Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal

Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
Awarded for	Wartime distinguished service
Country	India
Established	26 January 1980
Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	Padma Bhushan[1]
Equivalent	Param Vishisht Seva Medal[1]
Next (lower)	Maha Vir Chakra[1]

The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal (Ultimate War Service Medal) is India's highest wartime distinguished service decoration. It is awarded for the highest degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities. The award is a war-time equivalent of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, which is India's highest peacetime distinguished service decoration.

The medal has been awarded only three times in history. They have been awarded to officers commanding a large force in a conflict. Lieutenant General A.S. Kalkat was the overall commander of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. Air Marshal Vinod Patney was the Western Air Commander and Lieutenant General H.M. Khanna was the Northern Army Commander during the Kargil War.