Welfare Schemes for Ex-Servicemen – Details of ex-servicemen in the country at present

(a) Details of ex-servicemen in the country at present, State / UT-wise are at Annexure. 

(b) Details of the Schemes being implemented for the welfare of ex-servicemen are at Annexure. 

(c) Details of ESM who have been benefitted through the DGR resettlement schemes during the last 3 years is at Annexure. These resettlement schemes enable the ESM to earn decent livelihood.

ANNEXURE 

The Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR), an Attached Office of the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, is responsible for rehabilitation of retired defence personnel. DGR implements certain schemes/resettlement opportunities for retired defence personnel viz. Security Agency scheme, management of CNG stations in NCR, allotment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., / Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Company Owned Company Operated) outlets, Coal Loading and Transportation scheme, Mother Dairy/Gopaljee outlets, etc.

Reservation ranging from 10% to 24.5% of the available vacancies in Group C & D posts in Central Government and Central Public Sector Undertakings/ Banks has been provided for the willing and eligible Ex-servicemen (ESM). Most State Governments also provide reservation to ESM in State Government jobs. 10% vacancies are reserved in the posts upto the level of Assistant Commandants in Para-military forces. Moreover, age relaxation is available for the ESM in services or posts filled by direct recruitment. ESM Officers are sponsored by DG Resettlement for jobs, based on requisitions received from Government/PSUs and Corporates.

In addition to this, Army Welfare Placement Organization and similar placement cells in Air Force help ESM in finding suitable jobs in Banks, industries, corporate Houses , Academic Institutions, Hospitals, Hotels and Real Estate.

Meaningful professional and vocational training to retiring officers, junior Commissioned Officers & Other Ranks is imparted by DGR through various training institutes for the rehabilitation and resettlement of ESM in civil life.

Financial assistants is also provided through Kendriya Sainik Board, an Attached Office of the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare, from the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund and National Defence Fund to the ESM and their dependents, as well as to the institutions involved in rehabilitation of ESM in the form of Penury Grant, Education Grant, Officer Cadet Grant, Disabled Children Grant, House Repair Grant, Marriage Grant, Widow Re-Marriage Grant, Funeral Grant, Medical Grant including treatment of serious ailments, Orphan Grant, War Memorial Hostels Grant, Vocational Training Grant for widows.

Financial assistance is also provided for tool kit for ESM technicians and purchasing modified scooters for ESM paraplegics. Upto 4000 Scholarships are awarded every year to the wards of ESM to pursue technical and professional courses under the Prime Minister’s Merit Scholarship Scheme.

Ex-servicemen pensioners and their dependents are provided medical care through ECHS Polyclinics and Government and private empanelled medical facilities spread across the country, through Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). As on date about 43.5 Lakh ESM beneficiaries are covered under ECHS.

ANNEXURE 

EMPLOYED THROUGH DGR & RSB

Government and Private Sector Jobs

	2011	2012	2013
Central Government	4100	3839	6366
State Government	4046	5358	5809
Private Sector	4830	5485	2596

DGR Schemes

ANNEXURE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

LOK SABHA

ANSWERED ON 01.08.2014

(b) the details of schemes being implemented for the welfare of ex-servicemen in he country;

(c) whether these welfare measures have helped ex-servicemen in living a dignified life and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government proposes to revamp certain schemes being implemented for the welfare of ex-servicemen and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to utilise the services of ex-servicemen for social and other activities and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE (RAO INDERJIT SINGH) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) Details of ex-servicemen in the country at present, State / UT-wise are at Annexure.

(b) Details of the Schemes being implemented for the welfare of ex-servicemen are at Annexure.

(c) Details of ESM who have been benefitted through the DGR resettlement schemes during the last 3 years is at Annexure. These resettlement schemes enable the ESM to earn decent livelihood.

(d) Need based revisions are made to the Schemes from time to time.

(e) No, Madam.

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Source: loksabha.nic.in
Annexure: http://164.100.47.132/Annexture_New/lsq16/2/au3283.htm

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