EASTERN COMMAND DEFENCE INVESTITURE CEREMONY 22 JANUARY 2022
Kolkata – 22 January 2022
The Eastern Command Investiture Ceremony was conducted on 22 January 2022 at Garrison Battalion Parade Ground in Fort William, Kolkata to confer various awards for personnel and units who have distinguished themselves by acts of individual gallantry and exceptional dedication to duty and units that have performed well towards operational preparedness. Events such as these are important part of Indian Army tradition that recognizes and celebrates outstanding performances by serving personnel & units.
The event was presided over by Lt General Manoj Pande, AVSM, VSM, GOC-in-C Eastern Command and attended by senior military officers, award winners and their families. During the solemn occasion which commemorates the gallantry and dedication to duty of Service personnel, 29 Sena Medals (Gallantry), eight Sena Medals (Distinguished) and ten Vishisht Seva Medals were presented to the deserving individuals by the Army Commander.
On this occasion, 26 units of various Arms and Services who have performed exceedingly well during their deployment in Eastern Theatre were also awarded with the coveted Unit Appreciation of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command. Four units were also awarded Chief of Army Staff Appreciation for their performance during Operation SNOW LEOPARD.
The Army Commander, later interacted with the award winners and their families and acknowledged their invaluable contribution in upholding the highest standards of professionalism of the Indian Army.
LIST OF AWARDEES
| S/NO | RANK | NAME | UNIT | AWARD |
| 1. | Maj | Rahul Balamohan | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 2. | Maj | Mohit Malik | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 3. | Lt Col | Neeraj Kumar Singh | Vikas (SFF) | SM (G) |
| 4. | Lt Col | K Sachin Singha | Field Regt | SM (G) |
| 5. | Maj | Manish Chahal | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 6. | Maj | Ankit Thakur | Assam Rif | SM (G) |
| 7. | Maj | Avinash Pandey | Kumaon | SM (G) |
| 8. | Maj | Rahul Dutta | Assam Rif | SM (G) |
| 9. | Maj | Athul James | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 10. | Maj | Rupam Roy | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 11. | Maj | Abhishek Ghosh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 12. | Lt | Vikrant Dahiya | Sikkim Scout | SM (G) |
| 13. | Sub | Guman Singh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 14. | Sub | Amar Pal Singh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 15. | Nb Sub | Nisar Ahmed Mir | Para Regt | SM (G) |
| 16. | Hav | Aminur Islam | Assam Rif | SM (G) |
| 17. | Hav | Kayam Singh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 18. | Hav | Dara Singh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 19. | L/Hav | Bidhan Mandal | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 20. | Nk | Monmaithem Dhanabir Singh | Para Regt | SM (G) |
