# President Murmu approves 78 gallantry awards, 13 posthumous 2026-08-14T16:40:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to personnel of the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. The awards comprise 9 Kirti Chakras (7 posthumous), 1 Bar to Shaurya Chakra, 19 Shaurya Chakras (1 posthumous), 5 Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 36 Sena Medals (Gallantry) including 5 posthumous, 3 Nao Sena Medals, and 5 Vayu Sena Medals. Among the Kirti Chakra recipients are Lt Col Manoj Francis and Major Jitendra Rathee. Seven Kirti Chakras awarded posthumously include Havildar Gajendra Singh, Head Constables Jagbir Singh and Bashir Ahmad, Constables Jaswant Singh, Balvinder Singh and Tariq Hussain, and Inspector Sunil Kumar. The Shaurya Chakra list includes Major Paramveer, Major Tarun Vasudevan, and others. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - ndtv.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Droupadi Murmu, Kirti Chakra, Sena Medal, Shaurya Chakra Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards-13-posthumous/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/president-murmu-approves-78-gallantry-awards-13-posthumous/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.