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(l) Uchh Tungta Medal ( High Altitude Medal ) :- The conditions of eligibility
for the award shall be as follows :-
(i) Personnel, who have been detailed for duties connected with the defence
of the border and who have completed an aggregate service of 180 days during
first spell of tenure on the active strength of a unit/ formation in the areas where
high altitude allowance is admissible commencing form 1 st Apr 1984.
(ii) Air crew personnel and personnel of ejection crew of Air maintenance
Units, who carried out a minimum of 10 sorties or 40 hours of flying or transport
roles from 1 st Apr, 1984.
(m) Videsh Seva Medal with clasp Sri Lanka :- The following personnel will be
eligible to this award wef 28 Jul 87 for recognition of their service with IPKF in „‟ OP
PAWAN‟‟ in Sri Lanka :-
(i) A person who has completed an aggregate service of 90 days in
qualifying area.
(ii) All recipients of gallantry award of service in qualifying area irrespective
of time limit.
(iii) A person who died in service or was evacuated as a result of wounds or
the disabilities attributable to service in the qualifying area irrespective of time
limit. Publication of Part II order for Medals shown in Para 2.
(n) OP Vijay Medal :- The medal shall be awarded to the personnel of the
following forces :-
(i) Awarded to all categories of personnel who were borne on the effective
strength of the Army, Navy and Air forces and were mobilised/ deployed
/involved in planning and conduct of operations at various Headquarters in
support of OP VIJAY. Air force personnel located at Srinagar, Avantipur, Leh,
Thoise and Kargil will also be eligible for „ OP VIJAY Medal‟.
(ii) All ranks of the para military Forces, Central police Forces, Railway
protection Force, J & K state police Force, Home Guards, Civil defence
organisation and any other organisation specified by Government when
deployed in operational areas , viz., J & K, Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan and
other areas in the Western and Southern theatres and members if any of all the
aforesaid Organisations deployed in such other areas as may be specified by
Government, and
(iii) Civilians of either sex serving regularly or temporarily under the orders/
directions or supervision of the above mentioned forces in operation areas.
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