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हिन्दी में सारांश Summary in Hindi
- योगी आदित्यनाथ ने 14 नवंबर 2026 को मेरठ में यूपी के वीरता पदक विजेताओं की एकमुश्त राशि और वार्षिकी दोगुनी करने की घोषणा की।
- परमवीर चक्र विजेता की एकमुश्त राशि ₹52 लाख से ₹1.04 करोड़ और वार्षिकी ₹3.12 लाख से ₹6.24 लाख होगी।
- पूर्व सैनिकों को मकान पर स्टांप ड्यूटी छूट की सीमा ₹20 लाख से बढ़कर ₹50 लाख होगी।
বাংলায় সারাংশ Summary in Bangla
- র্থ ও বার্ষিক ভাতা দ্বিগুণ হবে।
- র্থ ₹৫২ লাখ থেকে ₹১.০৪ কোটি, বার্ষিক ₹৩.১২ লাখ থেকে ₹৬.২৪ লাখ হবে।
- প্রাক্তন সেনাদের বাড়ি কেনায় স্ট্যাম্প ডিউটি ছাড়ের সীমা ₹২০ লাখ থেকে বেড়ে ₹৫০ লাখ হবে।
Why it matters
The UP government's own payments to decorated soldiers from the state would double: for a Param Vir Chakra winner that is ₹52 lakh more at once and ₹3.12 lakh more every year. The higher stamp duty limit can lower the cost of a house for ex-servicemen, though the exact saving depends on details the reports did not give.
Uttar Pradesh will double the one-time cash award and the yearly allowance it pays to gallantry award winners from the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced in Meerut on Saturday, 14 November 2026. A Param Vir Chakra winner’s one-time UP gallantry award would rise from ₹52 lakh to ₹1.04 crore, and the yearly sum from ₹3.12 lakh to ₹6.24 lakh.
He made two more announcements at the same gathering of former soldiers: a higher stamp duty exemption limit for ex-servicemen buying a home, raised from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh, and government jobs close to home for the dependents of soldiers who die in service. India Today, Times Now Navbharat and Live Hindustan reported all three decisions.
UP gallantry award money: old and new amounts
The state pays two sums to winners of military gallantry awards who belong to UP: a one-time reward and an annual allowance, called a varshiki in Hindi. Both are to be doubled. The current rates below are as the chief minister listed them, in the same figures in India Today and Times Now Navbharat. The new column is NewsPlainly’s arithmetic, each figure multiplied by two.
| Award | Now (one-time + yearly) | After doubling |
|---|---|---|
| Param Vir Chakra | ₹52 lakh + ₹3.12 lakh | ₹1.04 crore + ₹6.24 lakh |
| Maha Vir Chakra | ₹31 lakh + ₹2.37 lakh | ₹62 lakh + ₹4.74 lakh |
| Ashok Chakra | ₹32.5 lakh + ₹1.5 lakh | ₹65 lakh + ₹3 lakh |
| Vir Chakra | ₹20.8 lakh + ₹1.37 lakh | ₹41.6 lakh + ₹2.74 lakh |
| Kirti Chakra | ₹19.5 lakh + ₹1.3 lakh | ₹39 lakh + ₹2.6 lakh |
| Shaurya Chakra | ₹13 lakh + ₹65,000 | ₹26 lakh + ₹1.3 lakh |
| Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal | ₹3.12 lakh + ₹12,000 | ₹6.24 lakh + ₹24,000 |
| Uttam Yudh Seva Medal | ₹2.6 lakh + ₹11,000 | ₹5.2 lakh + ₹22,000 |
| Sena Medal / Vayu Sena Medal | ₹1 lakh + ₹15,000 | ₹2 lakh + ₹30,000 |
| Yudh Seva Medal | ₹83,200 + ₹10,000 | ₹1,66,400 + ₹20,000 |
| Mention in Dispatches | ₹52,000 + ₹13,000 | ₹1.04 lakh + ₹26,000 |
The largest one-time sum goes up by ₹52 lakh, for the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest wartime gallantry award. For an Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime award, the one-time amount goes from ₹32.5 lakh to ₹65 lakh. At the bottom of the list, a soldier mentioned in dispatches, a formal commendation in an official war report, would get ₹1.04 lakh instead of ₹52,000.
Live Hindustan printed the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal one-time sum as ₹3.12 thousand. India Today and Times Now Navbharat both give ₹3.12 lakh, so this article uses ₹3.12 lakh.
Stamp duty relief for ex-servicemen rises to ₹50 lakh
Stamp duty is the state tax paid when a property sale is registered. UP already gives ex-servicemen and the dependents of soldiers killed in service an exemption on it when they buy a house, with a limit of ₹20 lakh. Adityanath said the limit would go up to ₹50 lakh, two and a half times the old figure.
Times Now Navbharat reported that the relief covers buying or building a house. None of the three reports spelt out whether ₹50 lakh is the property value covered or the amount of duty waived, so the saving for a particular buyer cannot be worked out from them.
Jobs near home for families of soldiers killed in service
The third decision is about where, not whether, a dependent gets a job. The dependent of a soldier who dies in service will be given a government post in their home district or a neighbouring one, the reports said. Times Now Navbharat reported the chief minister’s reason: families should not have to move far from home after taking up the job.
The announcement came at what India Today called the Poorv Sainik Punarmilan Samaroh, a reunion of former soldiers, and Live Hindustan called a mega rally of ex-servicemen.
When the new rates apply
None of the reports read gave a date from which the doubled amounts, the higher stamp duty limit or the job rule take effect. They also did not say whether award winners already receiving a yearly allowance will get the higher rate. NewsPlainly has not seen a government order setting out these details.
More news from the state is on our Uttar Pradesh page, including the earlier decision on the dearness allowance for state staff.
Frequently asked questions
How much will a Param Vir Chakra winner get from UP now?
Once doubled, ₹1.04 crore one-time and ₹6.24 lakh a year, up from ₹52 lakh and ₹3.12 lakh, by NewsPlainly's calculation from the announced rates.
What is the new stamp duty exemption for ex-servicemen in UP?
The limit goes from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh for ex-servicemen and dependents of soldiers killed in service buying a house, Yogi Adityanath announced.
From when do the doubled gallantry awards apply?
The reports of the 14 November announcement did not give a start date.