Lok Sabha Question No. 3355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Financial Assistance to Widows of Ex-Servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3355

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WIDOWS OF EX-SERVICEMEN

## 3355.  SHRI  GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of widows of ex-servicemen in the country, rank and State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  advances  any  monthly  assistance  or  one  time  specific purpose grants to these war widows or their dependent children;
- (c) if so, the details of the monthly assistance as well as grants and the total number of widows / dependent children who receive these pensions / grants on monthly basis, rankwise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  regularly  revises  the  monthly  assistance  provided  to these widows; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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- (a) State-wise and Rank-wise details of widows of Ex-servicemen in the country are at Annexure-A.
- (b) & (c): Yes, Madam. Government provides monthly assistance and one time  grant  under  various  welfare  schemes  to  the  war  widows  and  their dependent children through Kendriya Sainik Board Secretariat. The details of monthly assistance / grants and rank-wise number of widows/ dependents who received this assistance are at Annexure-B & C respectively.

The widows/dependent children of personnel who were killed in action have also been granted liberalized pensionary awards which include family pension,  death  gratuity  and  ex-gratia  compensation.  Pension  is  paid  on monthly basis whereas death gratuity and ex-gratia compensation are onetime payments.

:  2  :

- (d) Yes, Madam. Need based revision is undertaken by the Government. (e) The  Government  has  revised  the  following  monthly  assistance/ grants:(i) Penury Grant : From Rs. 30,000/- (one time) to Rs. 1000/- per month for life time  in October,  2011  and  Rs.  4000/-  per  month  from Rs. 1,000/- per month w.e.f. 1.4.2017 in June, 2017. (ii)  Education  Grant:  From  Rs.  200/400/600  per  month  to  Rs.  1000/per month in October, 2011. (iv)  Prime  Minister's  Scholarship  Scheme:  From  Rs.  1250/-  and Rs. 1500/- per month to Rs. 2000/- and Rs. 2250/- per month for boys and girls respectively w.e.f. 2012-13. (iii) Disabled Children Grant: From Rs. 500/- to Rs. 1000/- per month in October, 2011.
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## ANNEXURE 'A' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3355 FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2017

## Widows registered at Zila Sainik Welfare Offices (as on 31 st Dec. 2016)

| NAME OF STATE/UT             |   OFFICERS |   JCOs |   ORs |   TOTAL |
|------------------------------|------------|--------|-------|---------|
| 1. ANDHRA PRADESH            |        107 |   1845 | 18989 |   20941 |
| 2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |          0 |      0 |    34 |      34 |
| 3. ASSAM                     |         73 |    774 |  7117 |    7964 |
| 4. BIHAR                     |         25 |   1715 |  7393 |    9133 |
| 5. CHATTISGARH               |         16 |     88 |  1124 |    1228 |
| 6. GOA                       |         57 |     74 |   210 |     341 |
| 7. GUJARAT                   |        129 |    339 |  3000 |    3468 |
| 8. HIMACHAL PRADESH          |        119 |   4885 | 28464 |   33468 |
| 9. HARYANA                   |       1070 |  13012 | 70641 |   84723 |
| 10. JAMMU &KASHMIR           |        154 |   4222 | 21079 |   25455 |
| 11. JHARKHAND                |         25 |    357 |  3269 |    3651 |
| 12. KARNATAKA                |       1121 |   3295 | 18803 |   23219 |
| 13. KERALA                   |        842 |  11781 | 45604 |   58227 |
| 14. MADHYA PRADESH           |        323 |    973 |  8125 |    9421 |
| 15. MAHARASHTRA              |       1152 |   5012 | 48920 |   55084 |
| 16. MANIPUR                  |         15 |    112 |   808 |     935 |
| 17. MEGHALAYA                |         36 |    130 |   811 |     977 |
| 18. MIZORAM                  |         10 |    181 |  3723 |    3914 |
| 19. NAGALAND                 |          4 |     39 |   852 |     895 |
| 20. ODISHA                   |         25 |    399 |  2419 |    2843 |
| 21. PUNJAB                   |        831 |  11026 | 53353 |   65210 |
| 22. RAJASTHAN                |        432 |   5366 | 41326 |   47124 |
| 23. SIKKIM                   |          0 |      0 |     4 |       4 |
| 24. TAMIL NADU               |        763 |   4458 | 58039 |   63260 |
| 25. TRIPURA                  |          8 |     51 |   568 |     627 |
| 26. TELANGANA                |        288 |    876 |  5537 |    6701 |
| 27. UTTARAKHAND              |        428 |   8419 | 31944 |   40791 |
| 28. UTTAR PRADESH            |       1040 |  17438 | 43150 |   61628 |
| 29. WEST BENGAL              |        418 |   1557 |  8288 |   10263 |
| 30. ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS |          0 |      9 |   134 |     143 |

| 31. CHANDIGARH   |   797 |    549 |    954 |   2300 |
|------------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|
| 32. DELHI        |   320 |   1471 |   9723 |  11514 |
| 33. PONDICHERRY  |     9 |     60 |    426 |    495 |
| TOTAL:           | 10637 | 100513 | 544831 | 655981 |

