Gallantry awards for armed forces & Coast Guards personnel
Eighty gallantry awards, including 12 posthumous ones, were approved by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of 75th Republic Day.
Among the 80 were six Kirti Chakras (including three posthumous), 16 Shaurya Chakras (including two posthumous), 53 Sena Medals (including seven posthumous), one Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) and four Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
For the Coast Guard, President Murmu announced one President’s Tatrakshak Medal (PTM), two Tatrakshak Medal (Gallantry) and three Tatrakshak Medal (Meritorious Service).
Other awards the President approved were 311 defence decorations to armed forces and other personnel (31 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals, 61 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 10 Yudh Seva Medals, 10 Nao Sena Medals ; 14 Vayu Sena Medals and 135 Vishisht Seva Medals), 84 Mentioned-in-Despatches to the armed forces personnel, including 10 posthumous (68 from the Army (34 for Operation Rakshak, 16 for Operation Snow Leopard, seven for Operation Meghdoot, three for Operation Sahayta, two for Operation Sidhra, three for Operation CAS evacuation and three for miscellaneous operations) and 16 from the Indian Air Force (15 for Operation Kaveri and one for miscellaneous operations)).
