New Delhi: The monthly allowances for Gallantry Award winners, including for those who won the awards before Independence, have been doubled with the highest Param Vir Chakra awardees set to get Rs20,000 per month.

A notification for increased allowances with retrospective effect from Aug.1, 2017 was issued on Dec.4.

The monthly allowance for post-Independence Param Vir Chakra awardees will now be Rs20,000, and for Ashok Chakra awardees Rs12,000.

Maha Vir Chakra awardees will now get Rs10,000, Kirti Chakra Rs9,000, Vir Chakra Rs7,000 and Shaurya Chakra Rs6,000. Winners of Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena gallantry medals will get Rs2,000 as monthly allowance.

For pre-Independence awardees of Jangi Inam, the monthly allowance will be Rs1,000. Winners of Distinguished Service Order, Indian Order of Merit and Indian Distinguished Service Medal will now get Rs8,000 per month.

Indo-Asian News Service