National Body for ESM forgotten? Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

National Body for ESM forgotten?

Promises to ESM 18 months ago Wed, Jul 30, 2008 :TO SOOTHE
the frayed nerves of Indian defence personnel, both serving and
retired, not happy with the emoluments offered by the Sixth Pay
Commission, the government is mooting a national commission
for welfare of ex-servicemen. The proposed body will speed up
the issue relating to rehabilitation, welfare and grievances of
retired soldiers, martyrs and their families. Every year nearly
sixty thousand personnel retire from the armed forces and they
are in the productive middle age group. In addition, the country
has 14 lakh ex-servicemen and over 2.5 lakh widows along with
the dependent family members. Speaking at the annual conclave
of Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) on Wednesday,
Deepa Jain Singh, secretary, ex-servicemen welfare in the
ministry of defence, said that capsule on welfare of
ex-servicemen will beincorporated as subject at the Lal Bahadur
Shastri Academy, Mussourie. It will sensitise the young IAS
probationers of the vitalissues related to ex-servicemen before
they assume importantresponsibilities, she added. Pertinent
to mention that the government created the post of secretary
in defence ministry to deal exclusively with issues related to
the ex-serviceman, who arein huge numbers in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, the additional secretary Neelam
Nath asked the secretaries of the District Sainik Boards to
hold meetings at least once every monthwith the district
collectors to resolve grievances of ex-servicemen at the
grassroots level. She said the DGR is about to complete a
countrywide database of ex-servicemen at the Zila Sainik
Board, Rajya Sainik Board and Kendriya Sainik Board level
that would go a long way in formulating macro and micro
policy for ex-servicemen welfare.The director-general,
Resettlement, Major General SG Chatterji said his office
would serve as a nodal single point interface between the
retiring and retired service personnel, widows and their
dependents and the outside agencies for all issues related
to resettlement and welfare measures.
Govt moots national body for ex-servicemen welfare
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