Vir Chakra - wikipedia Vir Chakra `` VrC '' redirects here. For other uses, see VrC ( disambiguation ). `` The template Infobox military award is being considered for merging. '' Vir Chakra Vir Chakra and its ribbon, the third highest military decoration of India Awarded by Republic of India Country Republic of India Type Medal Eligibility Military Personnel Only Awarded for Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land or at sea or in the air. Status Currently Awarded Post-nominals VrC Statistics First awarded 1947 Last awarded 1999 Posthumous awards 361 Distinct recipients 1322 ( As of 2017 ) Precedence Next ( higher ) Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Next ( lower ) Shaurya Chakra Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC ), Military Cross ( 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 Victoria Cross ( V.C. ). It is third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra. Contents 1 Origin 2 Appearance 3 List of Vir Chakra recipients 4 References 5 External links Origin Established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 ( with effect from 15 August 1947 ). The statutes were amended 12 January 1952 to readjust the order of wearing as new decorations were established. Appearance The medal is 1 - 3 / 8 inch circular silver medal. A five pointed star, with the chakra in the center, 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 center, two legends separated by lotus flowers ; above Vir Chakra in Hindi and in English. 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 Some of the notable Vir Chakra awardees include : Rank Name Branch Award Date Awarded for Subedar Nadikerianda Bheemaiah Indian Army 1947 Kashmir War 2nd Lieutenant R Kanikasamy Indian Army 1947 Kashmir War Capt Harbaksh Singh Indian Army 1 May 1948 Operation Polo Hony Lt Gopal Singh Gusain Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn at Nuranang L Hav Narender Dutt Indian Army ( Bengal Sappers ) 18 Nov 1962 Operation Leg Horn Hav. Ishwar Singh Indian Army 15 March 1948 Operation Polo Flt Lt Vonthibettu Prabhakara Hegde Indian Air Force 26 - Jan - 1950 Kashmir operations Gp Capt Zafar Ali Shah Indian Air Force 20 Nov 1950 Kashmir operations Wg Cdr Krishan Kant Saini Indian Air Force 18 Nov 1962 Operation Leg Horn Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi Indian Army 05 Aug 1965 Operation Ablaze Wg Cdr Trevor Keelor Indian Air Force 03 Sep 1965 Operation Riddle Air Cmde Alfred Tyrone Cooke Indian Air Force 07 Sep 1965 Operation Riddle Air Mrshl Denzil Keelor Indian Air Force 19 Sep 1965 Operation Riddle Lt Gen Mohammad Ahmad Zaki Indian Army 20 Sep 1965 Operation Riddle Capt Achhar Singh Kaila Indian Army 24 Nov 1965 Operation Riddle 2 Lt Gopal Krishan Duggal Indian Army 17 Nov 1965 Operation Riddle Adm Laxminarayan Ramdass Indian Navy 01 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Subedar Gurdev Singh Hans Indian Army 04 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Maj Nanjappa KP Indian Army 05 Dec 1971 Battle of Daudkandi Wg Cdr Kukke Suresh Indian Air Force 05 Dec 1971 Battle of Longewala Lt Col Raj Singh Indian Army 15 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Lieutenant K.S. Brar Indian Army 16 Dec 1971 Battle of Jamalpur Flt. Lt. ( Now Gp. Captain ) Mahabir P. Premi Indian Air Force 17 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Major PK Sharma Indian Army 06 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Captain Jatinder Kumar Indian Army 06 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Col Gopal Krishan Trivedy Indian Army 11 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Lt Col Satish Nambiar Indian Army 11 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Capt. Gurbux Singh Bhatti Indian Army 16 Dec 1971 Battle of Basantar Air Cmde Jasjit Singh Indian Air Force 17 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Grenadier Rafiq Khan Indian Army 19 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Vice Adm Arun Prakash Indian Navy 21 Dec 1971 Operation Cactus Lily Squadron Leader MA Ganapathy Indian Air force 1972 Boyra Encounter ( 1971 ) Air Commodore Kuldeep Singh Sahota Indian Air Force 26 Jan 1972 1971 Pakistan war Flight Lieutenant Andre Rudolf Da Costa Indian Air Force 26 Jan 1972 1971 Pakistan war Flight Lieutenant Lawrence Frederic Pereira Indian Air Force 26 Jan 1972 Operation Cactus Lilly Rifle Man Kuldeep Singh Indian Army 24 May 1988 Operation Savage ( Sikkim ) Capt Ashish Sonal Indian Army 26 Jan 1991 Indian Peace Keeping Force H / capt Swaran Singh Indian Army 28 Apr 1990 Operation Pawan Capt Sunil Khokhar Indian Army 01 Jan 1996 Kashmir operations Sub Randhir Singh Indian Army 01 Jan 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Sqn Ldr Ajay Ahuja Indian Air Force 01 Jan 1999 Operation Safed Sagar, Kargil War Maj Gautam Shashikumar Khot Indian Army, Army Aviation Corps 26 Jan 1950 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Capt R Jery Prem Raj Indian Army 07 Jul 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Hav Sish Ram Gill Indian Army 15 Aug 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Capt Jintu Gogoi Indian Army 30 Jun 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Subedar Bhawarlal Bhakar Indian Army Jun 1999 Battle of Tololing, Kargil War Havaldar Yashvir Singh Tomar Indian Army Jun 1999 Battle of Tololing, Kargil War Lt Colonel Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan Indian Army, 18 grenadiers Jun 1999 Battle of Tololing, Kargil War Captain Amol Kalia Indian Army, 12 J&K Light Infantry Jun 1999 Batalik sector, Kargil War Captain Haneef Uddin Indian Army, 11 Rajputana Rifles Jun 1999 Batalik sector, Kargil War Captain Sumit Roy Indian Army, 18 Garhwal Rifles Jun 1999 Batalik sector, Kargil War Havaldar Madan lal Indian Army 5 Jul 1999 Battle of Tiger Hill, Kargil War Capt Vijayant Thapar Indian Army 15 Aug 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Major Mariappan Saravanan Indian Army 15 Aug 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Col Lalit Rai Indian Army 15 Aug 1999 Operation Vijay ( 1999 ), Kargil War Lt. Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi Indian Army 15 Aug 1999 Operation Vijay ( 1999 ), Kargil War Col M.B. Ravindranath Indian Army 15 August, 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Capt Baleyada Muthanna Cariappa Indian Army 2000 Operation Vijay, Kargil War Havildar Chuni Lal Indian Army 30 Aug 2000 Operation Vijay, Kargil War References Jump up ^ http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees-0 ^ Jump up to : `` Precedence Of Medals ''. indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014. Jump up ^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Awards/awavrc.htm Jump up ^ `` BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR : Volume 3 ( 6 ) ''. Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Vir Chakra Awardee List ''. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 27 June 2014. Jump up ^ http://twdi.in/node/4378 Jump up ^ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-every-soldier-who-fought-at-kargil-deserves-vir-chakra-/822420/ Jump up ^ Singh, Ishwar. `` hav ''. Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` LT COL YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI ''. 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External link in title = ( help ) ; Missing or empty url = ( help ) External links Vir Chakra awardees, TWDI IAF Vir Chakra awardees, Bharat Rakshak Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces Wartime Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Peacetime Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Distinguished Service & Gallantry Sena Medal Army Nao Sena Medal Navy Vayu Sena Medal Air Force Wartime Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Service and campaign medals Wound Medal General Service Medal 1947 Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal Long service awards Meritorious Service Medal Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal Territorial Army Decoration Territorial Army Medal Independence Awards Indian Independence Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 25th Independence Anniversary Medal Other Awards Mention in Dispatches Commendation Card Indian honours and decorations Civilian National Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Children National Bravery Award National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement National Bal Shree Honour Women Stree Shakti Puraskar Police President 's Police Medal for Gallantry Police Medal for Gallantry Central Ganga Sharan Award George Grierson Award Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award Moturi Satyanarayan Award National Award for Child Welfare Subramanya Bharathi Award By field Literature Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sahitya Akademi Award Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award National Film Awards Other arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Arjuna Award Dronacharya Award Dhyan Chand Award Science & Technology Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Kalinga Prize Gallantry Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak Jeevan Raksha Padak Medical Dr. B.C. Roy Award International Gandhi Peace Prize Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony Military Wartime Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Peacetime Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Distinguished Service & Gallantry Sena Medal Army Nao Sena Medal Navy Vayu Sena Medal Air Force Wartime Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Service and campaign medals Wound Medal General Service Medal 1947 Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal Long service awards Meritorious Service Medal Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal Territorial Army Decoration Territorial Army Medal Independence Awards Indian Independence Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 25th Independence Anniversary Medal Other Awards Mention in Dispatches Commendation Card Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vir_Chakra&oldid=836228455 '' Categories : Military awards and decorations of India Courage awards Awards established in 1946 1950 establishments in India Recipients of the Vir Chakra Hidden categories : Pages using web citations with no URL CS1 errors : external links Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia ગુજરાતી हिन्दी മലയാളം मराठी Nederlands ਪੰਜਾਬੀ தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 13 April 2018, at 13 : 28. 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Question: what is the ribbon colour of vir chakra
Answer: half dark blue and half orange-saffron