INDEPENDENCE MEDAL

Conditions
of Eligibility and Eligible Categories
(a)
All Indian Nationals and Nepalese Gurkhas, male or female, on
the strength of units/for nations of the Indian Armed Forces on the
15 Aug 47. This includes officers, JCOs, IWOs, OR and NCs (E) and
civilians in military employ who filled general service liability
bonds and were on the authorized strength of a military
unit/formation on the 15 Aug 47.
(b)
All Ruling Princes of States who had acceded to the Dominion
of India by the 1st Jan 1984 and members of such State
Forces serving on the 15 Aug 47. This also includes civilians of
State Forces who had filled general service liability bond and
formed part of the authorized establishment of those forces on the
15 Aug 47.
(c)
British Officers, WOs and OR male and female :-
(i)
Serving on the 2 Jan 48 with Armed Forces of the Dominion of
(ii) Serving on the 1 Jan 48 on the active list in Government House or in Central and Provincial Governments (in civil employment).
(iii)
Who proceeded on leave before the 1 Jan 48 pending retirement
but had volunteered and were serving with the Indian Forces between
the 15 Aug 47 and the 1 Jan 48.
(d)
British officers and Other Ranks of the Transport Squadron
and Communication Flight, RAF who worked predominantly for the
Dominion of Indian during the period of service in the Transport
Squadron or Communication Flights from the 15 Aug 47.
50
TH ANNIVERSARY OF
The
President is please to institute a medal to commemorate the 50th
Anniversary of Independence viz. 15 August , 1997.
(a)
All ranks of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and other
Reserve Forces, Territorial Army and any other armed forces of the
(b) All ranks of the Railway Protection Force, Police Forces, Personnel of Central Police Organisations including Paramilitary Forces, Home Guards, Civil Defence Organisation, Fire Services and any other organization specified by the Government.
25TH
Awarded to the personnel of the following forces who were borne on the effective strength on the 15 Aug 72:-
(a)
All ranks of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, of any other
Reserve Force, Territorial Army, J&K Militia and any other armed
forces of the
(b)
All ranks of the Railway Protection Force, Police Forces,
Home Guards, Civil Defence Organisation, Fire Service, Jail Staff,
Central Industrial Security Force, Technical Staff of the
Intelligence Bureau, Calcutta Special Police Force and Dte Gen
Security- SSB, ARC,SSF and any other organization specified by
Government.
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