President Smt Droupadi Murmu, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, conferred Distinguished Service Awards to 84 serving and retired personnel of the Armed Forces & the Indian Coast Guard during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-II) in New Delhi on June 27, 2023. The President awarded 52 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals (AVSMs), one Bar to AVSM, three Uttam Yudh Seva Medals (UYSMs) and 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medals (PVSMs) to the personnel for distinguished service of exceptional order. Following is the list of awardees in the order of presentation:

 

ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1.       IC-42300H LIEUTENANT GENERAL PN ANANTHANARAYANAN, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

2.       IC-43218A LIEUTENANT GENERAL PARAMJIT SINGH MINHAS, THE ARMOURED CORPS (ARMY)

3.       IC-47482L LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARMINDER SINGH KAHLON, SENA MEDAL, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (ARMY)

4.       IC-41934M LIEUTENANT GENERAL SUNIL PURI GOSWAMI, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE (ARMY)

5.       MR-04896K LIEUTENANT GENERAL DALJIT SINGH, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (ARMY)

6.       IC-44515A LIEUTENANT GENERAL VELAYUDHAN SREEHARI, SHAURYA CHAKRA, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

7.       IC-47004F LIEUTENANT GENERAL PADAM SINGH SHEKHAWAT, SENA MEDAL, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY (ARMY)

8.       IC-47657H LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL ANTHONY JUDE FERNANDEZ, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (ARMY)

9.       IC-42887M LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRADEEP KUMAR CHAHAL, THE INTELLIGENCE CORPS (ARMY)

10.     DR-10421W LIEUTENANT GENERAL SATISH RAMACHANDRAN IYER, THE ARMY DENTAL CORPS (ARMY)

11.     MR-05138Y MAJOR GENERAL (NOW LIEUTENANT GENERAL) ARINDAM CHATTERJEE, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (ARMY)

12.     IC-49349F MAJOR GENERAL (NOW LIEUTENANT GENERAL) VINEET GAUR, THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ARMY)

13.     IC-48518L MAJOR GENERAL (NOW LIEUTENANT GENERAL) MOHIT MALHOTRA, SENA MEDAL, THE ARMOURED CORPS (ARMY)

14.     IC-48520H MAJOR GENERAL (NOW LIEUTENANT GENERAL) SANJAY MITRA, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

15.     IC-48681L MAJOR GENERAL (NOW LIEUTENANT GENERAL) RAGHAVACHARI SANTHANA RAMAN, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

16.     IC-48989Y MAJOR GENERAL (NOW LIEUTENANT GENERAL) RAJIV GHAI, SENA MEDAL***, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

17.     VICE ADMIRAL DEEPAK KAPOOR, (03048-A) (NAVY)

18.     VICE ADMIRAL ADHIR ARORA, NAO SENA MEDAL, (02847-W) (NAVY)

19.     AIR MARSHAL VIJAY KUMAR GARG, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (18493) AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) (AIR FORCE)

20.     AIR MARSHAL ASHUTOSH DIXIT, VAYU SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (18558) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

21.     IC-41595X LIEUTENANT GENERAL MANOJ KUMAR SINGH YADAV, SENA MEDAL, THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS (RETIRED) (ARMY)

22.     IC-43219H MAJOR GENERAL ALOK KACKER, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

23.     IC-47096Y MAJOR GENERAL SANJAY KUMAR VIDYARTHI, SENA MEDAL, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (ARMY)

24.     IC-46034M MAJOR GENERAL DEVINDAR KUMAR, SENA MEDAL, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY (ARMY)

25.     IC-48094A MAJOR GENERAL KIRTI VARDHAN JAUHAR, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMOURED CORPS (ARMY)

26.     IC-49024N MAJOR GENERAL ZUBIN A MINWALLA, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

27.     IC-49189M MAJOR GENERAL NAGENDRA SINGH, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

28.     IC-49198N MAJOR GENERAL NAVIN SACHDEVA, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

29.     IC-49437X MAJOR GENERAL AJAY CHANDPURIA, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

30.     IC-49469A MAJOR GENERAL PRASHANT SRIVASTAVA, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

31.     IC-49500F MAJOR GENERAL ABHIJIT S PENDHARKAR, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

32.     IC-46490X MAJOR GENERAL VIJAY KUMAR, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT (ARMY)

33.     IC-49911A MAJOR GENERAL PRASANNA KISHORE MISHRA, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

34.     IC-42777X MAJOR GENERAL RAVI R PATIL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

35.     IC-42919K MAJOR GENERAL MANOJ KUMAR, SENA MEDAL, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

36.     REAR ADMIRAL ARVINDAN KATTERI PULIAKODE, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (41289-N) (NAVY)

37.     REAR ADMIRAL SANJAY SADHU, NAO SENA MEDAL, (41288-K) (NAVY)

38.     REAR ADMIRAL SAMEER SAXENA, NAO SENA MEDAL, (03498-Z) (NAVY)

39.     REAR ADMIRAL DHIREN VIG, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (03001-W) (RETIRED) (NAVY)

40.     SURGEON REAR ADMIRAL CS NAIDU, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (75343-H) (RETIRED) (NAVY)

41.     AIR VICE MARSHAL SHANMUGASUNDARAM ANANDAN, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (18532) AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS) (AIR FORCE)

