The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presented the Defence Investiture Awards to Defence and Paramilitary personnel at a function in the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 17, 2012. The President presented 15 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 2 Kirti Chakras, 3 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 19 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, and 16 Shaurya Chakra Medals (5 of them posthumously).
