Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: Parama Viśiṣṭa Sēvā, lit. 'supreme distinguished service medal') is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960[3] and since then it is awarded in recognition to peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. All ranks of the Indian 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 award.[4]
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Type | Military award |
Awarded for | Peace-time service of the most exceptional order |
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Presented by | Government of India |
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History
editThe 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.[5] It was renamed on January 27, 1967,[6] and the badge signed.
Design
editThe medal is round in shape, 35 mm in diameter and fitted to a plain horizontal bar with standard fitting. It is made of gold gilt. 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 riband is of gold colour with one dark blue 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 of India shall be added to the riband when worn alone.[4][7]
List of recipients
edit† | Indicates posthumous honour |
Bar to PVSM
editNo. | Rank | Name | Branch | Service Number (Unit) | First Award | Second Award |
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1 | Rear Admiral | Bansh Raj Singh | Indian Navy | 26 January 1970 | 20 January 1972 |
1960–1969
editNo. | Rank | Name | Branch | Service Number (Unit) | Date of Award |
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1 | Lieutenant General | Brij Mohan Kaul | Indian Army | AI-162 | 26 January 1961[8] |
2 | Rear Admiral | Daya Shankar DSC | Indian Navy | 26 January 1961[8] | |
3 | Air Vice Marshal | Harjinder Singh | Indian Air Force | 1963 ENG | 26 January 1962[9] |
4 | Major General | Kunhiraman Palat Candeth | Indian Army | IC-162 | 26 January 1963[10] |
5 | Brigadier | Kottimukkla Alagaraja Singapparaja Raja | Indian Army | IC-801 | 26 January 1963[10] |
6 | Brigadier | Kalyan Singh | Indian Army | IC-403 | 26 January 1963[10] |
7 | Major General | Mahindra Singh Pathania | Indian Army | IC-104 | 26 January 1963[11] |
8 | Air Vice Marshal | Kanwar Jaswant Singh | Indian Air Force | 1587 GD(P) | 26 January 1963[11] |
9 | Major General | Rawind Singh Garewal MC | Indian Army | IC-127 | 26 January 1963[11] |
10 | Major General | Diwan Prem Chand | Indian Army | IC-161 | 6 April 1963[12] |
11 | Brigadier | Reginald Stephen Noronha MC | Indian Army | IC-531 | 6 April 1963[12] |
12 | Lieutenant General | Daulet Singh | Indian Army | 977-IA | 26 January 1964[13] |
13 | Lieutenant General | Bikram Singh | Indian Army | AI-112 | 26 January 1964[13] |
14 | Lieutenant General | Prem Singh Gyani | Indian Army | IA-1281 | 26 January 1964[13] |
15 | Air Vice Marshal | Erlic Wilmot Pinto | Indian Air Force | 1593 GD(P) | 26 January 1964[13] |
16 | Air Vice Marshal | Minoo Merwan Engineer MVC, DFC | Indian Air Force | 1614 GD(P) | 26 January 1964[13] |
17 | Lieutenant General | Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks | Indian Army | AI-824 | 5 March 1964[14] |
18 | Major General | Kartar Nath Dubey | Indian Army | IC-603 (Engineers) | 26 January 1965[15] |
19 | Brigadier | Shavak Naswaranji Antia | Indian Army | IC-2130 (Signals) | 26 January 1965[15] |
20 | Brigadier | Syed Baquar Raza | Indian Army | IC-806 (Artillery) | 26 January 1965[15] |
21 | Brigadier | Badri Nath Upadhyay | Indian Army | IC-2958 (9 Gorkha Rifles) | 26 January 1965[15] |
22 | Brigadier | Vijay Kumar Ghai | Indian Army | IC-1672 (Artillery) | 30 June 1965[16] |
23 | Major General | Joginder Singh | Indian Army | IC-203 | 10 November 1965[17] |
24 | Group Captain | George Kanisht Kumar John | Indian Air Force | 2132 | 10 November 1965[17] |
25 | Group Captain | Walter Vernon Alexander Lloyd | Indian Air Force | 2623 | 10 November 1965[17] |
26 | Lieutenant General | Moti Sagar | Indian Army | IC-25 | 26 January 1966[18] |
27 | Major General | Amrik Singh MC | Indian Army | IC-133 | 26 January 1966[18] |
28 | Major General | Rajinder Nath Batra | Indian Army | IC-446 | 26 January 1966[18] |
29 | Rear Admiral | Benjamin Abraham Samson | Indian Navy | 26 January 1966[18] | |
30 | Rear Admiral | Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda | Indian Navy | 26 January 1966[18] | |
31 | Brigadier | Iorwerth George Jenkins MC | Indian Army | IC-1389 | 26 January 1966[18] |
32 | Brigadier | Zora Singh | Indian Army | IC-3287 | 26 January 1966[18] |
33 | Brigadier | Onkar Singh Kalkat | Indian Army | IC-810 | 26 January 1966[18] |
34 | Air Commodore | Krishna Mahesh Agerwala | Indian Air Force | 1648 GD(N) | 26 January 1966[18] |
35 | Brigadier | Bhumi Chand Chauhan | Indian Army | IC-660 | 30 September 1966[19] |
36 | Lieutenant General | Tirath Ram Pahwa | Indian Army | MR-158 | 26 January 1967[20] |
