Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces.

The award can also be granted posthumously. Subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The awardee can use "AVSM" as post-nominal letters. History

The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal was originally established as the "Vishisht Seva Medal, Class II". It was renamed on January 27, 1967 and the badge redesigned. Since 1980 the awarding of the medal have been restricted to non-operational service as the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal was created to recognize distinguished services in an operational environment.

List of Jat Recipients

Here is partial list of Jat Recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. You may add more.

• Maj Gen Ranjit Singh (Grewal) - Army Educational Corps now Vice-Chancellor of Ch Ranbir Singh University, Jind Haryana

See also

• Military Services
• The Brave People

References

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