The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously. It is third in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards and comes after the Ashoka Chakra and the Kirti Chakra. It precedes the Yudh Seva Medal.[total recipients 2094]. [total awarded posthumously is 677].
Shaurya Chakra
Shaurya Chakra and its ribbon, the third highest peacetime decoration of India
Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces.
Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
Civilian Citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway protection Force.[1]
Established as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class III" by the President of India, 4 January 1952 (with effect from 15 August 1947). The statutes were revised and the decoration renamed on 27 January 1967. Before 1967, the award was known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class III. Subsequent awards of the Shaurya Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon (to date five have been awarded). It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra or Kirti Chakra in addition for separate acts of gallantry.
Since July 1999, it also being given to Civilians of either gender in all walks of life, other than members of Police Forces and of recognized Fire Services.[4] From 1 February 1999, the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs. 750 for recipients of the award. Jammu and Kashmir awards a cash award of Rs. 700 (ca. 1960) for recipients of the Shaurya Chakra.
Design
Medal: Circular bronze, 1-3/8 inches in diameter. In the centre, the Ashoka Chakra, surrounded by a lotus wreath and with an ornate edge. Suspended by a straight bar suspender. The medal is named on the edge.
Reverse: For pre-1967 awards, the medal is blank in the centre, with "Ashoka Chakra" in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and the same name in English along the lower rim, "ASHOKA CHAKRA". On either side is a lotus design. The centre is blank, perhaps with the intent that details of the award be engraved there. There is no indication of the class on the pre-1967 awards. For the post-1967 awards, the, names are changed to "Shauryua Chakra" in Hindi above and "SHAURYA CHAKRA" below.
Ribbon: Green colour ribbon divided into four equal parts by three orange vertical lines.
Bar: If a recipient of the Chakra shall again perform such an act of gallantry as would have made him or her eligible to receive the Chakra, such further act of gallantry shall be recognised by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the Chakra is suspended and, for every subsequent act of gallantry, an additional Bar shall be added and such Bar or Bars may also be awarded posthumously. For every such Bar, a replica of the Chakra in miniature shall be added to the riband when worn alone.
Eligibility
It is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra. It is generally awarded for Counter-Insurgency operations and actions against the enemy during peace-time.
Following categories of persons are eligible for the Shaurya Chakra:
Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces.
Nursing officers of military nursing service .
Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway Protection Force.
Recipients
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2021)
Shaurya Chakra was awarded in Investiture Ceremony that took place on 18th April 1963 for an action that took place on 26th October 1961 when as commander of a small petrol of 3 ORs was given a task to carry out reconnaissance of route from the patrol base at Jaura Dhok to Chinamarg Gali and beyond in high altitude snow covered mountains of Pir Panjal Range.
After the patrol covered approximately 4 miles it was fired upon by Pakistani infiltrators of much larger strength. In the encounter some infiltrators were killed others ran away leaving some of their arms and ammunition.
Thus the infiltrators failed in their mission of blowing up Kalai Bridge on Rajauri- Poonch road.
The Indian Government honored 2LT Dharam Datt Bhalla's bravery with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra award
On the day of February 23, 1998, a specific intelligence was received that some terrorists are hiding in the Saloor village of Srinagar with an intention to plot explosives on the way of the convoy of VIPs passing through that route. On the same night around 2100h, Sofi Mohalla of that village was cordoned by the army. The next day at 1100h in the morning while searching the last house of the locality Naik Urba Datt noticed some suspicious movement in the heap of hay on the rooftop. He immediately fired however the terrorists jumped off the rooftop into the Nala and ran towards the jungle of Nambal. To this, Naik Urba Dutt too jumped on the Nala and chased the terrorists with a daunting spirit. Despite being severely injured, he gunned down one militant and wounded another militant who succumbed to his injuries later on. This brave soldier also succumbed to his injuries and got martyred. Naik Urba Datt displayed indomitable courage and exemplary valor and laid down his supreme sacrifice on the line of duty for the nation.
