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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-precedence_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precedence-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/35px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/53px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/70px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Maha_Vir_Chakra" title="Maha Vir Chakra">Maha Vir Chakra</a><sup id="cite_ref-precedence_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precedence-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal</b> (<i>Ultimate War Service Medal</i>) is <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>'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 <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a>, which is India's highest peacetime distinguished service decoration. </p><p>The medal has been awarded only three times in history. They have been awarded to officers commanding a large force in a conflict. <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> A.S. Kalkat was the overall commander of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Peacekeeping_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Peacekeeping Force">Indian Peacekeeping Force</a> (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal_(India)" title="Air marshal (India)">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Vinod_Patney" title="Vinod Patney">Vinod Patney</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Air Command">Western Air Commander</a> and Lieutenant General H.M. Khanna was the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Command_(India)" title="Northern Command (India)">Northern Army Commander</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eligibility">Eligibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal may be awarded posthumously. It is awarded for "distinguished service of the most exceptional order during war/conflict/hostilities."<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_Medal_1980_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_Medal_1980-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_Medal_1980_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_Medal_1980-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_Medal_1980_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette_Medal_1980-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_recipients">List of recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SYSM has been awarded only thrice.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 10px;">No. </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Rank </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 350px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Branch </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 250px;">Conflict </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Date of Award </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (India)">Lieutenant General</a> </td> <td>Amarjit Singh Kalkat <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pawan" title="Operation Pawan">Operation Pawan</a> </td> <td>26 January 1989 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Marshal_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Marshal (India)">Air Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Patney" title="Vinod Patney">Vinod Patney</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg/23px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" 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General</a> </td> <td>Hari Mohan Khanna <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg/46px-Flag_of_Indian_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kargil_War" title="Kargil War">Kargil War</a> </td> <td>26 January 2000 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" 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href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg/37px-Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg/55px-Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg/73px-Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg/37px-Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg/55px-Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg/73px-Padma_Shri_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Children</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Bravery_Award" title="National Bravery Award">National Bravery Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pradhan_Mantri_Rashtriya_Bal_Puraskar" title="Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar">Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Bal_Shree_Honour" title="National Bal Shree Honour">National Bal Shree Honour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nari_Shakti_Puraskar" title="Nari Shakti Puraskar">Nari Shakti Puraskar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Police</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png/31px-IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png/47px-IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png/62px-IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png 2x" data-file-width="186" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Police_Medal" title="President's Police Medal">President's Police Medal for Gallantry</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png/31px-IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png/47px-IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png/62px-IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png 2x" data-file-width="186" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Police_Medal_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Police Medal (India)">Police Medal for Gallantry</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png/31px-IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png/47px-IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png/62px-IND_President%27s_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png 2x" data-file-width="186" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Police_Medal" title="President's Police Medal">President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png/31px-IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png/47px-IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png/62px-IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png 2x" data-file-width="186" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Police_Medal_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Police Medal (India)">Police Medal for Meritorious Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bureaucrats</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister%27s_Awards_for_Excellence_in_Public_Administration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration (page does not exist)">Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Sharan_Singh_Award" title="Ganga Sharan Singh Award">Ganga Sharan Singh Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._George_Grierson_Award" title="Dr. George Grierson Award">George Grierson Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmabhushan_Dr._Moturi_Satyanarayan_Award" title="Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Satyanarayan Award">Moturi Satyanarayan Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Award_for_Child_Welfare" title="National Award for Child Welfare">National Award for Child Welfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahapandit_Rahul_Sankrityayan_Award" title="Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award">Rahul Sankriryayan Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subramanyam_Bharti_Award" title="Subramanyam Bharti Award">Subramanyam Bharti Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Puraskar" title="Rashtriya Puraskar">Rashtriya Puraskar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By field</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Art</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">Literature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Fellowship" title="Sahitya Akademi Fellowship">Sahitya Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Sahitya Akademi Award">Sahitya Akademi Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghalib_Award" title="Ghalib Award">Mirza Ghalib Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Cinema</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke_Award" title="Dadasaheb Phalke Award">Dadasaheb Phalke Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other arts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Fellowship" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship">Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi Award">Sangeet Natak Akademi Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Lalit_Kala_Akademi_fellows" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows">Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shilp_Guru" title="Shilp Guru">Shilp Guru Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Handicrafts_Award" title="National Handicrafts