Vir Chakra


The Vir Chakra is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in the air or at sea.
It is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.sub=sardul singh =vir chakra

Origin

It was established by the President of India on 26 January 1950. The statutes were amended on 12 January 1952 to readjust the order of wearing as new decorations were established.
It replaced the British Distinguished Service Cross, Military Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the [Victoria Cross

Appearance

The medal is inch circular silver medal. A five pointed star, with the chakra in the centre, and, on this, the domed gilded state emblem. The decoration is named on the rim and suspended from a swiveling straight-bar suspender. The decoration is almost always named and dated on the edge. Around a plain centre, two legends are separated by lotus flowers; with Vir Chakra in Hindi above and in English below. The ribbon is 32 mm, half dark blue and half orange-saffron; dark blue 16 mm, saffron 16 mm.
The award carries with it a cash allowance and, in some cases, a lump sum cash award. This has been a rather controversial issue throughout the life of the decoration. From 1 February 1999, the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs. 850 for recipients of the award. In addition, many states have established individual pension rewards for the recipients of the decoration.

List of Vir Chakra recipients

A total of 1327 personnel received Vir Chakra. Some of the notable Vir Chakra awardees include:
†Indicates posthumous honour

RankRecipientServiceDate
LieutenantIndian Army19501947 Indo-Pakistan War
JemadarKanikasamiIndian Army19471947 Indo-Pakistan War
MajorHS BainsIndian Army19481948 Operation Polo
BrigadierHarbaksh SinghIndian Army1 May 19481948 Operation Polo
Lieutenant ColonelGirdhari SinghIndian Army26 February 19481947 Indo-Pakistan War
Subedar Major and Honorary CaptainBhim ChandIndian Army23 August 1948 and 27 December 1948 1947 Indo-Pakistan War
Air Vice MarshalRanjan DuttIndian Air Force26 Jan 19501947 Indo-Pakistan War
MajorTirath Singh OberoiIndian Army26 Jan 19501947 Indo-Pakistan War
Major GeneralAshwani Kumar DiwanIndian Army18 Nov 19621962 Sino-Indian War
Wing CommanderKrishan Kant SainiIndian Air Force18 Nov 19621962 Operation Leg Horn
SignalmanDC DhilanIndian Army19631963
HavildarKG GeorgeIndian Army19651965 Indo-Pakistan War
Lieutenant GeneralZorawar Chand BakshiIndian Army05 Aug 19651965 Operation Ablaze
Wing CommanderTrevor KeelorIndian Air Force03 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Flight LieutenantVirendera Singh PathaniaIndian Air Force04 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Air CommodoreAlfred Tyrone CookeIndian Air Force07 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Naib SubedarGanesh DattIndian Army07 Sep 19651965 Indo-Pakistan War
Wing CommanderAmar Jit Singh SandhuIndian Air Force17 Sep 19651965 Indo-Pakistan War
Lt Col Russi Hormusji BajinaIndian Army18 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Air MarshalDenzil KeelorIndian Air Force19 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Lieutenant General Mohammad Ahmad ZakiIndian Army20 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
AdmiralLaxminarayan RamdasIndian Navy01 Dec 19711971 Operation Cactus Lily
BrigadierJK TomarIndian Army03 Dec 19711971 Operation Cactus Lily
Lieutenant ColonelSatish NambiarIndian Army11 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
BrigadierP V SahadevanIndian Army16 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
CaptainPrashant Kumar GhoshIndian Army19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Lieutenant ColonelVikram DeuskarIndian Army16 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
CaptainSatish Chander SehgalIndian Army, 75 Medium Regiment16 Dec 19711971 Battle of Basantar
Air CommodoreJasjit SinghIndian Air Force17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
HavildarGurdev Singh HansIndian Army17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Squadron LeaderRamesh Chander KohliIndian Air Force17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
AdmiralArun PrakashIndian Navy21 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Wing CommanderSukhdev Singh DhillonIndian Air Force17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Squadron LeaderM A GanapathyIndian Air force19721971 Battle of Boyra
Lance DaffadarKatar Singh72 Armoured Regiment19711971 Battle of Chhamb
Group CaptainDonald ‘Don’ LazarusIndian Air force19721971 Battle of Boyra
Flight LieutenantLawrence Frederic PereiraIndian Air force26 Jan 19721971 Indo-Pakistan War
NaikNaib Singh GillIndian Army, 6 Sikh Regiment26 Jan 19721971 Indo-Pakistan War
Lieutenant GeneralJ.B.S. YadavaIndian Army, 11 Gorkha Rifles15 August 19721971 Indo-pakistan War
Lieutenant General Francis Tiburtius DiasIndian Army15 August 19721971 Indo-Pakistan War
MajorNgangom Joy Dutta SinghIndian Army26 Jan 19881987 Operation Pawan
Major-GeneralDalvir SinghIndian Army26 Jan 19881987 Jaffna University Helidrop
Lieutenant CommanderDeepak AgarwalIndian Navy26 Jan 19881987 Operation Pawan
SepoyKamkholam KukiIndian Army, Assam Regiment17 Dec 19891987 Operation Pawan
Flight LieutenantAbdul Naseer HanfeeIndian Air Force, 128 Helicopter Unit26 January 19891984 Operation Meghdoot
NaikKaushal Yadav †Indian Army,9 PARA (SF)26 July 19991999 Operation Vijay
CaptainJintu GogoiIndian Army, 18 Garhwal Rifles15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
Squadron LeaderAjay Ahuja†Indian Air Force01 Jan 19991999 Operation Safed Sagar
ColonelMagod Basappa RavindranathIndian Army, 2 Rajputana Rifles28 Jun 19991999 Battle of Tololing
Lieutenant ColonelRamakrishnan VishwanathanIndian Army, 18 GrenadiersJun 19991999 Battle of Tololing
L/HavildarRam KumarIndian Army, 18 GrenadiersJun 19991999 Battle of Tololing
MajorMariappan SaravananIndian Army, 1st Bihar Regiment15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
ColonelLalit RaiIndian Army, 1/11 GR15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
Lieutenant ColonelYogesh Kumar JoshiIndian Army, 13 JAK RIF15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
CaptainSanjeev Singh JamwalIndian Army, 13 JAK RIF15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
GunnerSanjeev Gopala PillaiIndian Army, 4 Medium Regiment15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
CaptainVijyant ThaparIndian Army, 2 Rajputana Rifles16 Dec 19991999 Operation Vijay
L/HavildarChuni LalIndian Army, 8 JAK LI30 Aug 20001999 Operation Vijay
Wing CommanderAbhinandan VarthamanIndian Air Force15 Aug 20192019 India-Pakistan Standoff
Naib SubedarNuduram SorenIndian Army, 16th Bihar Regiment26 Jan 20212020 Operation Snow Leopard
NaikDeepak SinghIndian Army, 16th Bihar Regiment26 Jan 20212020 Operation Snow Leopard
SepoyGurtej SinghIndian Army, 3rd Punjab Regiment26 Jan 20212020 Operation Snow Leopard
HavildarMangal Singh sisodiyaIndian Army4 April 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Group CaptainRanjeet Singh SidhuIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Group CaptainManish AroraIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Group CaptainAnimesh PatniIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Group CaptainKunal KalraIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Wing CommanderJoy ChandraIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Squadron LeaderSarthak KumarIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Squadron LeaderSiddhant SinghIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Squadron LeaderRizwan MalikIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Flight LieutenantAarshveer Singh ThakurIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor