<div>The Seventh Pay Commission has awarded monetary compensation to jawans for  purchase of personal clothing items of uniform. An annual remuneration of 10 thousand rupees has been paid to all jawans in lieu of selected items of personal clothing. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Accordingly, Army has made arrangements for purchase of quality cloth to be made available through CSD outlets and stitching to be carried out under unit arrangements or any other means that the individual jawans may wish to get their clothing stitched as per authorized specifications. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>This provision is applicable to Central Armed Police Forces as well.    </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>In a statement, the Army said it is, therefore, incorrect and inappropriate to single out Army on this issue through inadequately researched articles in the media.</div>''<div><br />''</div>