Karyakshama Seva Padakkama

Karyakshama Seva Padakkama
Karyakshama Seva Padakkama
Type	Service medal
Awarded for	18 years of service with an exceptional record
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	Non-commissioned officers and below of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
Post-nominals	KSP
Clasps	None
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1986
	Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya
Equivalent	Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka Navy)
Next (lower)	Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal

The Karyakshama Seva Padakkama (KSP, Efficient Service Medal) (Sinhala: කාර්යක්ෂම සේවා පදක්කම kāryakṣama sēvā padakkama) is a service medal awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka to all servicepersons of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force in recognition of "...long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service of proven capacity".^{[citation needed]} Established on 7 January 1986, the medal does not confer any individual precedence.^{[citation needed]}

The KSP replaced the British Efficiency Decoration in 1972 (awarded to volunteer non-commissioned ranks of the Ceylon Army).^{[citation needed]}

Award process

All Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force servicepersons at the rank of Warrant Officer and below who, by or after 22 May 1972, have completed 18 years of service with an excellent record are eligible for award of the medal.^{[citation needed]} Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "KSP".

References

Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8

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