Increase in Indian Government award stipends

[Ed_Haynes]

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 in the line of duty. 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 Shri AK Antony.

As per the new provisions, the enhanced payment of monetary allowance to all recipients irrespective of rank and income of the pre-independence gallantry decorations will be as follows :?

Sl No

Medal

Existing Rates

(Rs. per month)

Revised Rates

(Rs. per month)

1.

Distinguished Service Order / Each Bar / Indian Order of Merit / Each Bar / Indian Distinguished Service Medal / Each Bar

50/- to 200/-

2000/-

2.

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

50/- to 200/-

1400/-

Similarly the payment of monetary allowance, irrespective of rank and income of the following post-independence gallantry awards have also been significantly increased as follows:-

Sl No

Gallantry Award

Existing Rates

(Rs. per month)

Revised Rates

(Rs. per month)

1.

Param Vir Chakra

1500/-

3000/-

2.

Ashok Chakra

1400/-

2800/-

3.

Mahavir Chakra

1200/-

2400/-

4.

Kirti Chakra

1050/-

2100/-

5.

Vir Chakra

850/-

1700/-

6.

Shaurya Chakra

750/-

1500/-

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 enhance 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 26 January 1999 or thereafter.