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Param Vir Chakra |
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest gallantry award for
officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the
highest degree of valour in the presence of the enemy. It was established on
January 26, 1950, by the President of India, with effect from August 15, 1947.
The medal was designed by Mrs Savitri Khanolankar who was
married to an Indian Army officer. The medal is of 1-3/8 inch radius and is made
of bronze. In the center, on a raised circle is the state emblem, surrounding
which are the four replicas of Indra's Vajra.
The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling
suspension bar. On the rear, around a plain center, two legends separated by
lotus flowers. The words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English. The
ribbon which holds the PVC is of 32 mm length and purple in colour. The award
carries a cash allowance for those under the rank of second lieutenant (or the
appropriate service equivalent) and, in some cases, a lump-sum cash award. |
1999
Name
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Place
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Captain Vikram Batra
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Point 5140, Point 4875, Kargil Area
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Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav
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Tiger Hill, Kargil area
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Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey
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Khaluber/Juber Top, Batalik sector, Kargil area, Jammu and Kashmir
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Rifleman Sanjay Kumar
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Area Flat Top, Kargil Area
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1987
Name
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Place
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Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
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Sri Lanka
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Naib Subedar Bana Singh
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Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir
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1971
Name
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Place
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Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
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Srinagar, Kashmir
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Lance Naik Albert Ekka
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Gangasagar
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Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal
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Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector
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Major Hoshiar Singh
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Basantar River, Shakargarh Sector
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1965
Name
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Place
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Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid
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Chima, Khem Karan Sector
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Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore
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Phillora, Sialkot Sector, Pakistan
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1962
Name
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Place
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Major Dhan Singh Thapa
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Ladakh, India
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Major Shaitan Singh
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Rezang La
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Subedar Joginder Singh
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Tongpen La, Northeast Frontier Agency, India
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