Ashoka Chakra
Awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military of civilian personnel and may be awarded posthumously.
Prominent Recipients
Havildar Bachittar Singh
Naik Nar Bahadur Thapa
Flight Lieutenant Subhas Biswas
Lieutenant Naik Sunder Singh
Captain, Damodar Kashinath Jatar
Lieutenant-Colonel Jagan Nath Raoji Chitnis
Lieutenant Polur Muthuswamy Rahman
Havildar Joginder Singh
Captain Eric James Tucker
Shri Munilal
Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh
Lieutenant Puneet Nath Datt
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