Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra

Listed below are the most notable people to have received the Param Vir Chakra, the highest military decoration of the Indian Army.

Name	Unit	Date of action	Place of action
Major Somnath Sharma	4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	3 November 1947	Battle of Badgam, Kashmir, India
2 Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane	Corps of Engineers	8 April 1948	Battle of Naushera, Kashmir, India
Naik Jadu Nath Singh Rathore	1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment	February 1948	Battle of Naushera, Kashmir, India
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh	6th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles	17/18 July 1948	Tithwal, Kashmir, India
Lance Naik Karam Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	13 October 1948	Tithwal, Kashmir, India
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria	3rd Battalion, 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)	5 December 1961	Elizabethville, Katanga, Congo
Major Dhan Singh Thapa	1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles	20 October 1962	Ladakh, India
Subedar Joginder Singh	1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment	23 October 1962	Tongpen La, Northeast Frontier Agency, India
Major Shaitan Singh	13th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment	18 November 1962	Rezang La
Company Quartermaster Havaldar Abdul Hamid	4th Battalion, The Grenadiers	10 September 1965	Chima, Khem Karan Sector
Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore	The Poona Horse	15 October 1965	Phillora, Sialkot Sector, Pakistan
Lance Naik Albert Ekka	14th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards	3 December 1971	Gangasagar
2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal	The Poona Horse	16 December 1971	Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector
Major Hoshiar Singh	3rd Battalion, The Grenadiers	17 December 1971	Basantar River, Shakargarh Sector
Naib Subedar Bana Singh	8th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	23 June 1987	Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir
Major Ramaswamy Parmeshwaran	8th Battalion, Mahar Regiment	25 November 1987	Sri Lanka
Captain Vikram Batra	13th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	6 July 1999	Point 5140, Point 4875, Kargil Area
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey	1st Battalion, 11th Gorkha Rifles	3 July 1999	Khaluber/Juber Top, Batalik sector, Kargil area, Jammu and Kashmir
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav	18th Battalion, The Grenadiers	4 July 1999	Tiger Hill, Kargil area
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar	13th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	5 July 1999	Area Flat Top, Kargil Area