Sikh Regiment

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Sikh Regiment
Cap badge of the Sikh Regiment
Active	1 August 1846 – present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	20 battalions
Garrison/HQ	Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand
Motto(s)	Nischay Kar Apni Jeet Karon (With determination, I will be triumphant).
War Cry	Bole So Nihal Sat Sri Akaal (Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!)
Anniversaries	12 September Battle of Saragarhi
Decorations	1 Padma Vibhushan 1 Padma Bhushan[1] 21 Indian Order of Merits 14 Victoria Crosses, 2 Param Vir Chakras, 4 Ashoka Chakras[2] 8 Maha Vir Chakras, 24 Kirti Chakras, 64 Vir Chakras, 55 Shaurya Chakras, 375 Sena Medals 22 Param Vishisht Seva Medal 40 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal 45 Vishisht Seva Medals 13 UYSM 21 YSM "Unit Citation" to 8 Sikh
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Lt Gen P.G.K Menon ,AVSM [3]
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	Lion, symbolic of the name (Singh) every Sikh carries, ringed by a chakra

The Sikh Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the most highly decorated regiment of the Indian Army and in 1979, the 1st battalion was the Commonwealth's most decorated battalion, with 245 pre-independence and 82 post-independence gallantry awards, when it was transformed into the 4th battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment.^[4][5][6] The first battalion of the regiment was officially raised just before the partial annexation of the Sikh Empire on 1 August 1846, by the British East India Company. Currently, the Sikh Regimental Centre is located in Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand. The Centre was earlier located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

The modern Sikh Regiment traces its roots directly from the 11th Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army. When transferred to the Indian Army like its sister regiments, the numeral prefix (in the case of the Sikh Regiment, 11) was removed and extra battalions were raised, transferred or disbanded to meet army needs. With a humble beginning of two battalions, today the fraternity has grown to a regiment of 19 regular infantry and two reserve battalions strong. The 6th battalion takes over as ceremonial battalion of President's palace of India.^[7][8]