तिन्ही संरक्षण दलांचे सर्वोच्च प्रमुख आणि राष्ट्रपती राम नाथ कोविंद यांनी आज 22 नोव्हेंबर 2021 रोजी सकाळी राष्ट्रपती भवनात संपन्न झालेल्या संरक्षण क्षेत्राच्या औपचारिक पुरस्कार समारंभाच्या पहिल्या टप्प्यात सशस्त्र दले आणि निमलष्करी दलांतील जवानांना विविध पुरस्कार प्रदान केले. यामध्ये एका मरणोत्तर कीर्ती चक्रासह एकूण दोन कीर्ती चक्रे, एक वीर चक्र आणि 10 शौर्य चक्र या पुरस्कारांचा समावेश आहे. कर्तव्यावर असताना उल्लेखनीय शौर्य, दुर्दम्य साहस आणि टोकाची समर्पण वृत्ती यांचे प्रदर्शन केल्याबद्दल या जवानांना शौर्य पुरस्कारांनी सन्मानित करण्यात येते.
राष्ट्रपतींनी यावेळी, उल्लेखनीय पद्धतीने असाधारण देशसेवा केल्याबद्दल 13 परम विशिष्ट सेवा पदके, 2 उत्तम युध्द सेवा पदके आणि 24 अति विशिष्ट सेवा पदकांचे देखील वितरण केले. पुरस्कार प्रदान करण्यात आल्याच्या क्रमानुसार पुरस्कार विजेत्यांची यादी खाली दिली आहे:
| S No | RANK AND NAME |
| KIRTI CHAKRA | |
| 1 | 16116742F SAPPER PRAKASH JADHAV, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FIRST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) |
| SHAURYA CHAKRA | |
| 1 | SS-44986N MAJOR VIBHUTI SHANKAR DHOUNDIYAL, THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) |
| 2 | JC-492138A NAIB SUBEDAR SOMBIR, THE JAT REGIMENT, 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) |
| PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL | |
| 1 | IC-40703K LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARPAL SINGH, AVSM, VSM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS |
| 2 | VICE ADMIRAL ANIL KUMAR CHAWLA, AVSM, NM, VSM (02312-B) |
| 3 | AIR MARSHAL RAJ KARAN SINGH SHERA, AVSM, VSM (16315), AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (ELECTRONICS) (RETIRED) |
| 4 | AIR MARSHAL HARJIT SINGH ARORA, AVSM (16557) FLYING (PILOT) (RETIRED) |
| 5 | IC-39070P LIEUTENANT GENERAL RANBIR SINGH, AVSM**, YSM, SM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 6 | IC–39073H LIEUTENANT GENERAL SANJEEV KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA, AVSM, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (RETIRED) |
| 7 | IC-39436F LIEUTENANT GENERAL SATINDER KUMAR SAINI, AVSM, YSM, VSM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 8 | IC-39465W LIEUTENANT GENERAL AMARJEET SINGH BEDI, UYSM, YSM, VSM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 9 | IC-39492A LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANIL CHAUHAN, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 10 | IC-39871W LIEUTENANT GENERAL SANTOSH KUMAR UPADHYA, AVSM, SM, VSM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 11 | IC-40293Y LIEUTENANT GENERAL ALOK SINGH KLER, VSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS (RETIRED) |
| 12 | IC-41960N MAJOR GENERAL ASHWANI KUMAR CHANNAN, SM, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY (RETIRED) |
| 13 | AIR MARSHAL KULDEEP SHARMA, AVSM, VSM (16541), AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) (RETIRED) |
| KIRTI CHAKRA | |
| 1 | SHRI HARSHPAL SINGH, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, CRPF |
| UTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL | |
| 1 | IC-40500A LIEUTENANT GENERAL YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI, AVSM, VRC, SM, THE INFANTRY |
| 2 | IC-42389A LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAJU BAGGAVALLI SOMASHEKAR, AVSM, YSM, THE JAT REGIMENT, HEADQUARTER 15 CORPS |
| ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL | |
| 1 | IC-42298W LIEUTENANT GENERAL UPENDRA DWIVEDI, THE INFANTRY |
| 2 | AIR MARSHAL SHASHIKER CHOUDHARY, VSM, ADC (17645), AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL) |
| 3 | IC-39872Y LIEUTENANT GENERAL ANIL KAPOOR, VSM, THE CORPS ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RETIRED) |
| 4 | IC-41456N LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAKESH KUMAR ANAND, SM, VSM, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS (RETIRED) |
| 5 | IC-45009F LIEUTENANT GENERAL SUKHDEEP SANGWAN, SM**, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 6 | IC-42796H MAJOR GENERAL (Now LIEUTENANT GENERAL) KC PANCHNATHAN, THE ENGINEERS CORPS |
| 7 | IC-43354W MAJOR GENERAL (Now LIEUTENANT GENERAL) JYOTINDER SINGH SANDHU, THE ARMOURED CORPS |
| 8 | IC-42771W MAJOR GENERAL SANJAY SINGH, SM**, VSM, THE INFANTRY |
| 9 | REAR ADMIRAL (Now VICE ADMIRAL) SREEKUMAR NAIR, NM (50986-A) |
| 10 | REAR ADMIRAL (Now VICE ADMIRAL) SWAMINATHAN KRISHNA, VSM (03221-W) |
| 11 | REAR ADMIRAL PHILIPOSE G PYNUMOOTIL, NM (02973-F) |
| 12 | REAR ADMIRAL SANJAY VATSAYAN, NM (03295-N) |
| 13 | AIR VICE MARSHAL (Now AIR MARSHAL) DILIP KUMAR PATNAIK, VM (17464) FLYING (PILOT) |
| 14 | AIR VICE MARSHAL (now AIR MARSHAL) GURCHARAN SINGH BEDI, VM, VSM (17448) FLYING (PILOT) |
| 15 | IC-39966W MAJOR GENERAL VIRINDER SINGH RANDHAWA, VSM, THE CORPS ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RETIRED) |
| 16 | IC-40311W MAJOR GENERAL RAJESH CHOPRA, THE MECHANISED INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 17 | IC-40679Y MAJOR GENERAL AMIT KUMAR SANYAL, VSM, THE ARMOURED CORPS (RETIRED) |
| 18 | IC-40714W MAJOR GENERAL BASAVARAJ GURUSIDDAPPA GILGANCHI, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS (RETIRED) |
| 19 | IC-40720K MAJOR GENERAL SANDEEP SHARMA, VSM, THE INFANTRY (RETIRED) |
| 20 | IC-41463K MAJOR GENERAL PAWAN ANAND, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (RETIRED) |
| 21 | AIR MARSHAL RAJVIR SINGH, VSM (35801) MEDICAL (RETIRED) |
| 22 | AIR VICE MARSHAL MANOJ KUMAR DIXIT, VSM (17205) ADMINISTRATION (RETIRED) |
| 23 | GO-2116P ASHU SINGH RATHORE, CE(CIVIL) |
| 24 | GO-1568L ANIL KUMAR, ADDL DGBR (RETIRED) |
| VIR CHAKRA | |
| 1 | WING COMMANDER (Now GROUP CAPTAIN) VARTHAMAN ABHINANDAN (27981) FLYING (PILOT) |
| SHAURYA CHAKRA | |
| 1 | IC-64585A LIEUTENANT COLONEL (now COLONEL) AJAY SINGH KUSHWAH, SENA MEDAL, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES, 3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES |
| 2 | IC-79501Y CAPTAIN (now MAJOR) MAHESHKUMAR BHURE, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES |
| 3 | IC-77536W MAJOR KONJENGBAM BIJENDRA SINGH, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE, 23RD BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES |
| 4 | 9103747M NAIK NARESH KUMAR, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY, 42ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES |
| 5 | IC-64162M LIEUTENANT COLONEL JYOTI LAMA, 11TH BATTALION THE GORKHA RIFLES, 37TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES |
| 6 | JC-414282H NAIB SUBEDAR NARENDER SINGH, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) |
| 7 | 3003914X HAVILDAR ALOK KUMAR DUBEY, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES |
| 8 | AMIT SINGH RANA, LME, 231243-B |
