The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for the “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice” other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel and may be awarded posthumously. It replaced the BritishGeorge Cross.
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Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee |
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1 |
2009 |
Orissa SOG Assistant Commandant PR Satapathy |
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2 |
2009 |
Meghalaya cop R P Diengdoh |
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3 |
2009 |
Army commando Bahadur Singh Bohra |
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4 |
2009 |
ColJojan Thomas -ColJojan Thomas |
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5 |
2009 |
Delhicop Mohan Chand Sharma |
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6 |
2009 |
NSG’s Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan |
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7 |
2009 |
NSG’s Havildar Gajender Singh |
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8 |
2009 |
Tukaram Ombale (Maharashtra Police assistant sub-inspector) |
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9 |
2009 |
Ashok Kamte (MaharashtraAdditional Commissionor) |
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10 |
2009 |
Vijay Salaskar (MaharashtraPolice Inspector) |
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11 |
2009 |
Hemant Karkare Maharashtra ATS chief |
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12 |
2010 |
Major D Sreeram Kumar, |
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13 |
2010 |
Major Mohit Sharma |
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14 |
2010 |
Havildar Rajesh Kumar |
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15 |
2011 |
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh |
