Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Government has decided to confer gallantry awards on the security personnel who sacrificed their lives in the recent Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh and said would also extend benefits to their kin. “We have decided to give them the gallantry award. We have also finalised other facilities to be given to their family members. We will make a proper announcement as soon as possible,” Home Minister told reporters here.
Singh said the Government has decided to confer gallantry awards on security personnel who sacrificed their lives in recent Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh and said it would also extend benefits to their kin. “We have also finalised other facilities to be given (to their family members). We will make a proper nnouncement as soon as possible,” he said
Paying tribute to the security personnel killed in Chhattisgarh, he said, “I salute the courage of jawans who sacrificed their lives.” There have been grievances of state police forces, CRPF, BSF and other paramilitary forces deployed in different theatres of action of not being given enough incentives and awards for performance of their duties in comparison to armed forces.