The responsibility of protecting the Indian borders lies with the soldiers of the Indian Army. After the independence of the country, the soldiers of the Indian Army defeated Pakistan in the 1965, 1971 and 1999 Kargil wars. Many Indian soldiers were martyred while protecting the Indian borders in these wars, but the soldiers of the army did not let any harm come to India. These heroes are honored by the army and the government on different occasions and tribute is paid to the martyrs. But today we will tell you about the army’s Summer Service and Star Medal.
Army Medal
The Ministry of Defense has sought information from the Sainik Welfare Board about the soldiers who participated in the wars of 1965 and 1971. It is worth noting that the soldiers who participated in the 1965 war were awarded the Summer Service Medal and the Eastern and Western Star Medal in the 1971 war. But the question is which soldiers got these medals and why is it being mentioned now.
honorarium
Let us tell you that the Ministry of Defense is going to give an honorarium of Rs 15 lakh to the soldiers involved in the 1965 and 1971 wars. According to the information, under the ‘War Honor Scheme’, the Ex-Servicemen Welfare Department and the Ministry of Defense have asked to provide information about pensioner and non-pensioner soldiers who actively participated in the 1965 and 1971 wars. In this letter issued on August 8, it has been said to give financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh to such ex-servicemen. In this letter, information has been sought from the State Sainik Welfare Boards about Emergency Commissioned Officers, Short Service Commission Officers, Regular Commissioned Officers, Civilian Personal and Personal Below Officer Rank who participated in the 1965 and 1971 wars.
According to some media reports, the lump sum amount of Rs 15 lakh under the ‘Yuddh Samman Yojana’ will be given only to those people who do not get any kind of pension. Apart from this, regular commissioned officers will not get the benefit of this scheme.
Summer service and Star Medal
Let us tell you that the brave soldiers involved in the 1965 Indo-Pak war were awarded the Samar Seva Medal. The brave Indian soldiers who fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak war were awarded the Eastern and Western Star Medals. This honor is a symbol of the victory of Indian soldiers.
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