Centre Issues Gazette Notification Listing Gallantry Awardees, Includes Op Sindoor Heroes

Last Updated:October 21, 2025, 22:36 IST

President Murmu approved 127 Gallantry awards and 40 Distinguished Service awards for Armed Forces, honoring heroes like Colonel Koshank Lamba and Lieutenant Colonel Sushil Bisht.

President Droupadi Murmu. (IMAGE: Screengrab)

The central government on Tuesday published a Gazette notification honouring Gallantry awardees from defence forces, including Operation Sindoor. The citations included in the Gazette are mainly of the Indian Air Force and Indian Army personnel.

According to the PIB, “President Droupadi Murmu has approved 127 Gallantry awards and 40 Distinguished Service awards to the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel… These are: 04 Kirti Chakras; 15 Vir Chakras; 16 Shaurya Chakras; 02 Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry); 58 Sena Medals (Gallantry); 06 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry); 26 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry); 07 Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medals; 09 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and 24 Yudh Seva Medals."

The President has also approved 290 Mention-in-Despatches – 115 personnel of the Indian Army, 05 of the Indian Navy, 167 of the Indian Air Force and 03 of the Border Roads Development Board (BRDB).

One of the awardees is Colonel Koshank Lamba of 302 Medium Regiment who “displayed flawless leadership and at a short notice executed first ever air mobilization of a specialised equipment battery, thereby ensuring timely inter command induction for ‘Operation’ with utter secrecy".

He has been awarded the Vir Chakra for “displaying exceptional bravery, valour and courage under fire reflecting the traditional martial ethos of Indian Army," the notification stated.

Another Vir Chakra awardee is Lieutenant Colonel Sushil Bisht. “During an Operation Lieutenant Colonel Sushil Bisht as Officer Commanding, displayed exceptional courage, leadership and operational brilliance. He led his unit to resounding success by causing complete destruction of terrorist camps," the order said.

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