Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama

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Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama
Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama Medal & Ribbon.
Awarded by Sri Lanka
Type	Service medal
Eligibility	Petty Officers, Leading Seaman and Seaman of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force.
Awarded for	...long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service.^[1]
Status	Currently awarded.
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar.
Statistics
Established	2000
Precedence
Next (higher)	Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya
Same	Karyakshama Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka Army)
Next (lower)	Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal

Main article: Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka

The Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (kāryakṣama sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya, "Excellent Service Medal") medal awarded to Petty Officers, Leading Seaman and Seaman is a reward for long, meritorious, loyal, valuable, service and unblemished conduct in the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force, and is governed by the proclamation dated January 31, 2000. The medal shall not confer any individual precedence. It is similar to the Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal of the Royal Navy.

[edit] Eligibility

Petty Officers, Leading Seaman and Seaman of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force who by or after 22 May 1972 have completed 18 years qualifying service as hereinafter defined shall be eligible for the award of decoration.