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List of Param Vishisht Seva Medal recipients (1960–1969)

The Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: Parama Viśiṣṭa Sēvā, lit. 'supreme distinguished service medal') is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces,[1] and is awarded for "distinguished service of the most exceptional order."[2][3] The medal was instituted on Republic Day 1960 as the highest class of the Vishisht Seva Medal ("Distinguished Service Medal") intended to recognise "distinguished service rendered by personnel of the Armed Forces."[3] All ranks of the Armed Forces are eligible for the medal, which may be awarded multiple times as well as posthumously.[2]

At its creation, it was designated the Vishisht Seva Medal (Class I).[3] On 27 January 1967, it received its present name.[2] Post-nominals for recipients were approved on 19 August 1967.[4]

Recipients

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Key
† Indicates posthumous honour
No. Rank Name Branch Service Number (Unit) Date of Award
1 Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul   Indian Army AI-162 26 January 1961[5]
2 Rear Admiral Daya Shankar DSC   Indian Navy 26 January 1961[5]
3 Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh   Indian Air Force 1963 ENG 26 January 1962[6]
4 Major General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth   Indian Army IC-162 26 January 1963[7]
5 Brigadier Kottimukkla Alagaraja Singapparaja Raja   Indian Army IC-801 26 January 1963[7]
6 Brigadier Kalyan Singh   Indian Army IC-403 26 January 1963[7]
7 Major General Mahindra Singh Pathania   Indian Army IC-104 26 January 1963[8]
8 Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh   Indian Air Force 1587 GD(P) 26 January 1963[8]
9 Major General Rawind Singh Garewal MC   Indian Army IC-127 26 January 1963[8]
10 Major General Diwan Prem Chand   Indian Army IC-161 6 April 1963[9]
11 Brigadier Reginald Stephen Noronha MC   Indian Army IC-531 6 April 1963[9]
12 Lieutenant General Daulet Singh   Indian Army 977-IA 26 January 1964[10]
13 Lieutenant General Bikram Singh   Indian Army AI-112 26 January 1964[10]
14 Lieutenant General Prem Singh Gyani   Indian Army IA-1281 26 January 1964[10]
15 Air Vice Marshal Erlic Wilmot Pinto   Indian Air Force 1593 GD(P) 26 January 1964[10]
16 Air Vice Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer MVC DFC   Indian Air Force 1614 GD(P) 26 January 1964[10]
17 Lieutenant General Thomas Bryan Henderson Brooks   Indian Army AI-824 5 March 1964[11]
18 Major General Kartar Nath Dubey   Indian Army IC-603 (Engineers) 26 January 1965[12]
19 Brigadier Shavak Naswaranji Antia   Indian Army IC-2130 (Signals) 26 January 1965[12]
20 Brigadier Syed Baquar Raza   Indian Army IC-806 (Artillery) 26 January 1965[12]
21 Brigadier Badri Nath Upadhyay   Indian Army IC-2958 (9 Gorkha Rifles) 26 January 1965[12]
22 Brigadier Vijay Kumar Ghai   Indian Army IC-1672 (Artillery) 30 June 1965[13]
23 Major General Joginder Singh   Indian Army IC-203 10 November 1965[14]
24 Group Captain George Kanisht Kumar John   Indian Air Force 2132 GD(P) 10 November 1965[14]
25 Group Captain Walter Vernon Alexander Lloyd   Indian Air Force 2623 GD(P) 10 November 1965[14]
26 Lieutenant General Moti Sagar   Indian Army IC-25 26 January 1966[15]
27 Major General Amrik Singh MC   Indian Army IC-133 26 January 1966[15]
28 Major General Rajinder Nath Batra   Indian Army IC-446 26 January 1966[15]
29 Rear Admiral Benjamin Abraham Samson   Indian Navy 26 January 1966[15]
30 Rear Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda   Indian Navy 26 January 1966[15]
31 Brigadier Iorwerth George Jenkins MC   Indian Army IC-1389 26 January 1966[15]
32 Brigadier Zora Singh   Indian Army IC-3287 26 January 1966[15]
33 Brigadier Onkar Singh Kalkat   Indian Army IC-810 26 January 1966[15]
34 Air Commodore Krishna Mahesh Agerwala   Indian Air Force 1648 GD(N) 26 January 1966[15]
