Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande was on Tuesday conferred the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service of exceptional order by President Ram Nath Kovind at a Defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is the supreme commander of the armed forces, conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras, including six posthumously, to Service personnel, a Defence Ministry statement said. “The Gallantry awards were given to the personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty,” it stated.
