President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday announced the full list of gallantry medals for 70 Armed Forces personnel on the eve of the 77th Republic Day.
The list of gallantry awards, which includes six posthumous honours, recognises their exceptional courage and sacrifice in service of their country.
77th Republic Day: President Droupadi Murmu approves #GallantryAwards to 70 Armed Forces personnel, including six posthumous
— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 25, 2026
These include one Ashok Chakra; three Kirti Chakras; 13 Shaurya Chakras, including one posthumous; one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry); 44 Sena Medals… pic.twitter.com/eC1b680gZs
This year, the 70 medals include one Ashoka Chakra; three Kirti Chakras; 13 Shaurya Chakras; one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry); 44 Sena Medals (Gallantry); six Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry); and two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
Recipients of the 70 medals
Ashoka Chakra
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Air Force)
Kirti Chakra
Major Arshdeep Singh (Army)
Naib Subedar Doleshwar Subba (Army)
Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (Air Force)
Shaurya Chakra
Lieutenant Colonel Ghatage Aditya Shrikumar
Major Anshul Baltoo
Major Shivkant Yadav
Major Vivek
Major Leishangthem Deepak Singh
Captain Yogender Singh Thakur
Subedar P H Moses
Lance Dafadar Baldev Chand (Posthumous)
Rifleman Manglem Sang Vaiphei
Rifleman Dhurba Jyoti Dutta
Lieutenant Commander Dilna K
Lieutenant Commander Roopa A
Assistant Commandant Vipin Wilson
Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry)
Lance Havildar Satya Pal Singh
Sena Medal (Gallantry)
Colonel Amit Dadhwal
Lieutenant Colonel Mudigere Rajagopal Suhas
Lieutenant Colonel Pradeep Shoury Arya
Major Kulbir Singh Mohan
Major Aneesh Chandran C
Major Charanjit Singh
Major Nagavignesh KA
Major Rohit Kumar
Major Sivaprasad K
Major Akshay Anand
Major C Sai Vivek
Major Vishwa Prakash Dubey
Major Rohit Kumar
Major Ravi Kumar Singh
Major Tushar Nagraik
Captain Ajinkya Pandit Kanase
Captain Jagdeep Narayan
Captain Prabhat Kumar Singh
Captain Gursharan Singh
Subedar Dharamveer (Posthumous)
Subedar Raj Kumar Manjhi
Subedar Gopal Singh
Subedar Kuldeep Chand (Posthumous)
Subedar Shamas Din
Naib Subedar Mohmad Iqbal Teeli
Naib Subedar Pawan Kumar
Naib Subedar Sariful Mandal
Naib Risaldar Rana Pratap Singh
Havildar Jhantu Ali Shaikh (Posthumous)
Havildar Anand Suman Rana
Havildar Maksood Deen
Havildar Puran Singh Kharayat
Havildar Md Saroj Khan
Havildar Yang Dorjee Lama
Lance Dafadar Bharavad Mehulbhai Mepabhai (Posthumous)
Naik Ranjay Kumar
Lance Naik Ashok Kumar Bhinchar
Sepoy Shabir Ahmad
Sepoy Gyakar Sandip Pandurang (Posthumous)
Sepoy Kadaohum Bellai
Rifleman Waikhom Mohan Singh
Rifleman Thanggoulun Singson
Paratrooper Bringer HK
Paratrooper Deepchand Kargwal
Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry)
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)
Wing Commander Shobhit Vyas
Junior Warrant Officer Kirpal Singh Salaria
President Murmu also announced 301 military decorations for the Armed Forces and other personnel.
These include 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medals; four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals; 56 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals; nine Yudh Seva Medals; two Bar to Sena Medals (Distinguished); 43 Sena Medals (Distinguished); eight Nao Sena Medals (Distinguished); 14 Vayu Sena Medals (Distinguished); and 135 Vishisht Seva Medals.
