High_Altitude_Medal
High Altitude Medal
Award
The High Altitude Medal (Uchch Tungata Medal) is issued to service personnel who complete a specified tenure at high altitude.[2] The medal was instituted following the President’s Secretariat Notification No - 72/Pres86 dated 12 September 1986. The medal was instituted in lieu of the clasp Himalaya to Sainya Seva Medal.[3]