Lok Sabha Question No. 2112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Rehabilitation of Ex-servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2112

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th   DECEMBER, 2021

## REHABILITATION OF EX-SERVICEMEN

2112. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes sponsored by the Directorate of Rehabilitation for the rehabilitation of ex-servicemen; and
- (b)  the  number  of  ex-servicemen  benefited  under  the  said  schemes,  State/UT-wise  including Maharashtra?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a)  The  following  schemes  are  run  by  Directorate  General  Resettlement  (DGR)  to  provide resettlement opportunities to Ex-Servicemen(ESM) of the three Armed Forces:-
- (i) Placement  Assistance  through  on-line  registration  at  DGR  Directorate  General Resettlement    (DGR)  sponsors  Ex-Servicemen  to  various  Govt  organizations,  Public  Sector Undertakings, Corporate Houses, Private Sector, Central Para Military Forces etc. based on their requisition for re-employment of  ESM.
- (ii) DGR  Sponsored  Security  Agency  Scheme -  The  DGR  empanels  /  sponsors  ESM  run Private Security Agencies, and State ESM Corporations for providing security guards to various CPSUs, Corporate Houses, Private Sector Undertakings etc.

- (iii) ESM Coal Loading And Transportation Scheme -  The Scheme is administered on the basis of MoU between the Coal India Ltd (CIL) and DGR.
- (iv) Coal Tipper Attachment Scheme - This scheme is linked with the ESM Coal  loading and transportation scheme.
- (v) Tipper Attachment Scheme for Widows and Disabled Soldiers - Widows upto  age of 65 and disabled soldiers having 50% or more disability are also allowed to  enrol for this scheme.
- (vi) Management  Of  CNG  Stations  By  ESM(O)  In  NCR/Pune -    Desirous  ESM(O)s registered in the scheme are sponsored on receipt of requisition from IGL (New Delhi) & MNGL (Pune).
- (vii) Management of Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) Retail Outlets - ESM (Officer)/JCO who is registered with DGR and has not availed any other benefit is sponsored for the  COCO  outlets  in  the  state  of  choice  given  by  ESM  (Officer)  based  on  Oil  Company's requisition.
- (viii) Issue of DGR Eligibility Certificate for Allotment of LPG/Retail Outlet (Petrol/Diesel) Distributorship  advertised  by  Oil  Marketing  Companies  against  8%  Reservation  Quota -War widows/ dependents of those who died in war, war disabled/disabled on duty while serving in  operational  area,  widows/  dependents  of  those  who  died  in  harness  due  to  attributable  or aggravated causes to Military Service and ex-servicemen disabled in peace due to attributable or aggravated causes to Military Service are eligible.
- (ix) Retail Outlet Dealership (Petrol/ Diesel) - Widows/Dependents of those who died in war, war disabled/disabled on duty  while serving in operational  area, widows/ dependents of those who  died  in  harness  due  to  attributable  or  aggravated  causes  to  Military  Service  and  exservicemen  disabled  in  peace  due  to  attributable  or  aggravated  causes  to  Military  Service  are eligible.
- (x) Allotment Of Mother Dairy Milk Booths And Fruit & Vegetable (Safal) Shops In NCR -The ESM register for Milk / SAFAL (Fruit and Vegetable) booths separately and give multiple choice of zones for the purpose of areas where booths are required.
- (xi) DGR Technical Service Scheme - DGR provide Ex-Servicemen manpower for 'Technical Services' to the Government Estt/ Complexes through empanelled State ESM Corporations.

(xii) DGR  ESM Employment Seminars / Job Fairs -      A  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2014 between DGR and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with the  aim  to  generate  employment  opportunity  for  ESM  in  the  corporate  sector.      Based  on  the MoU, ESM Job Fairs have been organized with the help of CII. These Job Fairs are conducted at a  suitable  venue  where  the  suitably  identified  ESM  are  provided  to  the  corporate  employers based on the openings offered matched with the skills of the ESM.

(b) As many as 2,96,800 Ex-Servicemen, Widows/Disabled  ESM have benefited under different schemes of resettlement being administrated and run by DGR  since  2015 ( upto October 2021) across the entire country including State of Maharashtra.

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