[4] The Sainya Seva Medal is awarded for an aggregate of one year non-operational service in a defined geographic area.

Air force personnel may be eligible for award if they have carried out a minimum of ten sorties or forty hours of flying after 27 October 1947.

Instituted 2 June 1960 and amended in 1966 and 1973, the clasp is awarded for an aggregate of one year of service in the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) employed in the construction of roads and airfields between 7 October 1952 and 15 November 1958.

Instituted 2 June 1960 and amended in 1964 and 1966, the clasp is awarded for an aggregate of one year of service in the defence of the northern in areas in the Himalayas.

Air Force personnel must have carried out a minimum of ten sorties or forty hours of flying in areas and time periods specified to be eligible for award.

Instituted 2 June 1960 and amended in 1967, the clasp is awarded for an aggregate of one year of service in specified areas of West Bengal and Assam after 26 October 1962.

Instituted 2 June 1960 and amended in 1967, the clasp is awarded for an aggregate of one year of service in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after 20 May 1966.

Instituted 20 July 1984, the clasp is awarded for an aggregate of one year of service in qualifying desert areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan.