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PRESS INFORMATION ]BUREAU (DEFENCE WING) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

77 eublic Day Hon Ours

GAIJLZNTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ?DS gOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL -

New jelhi, Magha 5, 1898 january 25 1977

The President has approved the award of Param V±shisht

Soya Medal for distinguished service of the most exceptional

order to 18 officers of the armed forces. They are:-

Lt. Gen. Puthiya Vetil Ramchandrnn, Lt. Gen, Som Dev

GuptaLt. Gee, Madam M0hafl Lal Chhabra; Lt Gen. Eric

Alexander VrISI Lt. Gun. riand Narain MathUr1 Lt. Gen.

- V JsWaflt Singh, Vice Admiral Ronald LynsdaePer.Cira, Vice

Admiral RustOifl Khushro Shapoorj cc Ghaadhi, Air Marshal Afland

RamdaS P 0ndit, Air Marshal Gin Dcv Sharma, Maj. Gen. Lok

Nth aidhraja, Maj. Gen. Jaswarit Mayadesp Maj. Gen. Kunwar

surendra Sincth, Maj. Gee. Sardul singh SafldhU, Maj. Gen.

Sushil Kurnar, Maj. Gen. Krishan Kumar Tewari, Surg. Rear

4 Admiral Do Rosario Faust Pinto and Air Vice Marshal Waman

RaghUnath Dni.

Z'I VISHISHT SEVA MED2'

7ti VIsh±sh.t SoyaMedal has been awarded for

distinguished service of on, exceptional order to the

following 30 officers:

Maj. Gen. Ro M0dhaVa Rrd, Brig. faijIt Kurnor Mehta,

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Brig, Rm Krish0n, Brig. Vishwnnath Sharma, Bria,

Sottiraju Venkqtoratnnm Girl, Brig. Man Mohan Moth Khosl0,

Brig. Kanw.l Kish0n Hozari, Bria. i Jamshcd-j I Mirroher Hamji, Brig. Anilcs Basu, Brig. Cm Prokosh Raghoj, Brig,

Inder. Pal Singh Bror, Brig. Sham.Swariip Nakra, BrJ g.

Chockaling.a Sand aram, Brig. BvIdwa Phasin, Commodore Vinod

Kurnar Sharma, Coiiodorc Porunkolam Sankarranaray arasi:Than, t

Commodcre Surosh Bawor, Air Commodore Harriorn Singh Keshub,

Air Commodore Subrimon lam Rghov eridran, Air Cemodoro S ya

Sagar Sahgal, Cal. Hori Krishan Singh Babbar, Cal, Shamonna

Gellary Raghavain, Cal. Hari Kishan Bh0tti, Cal, I3aldev R011

Prashar, Cal. Sini Rm Vohra, Cal. (Mrs) Fred0 Eml0 Pal,

Gp. Capt. Pormonand Ramnany, Gp. Capt. Koran Yodov, Op,,

Capt. Knishnaswamy Subromanian, Lt. Col e D,N, Tqnkhq.

SHATJ RYA CHAKRA 41

Shaurya Chakr h.,s been awarded for jailantry to the

* following 10 personneU

Col. Sudarshon Gia3h (IC 04092-p), Chief Security

Officer; 267944 Cornorl Phani Raju Kla Venkat0, fs0 II;

225696 Sergeant san:orn Katty Noir, ACH/GD; 7235583 Lance

Ddfadar rbch0n Singh, RVC; Commander Narayan0 U Radhakrishnan (Ret.d), I .N,; Shri C. P. Ravikumar, Attender,

Bank of India, K.R. Circle, Nysore; G/100066 OEM Gopal

Singh, GREF,(Po5thiou); Brig. Rajinder Singh(IC 5302), VSM, /

itillery; Sqn. Ldr. Davinder Singh Sant(8157), F(P) ; and

6306198 Lance Naik Jagbeor Singh; Signols

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k.. ThiOr Kartir Singh 7aid(IC 18831), hoc; Malor Lekb Raj

(IC 13310), PunjFL; Maj or Surinder Surj it Singh (IC 143 51),

Gorkha Rifles7 Major Suresh Manor (IC 16364), J&K Rifles;

Capt. rit L1 Sandhal (sS 23884), Engineers; Capt Ratna

Prakash jia.1 (ss 26698), Engineers; Capt4 Kulwnt Singh

Grcoal (ss 241C4), i4.L.I.; JC 61352 Suhedar Sancjkhuma Lushal,

6 Assam Rifles; 9920037 CompanyHa'ildor Major Chhering

Nurbit Llelakh Scouts; 3349169 Havildar Scho 5ingh Sikh;

3955835. Hild Mohinder •Singh, Dogra 4438796 Lance

Hailda Jrnam Sinjh, Sikh might Infantry; 4151096. Maik

KeshaV Dtt Kimaon, 3.427444 Ta1l Gi,7cn C -'eac. EP1neers,

13654064 Nik Gordhafl, irdsg 13720857 Lioce NaIK I30bJ Ram,

J( Rifles; 1445219 LCC Halt rdev Singh, Engineers;

13726190 Lance Naik ip Lal, J( fJ-es; 18435 Piflornan

Kharka Laha3ur G'irung, Assan Rifl es; 18406 Rifleman Tej flhadU.

