Type Non-Gallantry Established 26 January 1960 | Instituted January 26, 1960 Next (Higher) Police Medal | |
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Description awarded to all ranks of the armed forces Obverse A 35-mm circular medal, with a five-pointed star in the centre.
Suspended from a straight-bar suspender. Named on the edge. Reverse The state emblem with the name of the decoration in Hindi above.
"Vishisht Seva Medal" in Hindi. Ribbon 32 mm, yellow with three 2 mm dark blue stripes. Yellow 6.5 mm,
dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm, dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm,
dark blue 2 mm, yellow 6.5 mm. Category Peacetime distinguished service medal Awarded for Distinguished service of an exceptional order. Next (Lower) Sena Medal, Vayu Sena Medal, Nao Sena Medal | ||
Vice admiral murlidhar sadashiv pawar honoured by the president of india ati vishisht seva medal
Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian Armed forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional 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". 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. Since then the VSM has been restricted to non-operational service.
