Prez Approves Gallantry Awards For 93 Armed Forces Personnel On Republic Day Eve – Full List
The President of India and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu has approved two Kirti Chakras, one of them posthumous, and 14 Shaurya Chakras, three of them posthumous, in a total of 93 Gallantry Awards to personnel of the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), 11 of which are posthumous, on the eve of 76th Republic DayRepublic DayRepublic Day.
The 93 Gallantry Awards also include 67 Sena Medals, with seven of them awarded posthumously, two Nao Sena Medals, and eight Vayu Sena Medals.
Major Manjit Kumar of the Punjab Regiment and with 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), and Naik Dilwar Khan from the Artillery Regiment and with 28 RR (posthumously) were awarded the Kirti Chakra for counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.