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President confers 07 Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals, 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 12 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals & 56 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals during Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026[...]

Ministry of Defence

President confers 07 Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals, 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 12 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals & 56 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals during Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-II)

Posted On: 29 JUN 2026 6:41PM by PIB Delhi

President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred 105 Distinguished Service Decorations to the personnel of the Defence Forces, and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) during the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-II) at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on June 29, 2026. These decorations - 07 Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals, 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 12 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and 56 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals - have been given to the personnel for their distinguished service of exceptional order. The list of awardees in the order of presentation is as follows:

S NO

NAME

SERVICE

ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1

20452, AIR MARSHAL TARUN CHAUDHRY, VSM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

2

IC-44099F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL NEERAJ VARSHNEY, VSM, THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Army

3

IC-48525F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIKAS ROHELLA, SM**, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Army

4

IC-49479K, LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARBINDER SINGH VANDRA, SM, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS

Army

5

IC-49588W, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MOHINDER PAL SINGH, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

6

IC-49132X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RANJEET SINGH, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

7

IC-49711K, LIEUTENANT GENERAL AJAY KUMAR, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

8

IC-49558Y, LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHAMSHER SINGH VIRK, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

9

IC-50284L, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ADITYA VIKRAM SINGH RATHEE, SM, VSM, THE BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS

Army

10

IC-50664K, LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARPAL SINGH, VSM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Army

11

MR-05731X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHIYYARATH GOPALAN MURALIDHARAN, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Army

12

IC-50702P, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PUNEET AHUJA, SM, VSM, THE BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS

Army

13

03558K, VICE ADMIRAL ANAND Y SARDESAI, VSM

Navy

14

03688F, VICE ADMIRAL RAJAT KAPOOR

Navy

15

41470Z, VICE ADMIRAL SRINIVAS KUDARAVALLI

Navy

16

03939A, VICE ADMIRAL SUSHEEL MENON, VSM

Navy

17

04014Y, VICE ADMIRAL ANIL JAGGI

Navy

18

75568W, SURGEON REAR ADMIRAL (NOW SURGEON VICE ADMIRAL) VIVEK HANDE, VSM

Navy

19

20131, AIR MARSHAL MEHTAB SINGH DESWAL, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

20

20227, AIR MARSHAL KONDENKOLANGARA ABOO AHAMED SANJEEB, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)

Air Force

21

20865, AIR VICE MARSHAL (NOW AIR MARSHAL) SETTYPALLI SRINIVASA RAO, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS)

Air Force

22

0258-L, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL DONNY MICHAEL, PTM, TM

ICG

23

76819N, SURGEON VICE ADMIRAL KAVITA SAHAI, SM, VSM (RETIRED)

Navy

24

IC-48643P, MAJOR GENERAL SUDHIR KUMAR SHARMA, SM**, VSM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

25

IC-49217N, MAJOR GENERAL SUJEET SHIVAJI PATIL, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

26

IC-49879W, MAJOR GENERAL GURPREET SINGH CHOUDHRY, SM, VSM, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE

Army

27

IC-49426L, MAJOR GENERAL ASHISH SHAH, SM, THE ARMOURED CORPS

Army

28

IC-46832A, MAJOR GENERAL AMAR RAMDASANI, YSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

29

IC-50568P, MAJOR GENERAL VIKAS CHOUDHARY, YSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

30

IC-50337Y, MAJOR GENERAL TARUN AGRAWAL, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

31

IC-50340Y, MAJOR GENERAL VOODEV PARIDA, VSM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

32

IC-51169X, MAJOR GENERAL SUMIT MEHTA, VSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS

Army

33

IC-51211L, MAJOR GENERAL VIKRANT SURESH DESHPANDE, THE INFANTRY

Army

34

IC-51564L, MAJOR GENERAL KULESHWAR SINGH DHADWAL, SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

35

IC-51938W, MAJOR GENERAL VIVEK NARANG, THE INFANTRY

Army

36

IC-51948A, MAJOR GENERAL PARANVIR SINGH PUNIA, SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

37

IC-51955W, MAJOR GENERAL KOLANKARA MOHAN NAIR, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

38

IC-52036N, MAJOR GENERAL ARINDAM SAHA, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

39

IC-52114A, MAJOR GENERAL MAHIPAL SINGH RATHORE, SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

40

IC-52183W, MAJOR GENERAL AWINDER PAL SINGH BAL, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

41

IC-52352M, MAJOR GENERAL DHANANJAY JOSHI, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

42

IC-52966P, MAJOR GENERAL MANDEEP SINGH, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

43

03746N, REAR ADMIRAL NIRBHAY BAPNA, VSM

Navy

44

37198, AIR VICE MARSHAL KAUSHIK CHATTERJEE, MEDICAL

Air Force

45

21818, AIR VICE MARSHAL SANJEEV VASHISHTH, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

46

21162, AIR VICE MARSHAL VADAPALLI RAVI SATYANARAYAN RAJU, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)

Air Force

47

22136, AIR VICE MARSHAL SANJEEV KUMAR TALIYAN, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

48

21889, AIR VICE MARSHAL MANMEET SINGH, ADMINISTRATION/FIGHTER CONTROLLER

Air Force

49

22940, AIR VICE MARSHAL MANU MIDHA, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

50

IC-46172N, MAJOR GENERAL RAJESH ARUN MOGHE, VSM, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY (RETIRED)

Army

51

IC-46395L, MAJOR GENERAL SANDEEP KUMAR, VSM, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL DEPARTMENT(RETIRED)

