Center enhances Monetary Allowances for Gallantry Award Winners
December 7th, 2017
The Government has enhanced the monetary allowances for the Gallantry Award winners. The enhancement is for the recipients of post-independence Gallantry Award, pre-independence Gallantry Award and the monetary allowance attached to ‘Jangi Inam’, a pre-independence Gallantry Award. The allowances have been doubled in most of the cases and in a few cases have been increased by more than 100%.
Jangi Inam (a Pre-Independence Gallantry Award)-
| Gallantry Award |
Existing rate of Monetary Allowance
|
Revised rate of Monetary Allowance (Rupees per month) |
| Jangi Inam | 500 | 1000 |
Post-Independence Gallantry Awards-
| Gallantry Award | Existing rate of Monetary Allowance (Rupees per month) |
Revised rate of Monetary Allowance (Rupees per month) |
| Param Vir Chakra (PVC) | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| Ashoka Chakra | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Kirti Chakra (KC) | 4,500 | 9,000 |
| Vir Chakra (VrC) | 3,500 | 7,000 |
| Shaurya Chakra (SC) | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| Sena/Nao Sena/Vayu Sena Medal | 1000 | 2,000 |
Pre-Independence Gallantry Awards-
| Gallantry Award | Existing rate of Monetary Allowance (Rupees per month) |
Revised rate of Monetary Allowance (Rupees per month) |
| Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| Indian Order of Merit (10M) | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| Indian Distinguished Service Medal(IOSM) | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) | 2,800 | 6,000 |
| Military Cross (MC) | 2,800 | 6,000 |
| Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for Officers | 2,800 | 6,000 |
| Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) | 2,800 | 6,000 |
| Military Medal (MM) | 2,800 | 6,000 |
| Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) for Other Ranks | 2,800 | 6,000 |