Assam Rifles; 5840308. Rifleman Nimo Dorjce Sherpa,

Gorkha anc 14209465 Signalman Dilip Ranchandra Sonar, Siqnals

NILO SEN A

Commander SourirajUlu R:magar, 7rC(00379_,IN.

Coandor Harish Chandra Shnrm (00489-K), I.N. Lt

Sukhdip Slnh KahlOfl (00826A), I.N.

V1U SENA MEDZJ

Wq 4 Cdr. Fir Indcr Singh (5040), F (P); Sqn.Ldr. SUdesh

Chand Khuller (5605), F(P) ; Sqn1Ldr. Shaslii Dh0LOnPnfliCkCr

(6761) ,F (F) ; Sqn. Ir. Chetfl SwaroP K0ti(7 605), F (F)

sqnLd. Vijay 1,,,umar 14ohotra (8441), F(P); and sqn.Ldc.3hanWaf

igh Rathore(8(587), F(P)

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SAil T9 VISHISI-if SEVA MED?L

Lt.col. Kishn Sanip Khurana (IC 6789), VSM, Encrineers.

VISgISHT SETA MEDJ - -

Lt.Col. (now Lrig.) Jag Mohan Singh Rawat(IC 6616),

Gorkha Rifles; Cal. trij Ihushan Kumir (IC 6015),

Artillery; Lt. COl.(nw Cal.) Umnid Singh (ic 6748), Zrnoured

Corps Lt.Col. Rvindra Gape1 Mathur (IC 6528), Sikh; Lt.

Cal. Rejinder Math Chibber, (IC 7370), Jat; Lt.Col. 2vind

Dwarkeflath CnTlbal (IC 7720), Modras; Lt.Col. Rattan Lal

Shame (IC 7915), Gorkha Rifles;- Lt.Col. Yoginder La]. Sud

(IC 8257), Madras; Lt.Col. Hari Xr±shan Gupta (IC 8425) M.L.I.

LtCol. Lhishin

Medicl; i.Cdr. 8ri vnTO Krishn tv (5399)1 \E(i)

Thj . iJroptfl: Tefl a m1fl1h Seethoroaiah (IC 13852),

Corps of Eooifleera; iaj . Jaitar Iinjh Sethi (IC 15021),

Enjifleers; Maj . Sardar Sin9h (SL III), cos of 2nals;

1'4oj. ramod Kulmar Jonrnej a (IC 12122), sionols; Mel.

Vankiprofl aphavon Partda Soratby (IC 15443 ), COrKS f

si9nols;. Maj. U3ra Sen adavo (IC 14739), Muneon; i1oj . Clf i j Rt ar ni 3a ±C I F3 ) / pu

Aiwyri Mark lims (IC D4,-dra5 Thakur b::raifl

Sln2h (IC 21529), Sikh Li jht Infantry; Moj. Rem Kriohne

(IC 26437), Lunj ab; Moj. Goutam loitra (IC 10557), .ACC; Maj

Kunflam Lhaskara (IC 15194), AOC; Mnj. GUrbox Rai L1hfl

(IC 13470), EME; HM.., Vyacheri 5'r.aan . Ntaraj on

(IC 11160), EME; Maj. J7indre Jit Sinh Tilsi (IC 13843), EME;

Maj. Gfljesh Chndra iDhattacharya (IC 13811), Intelli once

Corps; Maj . Raj esh IKumar Midha (IC 18803), InteIli7ence 0ns;

Lt.Cdr. SarWofl Sinjh Rather (o332-2), I.R; LtCdr. Aweh

rasad (00340-Y),I.N.; and Lb.Cdr. uthnn Tilajayll Kochaypa

Kathew (60061-7'), I.N. (Retd) ; Sqn.Ldr.Pfl1nL Mohamed hhl

(5461), F(N); Sqn.Ldr. IKanmohan Waman Desni (5524), AccOunts;

Sqn.Ldr. Jayanta Keshari Ray larmar. (5736), Lo9istcs; Sgn

Lclr. Lapu Reohavendrarco MaS.hava Ro (5944), (i4); Capt.

Vettynayathil Kesavapeflicker Chancirasekra Panicker (SL 1242),

Engineers; Capt. Ramesh Chader Khera (IC 23576), Engineers;

Capt. Heobam Dieendra S±ngh (IC 21808), G.R.; Capt. Raj Lal

Sirijh Gill (IC 29756), Sikh Lijht Infantry; JC14494 Risaldar

wk, Major ChhOtU Ram, The presidentS eeIyj'Jard; JC 13514 Subedar

Major Sin Ch0nd Rem, RajpUtafla Rifles; JC 17199 Suhedar Mor

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44808, I..; 39693 MWO Vlaryam 5ingh, Fitter I; C 27534

boder Ganesh Guric1, Kumaon; jC 78457 Naib Sebedar bri Rem

Singh, RajpUtafla Rifles; JC 79970 Nib subedar ShV :8h

singh, Gihar Regiment; 9920037 Company Havildar Major

Chhering Nurbu, Ladakh Scts; 218838 pit. Sgt.

IK0lsi, Fitter II Engine; end 222499 Flt. Sgt. K.1shieoder

Sasan, Fitter II A:Lrfri11 e.

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