The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra. It is second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards; it comes after Ashoka Chakra and before Shaurya Chakra. Before 1967, the award was known as the Ashoka Chakra, Class II.
2020–2029 YearRankName Service/RegimentNotes2026Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan NairIndian Air Force Naib Subedar Doleshwar Subba2 Para (SF)MajorArshdeep SinghArmoured Regiment/ 1 Assam Rifles2025CaptainL Sailo4 Para (SF)LieutenantShashank TiwariArmy Service Corps/ 1 Sikkim ScoutsPosthumousLance NaikMeenakshi Sundaram Regiment of Artillery/ 34 RRSepoyJanjal Pravin PrabhakarMahar Regiment/ 1 Rashtriya Rifles PosthumousMajorManjitThe Punjab Regiment / 22nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesNaikDilwar KhanThe Regiment of Artillery / 28th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumous2024ColonelManpreet Singh, SMThe Sikh Light Infantry / 19th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumous MajorMalla Rama Gopal NaiduThe Maratha Light Infantry / 56th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesDSPHimayun Muzzammil BhatJammu and Kashmir PolicePosthumousRiflemanRavi KumarThe Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry / 63rd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumousMajorDigvijay Singh Rawat21st Battalion, The Parachute RegimentMajorDeependra Vikram Basnet4th Battalion, The Sikh RegimentCaptainAnshuman SinghArmy Medical Corps / 26th Battalion, The Punjab RegimentPosthumousNaib SubedarPawan Kumar Yadav21st Battalion, The Mahar RegimentHavildarAbdul Majid9th Battalion, The Parachute RegimentPosthumousSepoyPawan KumarThe Grenadiers / 55Parath Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumous2023InspectorDilip Kumar DasCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousHead ConstableRaj Kumar YadavaCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousConstableBablu RabhaCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousConstableSambhu RoyCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousNaikJitendra SinghThe Rajput Regiment / 44Parath Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesMajorShubhangThe Dogra Regiment / 62nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesNaikDevendra Pratap SinghThe Armoured Corps / 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesConstableRohit KumarJammu and Kashmir PolicePosthumousHead ConstableShrawan KashyapChhattisgarh PolicePosthumousHead ConstableSodhi NarayanChhattisgarh PolicePosthumousSub Inspector Deepak BhardwajChhattisgarh PolicePosthumous2022Sub InspectorPaotinsat GuiteBorder Security ForcePosthumousConstableSudip SarkarBorder Security ForcePosthumous2021ConstableAltaf Hussain BhatJammu and Kashmir PolicePosthumousConstableVinod KumarCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousHead ConstableShyam Narain Singh YadavaCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousInspectorPintu Kumar SinghCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousDeputy CommandantRahul MathurCentral Reserve Police ForceSubedarSanjiv Kumar Thakur4th Battalion, The Parachute RegimentPosthumous2020Head ConstableAbdul Rashid KalasJammu and Kashmir PolicePosthumous
