Maha Vir Chakra
The Maha Vir Chakra is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Order. The medal may be awarded posthumously.
Appearance
The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with circular center-piece bearing the gilded state emblem of India in the center. The words "Mahavira Chakra" are embossed in Devanagari and English on the reverse with two lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left chest with a half-white and half-orange riband about 3.2 cm in width, the orange being near the left shoulder.History
More than 218 acts of bravery and selfless courage have been recognized since the inception of the medal. The most MVCs awarded in a single conflict was in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, when eleven were given to the Indian Air Force.Bar to MVC
Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:| # | Rank | Name | Date of First Award | Date of Second Award |
| 1 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 1 January 1962 | 1 September 1965 |
| 2 | Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 19 March 1948 | 6 September 1965 |
| 3 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 16 September 1965 | 5 December 1971 |
| 4 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 6 September 1965 | 5 December 1971 |
| 5 | Colonel | Chewang Rinchen | 1 July 1948 | 8 December 1971 |
| 6 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | 2 November 1965 | 2 January 1972 |
No second bars have been awarded. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use MVC as a post-nominal abbreviation.
List of recipients
The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:| # | Rank | Name | Operation/War | Date of Award |
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel | Dewan Ranjit Rai | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 27-Oct-1947 |
| 2 | Sepoy | Dewan Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 03-Nov-1947 |
| 3 | Naik | Chand Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 22-Nov-1947 |
| 4 | Subedar | Bishan Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 12-Dec-1947 |
| 5 | Jemadar | Nand Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 12-Dec-1947 |
| 6 | Civilian | Ram Chander | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 7 | Major | Yadunath Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 8 | Lieutenant Colonel | IJS Butalia | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 9 | Lieutenant Colonel | Khushal Chand | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 10 | Brigadier | Mohammad Usman | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 11 | Lt General | Man Mohan Khanna | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 12 | Brigadier | Rajendra Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 13 | Lieutenant Colonel | Thakur Prithi Chand | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 14 | Major | Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 15 | Sepoy | Man Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 16 | Havildar | Daya Ram | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 17 | Colonel | Kishan Singh Rathore | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 18 | Subedar-major | Krishna Sonawale | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 19 | Major | Sardar Malkit Singh Brar | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 20 | Major | Satya Pal Chopra | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 21 | Lieutenant Colonel | Hari Chand | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 22 | Sepoy | Hari Singh | 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad | 17-Mar-1948 |
| 23 | Subedar | Gurdial Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 24 | Major General | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 25 | Brigadier | Arvind Nilkanth Jatar | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 26 | Naik | Sis Pal Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 27 | Rfn | Dhonkal Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 28 | Lieutenant Colonel | Kaman Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 29 | Jemadar | Lal Bahadur Khattri | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1952 |
| 30 | Jemadar | Hardev Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 31 | Naik | Nar Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 32 | Naik | Raju | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 33 | Subedar | Chuna Ram | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 34 | Civilian Porter | Mohd Ismail | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 35 | Sepoy | Amar Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 36 | Major | Chewang Rinchen | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 01-Jul-1948 |
| 37 | Naik | Pritam Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 38 | Jemadar | Sampooran Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 39 | Brigadier | Sher Jung Thapa | The Hero of Skardu | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 40 | Subedar | Fateh Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 41 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Singh Virk | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 42 | Lt General | Anil Krishna Barat | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 43 | Lance Naik | Rabi Lal Thapa | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 44 | Lieutenant Colonel | Dharam Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 45 | Major General | Anant Singh Pathania | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 46 | Havildar | Ram Parsad Gurung | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 47 | Jemadar | Lal Singh | 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad | 15-Nov-1948 |