Major Pawan Kumar displayed astute tactical acumen, indomitable spirit and raw courage which led to elimination of a hardcore terrorist in September 2017. A top terrorist and the longest surviving terrorist of the valley whilst infiltrating back from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by taking cover of darkness, thick foliage, boulders and folds of the ground was effectively engaging own troops with deadly fire. The dreaded terrorist could have been engaged only with accurate indirect fire. Major Pawan realising the gravity of situation and danger to safety of own troops, undaunted by heavy volumes of fire, displaying raw courage, used folds of the ground to crawl towards the terrorist and closed in the distance. He lobbed a grenade at the terrorist forcing him to expose himself and in a fierce encounter shot him dead from a close quarter. His elimination not only saved lives of own troops but also prevented revival of terrorism in the valley. Major Pawan Kumar displayed perseverance, dedication to duty, unmatched bravery and raw courage in elimination of a hardcore terrorist.[7][8][9]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shaurya Chakra news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour courageous action or self sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel sometimes posthumously It is third in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards and comes after the Ashoka Chakra and the Kirti Chakra It precedes the Yudh Seva Medal total recipients 2094 total awarded posthumously is 677 Shaurya ChakraShaurya Chakra and its ribbon the third highest peacetime decoration of IndiaTypeMedalAwarded forAwarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy 1 CountryRepublic of IndiaPresented byRepublic of IndiaEligibilityOfficers men and women of all ranks of the Army the Navy and the Air Force of any of the Reserve Forces of the Territorial Army Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces Civilian Citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para Military Forces and Railway protection Force 1 Post nominalsSCStatusCurrently AwardedEstablished1952 71 years ago 1952 First awarded1952Last awarded2021Total awarded posthumously627Total recipients2014 As of 2017 2 PrecedenceNext higher Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 3 EquivalentVir Chakra 3 Next lower Yudh Seva Medal 3 Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Eligibility 4 Recipients 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditEstablished as the Ashoka Chakra Class III by the President of India 4 January 1952 with effect from 15 August 1947 The statutes were revised and the decoration renamed on 27 January 1967 Before 1967 the award was known as the Ashoka Chakra Class III Subsequent awards of the Shaurya Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon to date five have been awarded It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra or Kirti Chakra in addition for separate acts of gallantry Since July 1999 it also being given to Civilians of either gender in all walks of life other than members of Police Forces and of recognized Fire Services 4 From 1 February 1999 the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs 750 for recipients of the award Jammu and Kashmir awards a cash award of Rs 700 ca 1960 for recipients of the Shaurya Chakra Design EditMedal Circular bronze 1 3 8 inches in diameter In the centre the Ashoka Chakra surrounded by a lotus wreath and with an ornate edge Suspended by a straight bar suspender The medal is named on the edge Reverse For pre 1967 awards the medal is blank in the centre with Ashoka Chakra in Hindi along the upper edge on the medal and the same name in English along the lower rim ASHOKA CHAKRA On either side is a lotus design The centre is blank perhaps with the intent that details of the award be engraved there There is no indication of the class on the pre 1967 awards For the post 1967 awards the names are changed to Shauryua Chakra in Hindi above and SHAURYA CHAKRA below Ribbon Green colour ribbon divided into four equal parts by three orange vertical lines Bar If a