2010–2019 YearRankNameService/RegimentNotes2019ConstablePradip Kumar PandaCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousConstableRajendra Kumar NainCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousDeputy CommandantHarshpal SinghCentral Reserve Police ForceSapperPrakash JadhavThe Corps of Engineers / 1st Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumousSawarVijay KumarThe Armoured Corps / 22nd Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumousMajorTushar GaubaThe Jat Regiment2018SepoyVrahma Pal SinghThe Rajput Regiment / 44th Battalion, The Rashtriya RiflesPosthumousMajorVijayant BishtThe Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry2017CommandantCheat Kumar CheetaCentral Reserve Police ForceCommandantPramod KumarCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousLance HavildarPrem Bahadur Resmi Magar3rd Battalion, 1st Gorkha RiflesPosthumousHavildarGiris Gurung4th Gorkha RifllesPosthumousMajorRohit Suri4th Battalion, The Parachute RegimentMajorDavid ManlunThe Naga RegimentPosthumousMajorPreetam Singh KunwarThe Garhwal Rifles2016Head ConstableRajesh AtraChhattisgarh PoliceConstableGautam KochAssam PolicePosthumousSepoyJagdish ChandThe Defence Security CorpsPosthumousSubedarMahendra Singh, SM9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment2015Naib SubedarRajesh KumarThe Mahar RegimentPosthumousLieutenant ColonelNectar Sanjenbam, SC21st Battalion, The Parachute RegimentNaib SubedarKosh Bahadur Gurung1st Gorkha RiflesSubedarAjay VardhanThe Garhwal RiflesPosthumousCaptainJaidev Dangi10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment2014ConstableBhrigu Nandan ChoudharyCentral Reserve Police ForcePosthumousNaib SubedarBhupal Singh Chhantel Magar5th Gorkha RiflesWing CommanderDarryl CastelinoIndian Air ForcePosthumous2013InspectorLohit SonowalAssam PolicePosthumousLieutenant CommanderAbhilash TomyIndian NavyMajorMahesh Kumar, SMThe Punjab RegimentMajorAnup Joseph ManjaliThe Bihar Regiment2012LieutenantSushil KhajuriaThe Army Service CorpsPosthumousCaptainAshutosh KumarThe Rajputana RiflesLieutenant ColonelKamaldeep SinghThe Rajputana Rifles2011NaikRajinder SinghThe Rajputana RiflesLieutenantVikas Sharma6th Battalion, The Parachute RegimentLieutenantVikram Ajit DeshmukhThe Madras RegimentMajorRahul GurungThe Corps of EngineersCaptainDeepak SharmaThe Corps of SignalsPosthumous2010KumariRukhsana KosserIndian CivilianShriAjaz AhmedIndian CivilianShriBhopal SinghSSBPosthumousConstableRel Deo SangmaMeghalaya PolicePosthumousSuperintendent of PoliceVinod Kumar ChoubeyIndian Police ServicePosthumousCaptainDavinder Singh Jass1st Battalion, The Parachute RegimentPosthumousMajorSuresh SuriThe Kumaon RegimentPosthumousMajorPushpendar SinghThe Rajputana Rifles
Kirti Chakra recipients 2010-2019 and service
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2000–2009 YearRankNameService/RegimentNotes2009ParatrooperShabir Ahmad MalikPara SFPosthumousMajorDeepak TewariIndian Army Corps of EMEMajorAmit Oscar FernandesMaratha Light InfantryNaikRishikesh GujjarRajput RegimentSapperV. SathishIndian Army Corps of EngineersNaikTape YajoAssam RiflesHavildarRale Santosh TanajiMaratha Light InfantrySubedarIndra Bahadur PunPara SFCaptainParas LimbooAssam RiflesCaptainZala Ajitkumar ArshibhaiPara SFLieutenant ColonelOsiris DasKumaon RegimentLieutenant ColonelSaurabh Singh Shekhawat, SC SM VSMPara SF2008ConstableRoop SinghITBPPosthumousConstableAjay Singh PathaniaITBPPosthumousShriV. Venkateswara RaoIndian Foreign ServicePosthumousCaptainSunil Kumar Choudhary, SM11th Gorkha