The brave hearts of Indian Army will be honoured with gallantry awards on the 73rd Independence Day on Thursday. Indian Army’s Sapper Prakash Jadhav of 1 Rashtriya Rifles (Mahar) will be conferred Kirti Chakra (posthumously) for his gallant role in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Eight Army personnel will also be conferred Shaurya Chakra, five of them posthumously. Eight Army personnel will be conferred with Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 90 will be conferred Sena Medals (Gallantry) and four members of Operation Rakhshak will be conferred Mention in Dispatches.

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent nearly 60 hours in Pakistan's captivity after Balakot airstrike in February, will also be conferred with Vir Chakra on Independence Day. Five IAF pilots who conducted airstrikes in Pakistan's Balakot will also get Vayu Sena medal.

Here's a complete list of Gallantry Awards:

KIRTI CHAKRA 16116742F SPR PRAKASH JADHAV, ENGRS (POSTHUMOUS) SHAURYA CHAKRA 1. IC-64585A LT COL AJAY SINGH KUSHWAH, SM, JAK RIF 2. SS-44986N MAJ VIBHUTI SHANKAR DHOUNDIYAL, EME, (POSTHUMOUS) 3. IC-79501Y CAPT MAHESHKUMAR BHURE, ENGRS, 34 RR 4. 19000555M L/NK SANDEEP SINGH, PARA (SF) (POSTHUMOUS) 5. 2498034F SEP BRAJESH KUMAR, PUNJAB (POSTHUMOUS) 6. 2706918P SEP HARI SINGH, GRENADIERS (POSTHUMOUS) 7. 4101010K RFN AJVEER SINGH CHAUHAN, GARH RIF 8. 9112648L RFN SHIVE KUMAR, JAK LI (POSTHUMOUS) SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) 1. IC-63135W LT COL RAJESH CHOUDHARY, PARA (SF) 2. IC-63390H LT COL BHAGWAN SINGH BISHT, PARA 3. IC-63780L LT COL PUNYABACHI MOHANTY, PARA (SF) 4. IC-64702A LT COL MOHAMMAD RAZA ISRAIL, PARA (SF) 5. IC-66127H LT COL AMRENDRA PRASAD DWIVEDI, ASSAM 6. IC-66194N LT COL THAIBA SIMON, PARA (SF) 7. IC-67429F MAJ SANDEEP WASHISHT, PARA 8. IC-69616Y MAJ JASWINDER SINGH, PUNJAB 9. IC-71076K MAJ VIKAS KATOCH, JAK RIF 10. IC-71121L MAJ RAVINDER BHAKHER, PARA (SF) 11. IC-71381W MAJ UDAYAN THAKUR, ASC 12. IC-72222L MAJ VIJESH KUMAR, MAHAR 13. IC-72379L MAJ SACHIN KUMAR AGARWAL, MAHAR 14. IC-72667X MAJ CHITRESH BISHT, ENGRS, (POSTHUMOUS) 15. IC-73715Y MAJ KH SHEM, JAT 16. IC-75222W MAJ ASHISH KUMAR, PARA (SF) 17. IC-75470M MAJ HAPPY CHARAK, RAJ RIF 18. IC-77566N MAJ YOGESH PANDEY, ENGRS 19. SS-44375Y MAJ LAXMAN SINGH, MECH INF 20. SS-45385P MAJ PATHARKAR ANAND SHARAD, GUARDS 21. SS-45698N MAJ JAVALKAR VAIBHAV PRAMOD, ARMD 22. SS-45948K MAJ SOHAM BHATTACHARJEE, ENGRS 23. SS-46325M MAJ SHAKTI SINGH, PARA 24. SS-46982W MAJ INDER PREET SINGH, ARMD 25. IC-78335K CAPT SHIV KUMAR SHARMA, PARA (SF) 26. IC-78363W CAPT KUNAL KUMAR, PARA(SF) 27. IC-78430W CAPT PRATEEK RANJANGAONKAR, ASSAM 28. IC-79380H CAPT SAURABH PATNI, SIGS 29. SS-47877M CAPT ASHISH GEDION PAUDEL, PARA (SF) 30. JC-581558P SUB TRILOK SINGH, JAK RIF 31. JC-163472A NB SUB TARA CHAND, AR 32. JC-414326P NB SUB RAVINDER SINGH, PARA(SF) 33. JC-414374P NB SUB JAI DEV, PARA (SF) 34. 15135254X BHM HANS RAJ, ARTY 35. 13627211K HAV SANDEEP MALIK, PARA(SF) 36. 13766936P HAV BALINDER SINGH, PARA (SF) 37. 14930228X HAV BALJEET, MECH INF 38. 16011842N HAV BHUPENDRA SINGH, PARA 39. 