The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for the “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice” other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel and may be awarded posthumously. It replaced the BritishGeorge Cross.
Sl No. |
Year |
Awardee |
1 |
2009 |
Orissa SOG Assistant Commandant PR Satapathy |
2 |
2009 |
Meghalaya cop R P Diengdoh |
3 |
2009 |
Army commando Bahadur Singh Bohra |
4 |
2009 |
ColJojan Thomas -ColJojan Thomas |
5 |
2009 |
Delhicop Mohan Chand Sharma |
6 |
2009 |
NSG’s Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan |
7 |
2009 |
NSG’s Havildar Gajender Singh |
8 |
2009 |
Tukaram Ombale (Maharashtra Police assistant sub-inspector) |
9 |
2009 |
Ashok Kamte (MaharashtraAdditional Commissionor) |
10 |
2009 |
Vijay Salaskar (MaharashtraPolice Inspector) |
11 |
2009 |
Hemant Karkare Maharashtra ATS chief |
12 |
2010 |
Major D Sreeram Kumar, |
13 |
2010 |
Major Mohit Sharma |
14 |
2010 |
Havildar Rajesh Kumar |
15 |
2011 |
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh |