New Delhi, October 21 (IANS). The Government of India has announced the military awards. Soldiers from all three armies are included in the list of award winners released by the government. The special thing is that the list also includes the names of those soldiers who played an important role in other operations including Operation Sindoor. The Central Government recently issued a Gazette notification notifying the citations of Army recipients of gallantry awards in various operations, including Operation Sindoor. The gallantry award citations included in the Gazette are mainly from Indian Air Force and Indian Army personnel. The list released by the government includes officers and soldiers of many prestigious units like Army Special Forces, Rashtriya Rifles, Gorkha Regiment, Rajputana Rifles, Dogra Regiment, Sikh Regiment, Garhwal Rifles, Mechanized Infantry and Artillery. Many pilots, commanders and technical personnel of the Navy and Air Force were also honored for their outstanding contribution in courageous operations and missions. The notice informed that President Smt. Draupadi Murmu sanctioned 127 gallantry awards and 40 distinguished service awards for the personnel of the Army and Central Armed Police Forces. These include 4 Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras, 16 Shaurya Chakras, 02 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 58 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 06 Navy Medals (Gallantry), 26 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry), 07 Sarvottam Yudh Seva Utam Medals, Se009 Yudh Seva Utam Medals, Se0 9. Medals. The President also approved 290 mention-in-dispatches: 115 personnel from the Indian Army, 05 from the Indian Navy, 167 from the Indian Air Force, and 03 personnel from the Border Roads Development Board. –IANS MS/DKP Share this story Tags
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