Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra, lit.ā'Wheel of Ashoka') is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) 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.
Ashoka Chakra | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Awarded for most conspicuous bravery, or some act of daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy.[1] |
Description | India's highest peacetime military decoration |
Country | India |
Presented by | Republic of India |
Eligibility |
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Post-nominals | AC |
Status | Active |
Established | 1952; 72 years ago (1952) |
First awarded | 1952 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Total | 98 (As of 2023)[2][3] |
Total awarded posthumously | 68 |
Total recipients | 98 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Bharat Ratna |
Equivalent | Param Vir Chakra[lower-alpha 1][5][6][7] |
Next (lower) | Padma Vibhushan[8] |
Havildar Bachittar Singh and Naik Narbahadur Thapa were the first recipients of the Ashoka Chakra. Subsequent awards of the Ashoka Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon. A recipient can be awarded the Kirti Chakra or Shaurya Chakra in addition to separate acts of gallantry.