GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14TH MARCH,2017
SHORT SUPPLY OF MEDALS
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SUBHASH BHAMRE
(a)As on 31.12.2016, around 16,82,577 Service Medals are pending for issue to Tri-Services i.e. Army, Navy and Air Force.(b)Total Number of medals supplied to Armed Forces from January 2013 to December, 2016 is 1,68,268.(c)Yes, Sir.(d) Directorate of Military Regulations and Forms (DMR&F) has been persistently and vigorously making efforts to clear the backlog od service medals. Two proposals, for procurement of 7,60,000 and 9,89,600 medals respectively are already in the pipeline to clear the backlog.(e)Procurement of service medals by Directorate of Military Regulations and Forms (DMR&F) is done on the requisitions received from 60 record offices of Army, Navy & Air Force, which is a continuous process. Normally, it takes 23 weeks to clear one procurement proposal as per DPM,2009.(f)Keeping in view the requirement of medals during the last three years, procurement proposals in anticipation of demand are proposed to be moved by DMR&F.*********