![]() “Disparity in cash grants given to gallantry award winners by states is an issue that needs to be sorted out. Had he been from Haryana, his wife Chasen Lowang Dada would have received Rs 1 crore. The army man was from Arunachal Pradesh, one of India’s most frugal states when it comes to rewarding soldiers for their bravery. ![]() Hangpan Dada’s Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peace-time gallantry award, will get his widow a cash grant of just Rs 20,000. Honouring valour seems to be bound by states’ whims in India.
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