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Param Vishisht Seva Medal

India military award for peacetime service

Summary

India military award for peacetime service

FieldValue
nameParam Vishisht Seva Medal
image[[File:Param-vishisht-seva-medal.png350pxParam-vishisht-seva-medal]]
typeMilitary award
countryIndia
established26 January 1960
(as "Vishisht Seva Medal Class I", renamed 27 January 1967)
firstawarded26 January 1961
presenterGovernment of India
awarded_forPeace-time service of the most exceptional order
previousVishisht Seva Medal, Class I
ribbon[[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg150px]]
higher[[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg35px]] Padma Bhushan
same[[File:Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg35px]] Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
lower[[File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg35px]] Maha Vir Chakra

(as "Vishisht Seva Medal Class I", renamed 27 January 1967)

Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: , ) is a military award of India. It is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces, and is awarded for "distinguished service of the most exceptional order." The medal is awarded for "distinguished service rendered by personnel of the Armed Forces."

All ranks of the Armed Forces, including Territorial Army, Auxiliary and Reserve forces, Nursing officers and other members of the Nursing services and other lawfully constituted Armed Forces are eligible for the medal, which may be awarded multiple times as well as posthumously.

History

The Param Vishisht Seva Medal was originally instituted as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class I" on 26 January 1960. Five other medals were instituted on the same day: the Sainya Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Nau Sena Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal. It was renamed on 27 January 1967, and the badge signed. Until 26 January 1980, when the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal (SYSM) was instituted, it was also awarded for distinguished war service.

Design

The medal is round in shape, made of gold gilt, is 35 mm in diameter, and fitted to a plain horizontal bar with standard fitting. On its obverse is embossed a five-pointed star and on its reverse is the Indian state emblem and the inscription embossed along the upper rim. The golden riband is 32 mm in diameter with one dark blue stripe down the centre dividing it into two equal parts. On 27 January 1967, a miniature of the medal was authorised for certain occasions.

Medal bar

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 of India shall be added to the riband when worn alone. The following individuals have received multiple awards of the PVSM:

No.RankNameBranchFirst AwardSecond Award
1Rear AdmiralBansh Raj Singh26 January 197020 January 1972
2Major GeneralNaresh Kumar26 January 198326 January 1989

Lists of recipients

  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1960–1969)
  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1970–1979)
  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1980–1989)
  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1990–1999)
  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (2000–2009)
  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (2010–2019)
  • List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (2020–2029)

Notes

References

References

  1. "Service Awards - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force".
  2. "Precedence Of Medals". Indian Army.
  3. (8 February 2020). "Part I-Section 1: Order of Precedence of wearing of various medals and decorations". [[The Gazette of India]].
  4. (26 January 1960). "Part I-Section 1 (Extraordinary)". [[The Gazette of India]].
  5. "Vishist Seva Medal & Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal". bharat-rakshak.com.
  6. "Param Vishisht Seva Medal {{!}} Indian Navy".
  7. (29 July 1960). "DESIGNS OF NEW SERVICE MEDAL AND THEIR DESIGNS".
  8. (2 July 1960). "Part I-Section 1: THE "VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL"/"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL"". [[The Gazette of India]].
  9. (22 April 1967). "Part I-Section 1: PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL". [[The Gazette of India]].
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