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  1. List of Ashoka Chakra Awards Winners from 1952 to 2023. Ashoka Chakra (Medal): The Ashoka Chakra (Medal) is India's highest peacetime gallantry award. This honor is given to soldiers and civilians for exceptional valor, bravery or sacrifice. It can also be given posthumously.

  2. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950 which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August, 1947. Thereafter, other three gallantry awards i.e. Ashoka Chakra Class-I, Ashoka Chakra Class-II and Ashoka Chakra Class ...

  3. The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra, lit. ' Wheel of Ashoka ') is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.

  4. These gallantry awards are announced twice in a year - first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day. Order of precedence of these awards is the Param Vir Chakra, the Ashoka Chakra, the Mahavir Chakra, the Kirti Chakra, the Vir Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra.

  5. Apr 8, 2023 · Last Updated: 8 April 2023. The Ashoka Chakra/Ashok Chakra is India’s Highest Peacetime Military Decoration Awarded for Valor, Courageous Action, or Self-Sacrifice away from the Battlefield. It is the Peacetime Equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra ( PVC ).

  6. GALLANTRY AWARDS October 17, 2023 The Government of India has instituted several awards to honour individual acts of merit and gallantry. The Ashoka Chakra series of gallantry awards are amongst the highest gallantry awards of the country. These awards are given in three categories viz. Ashoka Chakra (awarded for most conspicuous bravery of

  7. Aug 14, 2023 · President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved 76 Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel on the eve of Independence Day 2023. These include four Kirti Chakra (posthumous), 11 Shaurya Chakras, including five posthumous, two Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 52 Sena Medals (Gallantry), three Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry ...

  8. The Ashoka Chakra is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some act of daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy. The Kirti Chakra is awarded for conspicuous gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy. The Shaurya Chakra is awarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy.

  9. 2. The Ashoka Chakra series of gallantry awards are amongst the highest gallantry awards of the country. These awards are given in three categories viz. Ashoka Chakra (Bwarded for most conspicuous bravery or some act of daring or pre eminent valour of .self sacrifice), Kirti Chakra (awarded for conspicuous gallantry)

  10. Jan 23, 2023 · Three Param Vir Chakra and three Ashok Chakra awardees will participate in this year's Parade. Before commencement of the Parade, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the nation in paying homage to the fallen brave hearts by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial.