Param Vir Chakra Winners List 2023: The Param Vir Chakra is the Indian highest military decoration, which is provided to showcase specific acts of courage or show great braveness in the face of danger during war. Param Vir Chakra is known as the “wheel of the last brave” and this is awarded for the most prominent bravery in the presence of the enemy.Eva Yuon Linda Maede-de-Maros has designed the Param Vir Chakra and its design includes the purple ribbon and the concept of Sage Dadhichi. The medal has four copies of Indra’s Vajra made from the bones of Dadhichi, that signifies his foremost sacrifice, which is at the national level.
Param Vir Chakra is made up of bronze in 1-3/ 8 inch radius and is attached from a bar. The back of the medal has written Param Vir Chakra in both Hindi and English languages separated by the Lotus. The medal is equivalent to the Medal of Honor in the United States and Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom. From this article, you can see the list of all 21 recipients of Param Vir Chakra winners.
Param Vir Chakra Winners List 2023
| Name of Recipient | Unit | Rank | Date of action |
| Somnath Sharma | Kumaon Regiment | Major | 3 November 1947 |
| Jadunath Singh | Rajput Regiment | Naik | 6 February 1948 |
| Rama Raghoba Rane | Bombay Sappers | Second Lieutenant | 8 April 1948 |
| Piru Singh | Rajputana Rifles | Company Havildar Major | 17 July 1948 |
| Karam Singh | Sikh Regiment | Lance Naik | 13 October 1948 |
| Gurbachan Singh Salaria | 1 Gorkha Rifles | Captain | 5 December 1961 |
| Dhan Singh Thapa | 8 Gorkha Rifles | Major | 20 October 1962 |
| Joginder Singh | Sikh Regiment | Subedar | 23 October 1962 |
| Shaitan Singh | Kumaon Regiment | Major | 18 November 1962 |
| Abdul Hamid | The Grenadiers | Company Quarter Master Havildar | 10 September 1965 |
| Ardeshir Tarapore | Poona Horse | Lieutenant Colonel | 11 September 1965 |
| Albert Ekka | Brigade of the Guards | Lance Naik | 3 December 1971 |
| Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon | No. 18 Squadron IAF | Flying Officer | 14 December 1971 |
| Arun Khetarpal | Poona Horse | Second Lieutenant | 16 December 1971 |
| Hoshiar Singh Dahiya | The Grenadiers | Major | 17 December 1971 |
| Bana Singh | Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry | Naib Subedar | 23 May 1987 |
| Ramaswamy Parameshwaran | Mahar Regiment | Major | 25 November 1987 |
| Manoj Kumar Pandey | 11 Gorkha Rifles | Lieutenant | 3 July 1999 |
| Yogendra Singh Yadav | The Grenadiers | Grenadier | 4 July 1999 |
| Sanjay Kumar | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | Rifleman | 5 July 1999 |
| Vikram Batra | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | Captain | 7 July 1999 |