42.     AIR VICE MARSHAL PARMINDER JEET WALIA, (18876) ADMINISTRATION/FIGHTER CONTROLLER (AIR FORCE)

43.     AIR VICE MARSHAL RAJIV KUMAR OBHEROI, (18784) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

44.     AIR VICE MARSHAL GUDURU KRISHNA MOHAN, (20124) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

45.     AIR VICE MARSHAL AKHILESH KUMAR VERMA, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (18063) AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) (RETIRED) (AIR FORCE)

46.     AIR VICE MARSHAL NARINDER TANEJA, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (18187) MEDICAL (RETIRED) (AIR FORCE)

47.     AIR VICE MARSHAL GUMMADI SAHED PHANI NANDISWARA CHOWDARY, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (18521) AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS) (RETIRED) (AIR FORCE)

48.     GO-2123L HARENDRA KUMAR, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL BOARDER ROAD (BRDB)

49.     MR-06750P BRIGADIER SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA, BAR TO SENA MEDAL, BAR TO VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (ARMY)

50.     AIR COMMODORE VIPUL SINGH, VAYU SENA MEDAL, (21537) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

51.     AIR COMMODORE ADITYA KUMAR WAHI, VAYU SENA MEDAL, (22111) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

52.     AIR COMMODORE DHARMENDRA SINGH DANGI, VAYU SENA MEDAL, (22115) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

 

BAR TO ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1.       IC-43333A MAJOR GENERAL K NARAYANAN, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

 

 

UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL

1.       IC-44498L LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAM CHANDER TIWARI, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 3 CORPS (ARMY)

2.       IC-44545X LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANINDYA SENGUPTA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, THE PUNJAB REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS 14 CORPS (ARMY)

3.       IC-47261Y LIEUTENANT GENERAL AMARDEEP SINGH AUJLA, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, HEADQUARTERS 15 CORPS (ARMY)

 

PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1.       IC-41495M LIEUTENANT GENERAL NAV K KHANDURI, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE (ARMY)

2.       IC-42004X LIEUTENANT GENERAL RANA PRATAP KALITA, UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL,THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

3.       IC-42389A LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJU SOMASHEKAR BAGGAVALLI, UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

4.       VICE ADMIRAL RAVINDRA BHARTRUHARI PANDIT, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL (02746-R) (NAVY)

5.       VICE ADMIRAL BISWAJIT DASGUPTA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL (02782-Y) (NAVY)

6.       VICE ADMIRAL MAKARAND ARAVIND HAMPIHOLI, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, NAO SENA MEDAL (02859-Y) (NAVY)

7.       AIR MARSHAL AMAR PREET SINGH, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (17695) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

8.       AIR MARSHAL SUJEET PUSHPAKAR DHARKAR, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (17841) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

9.       AIR MARSHAL PANKAJ MOHAN SINHA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (17842) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

10.     IC-42753N LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHANNIRA BANSI PONNAPPA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

11.     IC-43296X LIEUTENANT GENERAL VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

12.     IC-43354W LIEUTENANT GENERAL JYOTINDER SINGH SANDHU, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMOURED CORPS (ARMY)

13.     IC-43472K LIEUTENANT GENERAL PRADEEP CHANDRAN NAIR, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

14.     IC-43877P LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJINDER DEWAN, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (ARMY)

15.     AIR MARSHAL SURAJ KUMAR JHA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (17445) FLYING (PILOT) (AIR FORCE)

16.     IC-41083L LIEUTENANT GENERAL AMARDEEP SINGH BHINDER, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMOURED CORPS (RETIRED) (ARMY)

17.     IC-41465P LIEUTENANT GENERAL AJAI SINGH, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMOURED CORPS (RETIRED) (ARMY)

18.     IC-41091K LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHASHANK SHEKHAR MISHRA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

19.     IC-41461Y LIEUTENANT GENERAL YOGENDRA DIMRI, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (RETIRED) (ARMY)

20.     IC-40534N LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILIND N BHURKE, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS (RETIRED) (ARMY)

21.     IC-41521H LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARSHA GUPTA, UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, YUDH SEVA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

22.     IC-41599N LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH KUSHWAHA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS (RETIRED) (ARMY)

23.     IC-41860H LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHANTANU DAYAL, UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

24.     IC-41858L LIEUTENANT GENERAL CODANDA POOVAIAH CARIAPPA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, SENA MEDAL, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

25.     IC-41912N LIEUTENANT GENERAL TARUN KUMAR CHAWLA, ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY (RETIRED) (ARMY)

26.     AIR MARSHAL SANDESH PRABHAKAR WAGLE, VAYU SENA MEDAL, (17710) FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED) (AIR FORCE)

27.     AIR MARSHAL KRISHNASWAMY ANANTHARAMAN, VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL, (17882) ADMINISTRATION (RETIRED) (AIR FORCE)

28.     DIRECTOR GENERAL VIRENDER SINGH PATHANIA, PTM, TM (0137-L) (RETIRED) (ICG)

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