37 | Major General | Sailendra Mohan Basu | Indian Army | MR-145 | 26 January 1967[20] |
38 | Rear Admiral | Pabitra Kumar Mukherjee | Indian Navy | 26 January 1967[20] | |
39 | Air Vice Marshal | Yeshwant Vinayak Malse | Indian Air Force | 1616 GD(P) | 26 January 1967[20] |
40 | Air Vice Marshal | Kanianthra Alexander Joseph | Indian Air Force | 2960 SIGS | 26 January 1967[20] |
41 | Air Commodore | Gurbachan Singh | Indian Air Force | 1779 EQPT | 26 January 1967[20] |
42 | Lieutenant General | Amarendra Krishna Dey | Indian Army | MR-135 (Medical) | 26 January 1968[21] |
43 | Major General | Satya Paul Vohra | Indian Army | IC-609 (EME) | 26 January 1968[20] |
44 | Rear Admiral | Sourendra Nath Kohli | Indian Navy | 26 January 1968[21] | |
45 | Air Vice Marshal | Shivdev Singh | Indian Air Force | 1595 GD(P) | 26 January 1968[21] |
46 | Air Vice Marshal | Om Prakash Mehra | Indian Air Force | 1639 GD(P) | 26 January 1968[21] |
47 | Lieutenant General | Apparanda Chengappa Iyappa (Ret'd) | Indian Army | IC-89 (Signals) | 26 January 1969[22] |
48 | Lieutenant General | Bidyapati Bhattacharjya | Indian Army | MR-147 (Medical) | 26 January 1969[22] |
49 | Lieutenant General | Gopal Gurunath Bewoor | Indian Army | IC-129 (Infantry) | 26 January 1969[22] |
50 | Lieutenant General | Rajinder Singh Paintal | Indian Army | IC-125 (Infantry) | 26 January 1969[22] |
51 | Major General | Panavelil Thomas Joseph AVSM | Indian Army | MR-150 (Medical) | 26 January 1969[22] |
52 | Major General | Inderjit Singh Gill MC | Indian Army | IC-1641 (Infantry) | 26 January 1969[22] |
53 | Rear Admiral | Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair | Indian Navy | 26 January 1969[22] | |
54 | Air Vice Marshal | Hari Chand Dewan | Indian Air Force | 1598 GD(P) | 26 January 1969[22] |
55 | Air Vice Marshal | Teja Singh Virk | Indian Air Force | 1621 GD(N) | 26 January 1969[22] |
1970–1979
editNo. | Rank | Name | Branch | Service Number (Unit) | Date of Award |
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56 | Lieutenant General | Ajit Singh | Indian Army | IC-344 | 26 January 1970[23] |
57 | Lieutenant General | Jagjit Singh Aurora | Indian Army | IC-214 | 26 January 1970[23] |
58 | Vice Admiral | Nilakanta Krishnan DSC | Indian Navy | 26 January 1970[23] | |
59 | Major General | Mihirsingh Gehirsingh Hazari | Indian Army | IC-646 | 26 January 1970[23] |
60 | Major General | Naveen Chand Rawlley AVSM MC | Indian Army | IC-525 | 26 January 1970[23] |
61 | Major General | Sagat Singh | Indian Army | IC-4295 | 26 January 1970[23] |
62 | Major General | Umrao Singh | Indian Army | IC-361 | 26 January 1970[23] |
63 | Rear Admiral | Bansh Raj Singh | Indian Navy | 26 January 1970[23] | |
64 | Air Vice Marshal | Ajit Nath | Indian Air Force | 1666 (Medical) | 26 January 1970[23] |
65 | Lieutenant General | Ram Adhar Loomba | Indian Army | IC-347 (Engineers) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
66 | Lieutenant General | Inder Dev Verma | Indian Army | IC-414 (Signals) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
67 | Lieutenant General | Sailendra Nath Chatterjee MC | Indian Army | MR-152 (Medical) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
68 | Lieutenant General | M. Balakrishna Menon | Indian Army | MR-147 (Medical) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
69 | Vice Admiral | Jal Cursetji | Indian Navy | 26 January 1971[24][25] | |
70 | Major General | Inder Singh | Indian Army | MR-174 (Medical) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
71 | Major General | Kartar Singh | Indian Army | DR-10002 (Dental) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
72 | Major General | Sri Kanth Korla DSO MC | Indian Army | IC-382 | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
73 | Major General | Santokh Singh Padda | Indian Army | IC-699 (Armoured Corps) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
74 | Major General | Premanghsu Chowdry | Indian Army | IC-902 | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
75 | Rear Admiral | Balwant Singh | Indian Navy | 26 January 1971[24][25] | |
76 | Air Vice Marshal | Madhukar Mallanah Srinagesh AVSM | Indian Air Force | 1665 (Medical) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
77 | Air Vice Marshal | Idris Latif | Indian Air Force | 1804 GD (P) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
78 | Air Commodore | Lal Singh Grewal AVSM VrC | Indian Air Force | 2337 GD (P) | 26 January 1971[24][25] |
79 | Major General | Stanley Leslie Menezes SC | Indian Army | IC-540 (Grenadiers) | 20 January 1972[26] |
80 | Major General | Walter Anthony Gustave Pinto | Indian Army | IC-605 (Guards) | 20 January 1972[26] |
81 | Major General | Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea MVC | Indian Army | IC-1338 (Garhwal Rifles) | 20 January 1972[26] |