| 48 | Brigadier | Kanhya Lal Atal | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 49 | Captain | Dara Dinshaw Mistry | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 50 | Air Commodore | Mehar Singh | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 51 | Air Marshal | Minoo Merwan Engineer | 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 52 | Wing Commander | SB Noronha | 1951 Operation Tomahawk | 26-Jan-1950 |
| 53 | Lieutenant Colonel | AG Rangaraj | 1951 Operation Tomahawk | 24-Mar-1951 |
| 54 | Colonel | Nirod Baran Banerjee | 1951 Operation Tomahawk | March-1951 |
| 55 | Air Chief Marshal | Hrushikesh Moolgavkar | 1961 Operation Vijay, Goa | 08-Dec-1951 |
| 56 | Lance Naik | Ran Bahadur Gurung | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 06-Dec-1961 |
| 57 | Naik | Mahabir Thapa | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 16-Dec-1961 |
| 58 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 01-Jan-1962 |
| 59 | Naik | Chain Singh | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 10-Oct-1962 |
| 60 | Subedar | Kanshi Ram | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 10-Oct-1962 |
| 61 | Havildar | Saroop Singh | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 19-Oct-1962 |
| 62 | Lieutenant Colonel | Bhagwan Dutt Dogra | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 63 | Second lieutenant | Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 64 | Lieutenant Colonel | Gurdial Singh | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 65 | Captain | Mahabir Prasad | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 66 | Major | Mahander Singh Chaudhary | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 67 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sardul Singh Randhawa | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 68 | Brigadier | Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 69 | Subedar | Sonam Stobdan | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 70 | General | Tapishwar Narain Raina | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 20-Oct-1962 |
| 71 | Naib Subedar | Rabi Lal Thapa | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 21-Oct-1962 |
| 72 | Colonel | Ajit Singh | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 22-Oct-1962 |
| 73 | Major General | Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 25-Oct-1962 |
| 74 | Sepoy | Kewal Singh | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 26-Oct-1962 |
| 75 | Havildar | Satigian Phunchok | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 27-Oct-1962 |
| 76 | Jemadar | Ishe Tundup | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 27-Oct-1962 |
| 77 | Rfn | Jaswant Singh Rawat | 1962 Operation Leg Horn | 17-Nov-1962 |
| 78 | Major | Shyamal Dev Goswamy | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 18-Nov-1962 |
| 79 | Lieutenant | Ved Prakash Trehan | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 29-Dec-1962 |
| 80 | Major General | Sushil Kumar Mathur | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 15-Apr-1965 |
| 81 | Major | Baljit Singh Randhawa | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 17-May-1965 |
| 82 | Captain | Chander Narain Singh | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 83 | Major General | Sarup Singh Kalaan | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 84 | Lt General | Ram Dharam Dass Hira | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 85 | Lt General | Zorawar Chand Bakshi | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 05-Aug-1965 |
| 86 | Colonel | Gurbans Singh Sangha | 1965 Operation Riddle | 15-Aug-1965 |
| 87 | Lt General | Ranjit Singh Dyal | 1965 Operation Riddle | 25-Aug-1965 |
| 88 | Major | Bhaskar Roy | 1965 Operation Riddle | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 89 | Wing Commander | Jag Mohan Nath | 1965 Operation Riddle | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 90 | Air Commodore | William Mac Donald Goodman | 1965 Operation Riddle | 01-Sep-1965 |
| 91 | Subedar | Ajit Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 92 | Brigadier | Desmond Hayde | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 93 | Major | Gurbaksh Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 94 | Major | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 95 | Lt General | Har Krishen Sibal | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 96 | Lt General | Khem Karan Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 97 | Lieutenant Colonel | Narindera Nath Khanna | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 98 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 99 | Air Marshal | Prem Pal Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 06-Sep-1965 |
| 100 | Brigadier | Raghubir Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 07-Sep-1965 |
| 101 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harbans Lal Mehta | 1965 Operation Riddle | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 102 | Naib Subedar | Naubat Ram | 1965 Operation Riddle | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 103 | Brigadier | Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj | 1965 Operation Riddle | 08-Sep-1965 |
