Personnel Eligible
The following categories of personnel shall be eligible for the Chakra :
1. Officers, men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted Forces.
2. Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
3. Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway Protection Force.