NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, FEB 23
To reach out to 700 veterans, Veer Naris, widows and their families, Army’s Station Headquarters, Vadodara organised an ‘Outreach Programme’ at Vallabhvidyanagar in Anand on Sunday, a Defence release said.
Commenting on this welfare initiative, Brigadier Sanjog Negi, Station Commander, Vadodara said, “In line with the Indian Army ethos ‘WE ARE ONE’, an Outreach Programme was organised on Sunday, February 23 at Anand by Station Headquarters, Vadodara.
It allowed resolving their pension anomalies, health-related issues and grievances for extending legitimate benefit under schemes offered by Army Headquarters as well as the Central and State Governments.”
Addressing the programme, Brigadier Sanjog Negi reiterated that no incentive ever can compensate for the sacrifice of soldiers and their kins who have served the Motherland.
He also reassured the beneficiaries that the Indian Army will always be honoured to look after the well-being of its Veterans and their families.
A holistic approach was adopted wherein more than 700 Ex-servicemen, widows, Veer Naris and their dependents belonging to Anand, Kheda and Chhotaudepur district attended the programme and Veer Naris were facilitated with utility aids.
One of the NCC cadets extends a helping hand to an aged woman at the camp on Sunday. – NE photo
The programme was attended by officials of Civil Administration, Rajya Sainik Board, different departments of State Government, Defence Pension Disbursing Office, Banks, Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme and representative of Pension Establishment.
The attendees got benefits from multi-speciality medical camp which provided expert advice, rendered by a special team of gynaecologists, ENT and Medical.
Free medicines were also distributed. Information about the latest Government and Army related benefits applicable to them by different states, Central and Army Agencies was disseminated through lectures or leaflets by different agencies.