President confers 07 Kirti Chakras (02 posthumous), 15 Vir Chakras (03 posthumous) & 29 Shaurya Chakras (01 posthumous) during Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-I)

• Peacetime gallantry awards conferred annually by the President at Rashtrapati Bhawan in multi-phase Defence Investiture Ceremonies; Phase-I 2026 was held on 08 June 2026.
• Recipients drawn from Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and State/UT Police — illustrating civil-military integration in India's gallantry honours system.
• Examinable for GS-III (internal security, defence) and GS-II (constitutional offices, honours under Art. 18).