| 104 | Major | Mohindar Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 09-Sep-1965 |
| 105 | Brigadier | Sampuran Singh | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 09-Sep-1965 |
| 106 | Major General | Salim Caleb | 1965 Operation Riddle | 10-Sep-1965 |
| 107 | Major General | Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi | 1965 Operation Riddle | 11-Sep-1965 |
| 108 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 1965 Operation Riddle | 16-Sep-1965 |
| 109 | Major | Asaram Tyagi | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 21-Sep-1965 |
| 110 | Captain | Kapil Singh Thapa | 1965 Operation Riddle | 21-Sep-1965 |
| 111 | Brigadier | Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal | 1965 Operation Riddle | 28-Sep-1965 |
| 112 | Subedar | Tika Bahadur Thapa | 1965 Operation Riddle | 30-Sep-1965 |
| 113 | Major | Bhupinder Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 11-Oct-1965 |
| 114 | Naik | Darshan Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 115 | Captain | Gautam Mubayi | 1965 Operation Riddle | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 116 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | 1965 Operation Riddle | 02-Nov-1965 |
| 117 | Major | Harbhajan Singh | 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes | 11-Sep-1967 |
| 118 | Brigadier | Rai Singh | 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes | 11-Sep-1967 |
| 119 | Lieutenant Colonel | Mahatam Singh | 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes | 01-Oct-1967 |
| 120 | Lt General | Anand Sarup | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 121 | Brigadier | Arun Bhimrao Harolikar | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 122 | Major General | Anthony Harold Edward Michigan | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 123 | Major General | Hardev Singh Kaler | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 124 | Captain | Mohan Narayan Rao Samant | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 125 | Brigadier | Rajkumar Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 126 | Lieutenant Colonel | Surinder Kapur | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1971 |
| 127 | Lance Naik | Ram Ugrah Pandey | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 24-Nov-1971 |
| 128 | Sepoy | Ansuya Prasad | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 30-Nov-1971 |
| 129 | Rfn | Pati Ram Gurung | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 30-Nov-1971 |
| 130 | Major | Shamsher Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Dec-1971 |
| 131 | Vice Admiral | Swaraj Parkash | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Dec-1971 |
| 132 | Major | Anup Singh Gahlaut | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 133 | Brigadier | Basdev Singh Mankotia | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 134 | Major General | Anant Vishwanath Natu | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 135 | Major General | Kashmiri Lal Rattan | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 136 | Major General | Prem Kumar Khanna | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 137 | Lieutenant Colonel | Jaivir Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 138 | Air Vice-Marshal | Vidya Bhushan Vasisht | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 03-Dec-1971 |
| 139 | Group Captain | Allan Albert D’Costa | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 140 | Subedar-major | Bir Bahadur Pun | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 141 | Commodore | Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao | 1971 Operation Trident | 04-Dec-1971 |
| 142 | General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 143 | Commodore | Babru Bhan Yadav | 1971 Operation Trident | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 144 | Captain | Devinder Singh Ahlawat | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 145 | Lt General | Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 146 | Brigadier | Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 147 | Brigadier | Narinder Singh Sandhu | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 148 | Wing Commander | Padmanabha Gautam | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 149 | Air Marshal | Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 150 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sawai Bhawani Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 05-Dec-1971 |
| 151 | Lt General | Joginder Singh Gharaya | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 152 | Brigadier | Kailash Prasad Pande | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 153 | Brigadier | Mohindar Lal Whig | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 154 | Sepoy | Pandurang Salunkhe | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 06-Dec-1971 |
| 155 | Air Vice-Marshal | Chandan Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 156 | Lieutenant Colonel | Chittoor Venugopal | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 157 | Lt General | Joginder Singh Bakshi | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 158 | Subedar-major | Mohinder Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 07-Dec-1971 |
| 159 | Major | Chewang Rinchen | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 160 | Petty Officer | Chiman Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 161 | Commander | Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 162 | Brigadier | Udai Singh Bhati | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 08-Dec-1971 |
