Indian Army is now providing jawans a personal kit worth around Rs 1 lakh each during their deployment on the world’s highest battlefield Siachen glacier to fight harsh weather conditions.
The kit includes equipment worth around Rs 1.5 lakhs for survival and moving around the Siachen glacier during the deployment.
The equipment and the personal kit of the troops were closely checked by Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane during the Siachen trip in the second week of January.