Hello Friends welcome back, I am back with Detailed description of War time gallantry awards.
Today I will be sharing details of personnel eligible for awards and will provide you with the details of these awards. Before we begin let me tell you if you have difficulties with some terms of this blog you can refer this link or I have also explained the terms in the comments below. If you still have difficulties with some terms let me know through your comments I will try to simplify it. So let's start with eligible personnel:
Personnel Eligible for Awards: The following categories of personnel shall be eligible for all of the following three awards:-
- Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted Armed Forces.
- Matrons, Sisters, Nurses and the staff of the Nursing Services and other Services pertaining to Hospitals and Nursing and Civilians of either sex serving regularly or temporarily under the orders, directions or supervision of any of the above-mentioned Forces.
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| Top three Gallantry in the face of enemy awards |
Paramvir Chakra (PVC)
Design of
medal: The medal was designed to symbolise Rishi Dadich who donated
his thigh bones to gods for making Vajra and Shivaji's sword Bhawani. The medal
is of 1-3/8 inch radius and is made of bronze. In the center, on a raised
circle is the state emblem, surrounding which are the four replicas of Indra's
Vajra. The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar. On
the rear, around a plain center, two legends separated by lotus flowers. The
words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English.
Ribbon: The ribbon
which holds the PVC is of 32 mm length and purple in colour.
Bar: If any recipient of the Chakra again performs such an
act of bravery, as makes him or her eligible to receive the Chakra, such
further act of bravery shall be recorded by a Bar to be attached to the ribbon
by which the Chakra is suspended. For every Bar awarded, a replica of the
"Indra's Vajra" in miniature shall be added to the ribbon when worn
alone.
Conditions
of Eligibility: The Chakra is awarded for most conspicuous bravery or
some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice, in the presence of
the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air. The decoration may be awarded posthumously.
Other
Important Informations: PVC is the post-Independence equivalent of the
Victoria Cross. The medal has been awarded 21 times, 14 of which were
posthumous awards, and 16 were awarded for their action in Indo-Pakistani
conflicts alone. The PVC was established on January 26, 1950, by the President
of India, with effect from August 15, 1947. The medal was designed by Mrs
Savitri Khanolankar (born Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Maros to a Hungarian father
and Russian mother) who was married to an Indian Army officer. By coincidence,
the first PVC was posthumously awarded to her son-in-law Major Som Nath Sharma
for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November 1947.
As of Today Subedar Major Honorary Captain Bana Singh, Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar are the only 3 alive soldiers of
the Indian defence establishment with a PVC.
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| Three living legends who received the PVC and are still alive. From left to right Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav, Subedar Major Honorary Captain Bana Singh and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar. |
Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
The Maha Veer Chakra (MVC) established on 26th January, 1950
is the second highest Indian military decoration. It replaced the British Distinguished
Service Order (DSO). The medal has been awarded 219 times till date.
Design of
medal: The medal is circular and is made of standard silver.
Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with circular
centre-piece bearing the gilded State emblem in the centre. The words “Maha Vir
Chakra" are embossed in Devanagari and English on the reverse with two
lotus flowers in the middle.
Ribbon: The
decoration is worn on the left chest with a half-white and half-orange ribbon
about 3.2 cm in width, the orange being near the left shoulder.
Bar: If any
recipient of the Chakra again performs such an act of bravery, as makes him or
her eligible to receive the Chakra, such further act of bravery will be
recorded by a Bar to be attached to the ribbon by which the chakra is
suspended. For every Bar awarded, a replica of the Chakra in miniature shall be
added to the ribbon when worn alone.
Condition
of Eligibility: The medal is awarded for gallantry in the presence of
the enemy on land, at sea or in the air.
The decoration may be awarded posthumously.
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| Civ Dhobi Rama Chander one of the 3 civilians who are awarded MVC |
Vir chakra
Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of
bravery in the battlefield. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Cross
(DSC), Military Cross (MC) and Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Award of the
decoration carries with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation
(note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the Victoria
Cross (V.C.).
Design of Medal: The medal
is Circular in shape and is made of standard silver, and is embossed on the
obverse a five pointed heraldic star with the points of the star just touching
the rim. The State Emblem (including
motto) is embossed in the centre-piece which is domed. The star is polished and the centre piece is
in gold gilt. On the reverse it will
have embossed Vir Chakra both in Hindi and English with two lotus flowers
between Hindi and English wording. The
fitting is swivel mounting.
Ribbon: The ribbon
is 32 mm, half dark blue and half orange-saffron. Dark blue 16 mm, saffron 16
mm.
Bar: If any
recipient of the Chakra again performs such an act of bravery, as makes him or
her eligible to receive the Chakra, such further act of bravery will be
recorded by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the Chakra is
suspended. Any such Bar or Bars may
also be awarded posthumously. For every Bar awarded, a replica of the Chakra in
miniature shall be added to the riband when worn alone.
Conditions
of Eligibility: The Chakra is awarded for acts of gallantry in the
presence of the enemy, whether on land or at sea or in the air. The decoration
may be awarded posthumously
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| Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja received Vir Chakra in 1999 Kargil war |
Monetary allowance paid to Gallantry Award winners:
The details of the monetary allowance paid to award winners are as follows:
Particular of Gallantry Awards
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Monetary Allowance
(Rupees per month) |
Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
|
10,000
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Ashok Chakra(AC)
|
6,000
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Maha Vir Chakra (MVC)
|
5,000
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Kirti Chakra (KC)
|
4,500
|
Vir Chakra (VrC)
|
3,500
|
Saurya Chakra (SC)
|
3,000
|
SM/NM/VM (Gallantry)
|
1,000
|
SM/NM/VM (Gallantry)
|
1,000
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You can refer to other benefits available to award winners at this link
Next time I will be sharing Details of Gallantry Other than in the Face of Enemy (Peacetime gallantry awards) awards. Do let me know your review on the information provided in this blog and any suggestion through your comments.
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