recipient of the Chakra shall again perform such an act of gallantry as would have made him or her eligible to receive the Chakra such further act of gallantry shall be recognised by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the Chakra is suspended and for every subsequent act of gallantry an additional Bar shall be added and such Bar or Bars may also be awarded posthumously For every such Bar a replica of the Chakra in miniature shall be added to the riband when worn alone Eligibility EditIt is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra It is generally awarded for Counter Insurgency operations and actions against the enemy during peace time Following categories of persons are eligible for the Shaurya Chakra Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Army the Navy and the Air Force of any of the Reserve Forces of the Territorial Army Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces Nursing officers of military nursing service Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para Military Forces and Railway Protection Force Recipients EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2021 Year Rank Name Regiment Notes1952 Major PS Gahoon Punjab RegimentSecond Lieutenant M Thulasiram The Corps of EngineersSubedar Kartar Singh MC Punjab RegimentJemadar Samandar Singh GRSLance Naik Milkha Singh Punjab RegimentLance Naik Bishan Singh Punjab RegimentSepoy Shankar Dass Punjab RegimentLieutenant Colonel R A Shebbeare The GrenadiersMajor S L Menezes The GrenadiersMajor AT Stephenson Garhwal RiflesSubedar Major Dhan Singh ArtilleryHavildar Naranjan Singh Sikh RegimentLance Daffadar Sultan Singh Poona HorseRifleman Bakhtawar Singh Bhandari Garhwal RiflesSepoy Harchand Singh Sikh RegimentSepoy Richhpal Singh The GrenadiersNiak Jograj Singh Jammu and Kashmir RiflesSepoy Ram Singh Para KumaonRifleman Til Bahadur Gurung Assam Rifles1953 Subedar Tek Bahadur Sahi 9th Gorkha Rifles1953 Sepoy Thakur Singh Indian Army Service Corps1953 Shri Baboo Lal Indian Civilian1954 Shrimati Lalita Mukand Indian Civilian1955 Jemadar Kulbir Thapa 8 Gorkha Rifles1955 Rifleman Ganesh Bahadur Tamang 5 Gorkha RiflesSepoy Thakur Singh Army Service Corps1963 Second Lieutenant DD Bhalla Rajput Shaurya Chakra was awarded in Investiture Ceremony that took place on 18th April 1963 for an action that took place on 26th October 1961 when as commander of a small petrol of 3 ORs was given a task to carry out reconnaissance of route from the patrol base at Jaura Dhok to Chinamarg Gali and beyond in high altitude snow covered mountains of Pir Panjal Range After the patrol covered approximately 4 miles it was fired upon by Pakistani infiltrators of much larger strength In the encounter some infiltrators were killed others ran away leaving some of their arms and ammunition Thus the infiltrators failed in their mission of blowing up Kalai Bridge on Rajauri Poonch road The Indian Government honored 2LT Dharam Datt Bhalla s bravery with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra award 5 gt 1986 Col R K Bansal Army Postal Service Corps 6 gt 1987 Captain Virinder Singh Grewal Dogra Regiment1999 Naik Urba Datt 3 Kumaon Regiment On the day of February 23 1998 a specific intelligence was received that some terrorists are hiding in the Saloor village of Srinagar with an intention to plot explosives on the way of the convoy of VIPs passing through that route On the same night around 2100h Sofi Mohalla of that village was cordoned by the army The next day at 1100h in the morning while searching the last house of the locality Naik Urba Datt noticed some suspicious movement in the heap of hay on the rooftop He immediately fired however the terrorists jumped off the rooftop into the Nala and ran towards the jungle of Nambal To this Naik Urba Dutt too jumped on the Nala and chased the terrorists with a daunting spirit Despite being severely injured he gunned down one militant and wounded another militant who succumbed to his injuries later on This brave soldier also succumbed to his injuries and got martyred Naik Urba Datt displayed indomitable courage and exemplary valor and laid down his supreme