The number / details of the veterans of the 1971 war who have been
honoured with various gallantry awards are as under.
|
Name of the award
|
Army
|
Navy
|
Air Force
|
|
Param Vir Chakra
|
03
|
-
|
01
|
|
Maha Vir Chakra
|
57
|
08
|
11
|
|
Kirti Chakra
|
01
|
-
|
-
|
|
Vir Chakra
|
354
|
46
|
105
|
|
Shaurya Chakra
|
26
|
06
|
07
|
|
Sena / Nao Sena / Vayu Sena
Medal
|
518
|
111
|
59
|
|
Total
|
959
|
171
|
183
|
As per the procedure prevalent at that time, names and service
particulars along with brief citations of the all gallantry awardees were
published in the Gazette of India.
No specific case has come to the notice of the Government where
war veterans or their families have been neglected. Government looks after the
welfare of the recipients of gallantry awards and other ex- servicemen and
their families through Zila Sainik
Boards at District level, Rajya Sainik
Board at State level and Kendriya Sainik
Board at Central level. Directorate General of Resettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board also run
several schemes for rehabilitation, training, employment and welfare of
ex-servicemen. Gallantry award winners / war veterans are also entitled for
benefits from these schemes.
Incentives being given by the Central Government to Gallantry
Awards Winners per month:
|
S. No.
|
Award
|
Existing Rate of Monetary Allowance (in
Rupees)
|
|
(a)
|
Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
|
10,000/-
|
|
(b)
|
Ashok Chakra (AC)
|
6,000/-
|
|
(c)
|
Maha Vir Chakra (MVC)
|
5,000/-
|
|
(d)
|
Kirti Chakra (KC)
|
4,500/-
|
|
(e)
|
Vir Chakra (VrC)
|
3,500/-
|
|
(f)
|
Shaurya Chakra (SC)
|
3,000/-
|
|
(g)
|
Sena / Nao Sena / Vayu Sena
Medal (When awarded for courageous acts)
|
1,000/-
|
(2) Rent Free telephone facility including full
concession in installation charges to Chakra series Gallantry Awardees.
(3) Life long issue of 1st Class / AC 2 Tier
Complimentary Card Passes with a companion to recipients of PVC, MVC, VrC in Rajdhani / Shatabdi / Jan Shadabdi Express.
(4) Recipients of AC/KC/SC awards are entitled to
1st Class / AC 2 Tier of any train other than Rajdhani
/ Shatabdi / Jan Shatabdi
Express.
(5) 75% discount from Indian Airlines of normal
economy class INR Fare to Ex-Armed Forces Personnel recipients of PVC, AC, MVC
and KC, life long.
(6) Income Tax exemption on pension of gallantry
awardees.
(7)
IN addition, various State Governments I UTs also provide several
benefits to the awardees which vary from State to State. These benefits mostly
consist of cash grants, cash in lieu of land and annuity.
This information was
given by Defence Minister Shri
AK Antony in a written reply to ShriKapil Muni Karwariyain Lok Sabha today.
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