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The Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋiː tʃakɾa, ) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in the air or at sea.

It is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.

Origin
It was established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 (with effect from 15 August 1947). The statutes were amended on 12 January 1952 to readjust the order of wearing as new decorations were established.

It replaced the British Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), (MC) and Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation [note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the (V.C.)

Appearance
The medal is inch circular silver medal. "Statutes and rules relating to the awards of the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Air Chakra". 1 January 1970 (amendment of 1950 version). A five pointed star, with the in the centre, and, on this, the domed gilded state emblem. The decoration is named on the rim and suspended from a swiveling straight-bar suspender. The decoration is almost always named and dated on the edge. Around a plain centre, two legends are separated by lotus flowers; with Vir Chakra in above and in below. The ribbon is 32 mm, half dark blue and half orange-saffron; dark blue 16 mm, saffron 16 mm.

The award carries with it a cash allowance and, in some cases, a lump sum cash award. This has been a rather controversial issue throughout the life of the decoration. From 1 February 1999, the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs. 850 for recipients of the award. In addition, many states have established individual pension rewards for the recipients of the decoration.

List of Vir Chakra recipients
A total of 1327 personnel received Vir Chakra. Some of the notable Vir Chakra awardees include:

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TGN Pai19501947 Indo-Pakistan War
Kanikasami19471947 Indo-Pakistan War
Brigadier1 May 19481948
Lieutenant ColonelGirdhari Singh26 February 19481947 Indo-Pakistan War

Subedar Major and Honorary CaptainBhim Chand23 August 1948 and 27 December 1948 (2)1947 Indo-Pakistan War
Air Vice MarshalIndian Air Force26 Jan 19501947 Indo-Pakistan War
MajorTirath Singh Oberoi26 Jan 19501947 Indo-Pakistan War
Ashwani Kumar Diwan18 Nov 19621962
Wing CommanderKrishan Kant SainiIndian Air Force18 Nov 19621962
Lieutenant GeneralZorawar Chand Bakshi05 Aug 19651965 Operation Ablaze
Wing CommanderIndian Air Force03 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Flight LieutenantVirendera Singh PathaniaIndian Air Force04 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Air CommodoreAlfred Tyrone CookeIndian Air Force07 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Naib SubedarGanesh Datt07 Sep 19651965 Indo-Pakistan War
Wing CommanderAmar Jit Singh SandhuIndian Air Force17 Sep 19651965 Indo-Pakistan War
Lt Col (later Brig.)Russi Hormusji BajinaIndian Army18 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Air MarshalIndian Air Force19 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
Lieutenant GeneralMohammad Ahmad Zaki20 Sep 19651965 Operation Riddle
AdmiralLaxminarayan Ramdas01 Dec 19711971 Operation Cactus Lily
BrigadierJK Tomar03 Dec 19711971 Operation Cactus Lily
Lieutenant Colonel11 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
BrigadierP V Sahadevan16 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Lieutenant ColonelVikram Deuskar16 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
CaptainSatish Chander Sehgal, 75 Medium Regiment16 Dec 19711971 Battle of Basantar
Air CommodoreJasjit SinghIndian Air Force17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Gurdev Singh Hans17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Squadron LeaderRamesh Chander KohliIndian Air Force17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Admiral21 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Wing CommanderSukhdev Singh DhillonIndian Air Force17 Dec 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Squadron LeaderM A GanapathyIndian Air force19721971 Battle of Boyra
Group CaptainDonald ‘Don’ LazarusIndian Air force19721971 Battle of Boyra
Flight LieutenantIndian Air force26 Jan 19721971 Indo-Pakistan War
NaikNaib Singh Gill, 6 Sikh Regiment26 Jan 19721971 Indo-Pakistan War
Lieutenant GeneralJ.B.S. YadavaIndian Army, 11 Gorkha Rifles15 August 19721971 Indo-pakistan War

Lieutenant General15 August 19721971 Indo-Pakistan War
MajorNgangom Joy Dutta Singh26 Jan 19881987
Major-General26 Jan 19881987 Jaffna University Helidrop
Lieutenant CommanderDeepak Agarwal26 Jan 19881987
Kamkholam Kuki, Assam Regiment17 Dec 19891987
Flight LieutenantAbdul Naseer HanfeeIndian Air Force, 128 Helicopter Unit26 January 19891984 Operation Meghdoot
NaikKaushal Yadav †,9 PARA (SF)26 July 19991999 Operation Vijay

Captain, 18 15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
Squadron Leader†Indian Air Force01 Jan 19991999 Operation Safed Sagar
ColonelMagod Basappa Ravindranath, 2 28 Jun 19991999 Battle of Tololing
Lieutenant ColonelRamakrishnan Vishwanathan, 18 Jun 19991999 Battle of Tololing
Ram Kumar, 18 Jun 19991999 Battle of Tololing
MajorMariappan Saravanan, 15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
Colonel, 1/11 GR15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
Lieutenant ColonelYogesh Kumar Joshi, 13 JAK RIF15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
CaptainSanjeev Singh Jamwal, 13 JAK RIF15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
GunnerSanjeev Gopala Pillai, 4 Medium Regiment15 Aug 19991999 Operation Vijay
CaptainVijyant Thapar, 2 16 Dec 19991999 Operation Vijay
, 8 JAK LI30 Aug 20001999 Operation Vijay
Wing CommanderAbhinandan VarthamanIndian Air Force15 Aug 20192019 India-Pakistan Standoff
Naib SubedarNuduram Soren, 26 Jan 20212020 Operation Snow Leopard
NaikDeepak Singh, 26 Jan 20212020 Operation Snow Leopard
Gurtej Singh, 3rd Punjab Regiment26 Jan 20212020 Operation Snow Leopard
Mangal Singh sisodiya4 April 19711971 Indo-Pakistan War
Group CaptainRanjeet Singh SidhuIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Group CaptainManish AroraIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Group CaptainAnimesh PatniIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Group CaptainKunal KalraIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Wing CommanderJoy ChandraIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Squadron LeaderSarthak KumarIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Squadron LeaderSiddhant SinghIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Squadron LeaderRizwan MalikIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor
Flight LieutenantAarshveer Singh ThakurIndian Air Force15 August 20252025 Operation Sindoor

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