On the occasion of the 77th Republic Day, gallantry awards were approved for 70 personnel from the Armed Forces, including six posthumous awards. The awards recognise acts of bravery performed in the line of duty.
The awards include personnel from the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, and Ministry of Home Affairs.
Distribution of Gallantry Awards
The distribution of the gallantry awards is as follows:
- Ashok Chakra: 1
- Kirti Chakra: 3
- Shaurya Chakra: 13 (including 1 posthumous)
- Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry): 1
- Sena Medal (Gallantry): 44 (including 4 posthumous)
- Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry): 6
- Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry): 2
Ashok Chakra
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Indian Air Force, was awarded the Ashok Chakra.
Kirti Chakra
The Kirti Chakra recipients are:
- Major Arshdeep Singh, 1 Assam Rifles
- Naib Subedar Doleshwar Subba, 2 Para (Special Forces)
- Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Indian Air Force
Shaurya Chakra
The Shaurya Chakra recipients include:
- Lieutenant Colonel Ghatage Aditya Shrikumar, 21 Para (Special Forces)
- Major Anshul Baltoo, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry / 32 Assam Rifles
- Major Shivkant Yadav, 5 Para (Special Forces)
- Major Vivek, 42 Rashtriya Rifles
- Major Leishangthem Deepak Singh, 11 Para (Special Forces)
- Captain Yogender Singh Thakur, 6 Para (Special Forces)
- Subedar P H Moses, 1 Assam Rifles
- L/DFR Baldev Chand, 4 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous)
- Rifleman Manglem Sang Vaiphei, 3 Assam Rifles
- Rifleman Dhurba Jyoti Dutta, 33 Assam Rifles
- Lieutenant Commander Dilna K, Indian Navy
- Lieutenant Commander Roopa A, Indian Navy
- Assistant Commandant Vipin Wilson, Ministry of Home Affairs
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)
- L/Hav Satya Pal Singh, 6 Rajput
Sena Medal (Gallantry)
A total of 44 personnel received the Sena Medal (Gallantry). The recipients include officers, junior commissioned officers, and other ranks from various units and formations.
Examples of recipients listed in the source include:
- Colonel Amit Dadhwal, 205 Army Aviation Squadron (UH)
- Lieutenant Colonel Mudigere Rajagopal Suhas, 1 Para (Special Forces)
- Lieutenant Colonel Pradeep Shoury Arya, Indian Army
- Major Kulbir Singh Mohan, Headquarters Special Frontier Force
- Major Aneesh Chandran, 1 Assam Rifles
- Major Charanjit Singh, 20 Rashtriya Rifles
- Major Nagavignesh Ka, 1831 Medium Regiment
- Major Rohit Kumar, 12 Para (Special Forces)
- Captain Ajinkya Pandit Kanase, 42 Rashtriya Rifles
- Subedar Dharamveer, Headquarters 112 Mountain Brigade (posthumous)
- Havildar Jhantu Ali Shaikh, 6 Para (Special Forces) (posthumous)
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)
The recipients of the Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) are:
- Commander Nardeep Singh
- Lieutenant Commander Rishabh Purbia
- Commander Rajeshwar Kumar Sharma
- Lieutenant Commander Prashant Raj
- Commander Harpreet Singh
- Captain Piyush Katiyar
Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry)
The recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) are:
- Wing Commander Shobhit Vyas
- Junior Warrant Officer Kirpal Singh Salaria
Summary
Gallantry awards were approved for 70 personnel on the occasion of Republic Day 2026, including six posthumous awards. The awards cover multiple categories across the Armed Forces and Ministry of Home Affairs.