__NOTOC__ The Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (KSV, Efficient Service Order) ( Sinhala: කාර්යක්ෂම සේවා විභූෂණය ''kāryakṣama sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya'') is a service medal awarded by the

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to commissioned officers of the

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, in recognition of "...long, meritorious, loyal and valuable service of proven capacity". Established on 7 January 1986, it does not confer any individual precedence. The KSV replaced the

Efficiency Decoration The Efficiency Decoration, post-nominal letters TD for recipients serving in the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom or ED for those serving in the Auxiliary Military Forces, was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time officers after twe ...

(Ceylon) in 1972 (awarded to volunteer officers of the

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), and is roughly equivalent to the

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Award process

All

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of the

(including those attached to the

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) who, by or after 22 May 1972, have completed 18 years of excellent service are eligible for the award. Recipients are entitled to use the

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"KSV". The first recipients of this decoration, set out in

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of 12 October 1990, were:

References

*Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). ''"50 Years On" - 1949-1999'',

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External links

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