Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal
The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal is India's highest wartime distinguished service decoration. It is awarded for the highest degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities. The award is a wartime equivalent of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, which is India's highest peacetime distinguished service decoration. The Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal may be awarded posthumously.
It is awarded for distinguished service of the most exceptional order during war/conflict/hostilities. It may be awarded to all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force including those of Territorial Army Units, Auxiliary and Reserve Forces and other lawfully constituted Armed Forces when embodied, as well as Nursing Officers and other members of the Nursing Services in the Armed Forces.
List of recipients
Following is the list of awardees.| Rank | Year | Name | Corps | Reference |
| Lt General | 1987 | Amarjit Singh Kalkat, SYSM, AVSM, VSM | Infantry | |
| Air Marshal | 15 August 1999 | Vinod Patney, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VrC | Air Force | |
| Lt General | 26 January 2000 | Hari Mohan Khanna, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, ADC | Infantry |