Ex gratia payment to martyred soldier of the Army: Rajya Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.239
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20th DECEMBER, 2021
EX GRATIA PAYMENT TO MARTYRED SOLDIER OF THE ARMY
239 DR. SANTANU SEN:
Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:
(a) the details of ex gratia payment made to widow/family of martyred soldier of the Army;
(b) the details of the last revision made in the ex gratia payment and the amount increased;
(c) whether the ex gratia payment made to Army soldiers is less than that of CAPFs;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether Government is considering the revision of ex gratia for the Army in immediate future; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)
(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 239 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2021 REGARDING ‘EX GRATIA PAYMENT TO MARTYRED SOLDIER OF THE ARMY’.
(a) & (b): Government has revised the amount of ex gratia given to the next of kin in the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) regime. A table comparing ex gratia amounts given in 6th and 7th CPC is given in Annexure-I
(c) No, Sir. The ex gratia payment made to army soldiers is same which are given to the next of kin of CAPFs. A copy of PIB order dated 25.7.2017 is placed at Annexure-II.
(d) Does not arise.
(e) No, Sir.
(f) The amount of ex gratia is revised by the Pay Commissions, which has already been revised in 7th CPC.
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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 239 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2021 REGARDING ‘EX GRATIA PAYMENT TO MARTYRED SOLDIER OF THE ARMY’.
EX GRATIA PAYMENT TO MARTYRED SOLDIER OF THE ARMY
Details of ex gratia amount payable to the Next of Kins (NoKs) of a martyr soldier of Army:
| S. No. | Details | With effect from 1.1.2006 (in Rs.) (6th CPC regime) | With effect from 1.1.2016 (in Rs.) (7th CPC regime) |
| (i) | Death occurring due to accidents in course of performance of duties. | 10 Lakhs | 25 Lakhs |
| (ii) | Death in the course of performance of duties attributed to acts of violence by terrorists, anti-social elements etc. | 10 Lakhs | 25 Lakhs |
| (iii) | Death occurring in border skirmishes and action against militants, terrorists, extremists, sea pirates. | 15 Lakhs | 35 Lakhs |
| (iv) | Death occurring while on duty in the specified high altitude, inaccessible border posts, on account of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions. | 15 Lakhs | 35 Lakhs |
| (v) | Death occurring during enemy action in war or such war like engagements, which are specifically notified by Ministry of Defence and death occurring during evacuation of Indian Nationals from a war-torn zone in foreign country | 20 Lakhs | 45 Lakhs |
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 239 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2021 REGARDING ‘EX GRATIA PAYMENT TO MARTYRED SOLDIER OF THE ARMY’.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ex-Gratia Amount for CAPF Personnel
Posted on 25 Jul 2017 5:58PM by PIB Delhi
The amount of ex-gratia lump sum compensation available to the families to Central Government Civilian employees, who die in the performance of their bona fide official duties under various circumstances, has been increased on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission w.e.f. 01/01/2016 vide DoP & PW OM No. 38/37/2016-P & PW (A) (i) dated 04/08/2016, as under:
| Circumstances | Earlier Amount (Rs) | Revised Amount (Rs) |
| Death occurring due to accidents in course of performance of duties. | 10 Lakhs | 25 Lakhs |
| Death in the course of performance of duties attributed to acts of violence by terrorists, anti-social elements etc. | 10 Lakhs | 25 Lakhs |
| Death occurring in border skirmishes and action against militants, terrorists, extremists, sea pirates. | 15 Lakhs | 35 Lakhs |
| Death occurring while on duty in the specified high altitude, inaccessible border posts, on account of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions. | 15 Lakhs | 35 Lakhs |
| Death occurring during enemy action in war or such war like engagements, which are specifically notified by Ministry of Defence and death occurring during evacuation of Indian Nationals from a war-torn zone in foreign country | – | 45 Lakhs |
The rate of ex-gratia lump sum compensation for 100 percent disability to CAPFs & Assam Rifles personnel, who are disabled in the performance of their bonafide official duty under various circumstances and are boarded out from service on account of disability attributable to aggravated in service, has been revised vide this Ministry OM No. 27011/64/2010-R&W (Part) dated 07/06/2017 from Rs. 09 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs w.e.f. 01/01/2016.
The 7th CPC has recommended a common regime of Risk and Hardship Allowance for Army and CAPFs which has been accepted by the Government.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Shri Bahadur Singh Koli in the Lok Sabha today.
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Source: Rajya Sabha