Lok Sabha Question No. 330 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Compensation to Families of Martyred Defence Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.330

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2017

## COMPENSATION TO FAMILIES OF MARTYRED DEFENCE PERSONNEL *330.  SHRI  KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government has database of families of martyred defence personnel and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  compensation,  including  employment  provided  to  next  of  kin  of those martyred during the last two years and the current year, State / UT and year-wise; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  uniform  compensation  to  the families of all martyrs irrespective of branch or battalion of the forces they belong to and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                            (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

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(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 330 FOR ANSWER ON 24.3.2017

(a) to (c): The number of war widows registered with Zila Sainik Welfare offices (as on 31.12.2016) is at Annexure-I. The information on compensation  payable  to  the  Next  of  Kins  (NoKs)  of  the  casualties  is placed  at  Annexure-II.    Out  of  total  reserve  vacancies  for  armed  forces personnel  in  PSUs  and  Banks,  4.5%  is  specifically  reserved  for  war widows / disabled personnel. There is no distinction in grant of compensation based on branch or battalion of the deceased defence personnel.

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| SL. NO.   | NAME OF RAJYA SAINIK                                                            |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | ARMY                                                                            | ARMY                                                                            | ARMY                                                                            | ARMY                                                                            | AIR                                                                             | AIR                                                                             | AIR                                                                             | AIR                                                                             | FORCE                                                                           | FORCE                                                                           | FORCE                                                                           | FORCE                                                                           |
| SL. NO.   | NAME OF RAJYA SAINIK                                                            | Offrs                                                                           | JCOs                                                                            | Ors                                                                             | Total                                                                           | Offrs                                                                           | JCOs                                                                            | Ors                                                                             | Total                                                                           | Offrs                                                                           | JCOs                                                                            | Ors                                                                             | Total                                                                           | Offrs                                                                           | JCOs                                                                            | Ors                                                                             | Total                                                                           |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                  | 3                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 182                                                                             | 188                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 182                                                                             | 188                                                                             |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               |
| 3         | ASSAM                                                                           | 1                                                                               | 17                                                                              | 155                                                                             | 173                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 17                                                                              | 158                                                                             | 176                                                                             |
| 4         | BIHAR                                                                           | 8                                                                               | 21                                                                              | 249                                                                             | 278                                                                             | 1                                                                               | 13                                                                              | 24                                                                              | 38                                                                              | 1                                                                               | 14                                                                              | 23                                                                              | 38                                                                              | 10                                                                              | 48                                                                              | 296                                                                             | 354                                                                             |
| 5         | CHHATISGARH                                                                     | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 11                                                                              | 13                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 11                                                                              | 13                                                                              |
| 6         | GOA                                                                             | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               |
| 7         | GUJARAT                                                                         | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 18                                                                              | 20                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 18                                                                              | 20                                                                              |
| 8         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 10                                                                              | 51                                                                              | 861                                                                             | 922                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 12                                                                              | 14                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 10                                                                              | 53                                                                              | 875                                                                             | 938                                                                             |
| 9         | HARYANA                                                                         | 45                                                                              | 69                                                                              | 1101                                                                            | 1215                                                                            | 0                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 12                                                                              | 16                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 8                                                                               | 12                                                                              | 45                                                                              | 77                                                                              | 1121                                                                            | 1243                                                                            |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                 | 9                                                                               | 46                                                                              | 361                                                                             | 416                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 9                                                                               | 46                                                                              | 362                                                                             | 417                                                                             |
| 11        | JHARKHAND                                                                       | 4                                                                               | 7                                                                               | 100                                                                             | 111                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 8                                                                               | 8                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 7                                                                               | 108                                                                             | 119                                                                             |
| 12        | KARNATAKA                                                                       | 27                                                                              | 13                                                                              | 225                                                                             | 265                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 29                                                                              | 14                                                                              | 226                                                                             | 269                                                                             |
| 13        | KERALA                                                                          | 15                                                                              | 31                                                                              | 233                                                                             | 279                                                                             | 2                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 6                                                                               | 9                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 17                                                                              | 32                                                                              | 241                                                                             | 290                                                                             |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                  | 6                                                                               | 13                                                                              | 176                                                                             | 195                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 8                                                                               | 13                                                                              | 176                                                                             | 197                                                                             |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                     | 19                                                                              | 48                                                                              | 655                                                                             | 722                                                                             | 1                                                                               | 5                                                                               | 7                                                                               | 13                                                                              | 7                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 7                                                                               | 27                                                                              | 53                                                                              | 662                                                                             | 742                                                                             |