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## ANNEXURE 'B' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3355 FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2017

## Details of assistance provided to widows/dependents of Ex-servicemen

|     | Grants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Amount (in Rs)                                                       |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a) | Penury Grant: (65 yrs.) (Applicable to Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Rs. 4,000/- per month                                                |
| (b) | Education Grant: (Applicable to wards of Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank and upto two children) (i) Boys/Girls upto Graduation (ii) Widows for PG                                                                                                                                    | Rs 1,000/-per month                                                  |
| (c) | Officer Cadet Grant: (for Cadets of NDA only) (Applicable to wards of Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                               | Rs 1,000/-per month                                                  |
| (d) | Disabled Children Grant: (Applicable to 100% disabled wards of Pensioners/Non- Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                                     | Rs 1,000/-per month                                                  |
| (e) | House Repair Grant: (Applicable to Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank for repair of own house damaged in natural calamity). However, following categories may avail of the benefit even in case house damaged otherwise: • 100% Disabled Ex-serviceman • Orphan Daughter (of all ranks) | Rs 20,000/-                                                          |
| (f) | Daughter's Marriage Grant: (upto 02 Daughters) (Applicable to daughters of Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                          | Rs 50,000/-                                                          |
| (f) | Widow Re-Marriage Grant: (Applicable to widows of Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rs 50,000/-                                                          |
| (g) | Funeral Grant: (Applicable to widows of Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Rs 5,000/-                                                           |
| (h) | Medical Grant: (Applicable to Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank and his dependent)                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Rs. 30,000/- (max.)                                                  |
| (h) | Medical Grant: (Applicable to Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank and his dependents of Nepal)                                                                                                                                                                                           | Rs. 30,000/- (max.)                                                  |
| (i) | Orphan Grant: (Applicable to orphans of Pensioners/Non-Pensionersall ranks) • Daughters of ex-servicemen till she is married. • One Son of ex-servicemen upto 21 years of age.                                                                                                                    | Rs 1,000/-per month                                                  |
| (j) | Vocational Training Grant For Widows: (Applicable to widows of Pensioners/Non-Pensioners upto Havildar Rank)                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rs 20,000/- (One Time)                                               |
| (k) | Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme (PMSS):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | (a) Rs. 2000/- per month for boys (b) Rs. 2250/- per month for girls |

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## ANNEXURE 'C' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3355 FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2017

## 1. Rank  wise  details  of  One  time  grant  given  to  Widows/Dependent Children of Ex-servicemen in  the FY 2016-17

| S. No.   | Equivalent Rank                               |   No. of beneficiaries |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.       | Sepoy/Sowar/Seaman II/Aircraftman/Separ/NC(E) |                     52 |
| 2.       | L Naik/L Dafadar/Leading Aircraftman/Seaman I |                     14 |
| 3.       | Naik/Leading Seaman/Corporal                  |                    133 |
| 4.       | Havildar/Dafadar/Sergeant/Petty officer       |                    123 |
|          | Total                                         |                    322 |

## 2. Rank wise details of monthly grant given to Widows/Dependent Children of Ex-servicemen in  the FY 2016-17

| S. No.   | Equivalent Rank                                                 |   No. of beneficiaries |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.       | Sepoy/Sowar/Seaman II/Aircraftman/Separ/NC(E)                   |                    261 |
| 2.       | L Naik/L Dafadar/Leading Aircraftman/Seaman I                   |                    104 |
| 3.       | Naik/Leading Seaman/Corporal                                    |                    488 |
| 4.       | Havildar/Dafadar/Sergeant/Petty officer                         |                    481 |
| 5.       | NbSubedar/NbRisaldar/Chief Petty Officer/Junior Warrant Officer |                      7 |
| 6.       | Subedar/Rasaldar/Master Chief Petty Officer 2/Warrant Officer   |                      9 |
| 7.       | Master Chief Petty Officer I/Hony Captain                       |                      3 |
| 8.       | Lt Col/Maj                                                      |                      7 |
|          | Total                                                           |                   1362 |

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