Who won Kirti Chakra 2020?
Heroes of surgical strike honoured with gallantry medals Major Rohit Suri of 4 Para, who led one of the teams across the LoC targeting terrorists’ launch pads, was awarded the Kirti Chakra, second highest peacetime gallantry award.
Is Kirti Chakra a gallantry award?
It is the peacetime equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra. It is second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards; it comes after Ashoka Chakra and before Shaurya Chakra. Before 1967, the award was known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class II.
When was Kirti Chakra last awarded?
In the ensuing aerial dogfight, he shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft on February 27, 2019. President Kovind accorded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra (posthumously) to Sapper Prakash Jadhav for neutralising terrorists in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Who gets Kirti Chakra?
Kirti Chakra: Eligibility 1- Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted Armed Forces. 2- The members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
Who won Kirti Chakra in 2021?
Recipients
| Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Subedar | Sanjeev Kumar |
| 2020 | Head Constable | Abdul Rashid Kalas |
| 2019 | Constable | Pradip Kumar Panda |
| Constable | Rajendra Kumar Nain |
Who got Vir Chakra in 2021?
List of Vir Chakra recipients
| Rank | Recipient | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Vijyant Thapar | 16 Dec 1999 |
| Havildar | Chuni Lal | 30 Aug 2000 |
| Wg Cdr | Abhinandan Varthaman | 15 Aug 2019 |
| Sepoy | Gurtej Singh | 26 Jan 2021 |
Why is Kirti Chakra award given?
The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards.
Who got the Kirti Chakra in 2021?
Sapper Prakash Jadhav
President Kovind accorded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra (posthumously) to Sapper Prakash Jadhav for neutralising terrorists in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir. His wife and mother received the award.
Who got Shaurya Chakra in 2021?
Rifleman Rakesh Sharma of 5 Assam Rifles was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for killing two insurgents in an operation in Assam in July 2021.
Who got Ashoka Chakra 2021?
The top gallantry award was approved by the President on the eve of the 75th Independence Day for Babu Ram, who was from the Special Operations Group of JKP, on the eve of Independence Day 2021.
Who got gallantry Awards?
Here’s the complete list of Gallantry Awards 2021 winners:
- Vir Chakra – Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman.
- Shaurya Chakra – Naib Subedar Sombir.
- Shaurya Chakra – Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal.
- Kirti Chakra – Sapper Prakash Jadhav.
- Shaurya Chakra – Sub-Inspector, Imran Hussain Tak.
- Shaurya Chakra – Sepoy Hari Singh.
Who got first Kirti Chakra?
18161 Naik Mukhtiar Singh by his high example of personal leadership, courage and complete disregard for his personal safety averted a disaster to his section and to the Bela Position.”
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