Award">National Handicrafts Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Kabir_Award" title="Sant Kabir Award">Sant Kabir Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gallantry_Cross,_Silver" title="Gallantry Cross, Silver">Gallantry</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/32px-IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/48px-IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/64px-IND_Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sarvottam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak" title="Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak">Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/32px-IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/48px-IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/64px-IND_Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak" title="Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak">Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/32px-IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/48px-IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png/64px-IND_Jeevan_Raksha_Padak_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jeevan_Raksha_Padak" title="Jeevan Raksha Padak">Jeevan Raksha Padak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Journalism</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ram_Mohan_Roy_Award" title="Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award">Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medical" class="mw-redirect" title="Medical">Medical</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dr._B._C._Roy_Award" title="Dr. B. C. Roy Award">Dr. B. C. Roy Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Disaster_Management_Authority_(India)" title="National Disaster Management Authority (India)">National<br />Disaster Management</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose_Aapda_Prabandhan_Puraskar" class="mw-redirect" title="Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar">Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Awards" title="National Sports Awards">Sports and<br />adventure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Dhyan_Chand_Khel_Ratna" class="mw-redirect" title="Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna">Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjuna_Award" title="Arjuna Award">Arjuna Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dronacharya_Award" title="Dronacharya Award">Dronacharya Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhyan_Chand_Award" title="Dhyan Chand Award">Dhyan Chand Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad_Trophy" title="Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Khel_Protsahan_Puraskar" class="mw-redirect" title="Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar">Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay_National_Adventure_Award" title="Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award">Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Science and<br />technology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize_for_Science_and_Technology" title="Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology">Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalinga_Prize" title="Kalinga Prize">Kalinga Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryabhata_Award" title="Aryabhata Award">Aryabhata Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png/37px-Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png/55px-Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png/73px-Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="885" data-file-height="243" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Pravasi_Bharatiya_Samman" title="Pravasi Bharatiya Samman">Pravasi Bharatiya Samman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Peace_Prize" title="Gandhi Peace Prize">Gandhi Peace Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Prize" title="Indira Gandhi Prize">Indira Gandhi Peace Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagore_Award" title="Tagore Award">Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Award" title="Jawaharlal Nehru Award">Jawaharlal Nehru Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvalluvar_Award" title="Thiruvalluvar Award">Thiruvalluvar Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/50px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/75px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/100px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces">Military</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wartime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg/37px-Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg/55px-Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg/73px-Param-Vir-Chakra-ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vir_Chakra" title="Param Vir Chakra">Param Vir Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Maha_Vir_Chakra" title="Maha Vir Chakra">Maha Vir Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg/37px-Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg/55px-Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg/73px-Vir_Chakra_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">Vir Chakra</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Peacetime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra_(military_decoration)" title="Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)">Ashoka Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kirti_Chakra" title="Kirti Chakra">Kirti Chakra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg/37px-Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg/55px-Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg/73px-Shaurya_Chakra_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">Sena Medal</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Army</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Nao_Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nau_Sena_Medal" title="Nau Sena Medal">Nau Sena Medal</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Navy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vayu_Sena_Medal" title="Vayu Sena Medal">Vayu Sena Medal</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Air Force</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wartime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">Uttam Yudh Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">Yudh Seva Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Peacetime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">Param Vishisht Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">Ati Vishisht Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/37px-Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/55px-Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg/73px-Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">Vishisht Seva Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Service and<br />campaign medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wound_Medal-India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Wound_Medal-India.svg/37px-Wound_Medal-India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Wound_Medal-India.svg/55px-Wound_Medal-India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Wound_Medal-India.svg/73px-Wound_Medal-India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wound_Medal_(India)" title="Wound Medal (India)">Wound Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg/37px-India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg/55px-India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg/73px-India_General_Service_Medal_1947.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/General_Service_Medal_(India)" title="General Service Medal (India)">General Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg/37px-IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg/55px-IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg/73px-IND_Samanya_Seva_medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Samanya_Seva_Medal" title="Samanya Seva Medal">Samanya Seva Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special_Service_Medal_(India)" title="Special Service Medal (India)">Special Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg/55px-IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Samar_Seva_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Samar_Seva_Star" title="Samar Seva Star">Samar Seva Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg/37px-IND_Poorvi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg/73px-IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Paschimi_Star" title="Paschimi Star">Paschimi Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg/37px-IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="37" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg/55px-IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg/73px-IND_Operation_Vijay_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Operation_Vijay_Star" title="Operation Vijay Star">Operation 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