Sainya Seva Medal

The Sainya Seva Medal is a medal of the Indian Armed Forces.[1]

Awarded in recognition of non-operational service under conditions of hardship and severe climate in specified areas.

An individual qualifying for the medal for the first time shall be awarded the medal, together with a clasp on which shall be inscribed the place where the service was rendered like "jammu&kashmir", "Sikkim" etc. The clasp will be also superimposed in the medal. On all subsequent occasions when the award is made only a clasp indicating the place where the service was rendered shall be awarded.

Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers, Other Ranks and Non-Combatants (enrolled) of the regular Army, embodied Auxiliary and Reserve Forces or any other lawfully constituted Armed Forces.

Nursing Officers and other members of Nursing Services in the Armed Forces.

References

  1. ↑ Edward S. Haynes, Rana Chhina, Medals and Decorations of Independent India, Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2008, ISBN 8173047197.
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