Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama

__NOTOC__Infobox Military Award
name= Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama


caption=Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama Medal & Ribbon.
awarded_by= Sri Lanka
type= Service medal
eligibility= Petty Officers, Leading Seaman and Seaman of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force.
for= "...long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service." [http://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations]
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status= Currently awarded.
description= Suspended from a plain suspension bar.
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established= 2000
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higher= Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya
same= Karyakshama Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka Army)
lower=Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal


caption2=The Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (kāryakṣama sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya, "Excellent Service Medal") medal awarded to Petty Officers, Leading Seaman and Seaman is a reward for long, meritorious, loyal, valuable, service and unblemished conduct in the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force, and is governed by the proclamation dated January 31, 2000. The medal shall not confer any individual precedence. It is similar to the Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal of the Royal Navy.

Eligibility

*Petty Officers, Leading Seaman and Seaman of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force who by or after 22 May 1972 have completed 18 years qualifying service as hereinafter defined shall be eligible for the award of decoration.

*The period of service requisite to qualify for the medal shall be of 18 years efficient service.

References

External links

* [http://www.army.lk/ Sri Lanka Army]
* [http://www.defence.lk/ Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/ Media Center for National Security : Sri Lanka]

References

*Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999", Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 995-8089-02-8