One-time and Annual Financial Grant to Soldiers Awarded with Gallantry Medals

• A one time grant of maximum of ₹50,00,000/- and minimum ₹4,00,000/- is given.
• Annual financial assistance of a maximum of ₹3,00,000/- and a minimum of ₹40,000/- is given.

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1. The applicant must be a permanent resident of Uttarakhand.
2. The applicant should be a serving soldier, an ex-serviceman, or in the event of martyrdom/death of the soldier, an eligible dependent.
3. The soldier must have been conferred with a “Gallantry Medal Award.”
4. In case of martyrdom or death of the soldier, the following dependents are eligible to apply:

• Veer Nari (lifelong or until remarriage)
• Son (up to 25 years of age) / Daughter (till marriage)
• Parents
• Unmarried sisters
• Brother (up to 25 years of age)

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• After obtaining the application form from the District Sainik Welfare Office, it must be submitted to the concerned office.
• The following documents are required for the application: Aadhaar Card of the applicant, PAN Card, Photocopy of bank passbook and cancelled cheque, Identity card of the dependent (if the applicant is a dependent), Domicile certificate of Uttarakhand, Photocopy of the gazette notification regarding the award of the gallantry medal, Affidavit (on ₹10 stamp paper) declaring that the applicant has not received, and will not receive in the future, the one-time grant/annuity payable on the gallantry medal from any other state, Photocopy of discharge book (if the applicant is an ex-serviceman)
• After verification of the applications at the District Sainik Welfare Office level, eligible applicants are paid the approved amount through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Under this, the one-time grant is disbursed immediately, while the annuity amount is released annually.

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