How do we Reward the Men in Uniform? A look at the rewards extended to Gallantry Award Winners
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
August 15, 2018
The Men in Uniform spend a major part of their life in serving the country. The government presents various Gallantry Awards  to the men in uniform. For each of these awards, cash reward  and various other benefits are extended. The state governments also extend cash awards to the Gallantry awardees. Gujarat stands at the bottom of the list in terms of cash given to these awardees.
The Men in Uniform guard our borders and spend a major part of their life serving the country. They risk their lives in a bid to save the nation. The least we could do is to understand what the Government does for them. In the context of the Independence Day, we felt it is important to know about the rewards extended to the Gallantry Award winners like the Param Vir Chakra etc. The information is sourced from the website of the Indian Army.
Different Gallantry Awards
Apart from the Civilian honours conferred by the Government, two other categories of awards are given to the men in uniform.
The gallantry awards are presented in two different categories
The first category of the gallantry awards comprise the following
The second category of the gallantry awards comprise the following
Award Details
The Central Government extends a cash award for each of these awards apart from various concessions extended by different central government departments. The cash award is in the form of a monthly pension as listed below for each of the different Gallantry awards.
Various central government departments also extend concessions/incentives to the gallantry award winners as listed below.
Cash Award by Various State Governments
Various State Governments also extend cash and other incentives to the award winners from their states. State Governments extend the award in three forms
Different cash amounts are given by different states. For instance, the cash award for Param Vir Chakra (PVC) ranges from the highest of Rs 2.25 crore given by the Government of Telangana to the lowest of Rs 22,500 given by Governments of Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha etc. Meghalaya does not extend any of above three forms of award to any winner.
Param Vir Chakra
Ashok Chakra
The cash amounts for Param Vir Chakra (PVC) & Ashoka Chakra (AC) are given above. Similarly, recipients of different awards are extended different amounts of cash by the state governments. For instance, the details of cash amount extended by the Government of Telangana is given below.
Only few states extend CIL & Annuity. Majority of the States only extend a cash amount. It is surprising to note that, Narendra Modi’s own state of Gujarat, where he was the Chief Minister for more than 10 years, is at the bottom, when it comes to the cash amount extended to the Gallantry awardees.