This article is about the Sena Medal, an Indian Military decoration. For other uses, see SM.
Award
Sena Medal
Sena Medal and its ribbon
Type
Medal
Awarded for
"Awarded for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army."
Country
India
Presented by
India
Eligibility
All ranks of the army[1]
Post-nominals
SM
Campaign(s)
Currently awarded
Established
17 June 1960
Order of Wear[2]
Next (higher)
Yudh Seva Medal
Equivalent
Nau Sena Medal (Navy) Vayu Sena Medal (Air Force)
Next (lower)
Vishisht Seva Medal
The Sena Medal is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks, "for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army." Awards may be made posthumously and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the Sena Medal.
It can be awarded for gallantry or it can also be for distinguished service carried out by any soldier, not in the face of the enemy. Therefore, the Sena Medal also serves as a sort of general commendation medal for the Indian Army. From 1 February 1999, the central government set a monthly stipend of Rs. 250 for recipients of the award when it is awarded for bravery. It has since been revised to Rs. 2000. It is preceded by the Vir Chakra, Shaurya Chakra & Yudh Seva Medal.
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awards Wartime distinguished service medals Peacetime distinguished service medals Distinguished service & gallantry medals Mention in Dispatches has been used...
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the Vishisht Seva Medal series (Class I, Class II, Class III), the Sainya Seva Medal, SenaMedal, Nao SenaMedal and the Vayu SenaMedal. At the time of...
Medal, Canada SenaMedal, India Service member, a member of a branch of the military Southern Cross Medal (1952), South Africa Southern Cross Medal (1975)...
Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington where he won the Thimayya Medal, and the higher command course at the College of Naval Warfare. He has also...
injuries in the skirmishes. He was posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra and SenaMedal. Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia SM was born on 31 March 1972 martyrdom 15 June...
twenty five Gallantry medals during Kargil War including two Param Vir Chakras, eight Vir Chakras (including him) and fourteen SenaMedals. He was the commanding...
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Yudh Seva Medal
Nau Sena Medal (Navy)
Vayu Sena Medal (Air Force)
Vishisht Seva Medal