Dehradun, July 26 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday increased the ex-gratia amount given to the families of "martyrs" from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, according to a statement from the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

The lump sum and annual amount given to the soldiers decorated with gallantry awards has also been increased. The ex-gratia amount for Param Vir Chakra winners has now been increased from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore. It has been decided to provide employment-orientated training of drone operation to ex-servicemen and daughters as Drone Didi.

The government has also provided the facility of free travel to Badrinath Dham for ex-servicemen, soldiers' widows, and Veer Naris who have reached t...