Order for Merit and Public Service

The Most Distinguished
Order for Merit and Public Service
सर्वोत्कृष्टता एवं सार्वजनिक सेवा मानपदवी
The Most Distinguished; Order for Merit and Public Service; सर्वोत्कृष्टता एवं सार्वजनिक सेवा मानपदवी;
Awarded by the Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra
Type	Order of merit
Established	6 January 2021
Eligibility	Vishwamitran citizens and foreigners
Awarded for	services to the field of human endeavour such as:; Culture; Art; Technology; Bravery;
Status	Abolished
Founder	Varuna Sriraya of Purvanchal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Precious Crown
Next (lower)	None (lowest)
	; Ribbon bar of the Order for Merit and Public Service; ;

The Most Distinguished Order for Merit and Public Service (Hindi: सर्वोत्कृष्टता एवं सार्वजनिक सेवा मानपदवी, IAST: Sarvotkrishtata evam Saarvajanik Seva Manpadavi) is the ninth and the junior-most order of chivalry in the State of Vishwamitra founded by the Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya on 6 January 2021 to recognize the services of people towards various fields of human endeavour - art, culture, heraldry, vexillology and bravery. The order is conferred in a single grade - Companion (CMP).

History

The Order for Merit and Public Service was established on 6 January 2021 by Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya through a royal decree after being inspired to establish one such order to commemorate and celebrate the heroic action of the Duke of Osian after he saved the life of one of his neighbours from a devastating housefire.

Grade, insignia and criteria

Grade

The Order for Merit and Public Service is a single-grade order and is conferred in the grade of Companion. Companions of the order bear the post-nominal letters of CMP. The order takes precedence after the Order of the Precious Crown.

Insignia

The ribbon bar of the order is:

Criteria

The order is exclusively conferred upon civilians for their extraordinary contributions to fields of art or other human endeavour, in addition to personal or public bravery and heroism. Contributions to dance, music or equivalent are considered to the field of culture; Painting, craftsmanship, heraldry, vexillology, etc are considered to be in the field of art.

Officers of the order

Name	Designation	Since
His Illustrious and Royal Majesty Varuna Sriraya, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra	Sovereign	6 January 2021
His Majesty Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal	Grand Master	20 July 2022
His Excellency Jayden Dagsa, Duke of Karad, President of the Privy Council	Chancellor	12 May 2022

Companions by date of appointment

The following were appointed to the Order for Merit and Public Service prior to the order's disestablishment on 24 October 2022.

6 January 2021: Varuna Sriraya, Maharaja of Purvanchal (Public Service)
6 January 2021: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola (Culture–Dance)
6 January 2021: Arnisha, Senior Princess of Kamrupa (Culture–Dance)
6 January 2021: King Abrams I of Ikonia (Art–Heraldry)
6 January 2021: Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu, President of Snagov (Art–Vexillology)
6 January 2021: King Alexander I Constantine of Monmark (Bravery)
9 January 2021: Florian Corre, former President of Brittany (Art–Vexillology)
25 April 2021: King Albert of Queensland (Art–Heraldry)
25 April 2021: King John of Baustralia (Art–Heraldry)
25 April 2021: Chris Ramsay, Privy Councilor (Art–Heraldry)^[a]
25 April 2021: Jayden Dagsa, former Privy Councilor (Art–Heraldry)
9 June 2021: Zar Antonov, President of Obscurium (Art–Vexillology)
9 June 2021: Prince Luis Marcel, Regent of Atlia (Art–Vexillology)
1 August 2021: Princess Élida of Ebenthal (Culture–Dance)
19 September 2021: Tucker Gladden, former Administrator of Gullfelt (Art–Heraldry)
11 January 2022: Prince Indrek Koff, Duke of East (Literature)
11 January 2022: Lata Mangeshkar (Music–Bollywood) (passed away on 7 February 2022)
~~11 January 2022: Peter Melchior, Minister of Culture of Karnia-Ruthenia~~ (returned 7 October 2022)
15 April 2022: King William I of Gradonia (Art–Heraldry)
15 April 2022: Asmi, Senior Princess of Beltola (Culture–Dance)
20 July 2022: Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal (Public Service)