Awarded to all categories of personnel who were borne on the effective strength of the Army, Navy and Air Forces and were mobilized/deployed/involved in planning and conduct of operations at various Headquarters in support of OP VIJAY. Air Forces personnel located at Srinagar, Avantipur, Leh, Thoise and Kargil will also be eligible for ‘OP VIJAY Medal’.
All ranks of the Para Military Forces, Central Police Forces, Railway Protection Forces, J&K State Police Forces, Home Guards, civil defence organization and any other organization specified by Government when deployed in operational areas, vis, J&K, Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan and other areas in the Western and Southern theatres and members of any of all the aforesaid organizations deployed in such other areas as may be specified by Government, and
Civilians of either serving regularly or temporarily under the orders/directions of supervision of the above mentioned forces in operation areas