The Indian Navy will honour its award winners at a Naval investiture ceremony on Monday to be held onboard the aircraft carrier INS Viraat at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Admiral RK Dhowan, the Chief of the Naval Staff, will present the Gallantry and Distinguished Service awards to 26 officers and sailors on behalf of the President of India, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. The awards to be given away include three Nao Sena Medals for acts of Gallantry, eight Nao Sena Medals for Devotion to Duty, sixteen Vishisht Seva Medals for distinguished service as well as the Captain Ravi Dhir Gold Medal for outstanding innovativeness in promoting Flight Safety and the lieutenant VK Jain Memorial Gold Medal for applied research in Naval technology. Six naval units will also be awarded the "Unit Citations for Chief of the Naval Staff", for exceptional perfomance and successful completion of all operational tasks and commitments by them in the past year.