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| Government doubles monetary grants to gallantry award winners | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 14
In a significant step that will bring cheers to the Gallantry Award winners of both pre and post Independence period, the Government today announced substantial increase in the monetary allowance to personnel of the Armed Forces, who had won the laurels while in service. The proposal for the increase which has been 100 per cent or more in all cases was initiated at the direction of the Defence Minister AK Antony.
According to the new provisions the enhanced payment of monetary allowance would be irrespective of rank and income of the pre independence gallery decorations.
Under the revised provisions those holding distinguished service order/each bar, Indian order of Merit/ Indian Distinguished service medal would now get Rs.2000 per month against existing rate of Rs.50 to Rs.200 per month while those having distinguished Service Cross / Each Bar / Military Cross / Each Bar / Distinguished Flying Cross / Each Bar / Distinguished Service Medal / Each Bar / Military Medal / Each Bar / Distinguished Flying Medal / Each Bar would be entitled to get Rs.1400 per month against Rs.50 to Rs.200 at present
Similarly, the payment of monetary allowance, irrespective of rank and income of the post-independence gallantry awards have also been significantly increased.
According to the revised order Param Vir Chakra awardees would get Rs.3000 as against Rs.1500 while Ashok Chakra awardees would be entitled to Rs.2800 per month from Rs.1400 . Similarly Mahavir Chakra awardees would get Rs 2400, Kirti Chakra Rs.2100, Vir Chakra Rs.1700 and Shaurya Chakra Rs.1500 per month.
Each Bar to the decoration will carry the same amount of monetary allowance as admissible to the original award.
The Government has also decided to grant monetary allowance at enhanced rate of Rs. 500 per month to the Sena / Nao Sena / Vayu Sena Award Medal awardees, where the awards have been given for Gallantry. This will be payable to those who have been given these awards on January 26, 1999 or thereafter. |
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