82 | Major General | Arun Kumar Biswas | Indian Army | IC-1185 (Army Ordnance Corps) | 20 January 1972[26] |
83 | Major General | Ved Parkash | Indian Army | MR-177 (Medical) | 20 January 1972[26] |
84 | Rear Admiral | Bansh Raj Singh PVSM | Indian Navy | 20 January 1972[26] | |
85 | Air Vice Marshal | Devaiah Subia VrC | Indian Air Force | 1866 F(P) | 20 January 1972[26] |
86 | Commodore | Dorab Ratanshaw Mehta | Indian Navy | 20 January 1972[26] | |
87 | Commodore | John Thomas Goslin Pereira AVSM | Indian Navy | 20 January 1972[26] | |
88 | Lieutenant General | Premindra Singh Bhagat VC | Indian Army | IC-267 | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
89 | Lieutenant General | Jaswant Kishan Khanna MC | Indian Army | IC-264 | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
90 | Lieutenant General | Har Prasad | Indian Army | IC-242 | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
91 | Lieutenant General | Brij Lall Kapoor AVSM | Indian Army | MR-173 (Medical) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
92 | Major General | Mohindra Nath Batra | Indian Army | IC-308 (Intelligence Corps) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
93 | Major General | Syed Mahdi Hasnain | Indian Army | IC-2065 (Garhwal Rifles) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
94 | Major General | Mohinder Singh | Indian Army | IC-1021 (Army Service Corps) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
95 | Major General | Jonathan Reuben Samson | Indian Army | IC-887 (Engineers) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
96 | Rear Admiral | Pritam Singh Mahindroo | Indian Navy | 26 January 1972[27][28] | |
97 | Surgeon Rear Admiral | Harcharan Lal Bhatia AVSM MC | Indian Navy | 26 January 1972[27][28] | |
98 | Air Vice Marshal | Bandi Sreeramulu Krishnarao | Indian Air Force | 1727 F (P) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
99 | Air Vice Marshal | Dadi Ardeshir Mehta | Indian Air Force | 1625 F (N) | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
100 | Air Vice Marshal | Amolak Singh Rikhy | Indian Air Force | 2024 A&SD | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
101 | Air Commodore | Chandrasekhar Rao Kurpad | Indian Air Force | 2414 RAD | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
102 | Air Commodore | Mondan Bhaskaran | Indian Air Force | 2761 ENG | 26 January 1972[27][28] |
103 | Lieutenant General | Daljit Singh Kalha | Indian Army | IC-615 (Army Service Corps) | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
104 | Major General | Satinder Singh | Indian Army | IC-444 | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
105 | Major General | Madhav Rao Rajwade VSM, MC | Indian Army | IC-658 (Engineers) | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
106 | Major General | Kumar Ranjit Singh | Indian Army | IC-1742 (Armoured Corps) | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
107 | Major General | Anil Krishna Barat | Indian Army | MR-196 (Medical) | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
108 | Major General | Trichinopoly Vadival Jagannathan AVSM | Indian Army | IC-556 (Engineers) | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
109 | Major General | Robert George Williams | Indian Army | IC-298 (Artillery) | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
110 | Major General | Srinivas Kumar Sinha | Indian Army | IC-1536 | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
111 | Rear Admiral | Rabinder Nath Batra | Indian Navy | 26 January 1973[29][30] | |
112 | Rear Admiral | Sarosh Jehangir Lalkaka | Indian Navy | 60000N | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
113 | Rear Admiral | Kamalakar Laxman Kulkarni | Indian Navy | 00008T | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
114 | Group Captain | Prabhu Datt Chopra | Indian Air Force | 3497 ENG | 26 January 1973[29][30] |
See also
edit- Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal - the war-time equivalent
References
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- ^ "Service Awards - Bharat Rakshak:Indian Air Force".
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- ^ "DESIGNS OF NEW SERVICE MEDAL AND THEIR DESIGNS" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in. 29 July 1960. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Ashoka Chakra and Vishisht Seva Medals Renamed" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 27 January 1967. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Honour & Awards - About". indianairforce.nic.in. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 1". The Gazette of India. 28 January 1961. p. 18.
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External links
edit- Vishist Seva Medal & Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal at bharat-rakshak.com