7th Pay Commission Report Monetary Allowance attached to Gallantry Awards and Medal Allowance

7th Pay Commission Report Monetary Allowance attached to Gallantry Awards and Medal Allowance

Recipients of certain Gallantry awards, usually personnel of Defence forces, CAPFs and the Indian Coast Guard, are granted a monthly allowance associated with the award. The rates of Monetary Allowance attached to Gallantry Awards for Defence forces are as under:

For Personnel of Armed Forces	Param Vir chakra	₹10000 pm
	Ashok chakra	₹6000 pm
	Mahavir Chakra	₹5000 pm
	Kriti Chakra	₹4500 pm
	Vir chakra	₹3500 pm
	Shaurya Chakra	₹3000 pm
	Sena, Naosena, Vayusena Medal	₹1000 pm
Gorkhas of Nepales domicile who are awarded the gallantry decoration get special lump sum monetary awards	Param Vir Chakra	₹150000
	Ashok chakra	₹125000
	Mahavir chakra	₹100000
	Kriti Chakra	₹75000
	Vir Chakra	₹50000
	Shaurya Chakra	₹40000
	Sena Medal	₹20000

The Medal Allowance for personnel of CAPFs and the Indian Coast Guard is given at the following rates:

President’s Police Medal for Gallantry	₹3000 pm
Police Medal for Gallantry	₹2000 pm
President’s Tatrakshak Medal	₹1500 pm
Tatrakshak Medal	₹900 pm

There are demands for a four-fold increase in the rates of these allowances.

Analysis and Recommendations

The VI CPC had suggested that the Central Government should revise the rates of these Gallantry Awards on their own without waiting for a Pay Commission. Accordingly, the last revision of rates for Defence forces was done on 30.03.2011. No change in rates is therefore proposed.

It is, however, pointed out that monetary allowance associated with President’s Tatrakshak Medal (granted to Coast Guard personnel) is ₹1,500 pm, while that for President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) is ₹3,000 pm. Similarly, the allowance associated with Tatrakshak Medal is ₹900 pm, while that for Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) is ₹2,000 pm. This discrepancy may be set right and amounts for President’s Tatrakshak Medal and Tatrakshak Medal increased to ₹3,000 pm and ₹2,000 pm respectively.

Source: 7th CPC Report