Karyakshama Seva Padakkama

Karyakshama Seva Padakkama
Karyakshama Seva Padakkama
Type	Service medal
Awarded for	Dedication to duty with at least 15 years of continuous service with perfect disciplinary and service record.
Description	Suspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented by	Sri Lanka
Eligibility	All ranks of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
Post-nominals	KSP
Clasps	None
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1986
	Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya
Equivalent	Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka Navy)
Next (lower)	Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal

The Karyakshama Seva Padakkama (KSP, Efficient Service Medal) (Sinhala: කාර්යක්ෂම සේවා පදක්කම kāryakṣama sēvā padakkama) is a service medal awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka to all servicepersons of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force in recognition of "...long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service of proven capacity".^{[citation needed]} Established on 7 January 1986, the medal does not confer any individual precedence.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit]

Warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Ceylon Volunteer Force were awarded the Efficiency Medal until 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic. The Karyakshama Seva Padakkama was established in 1986 as a replacement for the Efficiency Medal, with personal of the rank of Warrant Officer and below, who had completed completed 18 years of service with an excellent record on or after 22 May 1972 were eligible for the medal. Since 2020, the medal has been open to all ranks of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, including commissioned officers making it the volunteer force equivalent to the Uttama Seva Padakkama.^[1]

Award process[edit]

All Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force servicepersons at the rank of Warrant Officer and below who, by or after 22 May 1972, have completed 18 years of service with an excellent record are eligible for award of the medal until 2020.^{[citation needed]} Since 2020, awarded to all ranks of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force for dedication to duty with at least 15 years of continuous service with perfect disciplinary and service record. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "KSP".

References[edit]

^ "SLAVF Medals". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8

External links[edit]

[1] "SLAVF Medals". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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