Meritorious Service Medal
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Conditions of Eligibility and Eligible
Categories
Awarded on Republic and Independence Day by the respective Chiefs of
Staff to selected individuals from the following categories of
personnel who have a minimum of 15 years service distinguished by
highly good conduct: -
Army - Havildars and Dafadars
Navy - Chief Petty Officers, Petty officers and their
equivalent in other branches.
Air Force - Warrant Officers, Flight Sergeants and Sergeants.
For the purpose of the award only such service as counts for pension
and gratuity is taken into consideration.
There shall be fixed establishment for the award of the medal to
each service which shall be determined by the Government from time
to tome. Vacancies in the establishment shall be filled on the
death, discharge, deduction in rank of promotion to a Commissioned
rank of a recipient or on forfeiture of the medal
Design of the Medal and Ribbon
Medal - Circular in shape, 1.42 inches in diameter and made
of standard silver. It shall have embossed on the obverse the State
Emblem seven-eighth inches in height with the motto
------------------------decorative lotus buds along the periphery.
On the reverse it shall have the inscriptions “FOR MERITORIOUS
SERVICE” and “--------------------------------------------“ within a
lotus wreath. The medal shall have scroll pattern swivel fitting one
and five-sixteenth inches in width for the riband.
Ribbon - Brown silk, one and a quarter inches in width, edged
with white and divided equally by three narrow vertical stripes each
one-sixteenth of an inch in red, dark blue and light blue.
Monetary benefits
An annuity of Rs. 100/- for the first year will be paid to the
recipient on the award of the medal. For the second and subsequent
year, full annuity will be paid. Only for every completed service
period of 12 months. For service less than 12 months in the second
and subsequent years, the annuity will be admissible
proportionately.
* 4 for 800 men on the authorized establishment of the respective
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