List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1960–1969)

The Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: Parama Viśiṣṭa Sēvā, lit. 'supreme distinguished service medal') is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces, and is awarded for "distinguished service of the most exceptional order." The medal was instituted on Republic Day 1960 as the highest class of the Vishisht Seva Medal ("Distinguished Service Medal") intended to recognise "distinguished service rendered by personnel of the Armed Forces." All ranks of the Armed Forces are eligible for the medal, which may be awarded multiple times as well as posthumously.

At its creation, it was designated the Vishisht Seva Medal (Class I). On 27 January 1967, it received its present name. Post-nominals for recipients were approved on 19 August 1967.

Recipients + Key†Indicates posthumous honour

No. Rank Name Branch Service Number (Unit) Date of Award 1 Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul AI-162 26 January 1961 2 Rear Admiral Daya Shankar 26 January 1961 3 Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh 1963 ENG 26 January 1962 4 Major General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth IC-162 26 January 1963 5 Brigadier Kottimukkla Alagaraja Singapparaja Raja IC-801 26 January 1963 6 Brigadier Kalyan Singh IC-403 26 January 1963 7 Major General Mahindra Singh Pathania IC-104 26 January 1963 8 Air Vice MarshalKanwar Jaswant Singh 1587 GD(P) 26 January 1963 9 Major General Rawind Singh Garewal IC-127 26 January 1963 10 Major General Diwan Prem Chand IC-161 4 April 1963 11 Brigadier Reginald Stephen Noronha IC-531 4 April 1963 12 Lieutenant GeneralDaulet Singh IA-977 26 January 1964 13 Lieutenant GeneralBikram Singh AI-112 26 January 1964 14 Lieutenant General Prem Singh Gyani IA-1281 26 January 1964 15 Air Vice MarshalErlic Wilmot Pinto 1593 GD(P) 26 January 1964 16 Air Vice Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer 1614 GD(P) 26 January 1964 17 Lieutenant General Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks AI-824 5 March 1964 18 Major General Kartar Nath Dubey IC-603 (Engineers) 26 January 1965 19 Brigadier Shavak Naswaranji Antia IC-2130 (Signals) 26 January 1965 20 Brigadier Syed Baquar Raza IC-806 (Artillery) 26 January 1965 21 Brigadier Badri Nath Upadhyay IC-2958 (9 Gorkha Rifles) 26 January 1965 22Brigadier Shewak Singh Mulchand Pahlajani IC-424 (Infantry) 8 July 1965 23Brigadier Vijay Kumar Ghai IC-1672 (Artillery) 8 July 1965 24Major GeneralJoginder Singh IC-203 10 November 1965 25 Group Captain George Kanisht Kumar John 2132 GD(P) 10 November 1965 26 Group Captain Walter Vernon Alexander Lloyd 2623 GD(P) 10 November 1965 27 Lieutenant General Moti Sagar IC-25 26 January 1966 28 Major General Amrik Singh IC-133 26 January 1966 29 Major General Rajinder Nath Batra IC-446 26 January 1966 30 Rear Admiral Benjamin Abraham Samson 26 January 1966 31 Rear Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda 26 January 1966 32Brigadier Iorwerth George Jenkins IC-1389 26 January 1966 33Brigadier Zora Singh IC-3287 26 January 1966 34Brigadier Onkar Singh Kalkat IC-810 26 January 1966 35Air CommodoreKrishna Mahesh Agerwala1648 GD(N) 26 January 1966 36Brigadier Bhumi Chand Chauhan IC-660 30 September 1966 37 Lieutenant General Tirath Ram Pahwa MR-158 (Medical) 26 January 1967 38 Major General Sailendra Mohan Basu MR-145 (Medical) 26 January 1967 39 Rear Admiral Pabitra Kumar Mukherjee 26 January 1967 40Air Vice MarshalYeshwant Vinayak Malse1616 GD(P)26 January 1967 41Air Vice MarshalKanianthra Alexander Joseph2960 SIGS26 January 1967 42Air Commodore Gurbachan Singh 1779 EQPT26 January 1967 43Lieutenant General Amarendra Krishna Dey MR-135 (Medical) 26 January 1968 44 Major General Satya Paul Vohra IC-609 (EME) 26 January 1968 45 Rear Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli 26 January 1968 46Air Vice MarshalShivdev Singh1595 GD(P)26 January 1968 47Air Vice MarshalOm Prakash Mehra1639 GD(P)26 January 1968 48Lieutenant GeneralApparanda Chengappa Iyappa (Ret'd) IC-89 (Signals)26 January 1969 49Lieutenant GeneralBidyapati Bhattacharjya MR-147 (Medical)26 January 1969 50Lieutenant GeneralGopal Gurunath Bewoor IC-129 (Infantry)26 January 1969 51Lieutenant GeneralRajinder Singh Paintal IC-125 (Infantry)26 January 1969 52Major GeneralPanavelil Thomas Joseph MR-150 (Medical)26 January 1969 53Major GeneralInderjit Singh Gill IC-1641 (Infantry)26 January 1969 54 Rear Admiral Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair 26 January 1969 55Air Vice MarshalHari Chand Dewan1598 GD(P)26 January 1969 56Air Vice MarshalTeja Singh Virk1621 GD(N)26 January 1969

See also List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1970–1979) List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1980–1989) List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1990–1999) List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (2000–2009) List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (2010–2019) List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (2020–2029)

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