| 16        | MANIPUR                                                                         | 3                                                                               | 14                                                                              | 98                                                                              | 115                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 15                                                                              | 102                                                                             | 120                                                                             |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA                                                                       | 1                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 15                                                                              | 19                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 15                                                                              | 19                                                                              |
| 18        | MIZORAM                                                                         | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 10                                                                              | 11                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 10                                                                              | 11                                                                              |
| 19        | NAGALAND                                                                        | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 9                                                                               | 10                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 9                                                                               | 10                                                                              |
| 20        | ORISSA                                                                          | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 27                                                                              | 27                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 28                                                                              | 28                                                                              |
| 21        | PUNJAB                                                                          | 16                                                                              | 85                                                                              | 918                                                                             | 1019                                                                            | 1                                                                               | 7                                                                               | 11                                                                              | 19                                                                              | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 8                                                                               | 12                                                                              | 19                                                                              | 94                                                                              | 937                                                                             | 1050                                                                            |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN                                                                       | 46                                                                              | 85                                                                              | 1129                                                                            | 1260                                                                            | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 50                                                                              | 85                                                                              | 1132                                                                            | 1267                                                                            |
| 23        | SIKKIM                                                                          | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0 0                                                                             |                                                                                 | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               |
| 24        | TAMILNADU                                                                       | 14                                                                              | 26                                                                              | 210                                                                             | 250                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 14                                                                              | 26                                                                              | 212                                                                             | 252                                                                             |
| 25        | TRIPURA                                                                         | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 5                                                                               | 5                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 5                                                                               | 5                                                                               |
| 26        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 34                                                                              | 96                                                                              | 1281                                                                            | 1411                                                                            | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 3                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 35                                                                              | 97                                                                              | 1284                                                                            | 1416                                                                            |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                   | 107                                                                             | 55                                                                              | 1424                                                                            | 1586                                                                            | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 107                                                                             | 55                                                                              | 1424                                                                            | 1586                                                                            |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 12                                                                              | 15                                                                              | 131                                                                             | 158                                                                             | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 2                                                                               | 4                                                                               | 16                                                                              | 15                                                                              | 135                                                                             | 166                                                                             |
| 29        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |
| 30        | CHANDIGARH                                                                      |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 22                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 8                                                                               |                                                                                 |
| 31        | DELHI                                                                           | 21 16                                                                           | 0 1                                                                             | 7 16                                                                            | 28                                                                              |                                                                                 | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 1 1                                                                             | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 30                                                                              |
| 32        | PONDICHERRY                                                                     | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 33 0                                                                            | 1 0                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0 0                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 1 0                                                                             | 0 0                                                                             | 0 0                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 1 18                                                                            | 1 0 0                                                                           | 16 0                                                                            | 35 0                                                                            |
| 33        | TELANGANA                                                                       | 4                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 25                                                                              | 29                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1                                                                               | 25                                                                              | 30                                                                              |
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## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) TO  (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 330 FOR ANSWER ON 24.3.2017

Details  of  compensation  payable  to  the  Next  of  Kins  (NoKs)  of  the Battle Casualty (Fatal):

- (a) Liberalized Family Pension (LFP) as applicable to Battle Casualty which is equal to emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual.
- (b) Death-cum-Retirement  Gratuity  which  is  based  on  length  of  service rendered and emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual.
- (c) Ex-gratia  lump  sum  compensation  from  central  Government  are  as under:

1.1.2016

| S. No.   | Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | With effect from 1.1.2006 (in Rs.)   | With effect from 1.1.2016 (in Rs.)   |
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| (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                             |

- (d) Other benefits like Education Concession Card and Travel Concession Card.
- (e) Other assistance provided from insurance/welfare funds maintained by the respective services.
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