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)

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 Army CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 3 IC-48525F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIKAS ROHELLA, SM**, THE Army CORPS OF ENGINEERS 4 IC-49479K, LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARBINDER SINGH VANDRA, Army SM, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS 5 IC-49588W, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MOHINDER PAL SINGH, YSM, Army SM, THE INFANTRY 6 IC-49132X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RANJEET SINGH, THE Army REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY7 IC-49711K, LIEUTENANT GENERAL AJAY KUMAR, VSM, THE Army INFANTRY 8 IC-49558Y, LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHAMSHER SINGH VIRK, SM, Army THE INFANTRY 9 IC-50284L, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ADITYA VIKRAM SINGH Army RATHEE, SM, VSM, THE BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS 10 IC-50664K, LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARPAL SINGH, VSM, THE Army CORPS OF ENGINEERS 11 MR-05731X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHIYYARATH GOPALAN Army MURALIDHARAN, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 12 IC-50702P, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PUNEET AHUJA, SM, VSM, THE Army BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS 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 Navy ADMIRAL) VIVEK HANDE, VSM 19 20131, AIR MARSHAL MEHTAB SINGH DESWAL, VM, FLYING (PILOT) Air Force 20 20227, AIR MARSHAL KONDENKOLANGARA ABOO AHAMED Air Force SANJEEB, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) 21 20865, AIR VICE MARSHAL (NOW AIR MARSHAL) SETTYPALLI Air Force SRINIVASA RAO, VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS) 22 0258-L, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL DONNY MICHAEL, PTM, ICG TM 23 76819N, SURGEON VICE ADMIRAL KAVITA SAHAI, SM, VSM Navy (RETIRED)24 IC-48643P, MAJOR GENERAL SUDHIR KUMAR SHARMA, SM**, VSM, Army THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 25 IC-49217N, MAJOR GENERAL SUJEET SHIVAJI PATIL, VSM, THE Army INFANTRY 26 IC-49879W, MAJOR GENERAL GURPREET SINGH CHOUDHRY, SM, Army VSM, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE 27 IC-49426L, MAJOR GENERAL ASHISH SHAH, SM, THE ARMOURED Army CORPS 28 IC-46832A, MAJOR GENERAL AMAR RAMDASANI, YSM, THE Army INFANTRY 29 IC-50568P, MAJOR GENERAL VIKAS CHOUDHARY, YSM, THE Army INFANTRY 30 IC-50337Y, MAJOR GENERAL TARUN AGRAWAL, THE REGIMENT OF Army ARTILLERY 31 IC-50340Y, MAJOR GENERAL VOODEV PARIDA, VSM, THE Army REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 32 IC-51169X, MAJOR GENERAL SUMIT MEHTA, VSM, THE ARMOURED Army CORPS 33 IC-51211L, MAJOR GENERAL VIKRANT SURESH DESHPANDE, THE Army INFANTRY 34 IC-51564L, MAJOR GENERAL KULESHWAR SINGH DHADWAL, SM, Army VSM, THE INFANTRY 35 IC-51938W, MAJOR GENERAL VIVEK NARANG, THE INFANTRY Army 36 IC-51948A, MAJOR GENERAL PARANVIR SINGH PUNIA, SM, VSM, Army THE INFANTRY 37 IC-51955W, MAJOR GENERAL KOLANKARA MOHAN NAIR, YSM, SM, Army THE INFANTRY 38 IC-52036N, MAJOR GENERAL ARINDAM SAHA, YSM, SM, THE Army INFANTRY39 IC-52114A, MAJOR GENERAL MAHIPAL SINGH RATHORE, SM, VSM, Army THE INFANTRY 40 IC-52183W, MAJOR GENERAL AWINDER PAL SINGH BAL, SM, THE Army INFANTRY 41 IC-52352M, MAJOR GENERAL DHANANJAY JOSHI, VSM, THE Army INFANTRY 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 Air Force (PILOT) 46 21162, AIR VICE MARSHAL VADAPALLI RAVI SATYANARAYAN RAJU, Air Force VSM, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) 47 22136, AIR VICE MARSHAL SANJEEV KUMAR TALIYAN, VM, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) 48 21889, AIR VICE MARSHAL MANMEET SINGH, Air Force ADMINISTRATION/FIGHTER CONTROLLER 49 22940, AIR VICE MARSHAL MANU MIDHA, VM, FLYING (PILOT) Air Force 50 IC-46172N, MAJOR GENERAL RAJESH ARUN MOGHE, VSM, THE Army MECHANISED INFANTRY (RETIRED) 51 IC-46395L, MAJOR GENERAL SANDEEP KUMAR, VSM, THE JUDGE Army ADVOCATE GENERAL DEPARTMENT(RETIRED) 52 MR-06043L, MAJOR GENERAL PARAG ANANT DESHMUKH, THE Army ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (RETIRED) 53 20498, AIR VICE MARSHAL SATISH KUMAR MATHUR, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) (RETIRED) 54 20680, AIR VICE MARSHAL NAND KUMAR NAIR, VSM, Air Force AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS) (RETIRED)55 MR-06770H, BRIGADIER PAWAN DHULL, VSM, THE ARMY MEDICAL Army CORPS 56 JC-552551H, SUBEDAR H HOKATO SEMA, 9 ASSAM Army UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL 1 IC-44044X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL DHIRAJ SETH, PVSM, AVSM, THE Army ARMOURED CORPS, HEADQUARTERS SOUTHERN COMMAND 2 18554, AIR MARSHAL MANISH KHANNA, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT) Air Force 3 IC-49469A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRASHANT SRIVASTAVA, AVSM, Army SM, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 15 CORPS 4 IC-49473H, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJAN SHARAWAT, AVSM, VSM, Army THE