Vishisht Seva Medal

Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
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Type	Military award
Awarded for	Distinguished service, to all ranks of the armed forces
Country	India
Presented by	President of India
Established	26 January 1960
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sena Medal (Army); Nau Sena Medal (Navy); Vayu Sena Medal (Air Force)
Equivalent	Yudh Seva Medal
Next (lower)	Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak
	← Vishisht Seva Medal, Class III. (till 27 January 1967)

The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM, lit. 'distinguished service medal') 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.

From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize exceptional services in an operational environment.^[2] Since then the VSM has been restricted to non-operational service.

^ "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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[1] "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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