Following incentives and service benefits are available to Territorial Army : - 

• Promotion to higher ranks as per authorization. 

• Authorised rations, CSD facilities and medical facilities to self and dependents when embodied for training, military service or on Permanent Staff. 

• Facilities of leave, leave encashment, accommodation and leave travel concessions when embodied for training, military service or on Permanent Staff. 

• Entitlement to all medals and awards as applicable t0o the Regular Army. 

• Rank Pay as applicable to Regular Army. 

• DA as applicable during service embodiment. 

• Special increments on completion of 3 to 5 Annual Training Camps. 

• Entitlement of pension for officers with 20 years and JCOs and Other Ranks with 15 years aggregate embodied service (actual physical service). 

• Facilities of Army Welfare Housing Organisation after 10 years of embodied/ physical service. 

• Terminal gratuity at the time of discharge/ retirement (other than civil Govt employees).

• Ex-servicemen status and free medical facilities to pensioners. 

Certain State Govts and Departments give the following incentives to TA personnel : - 

• Cash awards varying from Rs 2500/- to Rs 5000/- by State Govts on award of TA Decoration/ TA Medal. Mufti allowance and lump sum daily allowance by departments like ONGC and IOC. 

SERVICE EMBODIMENT 

All personnel of Infantry and Departmental TA will be called out for service embodiment by the Central Government or the authority empowered by it to do so, on the eve of National Emergency or for Internal Security duties and training exercises. Failure to report for service on such occasion is punishable under the Territorial Army Act 1948.