List of Param Vir Chakra Recipients India

Param Vir Chakra- The highest decoration for velour, it is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of velour, whether on land, at sea or in the air. Below is the list of all awardees of Param Vir Chakra:

 

Recipient Name	Regiment	Date	Notes
Major Som Nath Sharma	4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	November 3, 1947	Posthumous
Lance Naik Karam Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	October 13, 1948
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane	Corps of Engineers	April 8, 1948
Naik Jadu Nath Singh	1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment	Feb-48	Posthumous
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat	6th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles	17 July 1948–18 July 1948	Posthumous
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria	3rd Battalion, 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)	December 5, 1961	Posthumous
Major Dhan Singh Thapa	1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles	October 20, 1962
Subedar Joginder Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	October 23, 1962	Posthumous
Major Shaitan Singh	13th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	November 18, 1962	Posthumous
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid	4th Battalion, The Grenadiers	September 10, 1965	Posthumous
Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore	17th Poona Horse	October 15, 1965	Posthumous
Lance Naik Albert Ekka	14th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards	December 3, 1971	Posthumous
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon	No.18 Squadron, Indian Air Force	December 14, 1971	Posthumous
2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal	17th Poona Horse	December 16, 1971	Posthumous
Major Hoshiar Singh	3rd Battalion, The Grenadiers	December 17, 1971
Naib Subedar Bana Singh	8th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	June 23, 1987
Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran	8th Battalion, Mahar Regiment	November 25, 1987	Posthumous
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey	1st Battalion, 11th Gorkha Rifles	July 3, 1999	Posthumous
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav	18th Battalion, The Grenadiers	July 4, 1999
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar	13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	July 5, 1999
Captain Vikram Batra	13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	July 6, 1999	Posthumous