Back সর্বোত্তম যুদ্ধ সেবা পদক Bengali/Bangla Médaille Sarvottam Yudh Seva French सर्वोत्तम युद्ध सेवा पदक Hindi சர்வோத்தம் யுத் சேவா பதக்கம் Tamil సర్వోత్తమ యుద్ధ సేవా పతకం Tegulu Медаль Сарвоттам Юд Сева Ukrainian
| Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Wartime distinguished service |
| Country |  India |
 Ribbon | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) |  Padma Bhushan[1] |
| Equivalent |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal[1] |
| Next (lower) |  Maha Vir Chakra[1] |
The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal (Ultimate War Service Medal) is India's highest wartime distinguished service decoration. It is awarded for the highest degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities. The award is a war-time equivalent of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, which is India's highest peacetime distinguished service decoration.
The medal has been awarded only three times in history. They have been awarded to officers commanding a large force in a conflict. Lieutenant General A.S. Kalkat was the overall commander of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. Air Marshal Vinod Patney was the Western Air Commander and Lieutenant General H.M. Khanna was the Northern Army Commander during the Kargil War.
- ^ a b c "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.