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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{infobox military award<br />
| name = Special Service Medal<br />
| image = Special-seva-medal.png<br />
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| presenter = {{IND}}<br />
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| type = [[Service medal]]<br />
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| awarded_for = Minor, short duration operations<br />
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| higher = [[Samanya Seva Medal]]<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|accessdate=28 November 2022}}</ref> <br />
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| lower = [[Samar Seva Star]]<br />
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| image2 = [[File:IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|100px]]<br />
| caption2 = Ribbon bar of the medal<br />
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The '''Special Service Medal''' is a military [[service medal]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. The Special Service Medal is awarded under active service conditions for minor operations or operations of short duration. Clasps are awarded with the medal indicating the particular operation for which it is awarded. For subsequent operations where the clasp is approved, only the Clasp denoting the particular operation is awarded. The name of the operation's location is inscribed on the clasp's bar.<ref name="Indian Army">{{cite web|title=Special Service Medal|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=26aPlLapSSrA0Tz0gbY9kA==&ParentID=6/cky6OgbhxBHDaKNe/g7g==|website=Official Website of the Indian Army|accessdate=27 April 2022}}</ref><br />
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It is an octagonal medal, made of copper-nickel alloy. It has a [[falcon]] inscribed on the front and the [[state emblem of India | state emblem]] with the name of the medal inscribed on the back.<ref name="Indian Army"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Indian military decorations]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian Military honours and decorations}}<br />
[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]</div>Bot