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DEFENCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:667
ANSWERED ON:27.07.2000
GALLANTARY AWARDS TO FIGHTERS OF KARGIL CONFLICT
SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN
Answer
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI GEORGE FERNANDES)
300 gallantry awards have so far been awarded. The details are annexed.
ANNEXURE - I REFERRED TO IN REPLY GIVEN TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 667 FOR 27.07.2000.
VIR CHAKRA
1. IC-35204 COL UMESH SINGH BAWA, 17 JAT
MAHAVIR CHAKRA
VIR CHAKRA
01. MAJOR PRABHU NATH PRASAD (IC-39610), SM, ARMY AVIATION 32 R & O FLT
02. MAJOR KPR HARI (IC-40798), 1 BIHAR
03. MAJOR GAUTAM SHASIKUMAR KHOT (IC-47707), ARMY AVIATION 23 R & O FLT
04. CAPTAIN BALEYADA MUTHANNA CARIAPPA (IC-54977), 5 PARA
05. CAPTAIN SHASHI BHUSHAN GHILDIYAL (IC-56633), ARTILLERY, 315 FIELD REGIMENT
06. CAPTAIN RUPESH PRADHAN (IC-57301), 2 ENGINEER REGIMENT
07. LIEUTENANT PRAVEEN KUMAR (IC-57455), 14 SIKH
08. LIEUTENANT DEEPANKAR KAPOOR SINGH SHARAWAT (IC-57502), 2 NAGA
09. JC-208096 SUBEDAR NIRMAL SINGH, 8 SIKH (POSTHUMOUS)
10. JC-226210 NAIB SUBEDAR TASHI CHHEPAL, IW LADAKH SCOUTS
11. .9085536 HAVILDAR SATISH CHANDER, 12 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY
12. 9415981 HAVILDAR BHIM BHADUR DEWAN, 1/11 GORKHA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
13. 4268525 NAIK SHATRUGHAN SINGH, 1 BIHAR
14. 5045510 NAIK BRIJ MOHAN SINGH, 9 PARA (SF) (POSTHUMOUS)
15. 13618411 NAIK KAUSHAL YADAV, 9 PARA (SF) (POSTHUMOUS)
16. 9418968 LANCE NAIK GYANENDRA KUMAR RAI, 1/11 GROKHA RIFLES
17. 9924742 SEPOY TSEWANG MORUP, KW LADAKH SCOUTS