Shaurya Chakra – Awarded for Courage, Valor, and Selfless Service During Peacetime.
The Shaurya Chakra is India’s third-highest peacetime gallantry award, given for exceptional courage and bravery. It honours individuals who show fearless action during peacetime operations, including counter-terrorism and rescue missions. The award recognizes acts of selfless heroism that involve great personal risk to save others or protect the nation.
The Shaurya Chakra was instituted in 1952 and renamed in 1967 to honor exceptional peacetime bravery by Armed Forces, police, and civilians.
