Order for Merit and Public Service
| The Most Distinguished Order for Merit and Public Service सर्वोत्कृष्टता एवं सार्वजनिक सेवा मानपदवी | |
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Awarded by the.svg) 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:
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| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | Dhrubajyoti Roy |
| Sovereign | Dhrubajyoti Roy, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra |
| Grand Master | Bishnu Chetry, Deputy Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra |
| Chancellor | Jayden Dagsa, President of the Privy Council |
| Grades | Companion (CMP) |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 6 January 2021 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Precious Crown |
| Next (lower) | None (lowest) |
_-_ribbon.svg){kind=small} 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 Dhrubajyoti Roy 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 Dhrubajyoti Roy 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 |
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 His Illustrious and Royal Majesty Dhrubajyoti Roy, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra
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Sovereign | 6 January 2021 |
 His Majesty Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal
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Grand Master | 20 July 2022 |
 His Excellency Jayden Dagsa, Duke of Karad, President of the Privy Council
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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: Dhrubajyoti Roy, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra (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)
See also
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Vishwamitra
- List of honours of Vishwamitra awarded to heads of state and royalty
- ↑ Membership was revoked on 6 April 2022 and re-instated on 26 April 2022.