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Gallantry Awards 2026
June 17 , 2026
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- The President of India conferred 51 Gallantry Awards at the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-I) held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, including 7 Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras and 29 Shaurya Chakras.
- The awards recognised exceptional bravery and sacrifice by personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Police forces.
- Notable awardees included Captain Lalrinawma Sailo and Naib Subedar Doleshwar Subba, who received the Kirti Chakra.
- Other recipients included Group Captain Abhimanyu Singh, who received the Shaurya Chakra for safely landing a damaged aircraft during an emergency.
- The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest wartime gallantry award, while the Ashoka Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award.
- The peacetime gallantry awards were instituted in 1952 with effect from 15 August 1947 and were renamed as Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra in 1967.
- Gallantry Awards are announced twice every year—on Republic Day and Independence Day.
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