| 163 | Captain | Mahendra Nath Mulla | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 09-Dec-1971 |
| 164 | Naik | Sugan Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 09-Dec-1971 |
| 165 | Brigadier | Rattan Nath Sharma | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 10-Dec-1971 |
| 166 | Lieutenant Colonel | Harish Chandra Pathak | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 167 | Major | Kulwant Singh Pannu | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 168 | Brigadier | Sukhjit Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 169 | Major | Vijay Rattan Choudhry | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 11-Dec-1971 |
| 170 | Lance Naik | Drig Pal Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 13-Dec-1971 |
| 171 | Captain | Pradip Kumar Gour | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 14-Dec-1971 |
| 172 | Brigadier | Amarjit Singh Bal | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 173 | Havildar | Thomas Philipose | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 174 | Lieutenant Colonel | Ved Prakash Ghai | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 15-Dec-1971 |
| 175 | Lt General | Hanut Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 176 | Lt General | Raj Mohan Vohra | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 177 | Captain | Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 16-Dec-1971 |
| 178 | Air Vice-Marshal | Cecil Vivian Parker | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 179 | Air Commodore | Harcharan Singh Manget | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 180 | Air Vice-Marshal | Madhavendra Banerji | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 181 | Subedar | Malkiat Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 182 | Group Captain | Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 183 | Air Commodore | Ramesh Sakharam Benegal | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 184 | Second Lieutenant | Shamsher Singh Samra | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 185 | Lance Naik | Shanghara Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 17-Dec-1971 |
| 186 | Lance Havildar | Dil Bahadur Chettri | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 21-Dec-1971 |
| 187 | Rear Adm | Santosh Kumar Gupta | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 21-Dec-1971 |
| 188 | Brigadier | Vijay Kumar Berry | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 28-Dec-1971 |
| 189 | Air Chief Marshal | S. K. Kaul | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 30-Dec-1971 |
| 190 | Subedar | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 31-Dec-1971 |
| 191 | Colonel | Dharam Vir Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 01-Jan-1972 |
| 192 | Brigadier | Sant Singh | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 02-Jan-1972 |
| 193 | Major | Daljit Singh Narang | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly | 20-Jan-1972 |
| 194 | Lt General | Ved Prakash Airy | 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly, | 20-Jan-1972 |
| 195 | Asst Comdt | Ram Krishna Wadhwa | 1971 Indo-Pak War-Raja Mohtam | 10-Dec-1971 |
| 196 | Lieutenant Colonel | Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi | 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka | 16-Oct-1987 |
| 197 | Brigadier | Manjit Singh | 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka | 19-Oct-1987 |
| 198 | Lieutenant | Arvind Singh | 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka | 22-Jan-1988 |
| 199 | Squadron Leader | Ajjamada B. Devaiah | 1965 Operation Ablaze | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 200 | Colonel | Krishna Gopal Chatterjee | 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 201 | Lance Havildar | Nar Bahadur Ale | 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 202 | Naik | Prem Bahadur Gurung | 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 203 | Subedar | Sansar Chand | 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen | 26-Jan-1988 |
| 204 | Lieutenant Colonel | Inder Bal Singh Bawa | 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka | 02-Apr-1988 |
| 205 | Second Lieutenant | Rajeev Sandhu | 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka | 19-Jul-1988 |
| 206 | Captain | Pratap Singh | 1989 Siachen conflict | 1989 |
| 207 | Colonel | Vijay Kumar Bakshi | Jammu and Kashmir | 29-Mar-1989 |
| 208 | Captain | Anuj Nayyar | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 209 | Major | Balwan Singh | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 210 | Major | Rajesh Singh Adhikari | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 211 | Lieutenant Colonel | Sonam Wangchuk | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 212 | Captain | Keishing Clifford Nongrun | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 01-Jan-1999 |
| 213 | Naik | Digendra Kumar | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 214 | Captain | Neikezhakuo Kenguruse | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 215 | Major | Padmapani Acharya | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 216 | Major | Vivek Gupta | 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil | 15-Aug-1999 |
| 217 | Sepoy | Imliakum Ao | 1999 Operation Vijay – Kargil | 26-Jan-2000 |
| 218 | Captain | Gurjinder Singh Suri | 1999 Operation Vijay – Kargil | 01-Jan-2001 |