Lok Sabha Question No. 3828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Welfare of Families of Martyred Soldiers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3828

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2017

## WELFARE OF FAMILIES OF MARTYRED SOLDIERS

3828.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  for  safety,  assistance  and welfare of the families of martyred and disabled soldiers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  regarding  irregularities  being committed in the implementation of these schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b): Assistance  /  other  facilities  provided  to  and  welfare  schemes for the families / Next of kins (NoKs) of martyrs and disabled soldiers are at Annexure.    In  addition,  some  State  Governments  also  extend  benefits  to the families of martyrs.

(c) & (d): Petitions are received from widows and dependents of Defence Personnel disabled, incapacitated or killed in action with regard to payment of family pension, special family pension, ex-gratia etc. from time to time. Efforts  are  made  to  dispose  these  petitions  expeditiously,  based  on  the Government  policies  in  this  regard  and  their  disposal  is  monitored  at appropriate levels.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3828 FOR ANSWER ON 24.3.2017

Assistance  /  Welfare  Schemes  /  Other  facilities  provided  to  the  widows/ families / Next of Kins of Martyrs and Disabled soldiers.

- (1) Financial Assistance provided to the families / NoKs of the Martyrs:

- (i)   Liberalized Family Pension.

- (ii)  Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity.

- (iii) Ex-gratia lump sum compensation.

- (iv) Disability / War injury element of pension (in case of disabled soldiers).

- (2) Welfare Schemes provided through Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB) to Ex- servicemen  / families, including families of Martyrs and  disabled soldiers as per their eligibility on making application:

- (i)   Penury Grant

- (ii)   Education Grant

- (iii) Officer Cadet Grant

- (iv) Disabled Children Grant

- (v)  House Repair Grant

- (vi) Daughter's Marriage Grant/Widow Re-Marriage Grant

- (vii) Funeral Grant

- (viii) Medical Grant

- (ix) Orphan Grant

- (x) Vocational Training Grant for Widows

- (xi) Grant for treatment of serious diseases

- (xii) Prime Minister's Scholarship

- (xiii)  Preferential  allotment  to  the  wards  of  those  killed  in  action  and disabled in the action (in that order) out of the 20 seats (approx.) in MBBS and BDS and 2 seats each in 6 IITs, available through the KSB.

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- (3) Facilities  provided  to  the  families  /  NoKs  of  the  Martyrs  /  disabled soldiers:
2. (i) Children Education Concession.
3. (ii) Travel Concession:
4. (a) Rail Concession (for war widows).
5. (b) Air Travel Concession.
6. (iii) Telephone Concession.
- (4) Financial Assistance provided under various Funds:
8. (i)   Army Group Insurance Fund.
9. (ii)  Army Group Insurance Maturity.
10. (iii)  Army Wives Welfare Association Fund.
11. (iv)  Army Officers' Benevolent Fund.
12. (v)   Army Central Welfare Fund.

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