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Conditions of
Eligibility
The medal shall be awarded for services rendered by the Armed Forces
personnel under active service conditions or conditions akin
thereto. The medal shall be awarded for minor, short duration
operations.
An individual qualifying for the Medal for the first time shall be
awarded the medal together with a clasp indicating the part8icular
operation for which it is awarded. For all subsequent operations for
which the issue of a Clasp is approved, only the Clasp indicating
the particular operation shall be awarded. The bar of the clasp
shall have the Name of the place of the Operation engraved on it.
Eligible Categories
The following categories of personnel serving in an Operation or
Concessional area within the territorial or time limits to be
specified separately for each Operation will be eligible for the
award:-
(a) All ranks of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and of the Reserve,
Territorial and Militia Forces, and civilians of either sex in all
walks of life.
(b) All other lawfully constituted forces and security forces
operating under the Operational control of the Regular Armed Forces.
Design of
Medal and Ribbon
Medal – The medal shall be octagonal in shape, made of cupro-nickel,
35 millimeters in diameter and fitted to a plain horizontal bar with
the standard fitting. It shall have the symbol of bird ‘FALCON’
inscribed on its obverse, and State Emblem with its motto and the
inscription ‘ SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL’ on the reverse.
Ribbon – The medal shall be worn suspended from the left
breast by a silk ribbon which shall be 32 millimeters in width. The
ribbon shall be divided in three parts with 8mm, 16mm and 8mm, of
red colour, steel grey and red respectively.
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