The General Service Medal 1947 is a military service medal of India, established by the President of India on 5 June 1950.

[3] Awards of the Nagaland and Mizo Hills clasps were officially discontinued on 8 May 1975.

Recipients of either clasp from 1 January 1968 onwards were to wear them with the ribbon of the Samanya Seva Medal instead of the ribbon of the General Service Medal.

The obverse of the medal depicts the Bhavani Talwar, the sword of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, surrounded by a halo.

The reverse bears a lotus flower bud in the center with the inscription GENERAL SERVICE INDIA around the edge.