GARHWAL RIFLES, HEADQUARTERS 9 CORPS 5 IC-49500F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ABHIJIT S PENDHARKAR, AVSM, Army YSM, THE ASSAM REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 3 CORPS 6 IC-49650X, LIEUTENANT GENERAL GAMBHIR SINGH, AVSM, YSM, Army THE GARHWAL RIFLES, HEADQUARTERS 4 CORPS 7 IC-49911A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRASANNA KISHORE MISHRA, Army AVSM, YSM, SM, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY, HEADQUARTERS 16 CORPS 8 03350-N, VICE ADMIRAL TARUN SOBTI, AVSM, VSM Navy 9 19162, AIR MARSHAL PRAVEEN KESHAV VOHRA, AVSM, VM, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) 10 23214, AIR COMMODORE AJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY, VM, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) 11 24494, AIR COMMODORE PRABHAT MALIK, VM, FLYING (PILOT) Air Force 12 26308, GROUP CAPTAIN KAMRAN NAZEER, FLYING (PILOT) Air ForcePARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL 1 03221W VICE ADMIRAL (NOW ADMIRAL) KRISHNA Navy SWAMINATHAN, AVSM, VSM 2 IC-44065N, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANJINDER SINGH, AVSM, YSM, Army VSM, THE INFANTRY 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 Air Force (PILOT) 6 18806, AIR MARSHAL TEJINDER SINGH, AVSM, VM, FLYING (PILOT) Air Force 7 18787, AIR MARSHAL SEETHEPALLI SHRINIVAS, AVSM, VSM, Air Force FLYING (PILOT) 8 IC-47603F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIRESH PRATAP SINGH Army KAUSHIK, UYSM, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY 9 IC-47657H, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL ANTHONY JUDE Army FERNANDEZ, AVSM, VSM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS 10 IC-47023M, LIEUTENANT GENERAL NAVNEET SINGH SARNA, AVSM, Army SM, VSM THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 11 IC-48067W, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RASHIM BALI, UYSM, AVSM, Army SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY 12 IC-48085Y, LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANISH MOHAN ERRY, UYSM, Army AVSM, SM, THE INFANTRY 13 IC-48389W, LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARJEET SINGH SAHI, UYSM, Army AVSM, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY 14 IC-48677H, LIEUTENANT GENERAL DHEERENDRA SINGH Army KUSHWAH, AVSM, SM, THE INFANTRY15 IC-50257F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL SUMER IVAN D'CUNHA, SM, THE Army ARMY AIR DEFENCE 16 IC-49200A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRIT PAL SINGH, AVSM, THE Army ARMOURED CORPS 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, Air Force AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) (RETIRED) 20 18563, AIR MARSHAL SURAT SINGH, AVSM, VM, VSM, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) (RETIRED) 21 IC-48427F, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ARVIND WALIA, AVSM, THE Army CORPS OF ENGINEERS (RETIRED) 22 IC-47076L, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAKESH KAPOOR, AVSM, VSM, Army THE ARMOURED CORPS (RETIRED) 23 IC-47253A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL GAJENDRA JOSHI, AVSM, SM, Army THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) 24 IC-43297A, LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAGMOHAN SINGH SIDANA, Army AVSM, THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RETIRED) 25 IC-43655A LIEUTENANT GENERAL K VINOD KUMAR, AVSM, THE Army CORPS OF SIGNALS (RETIRED) 26 18825, AIR MARSHAL SUNIL KASHINATH VIDHATE, AVSM, YSM, VM, Air Force FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED) 27 IC-48957W, MAJOR GENERAL GURPREET SINGH, AVSM, SM, VSM, Army THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 28 IC-48963K, MAJOR GENERAL PANKAJ MALHOTRA, AVSM, SM, THE Army BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS 29 IC-49870F, MAJOR GENERAL CHARNJIT SINGH MANN, AVSM, VSM, Army THE ARMOURED CORPS30 IC-49591W, MAJOR GENERAL ROOPESH MEHTA, SM, VSM, THE Army REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY SARVOTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL 1 IC-47032N, LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRATIK SHARMA, PVSM, AVSM, Army SM, THE MADRAS REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN COMMAND 2 18557, AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR, PVSM, AVSM, VM, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) 3 IC-48989Y, LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJIV GHAI, UYSM, AVSM, Army SM***, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, INTEGRATED HEADQUARTERS OF MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY) 4 18781, AIR MARSHAL AWADHESH KUMAR BHARTI, AVSM, VM, Air Force FLYING (PILOT) 5 03081-A, VICE ADMIRAL SANJAY JASJIT SINGH, PVSM, AVSM, NM Navy (RETIRED) 6 18270, AIR MARSHAL NARMDESHWAR TIWARI, PVSM, AVSM, VM, Air Force FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED) 7 18575, AIR MARSHAL JEETENDRA MISHRA, AVSM, VSM, FLYING Air Force (PILOT) (RETIRED) ******* VK/Savvy (Release ID: 2279074) Visitor Counter : 1215 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , Tamil