Army

52

MR-06043L, MAJOR GENERAL PARAG ANANT DESHMUKH, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (RETIRED)

Army

53

20498, AIR VICE MARSHAL SATISH KUMAR MATHUR, FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)

Air Force

54

20680, AIR VICE MARSHAL NAND KUMAR NAIR, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS) (RETIRED)

Air Force

55

MR-06770H, BRIGADIER PAWAN DHULL, VSM, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Army

56

JC-552551H, SUBEDAR H HOKATO SEMA, 9 ASSAM

Army

UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL

1

IC-44044X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL DHIRAJ SETH, PVSM, AVSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS, HEADQUARTERS SOUTHERN COMMAND

Army

2

18554, AIR MARSHAL MANISH KHANNA, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

3

IC-49469A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRASHANT SRIVASTAVA, AVSM, SM, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 15 CORPS

Army

4

IC-49473H, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJAN SHARAWAT, AVSM, VSM, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, HEADQUARTERS 9 CORPS

Army

5

IC-49500F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ABHIJIT S PENDHARKAR, AVSM, YSM, THE ASSAM REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 3 CORPS

Army

6

IC-49650X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL GAMBHIR SINGH, AVSM, YSM, THE GARHWAL RIFLES, HEADQUARTERS 4 CORPS

Army

7

IC-49911A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRASANNA KISHORE MISHRA, AVSM, YSM, SM, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY, HEADQUARTERS 16 CORPS

Army

8

03350-N, VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, AVSM, VSM

Navy

9

19162, AIR MARSHAL PRAVEEN KESHAV VOHRA, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

10

23214, AIR COMMODORE AJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

11

24494, AIR COMMODORE PRABHAT MALIK, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

12

26308, GROUP CAPTAIN KAMRAN NAZEER, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1

03221W VICE ADMIRAL (NOW ADMIRAL) KRISHNA SWAMINATHAN, AVSM, VSM

Navy

2

IC-44065N, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANJINDER SINGH, AVSM, YSM, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

3

03295N, VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY VATSAYAN, AVSM, NM

Navy

4

03326H, VICE ADMIRAL AJAY KOCHHAR, AVSM, NM

Navy

5

18558, AIR MARSHAL ASHUTOSH DIXIT, AVSM, VM, VSM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

6

18806, AIR MARSHAL TEJINDER SINGH, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

7

18787, AIR MARSHAL SEETHEPALLI SHRINIVAS, AVSM, VSM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

8

IC-47603F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIRESH PRATAP SINGH KAUSHIK, UYSM, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

9

IC-47657H, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL ANTHONY JUDE FERNANDEZ, AVSM, VSM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Army

10

IC-47023M, LIEUTENANT GENERAL NAVNEET SINGH SARNA, AVSM, SM, VSM THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

11

IC-48067W, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RASHIM BALI, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY

Army

12

IC-48085Y, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANISH MOHAN ERRY, UYSM, AVSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

13

IC-48389W, LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARJEET SINGH SAHI, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

14

IC-48677H, LIEUTENANT GENERAL DHEERENDRA SINGH KUSHWAH, AVSM, SM, THE INFANTRY

Army

15

IC-50257F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL SUMER IVAN D'CUNHA, SM, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE

Army

16

IC-49200A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRIT PAL SINGH, AVSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS

Army

17

75408F, SURGEON VICE ADMIRAL ARTI SARIN, AVSM, VSM

Navy

18

03247B, VICE ADMIRAL ATUL ANAND, AVSM, VSM

Navy

19

18493, AIR MARSHAL VIJAY KUMAR GARG, AVSM, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) (RETIRED)

Air Force

20

18563, AIR MARSHAL SURAT SINGH, AVSM, VM, VSM, FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)

Air Force

21

IC-48427F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ARVIND WALIA, AVSM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (RETIRED)

Army

22

IC-47076L, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAKESH KAPOOR, AVSM, VSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS (RETIRED)

Army

23

IC-47253A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL GAJENDRA JOSHI, AVSM, SM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED)

Army

24

IC-43297A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAGMOHAN SINGH SIDANA, AVSM, THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RETIRED)

Army

25

IC-43655A LIEUTENANT GENERAL K VINOD KUMAR, AVSM, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS (RETIRED)

Army

26

18825, AIR MARSHAL SUNIL KASHINATH VIDHATE, AVSM, YSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)

Air Force

27

IC-48957W, MAJOR GENERAL GURPREET SINGH, AVSM, SM, VSM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

28

IC-48963K, MAJOR GENERAL PANKAJ MALHOTRA, AVSM, SM, THE BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS

Army

29

IC-49870F, MAJOR GENERAL CHARNJIT SINGH MANN, AVSM, VSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS

Army

30

IC-49591W, MAJOR GENERAL ROOPESH MEHTA, SM, VSM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Army

SARVOTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL

1

IC-47032N, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRATIK SHARMA, PVSM, AVSM, SM, THE MADRAS REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN COMMAND

Army

2

18557, AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR, PVSM, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

3

IC-48989Y, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJIV GHAI, UYSM, AVSM, SM***, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, INTEGRATED HEADQUARTERS OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY)

Army

4

18781, AIR MARSHAL AWADHESH KUMAR BHARTI, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT)

Air Force

5

03081-A, VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY JASJIT SINGH, PVSM, AVSM, NM (RETIRED)

Navy

6

18270, AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI, PVSM, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)

Air Force

7

18575, AIR MARSHAL JEETENDRA MISHRA, AVSM, VSM, FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED)

Air Force

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