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{{short description|Military award in India given for exceptional service of the highest order in war-time.}}
{{Infobox military award
| name = Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
| image = [[File:Sarvottam-yuddh-seva-medal.png|350px|Sarvottam-yudh-seva-medal]]
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| awarded_for = Wartime distinguished service
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| higher = [[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref name=precedence>{{cite web|title=Precedence Of Medals|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg==|work=indianarmy.nic.in/|publisher=Indian Army|access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>
| same = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence/>
| lower = [[File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]<ref name=precedence/>
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The '''Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal''' (''Ultimate War Service Medal'') is [[India]]'s highest wartime distinguished service decoration. It is awarded for the highest degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities. The award is a war-time equivalent of the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]], which is India's highest peacetime distinguished service decoration.

The medal has been awarded only three times in history. They have been awarded to officers commanding a large force in a conflict. [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] A.S. Kalkat was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peacekeeping Force]] (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Vinod Patney]] was the [[Western Air Command]]er and Lieutenant General H.M. Khanna was the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Army Commander]] during the [[Kargil War]].

==Eligibility==
The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal may be awarded posthumously. It is awarded for distinguished service of the most exceptional order during war/conflict/hostilities. It may be awarded to all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force including those of Territorial Army Units, Auxiliary and Reserve Forces and other lawfully constituted Armed Forces when embodied, as well as Nursing Officers and other members of the Nursing Services in the Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saravottam Yudh Seva Medal |url=https://indianairforce.nic.in/saravottam-yudh-seva-medal/ |website=Indian Air Force: Touch The Sky With Glory |access-date=15 December 2022 |date=15 September 2021}}</ref>

== Design ==
The medal is circular in shape, 35 mm in diameter and fitted to a plain horizontal bar with standard fittings. It is made of gold gilt. On its obverse is the State Emblem and the inscriptions "SARVOTTAM YUDH SEVA MEDAL" (in English). On its reverse, it has a five pointed star.
Ribbon: Golden colour with one red vertical stripe in the centre dividing it into two equal parts. The riband is of gold colour with one red stripe down the centre dividing it into two equal parts. If a recipient of the medal is subsequently awarded the medal again, every such further award shall be recognized by a bar to be attached to the riband by which the medal is suspended. For every such bar, a miniature insignia of a pattern approved by the Government shall be added to the riband when worn alone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=126|title=Honour & Awards - About|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2016-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731061733/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=126|archive-date=31 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== List of recipients ==
Following is the list of awardees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=mUwbwT8Lt+AtC30/MUXefw==&ParentID=YwUMKKSPvwUZMioInkGbag==|title=Official Website of Indian Army|website=indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Rank
!Name
!Conflict
!Reference
|-
| 26 January 1989
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| Amarjit Singh Kalkat, [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] || [[Operation Pawan]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-01-24_032.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=24 January 1989}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8189899562|title=History of the Indian Military Academy|last=Singh|first=Brigadier M. P.|pages=246}}</ref>
|-
|15 August 1999
| [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| [[Vinod Patney]], [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]] || [[Kargil War]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=INDEPENDENCE DAY GALLANTRY AWARDS FOR OPERATION VIJAY |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1999-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1999-08-14_057.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=14 August 1999}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/news/1999/aug/17pvc.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT: Army orders inquiry into PVC blunder|website=m.rediff.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref>
|-
|26 January 2000
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| Hari Mohan Khanna, [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] || [[Kargil War]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=PRESIDENT CONFERS GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2000-OCT-DEC-MIN-OF-DEC/PDF/DEF-2000-10-20_040.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=20 October 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000126/nation.htm#1|title=Tribune India}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
|}

== See also ==
*[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] - the peace-time equivalent

==References==
{{reflist}}{{India Honours and Decorations}}

[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of India]]
[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]

Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal - Revision history

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