RiflesPosthumousMajorRajinder Kumar Sharma, SC SMThe GrenadiersMajorSushil Kumar SinghBihar RegimentMajorNungleppam Buddhimanta Singh, SM VSMRajput RegimentLieutenant ColonelManish Shashikant KadamPunjab RegimentPosthumousBrigadierRavi Datt MehtaMilitary IntelligencePosthumousSepoySureshJat RegimentPosthumousMajorSubhash Chand PuniaPara SFMajorKumandur Prabhakar VinayRegiment of ArtilleryPosthumousMajorShatrujeet KotwalJat Regiment2007Sub InspectorDhirendra Nath Pratap SinghCISFPosthumousShriDyanand PandeyBashkari Sub Post OfficePosthumousShriTarun Kumar DuttaIndian CivilianPosthumousShriMohd. Shan AhmedJhansi Head Post OfficePosthumousNaikRadhakrishnan CMadras RegimentPosthumousCaptainAbhinav HandaMaratha Light InfantryLieutenant ColonelPankaj Kumar11 Gorkha RiflesHavildarManjit SinghSikh RegimentLieutenantNatarajan ParthibanJammu and Kashmir Light InfantryPosthumousCaptainVishal BhandralGarhwal RiflesPosthumousMajorManish Hiraji PitambarePara SFPosthumousColonelGurbir Singh SarnaThe GrenadiersPosthumous2006FiremanVijay Pal SinghUttar Pradesh Fire ServicePosthumousBank GuardRugha RamPunjab and Sind BankPosthumousSub InspectorSanjeevAndaman and Nicobar PolicePosthumousMajorJames ThomasSikh Light InfantryPosthumousSubedarJagat Bahadur Ghale5 Gorkha RiflesPosthumous2005CaptainSajjan Singh MalikPara SFPosthumousWing CommanderBalakrishna Pillai Sreebhavan Krishna KumarIndian Air ForceWing CommanderSudhir Kumar SharmaIndian Air Force2004Second In CommandNarendra Nath Dhar DubeyBorder Security ForceConstableC. StanlyBorder Security ForcePosthumousLieutenantDheerendra Singh AtriArmy Service CorpsPosthumousLieutenantKanavdeep SinghSikh RegimentPosthumousMajorAjay KothiyalGarhwal Rifles2003Sub InspectorRavi Jee FotedarJammu and Kashmir PolicePosthumousCommandantVirendra Prasad PurohitBorder Security ForcePosthumousRiflemanSurjan Singh BhandariNational Security GuardsPosthumousGrenadierAnil KumarThe GrenadiersPosthumousSepoySarwan Kumar Dhukiya34 RR/ JAT REGIMENTPosthumousLance NaikSohanvirJAT REGIMENTPosthumousSubedarDil Bahadur ThapaASSAM REGIMENTCaptainDilip Kumar JhaJAT REGIMENT/ AOCPosthumousMajorInderjeet Singh BabbarArtilleryPosthumousNaikTarlok SinghMahar RegimentHavildarRudal PrasadBihar RegimentPosthumous2002Head ConstableBijender SinghDelhi PolicePosthumousHead ConstableGhan ShyamDelhi PolicePosthumousHead ConstableOm PrakashDelhi PoliceAssistant Sub InspectorRam PalDelhi PolicePosthumousAssistant Sub InspectorNanak ChandDelhi PolicePosthumousNaib SubedarDev Bahadur Thapa4 Gorkha RiflesPosthumousNaib SubedarIshwar SinghParachute RegimentMajorUshnisha Jaitly11 Gorkha RiflesPosthumousLance HavildarJora SinghSikh Light InfantryPosthumousHavildarLashkar SinghSikh RegimentPosthumousMajorAvinash Singh BhadauriaMadras RegimentPosthumousMajorSubhash Chand RanaSikh Regiment2001CaptainPankaj DhyaniDogra RegimentLieutenantMayekar Narendra AtmaramIndian Army Corps of EMEPosthumousLieutenantRavinder ChhikaraThe GrenadiersPosthumousCaptainR SubramanianPara SFPosthumousMajorPradeep R TathawadeJammu and Kashmir Light InfantryPosthumousCorporalAkhilesh Kumar MishraIndian Air ForceWing CommanderRajiv KothiyalIndian Air Force2000CaptainAmit SemwalDogra RegimentPosthumousMajorDeepak Mehra5 Gorkha RiflesLance NaikRam Chander Bhatt9 Gorkha RiflesPosthumousSubedarDaljit SinghDogra RegimentPosthumousMajorShushil AimaAD ArtilleryPosthumousMajorJoginder Singh Tanwar3 Gorkha Rifles
1990–1999