| Vishisht Seva Medal | |
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| Type | Military award |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| Established | January 26, 1960 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Sena Medal (Army) Nausena Medal (Navy) Vayusena Medal (Air Force)[1] |
| Equivalent | Yudh Seva Medal |
| Next (lower) | Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak[2] |
The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian armed forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed forces.
The award may be granted posthumously and subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The award carries with it the right to use "VSM" as post-nominal letters. The medal was originally established as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III".[3] It was renamed to its present name on 27 January 1967. The design of the medal remained unchanged and the change be reflected only in the records.
From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize exceptional services in an operational environment.[3] Since then the VSM has been restricted to non-operational service.
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprecedence - ↑ "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ed Haynes. "Vishisht Seva Medal".
Further reading
- Indian Air Force: Vishist Seva Medal & Yudh Seva Medal
Bharat-rakshak.com awards database
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