Param Vir Chakra
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Param Vir Chakra
- Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award conferred by India during wartime and was instituted on 26 January, 1950 on the first Republic Day.
- It is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, in the presence of an enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
- Param Vir Chakra translates as the “Wheel of the Ultimate Brave.”
- Major Somanth Sharma, from the Kumaon regiment, was the first winner of the award.
- As of 2022, the Param Vir Chakra has been awarded to only 21 people.
The Param Vir Chakra Awardees
| Sl. No | Name | Rank | Unit | Date of Action | Conflict |
| 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[d] | 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[e] | 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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