SUVEER BHARGAVA, ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, 92 BASE HOSPITAL   MENTION-IN-DESPATCHES   1. MAJ BINIT KUMAR, 28 PUNJAB 2. LT RAJESH KUMAR, 20 RAJPUTANA RIFLES 3. SEP GURPREET SINGH, 19 SIKH 4. MAJ KOBITIRTHA SANYAL, MAHAR/ 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 5. MAJ PRASANTH R PILLAI, 18 JAT 6. CAPT ABHISHEK REPSWAL, 66 ENGINEER REGIMENT 7. NK RAJENDRA SINGH, KUMAON/ 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 8. NK JAVID AHMAD CHOPAN, 9 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) 9. L/NK NIRMAL DARLAMI, 3/1 GORKHA RIFLES 10. SPR PETCHIMUTHU S, ENGINEERS/ 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 11. RFN NASEER AHMED KHAN, JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY 12. GNR RAVI KUMAR PATEL, ARTILLERY/ 56 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 13. CAPT PRADIP SHUKLA, 11 GARHWAL RIFLES 14. NK GOPENDRA SINGH, 2 RAJPUT