President Pranab Mukherjee has approved awards of 374 gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 66th Republic Day celebrations.
Following is the list of awardees.
ASHOKA CHAKRA
NAIK NEERAJ KUMAR SINGH RAJPUTANA RIFLES/57TH RR
(POSTHUMOUS)
KIRTI CHAKRA
CAPT JAIDEV, 10 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES), 3 RR
NAIB SUBEDAR KOSH BAHADUR GURUNG, 1 GORKHA RIF, 15 RR
SUBEDAR AJAY VARDHAN 14TH BATTALION THE GR ((POSTHUMOUS)
SHAURYA CHAKRA
LT COL SANKALP KUMAR, 24 PUNJAB (POSTHOMOUS)
MAJ MUKUL SHARMA, 4 PARA (SF)
MAJ ABHIJAI, ENGINEERS (POSTHOMOUS)
MAJ ASHUTOSH KUMAR PANDEY, 44RR (RAJPUT).
MAJ R VAMSHI KRISHNAN, 50 RR (ENGINEERS).
MAJ BIBHANSHU DHONDIYAL, 5/5 GR (FF).
NAIK SWARUP KUMAR GHORAI, 20 MAHAR.
PARATROOPER BALVINDER SINGH (POSTHOMOUS), 1 PARA (SF).
RIFLEMAN MANGA RAM, 3 JK RIFLES.
