NEW DELHI: The Government has doubled the honorarium for armed forces personnel who have recieved gallantry awards.
The enhanced allowance which is for the recipients of post-independence and pre-independence gallantry awards will be paid with retrospective effect from August 1.
As per a notification issued by the Defence Ministry, the winners of Param Vir Chakra, the highest war-time gallantry award, will get a monthly honorarium of Rs 20,000 instead of current Rs 10,000.
In case of Ashoka Chakra award winners, the monthly allowance has been enhanced to Rs 12,000 from Rs 6,000. (AGENCIES)
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