The High Altitude (Uncongenial Climate) Allowance is payable to the Indian Armed Forces personnel deployed in High Altitude (Uncongenial Climate) areas. It has been enhanced rates for the troops deployed in more difficult, hazardous and isolated areas above 14,000 ft within the existing High Altitude (Uncongenial Climate) Areas at the rate of Rs. 5,600 per month for Officers and Rs. 3,734 per month for Personnel Below Officer Rank with a view to rationalize the High Altitude Allowance. The enhanced allowance is 80% of Siachen allowance and is comparable to Siachen allowance in proportion to the physical hardships being faced by the Armed Force Personnel.

Travel facilities for Armed Forces personnel has been enhanced too.

1. Grant of one additional free rail warrant every year to all ranks of Armed Forces serving in field/high altitude/counter insurgency/counter terrorism operational areas to travel to and from their duty station and Hometown/Selected Place of Residence.

2. All Service personnel would be eligible to avail leave travel concession once in a year to their hometown in India or Selected Place of Residence in India and every alternate year to any place in India in lieu of hometown or Selected Place of Residence without any distance restriction.