sacrifice on the line of duty for the nation Jemadar Kulbir Thap 8 Gorkha RiflesRifleman Ganesh Bahadur Jamang 5 Gorkha RiflesHavildar S S Bhardwaj Army Ordnance CorpsScout Chatra Ram Border ScoutsScout Tara Chand Border ScoutsScout Saudagar Singh Border ScoutsCaptain G S Grewal Bihar RegimentSubedar Khem Chand The GrenadiersSubedar Megh Singh Dogra RegimentJemadar Rabe Gurung 4 Gorkha RiflesHavildar Tek Bahadur Gurung 4 Gorkha RiflesLance Havildar Balwant Singh Sikh RegimentNaik Raghunath Dange Parachute RegimentSepoy Hans Raj Punjab RegimentSepoy Narbir Singh Rajput RegimentSepoy Shanker Hembrom Bihar RegimentHavildar Murli Ram GRSSepoy Ganak Singh Jammu and Kashmir Light InfantrySubedar Mohar Singh Sikh RegimentJemadar Mohinder Singh Sikh RegimentJemadar Tek Bahadur Gurung 8 Gorkha RiflesNaik Sugam Singh Rajput RegimentNaik Padam Singh Gurung 8 Gorkha RiflesSepoy Mewa Singh Sikh RegimentSepoy Ranjit Singh Sikh RegimentLance Naik Ganga Prasad Thapa Assam RiflesRifleman Puran Bahadur Rana Assam RiflesRifleman Gogeshwar Kumar Assam RiflesSecond Lieutenant J K Grover SignalsSecond Lieutenant V R Dani 8 Gorkha RiflesSecond Lieutenant Ram Labhaya Jat RegimentJemadar Dalip Singh Sikh Regiment2001 Lance Naik Chhering Norbu Bodh Dogra Regiment2016 Captain Pawan Kumar 10 PARA SF2018 Major Satish Dahiya Army Services Corps2018 Captain Pradeep Shaurya Arya Parachute Regiment TA 2018 Major Aditya Kumar 10 Garhwal Rifles19 March 2019 Major Pawan Kumar Shaurya Chakra Retd 34 RR Jat Regiment Major Pawan Kumar displayed astute tactical acumen indomitable spirit and raw courage which led to elimination of a hardcore terrorist in September 2017 A top terrorist and the longest surviving terrorist of the valley whilst infiltrating back from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by taking cover of darkness thick foliage boulders and folds of the ground was effectively engaging own troops with deadly fire The dreaded terrorist could have been engaged only with accurate indirect fire Major Pawan realising the gravity of situation and danger to safety of own troops undaunted by heavy volumes of fire displaying raw courage used folds of the ground to crawl towards the terrorist and closed in the distance He lobbed a grenade at the terrorist forcing him to expose himself and in a fierce encounter shot him dead from a close quarter His elimination not only saved lives of own troops but also prevented revival of terrorism in the valley Major Pawan Kumar displayed perseverance dedication to duty unmatched bravery and raw courage in elimination of a hardcore terrorist 7 8 9 2019 civilian Irfan Ramzan Sheikh Jammu Kashmir2020 Wing commander Varun Singh Indian Air Force2021 Major Anuj Sood Rashtriya Rifles2021 Captain Ashutosh Kumar 18 Madras NDA 1322021 Special Police Officer Shahbaz Ahmad Jammu Kashmir PoliceReferences Edit a b The Official Home Page of the Indian Army Indianarmy gov in Retrieved 2019 10 03 Awardees Gallantry Awards gallantryawards gov in Retrieved Feb 20 2021 a b c Precedence Of Medals indianarmy nic in Indian Army Retrieved 9 September 2014 LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING CONFERRED GALLANTRY AWARDS ON THE OCCASION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY 2018 Indian Army LIST OF SHAURYA CHAKRA AWARDEES LIST OF SHAURYA CHAKRA AWARDEES https www indianarmy nic in Site FormTemplete frmTempSimple aspx MnId k5lhod0jTESAjpBHTcchHg amp ParentID x1UHqJ2E5fTRe7COlnraPw amp flag D3rRdeA74x88FLBhIxAcFw bare URL President Ram Nath Kovind presents Shaurya Chakra to Major Pawan Kumar Jat Regiment 34th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles 19 March 2019 आत क य स ल ह ल न व ल म जर पवन क म र क म ल स न क बड सम म न Major Pawan Kumar got the Shaurya Chakra Award 24 August 2018 External links EditShaurya Chakra at Indian Army website List of Shaurya Chakra Awardees Shaurya Chakra Recipients Gallantry Awards Ministry of Defence Government of India Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shaurya Chakra Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shaurya Chakra amp oldid 1139064014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
