Naval Investiture Ceremony to be held at Visakhapatnam tomorrow

New Delhi: The Naval Investiture Ceremony – 2023 will be held at Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on May 31, 23 to felicitate Naval personnel who have demonstrated gallant acts, leadership, professional achievements and distinguished service of a high order.

Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) will confer Gallantry and Distinguished Service awards on behalf of the President of India to the recipients.

This would also be the first time that the Naval Investiture Ceremony is being conducted in the evening.

33 awards will be presented during the Investiture ceremony, including two Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 13 Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 16 Vishisht Seva Medal and two Jeevan Raksha Padak.

The CNS will also give away the Lt VK Jain Memorial Gold Medal for pioneering research in the field of weapon improvement and Electrical Engineering, and the Capt Ravi Dhir Memorial Gold Medal for promoting Flight Safety.

The Unit Citations to Operational Units & Shore Units will also be presented.

The event would commence with a ceremonial parade and will be witnessed by the spouses and family members of awardees along with several senior dignitaries of the Indian Navy.

The NIC will be live streamed over the 'IN Youtube' Channel from 5:00 PM onwards on 31 May 23.

The President approved awards to Indian Naval personnel on the eve of Republic day celebrations with distinguished service and gallantry awards on the occasion 26 Jan 2023: –

PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1. V ADM RAVINDRA BHARTRUHARI PANDIT, AVSM

2. V ADM BISWAJIT DASGUPTA, AVSM, YSM, VSM

3. V ADM MAKARAND ARAVIND HAMPIHOLI, AVSM, NM

ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

1. V ADM DEEPAK KAPOOR

2. V ADM ADHIR ARORA, NM

3. R ADM ARVINDAN KATTERI PULIAKODE, VSM

4. R ADM SANJAY SADHU, NM

5. R ADM SAMEER SAXENA, NM

6. R ADM DHIREN VIG, VSM (RETD)

7. SURG R ADM CS NAIDU, VSM (RETD)

NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)

1. CDR NISHANT SINGH (POSTHUMOUS)

BAR TO NAO SENA MEDAL (DEVOTION TO DUTY)

1. LT CDR SHASHANK TEWARI, NM (POSTHUMOUS)

2. HARIOM SHOKEEN, MCPO II (GW), NM (POSTHUMOUS)

NAO SENA MEDAL (DEVOTION TO DUTY)

1. SURG R ADM SHANKAR NARAYAN, VSM

2. CMDE PANKAJ SHARMA

3. CMDE ANISH MJ NAIR

4. CMDE SHANTANU JHA

5. CMDE V GANAPATHY

6. CMDE IFTEKHAR ALAM

7. CAPT SAURABH THAKUR

8. CAPT B VASU DHEERAJ

9. LT CDR RAJANIKANT YADAV (POSTHUMOUS)

10. LT CDR YOGESH TIWARI (POSTHUMOUS)

11. LT CDR ANANT KUKRETI (POSTHUMOUS)

VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL

R ADM S GANTAYET
CMDE KARI MURLIDHAR
CMDE HEMANT PADBIDRI
CMDE VEERAPPA B BELLARY
CMDE NEERAJ UDAY
CMDE NADUVIL PISHAROM PRADEEP
CMDE MUKUL MADHAV SURANGE
CMDE PRASHANT DATTATRAYA SHIDHAYE
CMDE MANAV SEHGAL
CAPT PARTHA UMAKANT BHATT
CAPT KARTIK MURTHY
CAPT SAMUEL MAMMEN ABRAHAM
CAPT GORAV MALHOTRA
CAPT GAURAV MEHTA
CAPT (TS) SUNIL DUTT DOGRA
MAHAVIR PRASAD MCPO I (UW)

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