Staff Reporter :
The government on Monday approved a proposal to increase the allowances of gallantry award winners, war-wounded freedom fighters and the families of martyred freedom fighters by more than double.
The approval came from a regular Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The revised allowances have been made more than double and to be effective from January next year, Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam said after the Cabinet meeting.
Liberation War Affairs Ministry placed the proposal to increase the allowances under the ‘Gallantry Award Winner and War-wounded Freedom Fighters Allowances Distribution Policy, 2016’.
The ‘Bir Shrestha’ gallantry award winners will get Tk 30,000 as monthly allowance instead of Tk 12,000 while the ‘Bir Uttam’ gallantry award winners Tk 25,000 against their existing allowances of Tk 10,000 per month.
Besides, the ‘Bir Bikram’ gallantry award winners will get Tk 20,000 against their existing allowances of Tk 8,000 per month while the ‘Bir Protik’ gallantry award winners Tk 15,000 who they are getting Tk 6,000 per month at present.
The grade ‘A’ war-wounded freedom fighters will get Tk 45,000 against their existing allowances of Tk 30,000.
The grade ‘B’ war-wounded freedom fighters will get Tk 35,000 instead of Tk 20,000, the grade ‘C’ ones Tk 30,000 instead of Tk 16,000 and the grade ‘D’ ones Tk 25,000 against the existing Tk 9,700.
The families of the martyred freedom fighters will get Tk 30,000 instead of current monthly allowance of Tk 15,000 while that of war-wounded (now dead) freedom fighters Tk 25,000 a month in lieu of Tk 15,000.
The families of the Bir Srestha will get Tk 35,000 per month against Tk 28,000.
Valiant freedom fighter Taraman Bibi will get allowances under ‘Bir Pratik’ category.
The government on Monday approved a proposal to increase the allowances of gallantry award winners, war-wounded freedom fighters and the families of martyred freedom fighters by more than double.
The approval came from a regular Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The revised allowances have been made more than double and to be effective from January next year, Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam said after the Cabinet meeting.
Liberation War Affairs Ministry placed the proposal to increase the allowances under the ‘Gallantry Award Winner and War-wounded Freedom Fighters Allowances Distribution Policy, 2016’.
The ‘Bir Shrestha’ gallantry award winners will get Tk 30,000 as monthly allowance instead of Tk 12,000 while the ‘Bir Uttam’ gallantry award winners Tk 25,000 against their existing allowances of Tk 10,000 per month.
Besides, the ‘Bir Bikram’ gallantry award winners will get Tk 20,000 against their existing allowances of Tk 8,000 per month while the ‘Bir Protik’ gallantry award winners Tk 15,000 who they are getting Tk 6,000 per month at present.
The grade ‘A’ war-wounded freedom fighters will get Tk 45,000 against their existing allowances of Tk 30,000.
The grade ‘B’ war-wounded freedom fighters will get Tk 35,000 instead of Tk 20,000, the grade ‘C’ ones Tk 30,000 instead of Tk 16,000 and the grade ‘D’ ones Tk 25,000 against the existing Tk 9,700.
The families of the martyred freedom fighters will get Tk 30,000 instead of current monthly allowance of Tk 15,000 while that of war-wounded (now dead) freedom fighters Tk 25,000 a month in lieu of Tk 15,000.
The families of the Bir Srestha will get Tk 35,000 per month against Tk 28,000.
Valiant freedom fighter Taraman Bibi will get allowances under ‘Bir Pratik’ category.
