The islands are named after 21 Param Veer Chakra awardees, including Naib Subedar Bana Singh, Captain Vikram Batra, and Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey. Major Somnath Sharma, Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, 2nd Lt.
Shortly after naming 21 unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India First was the only resolution for all 21 Paramveers .
Lauding Centre s move of naming 21 islands of Andaman-Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that no country in the world has taken up such a task of honouring the soldiers who fought for it.
Modi stated shortly after designating 21 unidentified Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra recipients that 'India First' was the sole resolution for all 21 'Paramveers'.