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(j) Recommendation will continue to be submitted in 8 complete sets as prescribed.
As far as possible, a citation should not exceed 200 words and also include therein the
award recommended. It would be worded in a manner which highlights the main events
in a chronological reference and verbosity should be invariably avoided. If however,
some additional information is to be given to establish facts or highlight aspects
mentioned in the recommendation they may be incorporated as an appendix to the
citation.
(k) If personnel recommended for award are likely to retire from service before the
announcement of the award, their post retirement address should invariably be
mentioned.
(l) Since telegrams are required to be sent to the awardees, the telegraphic address
of the individual may also be sent alongwith the citation.
(m) Number, Rank, Full Name, Unit/project and address of the individual should be
indicated correctly. Initials will not be used. In the citation for all the awards, full name
of the individual should be given in Hindi and English.
(n) In the case of personnel recommended for posthumous awards, the full name and
address of the NOK should be indicated clearly.
(o) The place and date of action would be indicated clearly in the body of the
citation.
(p) If more than one individual engaged in one and the same action are
recommended for an award, the date of performance of the qualifying act/or the period
covered by their citation should not vary. Separate citation/recommendation is required
for each individual.
(q) If an individual has previously received an award, details of the same should be
indicated quoting authority in support against serial 11 of the form IAFZ-3046.
(r) Citation should be worded clearly and correctly and should bring out clearly the
importance of the act of gallantry or service rendered and should confirm to the nature
and degree of award recommended.
(s) In the case of Jeevan Raksha Padak series, the initiating officer must bring out in
the citations the fact that the individual performed the act of human nature voluntarily
and not during the course of his normal duty. Nature of the act for which the
recommendation is made and date of performance of the act will be indicated in the
citation.
(t)
There should be no duplicacy.
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