- By Anshika Verma
- Sat, 16 Aug 2025 09:26 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Full List Of Gallantry Awards 2025: During the celebrations of the 79th Independence Day , India honored its brave officers and troops for their outstanding bravery, leadership, as well as commitment in various actions, including the ones who made Operation Sindoor this big success and iconic. On August 14, 2025, on the eve of India’s Independence Day, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu formally presented a series of gallantry and service recognitions and awards for honoring the dedication of the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces and their undeniable contribution.
The gallantry awards and honours include a total of 127 gallantry awards, 40 distinguished service awards, and 290 mentions‑in‑des‑patches, that showcase India’s unwavering commitment and leadership to acknowledging exceptional bravery and service by several soldiers of India. The third-highest wartime gallantry award, the Vir Chakra, has been awarded to a total of 15 individuals for their outstanding bravery and exceptional contribution in Operation Sindoor: 9 for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and 4 from the Army. As per the Ministry of Defence, the list of awardees includes 40 distinguished service awards and 127 gallantry medals. Here we bring to you the full list of the Gallantry Awards 2025 approved by the President Droupadi Murmu.
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Check Full List of Gallantry Awards 2025:
NAME | SERVICE / UNIT | AWARD |
Lt Gen Pratik Sharma | Northern Command | Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal |
Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai | DGMO | Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal |
Capt Lalrinawma Sailo | Para (SF) | Kirti Chakra |
Lt Shashank Tiwari | ASC, Sikkim Scouts | Kirti Chakra |
L/Nk Meenatchi Sundaram A | Artillery, RR | Kirti Chakra |
Sep Janjal Pravin Prabhakar | Mahar, RR | Kirti Chakra |
Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar | Western Command | Uttam Yudh Seva Medal |
Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava | 15 Corps | Uttam Yudh Seva Medal |
Lt Gen Prasanna Kishore Mishra | 16 Corps | Uttam Yudh Seva Medal |
Col Koshank Lamba | Med Regt | Vir Chakra |
Lt Col Sushil Bisht | Med Bty | Vir Chakra |
Nb Sub Satish Kumar | Dogra | Vir Chakra |
Rfn Sunil Kumar | JAK LI | Vir Chakra |
GC Ranjeet Singh Sidhu | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Group Captain Manish Arora | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Group Captain Animesh Patni | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Wing Commander Joy Chandra | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Squadron Leader Sarthak Kumar | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
GC Kunal Kamra | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Squadron Leader Siddhant Singh | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Squadron Leader Rizwan Malik | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Flight Lieutenant Aarshveer Singh Thakur | Air Force | Vir Chakra |
Sub Inspector (GD), Mohd Imteyaj | MHA | Vir Chakra |
CT/GD Deepak Chingakham | MHA | Vir Chakra |
Lt Col Neetesh Bharti Shukla | Sikh | Shaurya Chakra |
Maj Bhargav Kalita | Kumaon, RR | Shaurya Chakra |
Maj Ashish Kumar | Para (SF) | Shaurya Chakra |
Maj Aditya Pratap Singh, SM | Assam Rifles | Shaurya Chakra |
Asst Comdt Mohd Shafiq | Assam Rifles | Shaurya Chakra |
Sub Shamsher Singh | Para (SF) | Shaurya Chakra |
L/Nk Rahul Singh | Para (SF) | Shaurya Chakra |
Rfn Bhoj Ram Sahu | Assam Rifles | Shaurya Chakra |
Lieutenant Commander Suraj PrasharI | Navy | Shaurya Chakra |
Ram Goyal | Navy | Shaurya Chakra |
Wing Commander Abhimanyu Singh | Air Force | Shaurya Chakra |
Inspector Shri Laxman Kewat | MHA | Shaurya Chakra |
Inspector Shri Rameshwar Prasad Deshmukh | MHA | Shaurya Chakra |
Constable/GD Saddam Hussain | MHA | Shaurya Chakra |
Constable/GD Feda Hussain Dar | MHA | Shaurya Chakra |
Constable/GD Sanjay Tiwari | MHA | Shaurya Chakra |
Maj Gen Sandeep Sudarshan Sharda | ADGPI | Yudh Seva Medal |
Brig Rakesh Nair | Infantry | Yudh Seva Medal |
Brig Vivek Goel | AAD | Yudh Seva Medal |
Brig Surjeet Kumar Singh | Intelligence | Yudh Seva Medal |
Brig Sonender Singh | Engineers | Yudh Seva Medal |
Brig Vivek Puri | Infantry | Yudh Seva Medal |
Brig Mudit Mahajan | Infantry | Yudh Seva Medal |
Nb Sub Ratneswar Ghosh | AAD | Yudh Seva Medal |
Vice Admiral AN Pramod | Navy | Yudh Seva Medal |
Sub Vinod Kumar | AAD | Yudh Seva Medal |
Rear Admiral Rahul Vilas Gokhake | Navy | Yudh Seva Medal |
Air Vice Marshal Joseph Suares | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AVM Prajul Singh VM | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Shashi Kant | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Sagar Singh Rawat | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Ashok Raj Thakur | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Pradeep Batra | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Kanwal Preet Singh Dham | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Devashsih Kukreti | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
AC Rohit Kapil | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
Group Captain Alok J=Kumar Sharma | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
Group Captain Vikas Verma | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
Group Captain Ankit Mehrotra | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
Wing Commander Gobind Singh | Air Force | Yudh Seva Medal |
There are 2 Officers from BAR TO SENA MEDAL, there are a total of 58 SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY), 6 officers for NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY), 26 in the category of VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY), 7 for the SARVOTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, and a total of 9 in the category of UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL.
India has celebrated its 79th Independence Day on August 15th, 2025. It has been 78 years since India has achieved independence from British Rule. The first Independence Day was celebrated on August 15th, 1947 in India just after the Independence.