| Yudh Seva Medal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Military award |
| Awarded for | Wartime Distinguished Service |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| Ribbon |  |
| Established | June 26, 1980 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) |  Shaurya Chakra[1] |
| Equivalent |  Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Next (lower) |  Sena Medal (Army) Nau Sena Medal (Navy) Vayu Sena Medal (Air Force) |
The Yudh Seva Medal (lit. 'War Service Medal') is one of India's military decorations for distinguished service during wartime. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities and may be awarded posthumously.
The award is the wartime equivalent of the Vishisht Seva Medal, which is a peacetime distinguished service decoration.[2]
In 2019, Minty Agarwal became the first woman given the Yudh Seva Medal.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Precedence Of Medals". Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Yuddh Seva Medal | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "IAF's woman fighter controller during aerial dogfight scripts history with medal | india news". Hindustan Times. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ "'I witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan shooting down Pakistan's F-16 aircraft'". Mint. ANI. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Who is Minty Agarwal, IAF officer honoured with Yudh Seva medal". DNA India. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.