Penury Grant to Non-Pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows Raised to Rs 4, 000 per Month
Team Udayavani, Jun 8, 2017, 5:45 PM IST
New Delhi: Union government has enhanced penury grant to non-pensioner ex-servicemen, widows to Rs. 4,000 per month from the existing rate of Rs. 1,000. The Defense Minister Arun Jaitley approved the enhancement of the penury grant following the demands by different stake holders, including ex-servicemen associations, Rajya Sainik Boards, ex-servicemen, widows. Recently, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, N N Vohra had also sent a proposal to Jaitley to increase the amount to Rs. 4,000.
The penury grant is provided to non-pensioner ex-servicemen, widows, who are above 65 years of age by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence through Kendriya Sainik Board. The step of enhancement of penury grant will benefit a large number of non-pensioner ex-servicemen and widows who are in a state of penury. It was last revised from one time grant of Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 1,000 per month in October 2011.
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