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Financial Assistance to Ex-servicemen: Details of Kendriya Sainik Board schemes & Raksha Mantri’s Ex-servicemen Welfare Fund

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Financial Assistance to Ex-servicemen: Details of Kendriya Sainik Board schemes & Raksha Mantri’s Ex-servicemen Welfare Fund

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2597

ANSWERED ON: 17.03.2017

Financial Assistance to Ex-servicemen

SHRI INNOCENT
SHRI PREM DAS RAI
SHRI RAVNEET SINGH
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-

(a) the details of schemes for imparting education and skill development among Ex-servicemen along with financial assistance provided to Ex-servicemen by the Government through various agencies during the last three years and the current year;

(b) the total amount distributed for the welfare of Ex-servicemen under Raksha Mantri’s Discretionary Fund (RMDF) and the number of beneficiaries during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
(c) the main activities of Kendriya Sainik Board and the manner in which these are beneficial to Ex-servicemen and their families; and

(d) the efforts made to activate Grievances Redressal Mechanism and to expedite redressal of grievances of Ex-servicemen?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) Directorate General Resettlement imparts resettlement training to the retiring officer/ Ex-servicemen (Officers), JCOs / OR / Ex-servicemen JCOs/OR in various institutes Pan India.
Details of Kendriya Sainik Board schemes for imparting education and skill development among Ex-servicemen alongwith financial assistance provided during the last three years and the current year are attached as Annexure ‘A’. 
(b) The year-wise details of total amount disbursed along with number of beneficiaries under Raksha Mantri’s Discretionary Fund (renamed as Raksha Mantri’s Ex-servicemen Welfare Fund) during the last three years and current year are attached as Annexure ‘B’.
(c) Main activities of KSB are attached as Annexure ‘C’.
(d) Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is active. Grievances received through CPGRAMS as well as directly from the petitioners, including Ex-servicemen, are monitored and disposed off expeditiously and as far as possible within the laid down time limit.
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ANNEXURE ‘ A’

Grants Amount (in Rs)
(a) Education Grant:
(upto two children)

(i) Boys/Girls upto Graduation

(ii) Widows for PG

(Pensioner/Non Pensioner upto Hav Rank) and upto two
children

Rs 1,000/-pm
(b) Vocational Trg Grant For Widows
:



(Pensioner/Non-Pen upto Hav Rank)

(Skill development) 		Rs 20,000/-

(One Time)

Grant 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
2016-17

(Till 31 Jan 2017)
Cases
 Amount Cases
 Amount Cases
 Amount Cases
 Amount
1 Education Grant 6544 117392000 9570 165815000 36881 649086000 7447 135336000
2 Vocational Training Grant (Skill Development) 9 180000 0 0 82 1640000 0 0
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ANNEXURE ‘B’

S No.
 Grant
 2013-14
 2014-15
 2015-16
 2016-17(Till 31 Jan 2017)
Cases
 Amount
 Cases
 Amount
 Cases
 Amount
 Cases
 Amount
1 EDUCATION GRANT 6544 117392000 9570 165815000 36881 649086000 7447 135336000
2 ORPHAN GRANT 53 636000 10 120000 109 1308000 8 96000
3 FUNERAL GRANT 933 4665000 2 10000 2195 11365000 182 910000
4 HOUSE REPAIR GRANT 185 3700000 1 20000 0 0 0 0
5 MARRIAGE GRANT 2239 36512000 103 1728000 4033 66400000 1096 27054000
6 MEDICAL GRANT 177 4080600 43 975700 293 7223000 31 778170
7 PENURY GRANT 2609 31308000 2143 25716000 2674 32088000 450 5400000
8 VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRANT 9 180000 0 0 82 1640000 0 0
9 OFFICER’S TRG GRANT 33 396000 2 24000 27 324000 2 24000
10 DISABLED CHILDREN GRANT 57 696000 3 36000 89 1128000 10 120000
TOTAL
 12839
 199565600
 11877
 194444700
 46383
 770562000
 9226
 169718170
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ANNEXURE ‘C’

1.

Organise and conduct the annual meeting of KSB, Dir/Secy Rajya
Sainik Board (RSB), Management Committee of Armed Forces Flag Day
Fund and periodic meetings of the Executive Committee of Armed
Forces Flag Day Fund.

2.

Progressing implementation of the decisions taken with concerned
agencies.

3.

Provide policy directive to Deptts of Sainik Welfare in States/UTs
on matters of welfare of Ex-servicemen (ESM).

4.

Monitor and guide the Deptts of Sainik Welfare in the States in
their functioning as per guidelines laid down by KSB / Ministry of
Defence.

5.

Provide budgetary support for establishment and maintenance costs
of Deptts of Sainik Welfare and Zila Sainik Welfare Offices to
States/UTs.

6.
Administer Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF).

7.

Deal with redressal and queries related to welfare of Ex-Servicemen
and families of deceased service personnel.

8.

Operate the Scheme for allotment of Medical, Dental and Engineering
seats under Ministry of Defence quota.

9.

Process grants through Defence Ministers Appellate Committee on
Pension (DMACP) for Ex-Servicemen in penury.

10.

Advise on the correct investment of the Amalgamated Fund by the
RSBs of the States/UTs.

11.

Operate the PM Scholarship Scheme- To support
technical/professional education for wards of war widows (all
ranks) and ESM/widows (JCOs/OR)

12.

Operation of centrally sponsored schemes such as RMEWF (Raksha
Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund).

The above activities benefit the Ex-servicemen and their families
by way of providing scholarships in helping to continue education,
providing professional education, vocational training enabling them
to get jobs, assisting in marriage of the daughters etc.


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