| 21. | Nk | Jeevan Singh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 22. | LNk | Ajay Kumar | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 23. | LNk | Gaurav Kumar Tomar | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 24. | SPR | Sivakumar G | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 25. | Sep | Lachchhu Singh | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 26. | Sep | Jitendra Singh Jodha | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 27. | Sep | Anuj Mavi | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 28. | Sep | Anuj Rana | RR Bn | SM (G) |
| 29. | Scout | Tashi Namgyal Lepcha | Sikkim Scouts | SM (G) |
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| S/NO | RANK | NAME | AWARD |
| 30. | Maj Gen | Rajiv Ghai, SM** | SM (D) |
| 31. | Maj Gen (Now Lt Gen) | V Sreehari, SC | SM (D) |
| 32. | Maj Gen | Ranjit Singh, VSM | SM (D) |
| 33. | Maj Gen | Navin Sachdeva, | SM (D) |
| 34. | Brig | Kuleshwar Singh Dhadwal | SM (D) |
| 35. | Col | Sumit Sood | SM (D) |
| 36. | Col | Manish Kumar Bharti | SM (D) |
| 37. | Col | Parikshit Mehra | SM (D) |
| 38. | Maj Gen | Vikas Saini, SM, VSM | VSM |
| 39. | Maj Gen | Harbir Singh Sandhu | VSM |
| 40. | Brig | Karan Singh | VSM |
| 41. | Brig | Sachin Mehta | VSM |
| 42. | Brig | Alok Chandra | VSM |
| 43. | Col (Now Brig) | Jitendra Nandan Bhatt | VSM |
| 44. | Col (Now Brig) | Ranjit Gill | VSM |
| 45. | Col | Mupparty Sanjeev, SM | VSM |
| 46. | Col | Manoj Dhapola | VSM |
| 47. | Col | Vedavyas Samal | VSM |
UNIT AWARDED GOC-IN-C’S UNIT APPRECIATIONS
| SER NO | UNIT CITATION | PRESENT CO | PRESENT SUB MAJ |
| 1. | 4/3 GR | COL PUSHPENDRA MISHRA | SUB MAJ PREM BAHADUR GURUNG |
| 2. | 23 MARATHA LI | COL ROHIT PATIL | SUB MAJ MOQIM KHAN |
| 3. | 1 ARUNACHAL SCOUTS | COL MUKUL SATI | SUB MAJ DORJEE KHANDU BAPU |
| 4. | 18 KUMAON | COL GAGANDEEP SINGH SASAN | SUB MAJ SUNDAR SINGH |
| 5. | 23 JAT | COL SURENDRA SINGH DHILLON | SUB MAJ MAHIPAL SINGH SOLANKI |
| 6. | 3 KUMAON | COL GVVRS KIRAN | SUB BHARAT CHAND |
| 7. | 5 PARA | COL G R S RAJA | SUB MAJ VIJAY SINGH |
| 8. | 26 ASSAM RIF | COL YOGESHWAR SINGH, SM | SUB MAJ KRISHNA CHANDRA |
| 9. | 36 ASSAM RIF | COL SHAKTI SINGH | SUB MAJ G L GURJAR |
| 10. | 3/11 GR | COL RAJAT S PANWAR | SUB MAJ KB KARKI |
| 11. | 207 FD REGT | COL ANSHUL SHARMA | SUB MAJ DHOOM CHAND SAINI |
| 12. | 244 FD REGT | COL PANKAJ KUMAR | SUB MAJ PAWAN KUMAR |
| 13. | 154 FD REGT | COL VINOD KUMAR CHOUDHARY | SUB MAJ (GNR) JITENDER |
| 14. | 659 ARMY AVN SQN (R & O) | COL MANISH KUMAR BHARTI, SM | SUB MAJ ANAND KUMAR |
| 15. | 8 ENGR REGT | COL TEJINDER SINGH | SUB MAJ PRAMOD MV |
| 16. | 101 ENGR REGT | COL GURTEJ SINGH | SUB MAJ RRK SINGH |
| 17. | 52 ENGR REGT | COL C SASI KUMAR | SUB MAJ YASHWANT SINGH |
| 18. | 102 ENGR REGT | COL RISHABH ARJARIA | SUB MAJ MACHHINDRA B DHAGE |
| 19. | 71 INF DIV SIG REGT | COL SHANJAMO NGULLIE | SUB MAJ GURTEJ SINGH |
| 20. | 4 EW BN | COL MANDEEP SINGH RANA | SUB MAJ JAISHI RAM BHARMOURIA |
| 21. | 148 LT AD REGT (COMP) | COL PARAMANANDA DAS | SUB MAJ MUKESH KUMAR |
| 22. | 517 ASC BN | COL VIKAS MALIK | SUB MAJ AJAB SINGH |
| 23. | 671 EME BN | COL PRAMOD SINGH | SUB MAJ SP YADAV |
| 24. | 31 FAD | COL ABHISHEK AHLAWAT | SUB MAJ AJAY KUMAR |
| 25. | 151 BASE HOSP | BRIG MATHEWS JACOB | SUB MAJ SANJAY KUMAR CHOUBEY |
| 26. | 305 FD HOSP | COL ANANDITA GUPTA | SUB MAJ RAMESH CHAND JOSHI |
