Sewa Padakkama

Sewa Padakkama
Sewa Padakkama
	Medal, obverse (right) and reverse (left)
Type	Military/Civil decoration
Awarded for	Service to the nation following the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	All ranks of the regular and volunteer servicepersons of the Military of Sri Lanka, including civilian staff. All ranks of the Sri Lanka Police
Clasps	None
Status	Currently awarded
First awarded	2019
	Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sewabhimani Padakkama
Next (lower)	Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal

The Sewa Padakkama (Sinhala: සේවා පදක්කම; Service Medal) is a military decoration awarded to servicepersons of the Military of Sri Lanka, for services to the nation and its development following the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Civil War in May 2009. It is unclear what distinction exists between this and the Sewabhimani Padakkama.

Award process

All servicepersons of the regular and volunteer armed forces of Sri Lanka (including civilian staffers) and police service are eligible for the award, provided they have served for an uninterrupted period of at least six years from 19 May 2009.^[1]

References

^ "New 'Sewabhimani Padakkama' & 'Sewa Padakkama' Awarded to Servicemen, Policemen & Civil Staffers for Post-War Roles". Army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links

[1] "New 'Sewabhimani Padakkama' & 'Sewa Padakkama' Awarded to Servicemen, Policemen & Civil Staffers for Post-War Roles". Army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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