- Battle Honours: Laleali, Piequet 707, Shingo River Valley and
Gutrain. - Honours & Awards: 1 Param Vir Chakra, 10 Maha Vir
Chakras, 34 Vir Chakras, 4 Shaurya Chakras and 56 Sena Medals. -
Comments: India's first Light Infantry was born out of the
peoples' response in 1947, to the invasion of Kashmir by
Pakistan. In the difficult days of the invasion, the population
formed local defence groups. These were later organised into
militias responsible for specific sectors, e.g., Leh, Nubra,
Jammu, Punch, etc. Over a period, these were grouped into the
Militia battalions. Two of these were later converted into the
Ladakh Scouts. The militia battalions operated with skill on the
Line of Control (LoC), and in the 1971 Indo-Pak War earned three
battle honours. In 1972, the militia battalions were brought on
par with the army units, and in 1976 designated the Jammu &
Kashmir Light Infantry. Since then, battalions of the Light
Infantry have served with honour in different parts of the
country, in Sri Lanka and as part