Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R Hari Kumar presented Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards to Naval personnel at South Goa on 14 April 2024. CNS, Admiral R Hari Kumar presented the awards to the naval personnel on behalf of President Droupadi Murmu.
- The ceremony honored Naval personnel who have displayed gallantry, leadership, professional achievement and distinguished service of a high order.
- For this, a special Naval Investiture Ceremony 2024 was organized at INS Hansa, Goa, on 14 April 2024.
Awards for distinguished service to naval personnel:
- The awards recognize the bravery, leadership, professional accomplishments, and distinguished service of naval personnel.
35 Navy personnel honored with various awards:
- A total of 35 personnel were honored with various awards during the Naval Investiture Ceremony at INS Hansa, Goa. In this, Navy Medal (Gallantry) was given mainly to the following:
- Commander Manish Singh Karki
- Commander Kaustab Banerjee
- Lieutenant Commander Panneerselvam Vishnu Prasanna
- Lieutenant Commander Bhaskar.
CNS Admiral R Hari Kumar awarded two Gold Medals:
- During the award ceremony held in Goa, CNS Admiral R Hari Kumar was presented with two Memorial Gold Medals. These are as follows:
- The Lieutenant VK Jain Memorial Gold Medal is awarded for pioneering research in the field of weapons improvement and electrical engineering.
- Also presented the Captain Ravi Dhir Memorial Gold Medal for promoting flight safety.
CNS Trophy for Best Green Practices:
- CNS Trophy awarded for Best Green Practices 2023 in the Indian Navy.
- These were awarded to Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and INS Valsura in industrial and non-industrial categories respectively.
Unit Citation for Excellent Service:
- The CNS also awards Unit Citations to Naval units for outstanding service in the previous year.
Naval ships also included in Navy Award recipients:
- Several ships of the Indian Navy were also included among the recipients of this Navy Award. These mainly included the following:
- Ship Teg
- Kolkata
- Karmuk
- Sumedha
- Sumitra and
- Sharda
- Submarine INS Sindhu Kesari
- Flight Squadron INAS 550
- The list of coastal establishments included Chilka, Sarkar, Eksila, Dronacharya, and the Naval Ship Repair Yard in Karwar.