South Western Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh warmly welcomed the ex-servicemen and honored
The ‘Gaurav Fighter celebrations’ were organized at the Salaria Sports Stadium of Bathinda Military Station in Punjab. During this period, about 5 thousand ex -servicemen, brave women and brave mothers from Bathinda and Mansa districts attended.
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh of Sapt Shakti Command presided over the function. He appreciated the selfless service of ex -servicemen towards the country. He also assured that the government and the army are committed to solve their problems.
Family members of ex -soldier were honored in the program
Distribution of wheelchair and sewing machines
The main objective of the ceremony was to establish coordination between the manual soldiers, ex -servicemen and civil administration. During this period, checks, wheelchairs, sewing machines, bikes, bicycles and medical equipment were distributed to the beneficiaries under several welfare schemes.
Representatives of various departments of the Ministry of Defense were present along with the District Commissioner in the program. These included officers of the Indian Army’s Ex -Servicemen Directorate, Army Welfare Placement Organization, Defense Pension Distribution Office and Ex -Servicemen Contributional Health Scheme.
Military officers honoring ex -servicemen
Information about pension distribution software
Various stalls were set up by banks, state government and civil administration to educate ex -servicemen and their dependents about various benefits and schemes. The attendees were given information about pension distribution software and its use.