PARAM VIR CHAKRA.

India's highest military award presented to the courage and devotion of the military persons in the presence of the enemy is known as Param Vir Chakara and it is equal to the British Victoria Cross, U.S. Medal of Honor, or the French Legion of Honor. This prize has been awarded posthumously for many of the warriors, after their death. Param Vir means "the bravest of the Brave" in sanskrit. Param denotes highest Vir means warriors and Chakra means wheel.

The prize was established on 26 January 1950 (India's Republic Day), as the President of India, with effect from 15 August 1947 (Independence Day) may be awarded to officers or enlisted personnel from all branches of the Indian military for their bravery. The second highest award of the Indian government after Bharat ratna). Allocation of decoration carries with it the right to use PVC as a post nominal abbreviation. 

Cash compensation also distributed to the recipients for persons under the rank of lieutenant (equivalent to their service) on the death of the beneficiary, that pension is transferred to his widow until her death or remarriage. By March 1999, fellowship at Rs. 1500 per month granted, in addition, many states have recognized individual pension rewards. 

Subedar Major Bana Singh of the Eighth Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry was the only serving personnel of the Indian Defense business with a Param Vir Chakra until the Kargil operations. Most of them awarded posthumously. 

The medal was designed by Savitri Khanolkar, which is a circular bronze disc with a 1-3/8 inch (about 3.5 cm) diameter raised circle, the state emblem. About this, four replicas of Indra Vajra's (Almighty mythical weapons of the ancient Vedic King of Gods). Ornament is suspended from a straight bar and the name of the edge. Words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English. The band includes Param Vir Chakra is 32 mm long and purple. 

The awardees of PVC are listed below: 

Major Somnath Sharmna 

Lance Naik Karam Singh 

II Lt Rama Raghoba Rane 

Naik Jadu Nath Singh 

Comnpany Havildar Major Piru Singh 

Captain Gurbachan Singh Salana 

Major Dhan Singh Thapa 

Subedar Singh Jogindar 

Major shaitan Singh 

Havildar Abdul Hamid 

Lt. Col. Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore 

Lance Naik Albert Ekka 

Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon 

II Lt Arun Khetarpal 

Major Hoshiar Singh 

Naib Subedar Bana Singh 

Major Ramasamy Parmeshwaran 

Lt. Gen. Kumar Pandey 

Gren Dier Yogendra Singh Yadav 

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar 

Captain Vikram Batra