The Indian Navy has announced instituting two awards in memory of India's first Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat.
The Navy made the announcement on the eve of the late General's 65th birth anniversary on March 16.
The first trophy would be Gen Bipin Rawat rolling trophy for the 'Women Agniveer Trainee standing first in overall order of merit'.
the trophy for the current year will be presented by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar during the 'Passing Out Parade' of the first batch of Navy Agniveers on March 28 at the Navy's premier sailors training centre INS Chilka.
The second award would be Gen Bipin Rawat rolling trophy for the 'Most Spirited Officer' undergoing the Naval higher command course at Naval War College (NWC) in Goa.
Gen Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 12 other military personnel were died in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8, 2021.
