The Rana Wickrama Padakkama is awarded to Sri Lankan military service personnel serving in both the regular- and volunteer forces as a reward for:...individual or associated acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and performed voluntarily...
Award process
A formal recommendation is made by service commanders, and the decoration is awarded by the President following a review process. Recipients are eligible to the use of the post-nominal letters "RWP". ==Notable decorated personnel==