Yudh Seva Medal
The Yudh Seva Medal is one of India's military decorations for distinguished service during wartime. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities and may be awarded posthumously.
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| Type | Military award |
| Awarded for | Wartime Distinguished Service |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| Ribbon |  |
| Established | June 26, 1980 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Shaurya Chakra[1] |
| Equivalent | Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Next (lower) | Sena Medal (Army) Nausena Medal (Navy) Vayusena Medal (Air Force) |
The award is the wartime equivalent of the Vishisht Seva Medal, which is a peacetime distinguished service decoration.[2]
In 2019, Minty Agarwal became the first woman given the Yudh Seva Medal.[3][4][5]
References
- "Precedence Of Medals". Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Yuddh Seva Medal | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- "IAF's woman fighter controller during aerial dogfight scripts history with medal | india news". Hindustan Times. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "'I witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan shooting down Pakistan's F-16 aircraft'". Mint. ANI. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "Who is Minty Agarwal, IAF officer honoured with Yudh Seva medal". DNA India. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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