Honouring service beyond the uniform, Army chief General Dwivedi presented the Veteran Achievers Award to Col Sampath Gopalan (Retd)¸ Col Pramod J Ninan (Retd), Hav Tushar Kharat (Retd), Hav Pradeep Kumar (Retd), and Hav Manohar Patole (Retd) for “their notable contributions to nation-building, social welfare and youth development.”