Friday, July 6, 2012

Army celebrating 2012 as Ex-servicemen Year

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, JULY 6 
Indian Army is celebrating year 2012 as 'Ex-servicemen Year' during which the officers of the Indian Army will visit different places and redress the grievances of ex-servicemen, war widows and members of  their families. 
This was stated by Brigadier P. S. Minhas  while redressing the grievances of ex-servicemen after culmination of first Pension Adalat organised at Sirsa today.
 He said that more than 200 grievances were put up in the  Pension Adalat and most of these were redressed on the spot.
He said that with a view to provide health facilities to ex-servicemen and their families, the Indian Army has started Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). By acquiring membership of this scheme, all ex-servicemen and their family members could get benefitted. He said that very soon Indian Army would set up a complex over an area of  eight acres at Rajgarh in  Rajasthan in which every type of facility would be available for ex-servicemen in a single campus. 
He said that Haryana has significant  contribution in Indian Army. Better health and canteen related facilities would be provided to soldiers and families of ex-servicemen. He said that mobile canteen would be started to benefit more people. This mobile canteen would give services in Sirsa for two to three days in a month. Also, existing canteen in Sirsa Air Force Station would be expanded and a new counter would be set up for ex-servicemen.
He said that such Pension Adalats have been set up for the first time in district Sirsa and in future after every two to three months, it would be organised in every district so tha

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