Instituted on 26 Jan 1960 to recognise exceptional devotion to duty or acts of courage by Air Force personnel. In 1994, the award was spilt into VM (Devotion to duty) and VM (Gallantry).
Design of the Medal and Ribbon
Medal: The medal is five-pointed star, made of standard silver 35 mm in diameter. The mounting is fixed on a ring attached to a metal strip 3 mm wide ornamented with Ashoka leaves. The State Emblem is embossed on obverse, in the centre, encircled by a garland of leaves. On its reverse, it has representation of Himalayan Eagle with the inscription below it.
Ribbon: 32 mm in width in alternate stripes of saffron and silver grey, each 3 mm in width running diagonally from right to left.
1.
Awarded for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to
duty or courage as have special significance for the Air Force.
Awards may be made posthumously.
2.
A bar shall be given for every subsequent award of the medal
to a person.
3.
All ranks of the Air Force.
4. Rs. 250/- pm and each bar to the medal and Rs 250/- pm to all Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) awardees.
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