2491094N HAV AJAY KUMAR RANA, PUNJAB 40. 2696528W HAV SHEO RAM, GRENEDIERS (POSTHUMOUS) 41. 3193710Y HAV RAKESH KUMAR, JAT 42. 9108495P HAV JAVID AHMAD CHOPAN, PARA (SF) 43. 13624481N L/HAV VIJAY KUMAR, PARA (POSTHUMOUS) 44. 16018379A L/HAV SANDEEP KUMAR, PARA 45. 13625785X NK ASHWANI KUMAR, PARA (SF) 46. 13763245X NK JANKAR SINGH, JAK RIF 47. 14936964M NK SUNNY THAKUR, MECH INF 48. 3199522N NK RAMESH KUMAR, JAT 49. 3202050W NK NARENDRA KUMAR, JAT 50. 4199767A NK SANTOSH SINGH, PARA (SF) 51. 16022429X L/NK SOMBIR, PARA 52. 2498145Y L/NK JAGTAR SINGH, PUNJAB 53. 4091346N L/NK SURENDRA SINGH, PARA (SF) 54. 4577919K L/NK ANUJ KUMAR, MAHAR 55. 14941288M SEP KULWINDER SINGH, MECH INF 56. 14943136K SEP JAGMOHAN SINGH, MECH INF 57. 14943610M SEP SAMARESH DEY, MECH INF 58. 14945629K SEP SUHAIL SINGH SAINI, MECH INF 59. 2621863Y SEP S VIGI BHASKAR, MADRAS 60. 2706086Y GDR TAWSEEF YOUSUF, GRENEDIERS, 61. 2708496N GDR AJAY KUMAR, GRENEDIERS (POSTHUMOUS) 62. 2817903F SEP PENTA NITHIN PAUL, MLI 63. 3206464A SEP SUNIL, JAT 64. 3207037W SEP RINKU, JAT 65. 4201892L SEP SUSHIL SINGH KALAKOTI, KUMAON 66. 4204572F SEP RAJVEER SINGH YADAV, KUMAON 67. 4381857H SEP PANKAJ BORO, ASSAM 68. 4381860H SEP RAHUL DAS, ASSAM 69. 4487854A SEP GULSHAN SINGH, SIKH LI 70. 4491112X SEP HAPPY SINGH, SIKH LI (POSTHUMOUS) 71. 4582015N SEP YOGENDRA KUMAR, MAHAR 72. 13775303H RFN RAMESH SINGH DHAMI, JAK RIF 73. 13776050L RFN RUPEN PRADHAN, JAK RIF 74. 13776291L RFN SURINDER KUMAR, JAK RIF 75. 16021892M RFN PRADEEP KUMAR, RAJ RIF 76. 4094438L RFN MANDEEP SINGH RAWAT, GARH RIF, (POSTHUMOUS) 77. 4101212L RFN PREETAM SINGH, GARH RIF 78. 9112892L RFN RAYEES AH LONE, JAK LI 79. G/3101952K RFN NINGTHOUJAM SUBHACHANDRA SINGH, AR (POSTHUMOUS) 80. 2707701X GDR KARAM CHAND, GRENEDIERS 81. 13631345A PTR VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA, PARA (SF) 82. 14705438H PTR RAJENDRA SINGH, PARA (SF) 83. 14940756P PTR NASEEB KUMAR, PARA(SF) 84. 4091609F PTR GOPAL SINGH, PARA(SF) 85. 4377529X PTR TARUNG SITANG, PARA (SF) 86. 15505841F SWR KISHAN SINGH, ARMD (POSTHUMOUS) 87. 15715720X SIGMN MANVENDRA SINGH, SIGS 88. 15332020M SPR P MADHU, ENGRS 89. 16119562K SPR P BABU, ENGRS 90. 16123299F SPR RAHUL CHAVAN, ENGRS

MENTION-IN-DESPATCHES OPERATION RAKSHAK 1. JC-452661H NB SUB HOSIYAR SINGH, GRENADIERS 2. 15349627P L/HAV HARISH KUMAR, ENGRS 3. 10406977N SEP RAJENDRA SINGH, TA (POSTHUMOUS) 4. 15511252F SWR LOKESH JANGIR, ARMD

Meanwhile, 56 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals on the occasion of the Independence Day this year. Of these, President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry have been awarded to one personnel, President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service to eight personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service to 47 personnel.

Forty-four personnel have also been awarded Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals. Of these, President’s HG and CD Medal for Distinguished Service have been awarded to eight personnel and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service to 36 personnel.