Re-Employment to Ex-Servicemen Central Government provides 10% reservation for Ex- servicemen in civil jobs in Group `C` posts and 20% in Group `D` posts. Most State Governments provide reservation for Ex-servicemen which varies from State to State as it is based on the total population of Ex- servicemen domiciled in the State and the rehabilitation … Read more
Resettlement of Ex-Servicemen Some allegations regarding running of resettlement schemes for Ex-servicemen by the officials of the Directorate General of Resettlement have been made by some individuals / agencies. The allegations are regarding availing of multiple benefits by some ESM in connivance with the officials of DGR. These allegations were investigated by an In-house Enquiry … Read more
Welfare Schemes for Ex-Servicemen The details of welfare schemes for Ex-Servicemen are as below: Financial Assistance from Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF): (I) 1. Financial assistance to institutions: (a) Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centres (PRC) at Kirkee and Mohali. (b) St Dunstan’s After Care Organisation. (c) Cheshire Homes at Delhi, Dehradun, Lucknow. 2. Financial assistance for … Read more
The Cabinet has approved the extension of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to Nepal Domiciled Gorkhas (NDGs) pensioners Ex-Service Men (ESM). The scheme will be optional for retired Ex-Servicemen NDG Pensioners. Only NDG Ex-servicemen pensioner (paid from Defence Estimates) are eligible for ECHS membership. There are about 1 lakh ex-servicemen and 2.17 lakh dependents domiciled … Read more
Pension for Ex-Servicemen of Pre-Independence Era Ex-servicemen with service less than 15 years as PBOR and less than 20 years as Commissioned Officers are not entitled to pension as minimum qualifying service is a mandatory requirement to earn pension. Minimum qualifying service is an essential criterion for earning pension in the Armed Forces as per … Read more