Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya
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The Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya medal awarded to the commissioned officers is a reward for long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service of proven capacity in the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
, and, is governed by the proclamation dated 07 January 1986. The Decoration shall not confer any individual precedence but will entitle the officer to the addition after his name of the post-nominal letters KSV. It replaced the Efficiency Decoration
in 1972 that was awarded to volunteer officers of the Ceylon Army therefore it is somewhat similar to the British
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal
.
published on 12 October 1990 were;
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force is the principal and Volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard of the Sri Lankan Army. The SLAVF is made up of part-time Officers and soldiers paid at a similar rate,...
, and, is governed by the proclamation dated 07 January 1986. The Decoration shall not confer any individual precedence but will entitle the officer to the addition after his name of the post-nominal letters KSV. It replaced the Efficiency Decoration
Efficiency Decoration
The Efficiency Decoration is a defunct medal of Britain and the Commonwealth awarded for long service in the Territorial Army of the UK, the Indian Volunteer Forces and Colonial Auxiliary Forces....
in 1972 that was awarded to volunteer officers of the Ceylon Army therefore it is somewhat similar to the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal
The Volunteer Reserves Service Medal is a medal awarded to all members of the reserves of all of the branches of the British Armed Forces - the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force...
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Eligibility
- Commissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceSri Lanka Army Volunteer ForceThe Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force is the principal and Volunteer reserve force component of the Sri Lanka Army. It is a collective name for the reserve units and the Sri Lanka National Guard of the Sri Lankan Army. The SLAVF is made up of part-time Officers and soldiers paid at a similar rate,...
who by or after 22 May 1972 have completed 18 years qualifying service as hereinafter defined shall be eligible for the award of decoration.
- Commissioned service is qualified as being on the active list of a Unit of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, including commissioned service in the Ceylon Cadet CorpsNational Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)The National Cadet Corps is the Sri Lankan military cadet corps and is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the Sri Lanka. Formally the Ceylon Cadet Corps It is open to high school students on voluntary basis and has a history of more than 126 years as of 2007. The officers are...
, after attaining the age of 17 years.
- The period of service requisite to qualify for the Decoration shall be of 18 years efficient commissioned service.
First recipients
The first recipients of this decoration by gazetteGazette
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published on 12 October 1990 were;
| Brig. Brigadier Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general.... C.N. Panabokke |
Brig. A.E.R. Abeysinghe | Brig. P.N.K. Dias |
| Col. Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures... S.B.G. De Silva |
Col. N.P.D. Pelpola | Col. R.M. Peris |
| Col. G.L. Premachandra | Lt. Col. Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence... A.P.D. Edirisuriya |
Lt. Col. L.D.S. Kariyawasam |
| Lt. Col. S.V. Panabokke | Lt. Col. A.M.B. Amunugama | Lt. Col. P.V. Pathirana |
| Lt. Col. S.D. Lankadeva | Lt. Col. A. Weerakoon | Lt. Col. K. Amarasinghe |
| Lt. Col. S. Weragama | Lt. Col. S.A. Kulathunga | Lt. Col. C.P. Algama |
| Lt. Col. R.M.D. Ratnayake | Lt. Col. K.R.U. Gunawardana | Lt. Col. L.R. Attanayake |
| Lt. Col. D.G. Amaratunga | Lt. Col. D.M. Amarakoon | Lt. Col. G.K. Wickramasinghe |
| Bvt. Lt. Col. D.N. Alawathugoda | Maj. Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ... C. Gnaseswaran |
Maj. M. Suriyarachchi |
| Maj. D.S.N. Gancgoda | Capt. T.C.M. Abeysekara | Capt. (QM) R.M.B. Ratnamalala |
| Lt. Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... W.A.C. Dias |
Lt. (QM) H.P. Jayasena | Lt. (QM) R.M.S. Hemapala |