Editing Mentioned in dispatches (section)

=== India ===
Mention in dispatches has been used since 1947 to recognize distinguished and meritorious service in operational areas and acts of gallantry which are not of a sufficiently high order to warrant the grant of gallantry awards.<ref name=India>{{cite web|title = Mention in Dispatches|publisher = [[Indian Army]]|url = http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=bKaNf3MCcXHk7Y+tjh7A4Q==&ParentID=dmws5VbQfmdTjOOneXni7g==|access-date = 5 October 2014 }}</ref>

Eligible personnel include all [[Indian Army|Army]], [[Indian Navy|Navy]] and [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] personnel including personnel of the [[Paramilitary forces of India|Reserve Forces]], [[Territorial Army (India)|Territorial Army]], Militia and other lawfully constituted [[Indian Armed Forces|armed forces]], members of the [[Military Nursing Service|Nursing Service]] and civilians working under or with the armed forces.<ref name=India/>

Personnel can be mentioned in dispatches posthumously and multiple awards are also possible. A recipient of a mention in a dispatch is entitled to wear an emblem, in the form of a lotus leaf on the ribbon of the relevant campaign medal. They are also issued with an official certificate from the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref name=India/>