<Table> <Tr> <Th> S.No . </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Prithipal Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Ann Lumsden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Charanjit Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> S. Laxman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Udham Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> E. Britto </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> V.J. Peter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Sunita Puri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Gurbaksh Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Harbinder Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Mohinder Lal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Balbir Singh Kular </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Ajit Pal Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> P. Krishnamurthy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Michael Kindo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> M.P. Ganesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> O. Mascarenhas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ashok Kumar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A. Kaur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> B.P. Govinda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rupa Saini </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 1977 - 78 </Td> <Td> Capt . Harcharan Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1977 - 78 </Td> <Td> L.L. Fernandes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 1979 - 80 </Td> <Td> Vasudevan Baskaran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 1979 - 80 </Td> <Td> R.B. Mundphan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 1980 - 81 </Td> <Td> Mohammed Shahid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 1980 - 81 </Td> <Td> Eliza Nelson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Versha Soni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zafar Iqbal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Rajbir Kaur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> S. Maney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Prem Maya Sonir </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> J.M. Carvalho </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> M.P. Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Pargat Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Jagbir Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Mervyn Fernandes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Jude Felix Sabastain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Dhanraj Pillai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Mukesh Kumar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A.B. Subbaiah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ashish Kumar Ballal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Harmik Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Surinder Singh Sodhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Rajinder Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Surjit Singh Randhawa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Pritam Rani Siwach </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> B.S. Dhillon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> S. Omana Kumari </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Mohammed Riaz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Baldev Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Maharaj Krishna Kaushik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Balbir Singh Kullar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Lt. Col. Haripal Kaushik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Ramandeep Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> V.J. Phillips </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 58 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Baljeet Singh Saini </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Tingonleima Chanu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 60 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Gp . Capt . R.S. Bhola </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 61 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Balkishan Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Jalaluddin Rizvi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Madhu Yadav </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Dilip Tirkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Gagan Ajit Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 66 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Mamta Kharab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Devesh Chauhan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Suraj Lata Devi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Deepak Thakur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Innocent Helen Mary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Viren Rasquinha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 72 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Jyoti Sunita Kullu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Prabhjot Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 74 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Surinder Kaur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Ignace Tirkey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jasjeet Kaur Handa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Rajpal Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Sardar Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Saba Anjum Karim </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Sreejesh Ravindran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 81 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> V.R. Raghunath </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Ritu Rani </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 83 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> S.V. Sunil </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> S.No . </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Prithipal Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Ann Lumsden </Td> </Tr>

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