35 Brigadier Bhumi Chand Chauhan   Indian Army IC-660 30 September 1966[16]
36 Lieutenant General Tirath Ram Pahwa   Indian Army MR-158 (Medical) 26 January 1967[17]
37 Major General Sailendra Mohan Basu   Indian Army MR-145 (Medical) 26 January 1967[17]
38 Rear Admiral Pabitra Kumar Mukherjee   Indian Navy 26 January 1967[17]
39 Air Vice Marshal Yeshwant Vinayak Malse   Indian Air Force 1616 GD(P) 26 January 1967[17]
40 Air Vice Marshal Kanianthra Alexander Joseph   Indian Air Force 2960 SIGS 26 January 1967[17]
41 Air Commodore Gurbachan Singh   Indian Air Force 1779 EQPT 26 January 1967[17]
42 Lieutenant General Amarendra Krishna Dey   Indian Army MR-135 (Medical) 26 January 1968[18]
43 Major General Satya Paul Vohra   Indian Army IC-609 (EME) 26 January 1968[17]
44 Rear Admiral Sourendra Nath Kohli   Indian Navy 26 January 1968[18]
45 Air Vice Marshal Shivdev Singh   Indian Air Force 1595 GD(P) 26 January 1968[18]
46 Air Vice Marshal Om Prakash Mehra   Indian Air Force 1639 GD(P) 26 January 1968[18]
47 Lieutenant General Apparanda Chengappa Iyappa (Ret'd)   Indian Army IC-89 (Signals) 26 January 1969[19]
48 Lieutenant General Bidyapati Bhattacharjya   Indian Army MR-147 (Medical) 26 January 1969[19]
49 Lieutenant General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor   Indian Army IC-129 (Infantry) 26 January 1969[19]
50 Lieutenant General Rajinder Singh Paintal   Indian Army IC-125 (Infantry) 26 January 1969[19]
51 Major General Panavelil Thomas Joseph AVSM   Indian Army MR-150 (Medical) 26 January 1969[19]
52 Major General Inderjit Singh Gill MC   Indian Army IC-1641 (Infantry) 26 January 1969[19]
53 Rear Admiral Kesavapillai Ramakrishnan Nair   Indian Navy 26 January 1969[19]
54 Air Vice Marshal Hari Chand Dewan   Indian Air Force 1598 GD(P) 26 January 1969[19]
55 Air Vice Marshal Teja Singh Virk   Indian Air Force 1621 GD(N) 26 January 1969[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Part I-Section 1: Order of Precedence of wearing of various medals and decorations" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 February 2020. p. 219–220.
  2. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 1: PARAM VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 22 April 1967. p. 470–471.
  3. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 1 (Extraordinary)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 26 January 1960. p. 33.
  4. ^ "Press Note" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 19 August 1967. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 28 January 1961. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Vishisht Seva Medal For Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 26 January 1962. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 26 January 1963. p. 57.
  8. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 16 February 1963. p. 91.
  9. ^ a b "Vishisht Seva Medal For Maj. Gen. Prem Chand and Brig. Noronha" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 6 April 1963. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 February 1964. p. 29–30.
  11. ^ "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 14 March 1964. p. 96.
  12. ^ a b c d "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 13 March 1965. p. 125.
  13. ^ "Awards to Kargil Heroes Announced" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 30 June 1965. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 January 1966. p. 24.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 19 February 1966. p. 151.
  16. ^ "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 8 October 1966. p. 661.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1 April 1967. p. 351.
  18. ^ a b c d "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 April 1968. p. 292.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Part I-Section 1" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 12 April 1969. p. 335.
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