Param Veer Chakra Awardees-The pride of the Nation

A total of 21 Param Veer Chakra’s have been awarded since Independence. Its first recipient was Major Somnath Sharma. Here is a list of all the winners of PVC, the real heroes of India:

Name	Year Awarded	Served for	Reason
Major Somanth Sharma (P)	November 3,1947	Indian Army-4th Kumaun regiment	Bravery in Kashmir Operations in 1947
Lance Naik Karam Singh (NP)	October 13, 1948	Indian Army-1st Battalion of Sikh	For his role in the battle of Tithwal,1948.
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane (NP)	April 8, 1948	Corps of Engineers	Courage in facilitating advance on Rajouri in 1948.
Naik Jadu Nath Singh(P)	February 1948	Indian Army-1 Rajput Regiment	Saved his picket from enemy in defence of Naushahra.
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat(P)	July, 1948	Indian Army-6 Rajputana Rifles	Showed exceptional courage in Battle over Tithwal.
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria (P)	December 1961	Indian Army-1 Gorkha Rifles	His leadership, courage, unflinching devotion to duty in UN Force in Congo.
Major Dhan Singh Thapa(NP)	October 1962	Indian Army-8 Gorkha Rifles	Repulsed Chinese in Sirijap Valley, Ladakh, Sino-Indian War
Subedar Joginder Singh	October 1962	Indian Army-1 Sikh Regiment	Killed large number of enemies in Bum-La axis in Sino-Indian War.
Major Shaitan Singh (P)	November 1962	Indian Army-13 Kumaon Regiment	Exceptional bravery Rezang La, inspired his men to fight during Sino-Indian War
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid (P)	September, 1965	Indian Army-4th Grenadiers	Credited for destroying Enemy Tanks in 1965 War.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore(P)	October, 1965	Indian Army-17th Poona House	Led his regiment and captured Jassoran and Butur-Dograndi in 1965 War.
Lance Naik Albert Ekka(P)	December 1971	Indian Army-14 Brigade of the Guards	Charged Enemy bunker, bayoneted two enemy soldiers, continued inspite injury to destroy bunkers.
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (P)	December 1971	Indian AirForce-18 Squadron	Lone defence of Srinagar Airbase against enemy attack.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (P)	December 1971	Indian Army-17th Poona House	Destruction of several Enemy Tanks
Major Hoshiar Singh (NP)	December 1971	Indian Army-3rd Grenadiers	Repulsing Enemy attack and showing grim determination and indomitable spirit
Naib Subedar Bana Singh (NP)	June 1987	Indian Army-8th J & K light Infantry	Clearing posts of Pakistani Infiltrators.
Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran (P)	November 1987	Indian Army-8th Mahar Regiment	Bravery shown in a militant attack in Sri Lanka
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey(P)	July 1999	Indian Army-1st Battalion Gorkha Rifles	Forced Back intruders with heavy losses in Battalk Sector during Operation Vijay
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav(NP)	July 1999	Indian Army-18th Battalion The Grenadiers	Showing grit and courage to destroy enemy bunker
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar (NP)	July 1999	Indian Army-13th Battalion J & K Rifles	Showed exception valor in capturing point 4875 in 1999 Kargil War.
Captain Vikram Batra (P)	July 1999	Indian Army-13th Battalion J & K Rifles	Single-handedly killed three enemy soldiers in close combat inspite of being seriously injured during this, inspired his men to continue with the mission.

Note:

P stands for Posthumous and NP stands for Non-Posthumous.
Out of the 21 awardees only 7 are non-posthumous awardees. The last PVC was given in 1999 to Captain Vikram Batra.
The reasons given for the awards are only excerpts from the main reason, in order to know the full act of valor of these men kindly refer to the pages written on them in Wikipedia.

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