Lok Sabha Question No. 2370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Welfare of Ex-Servicemen
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2370

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  MARCH, 2016

## WELFARE  OF  EX-SERVICEMEN

2370.  SHRI  RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise details of ex-servicemen in the country as on date;
- (b) the details regarding schemes being implemented for their welfare, rehabilitation and resettlement;
- (c) whether  Government  proposes to provide some  more  benefits to the exservicemen; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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- (a)    State-wise  details  of  ex-servicemen  (ESM)  in  the  country  as  on 31.12.2015 are at Annexure 'A'.
- (b) Details of schemes being implemented for welfare, rehabilitation and resettlement of ESM are at Annexure 'B'.

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## (c) & (d): Steps  being  taken  to  provide  better  opportunities  to  ESM are as under :-

- (i) dissemination of information on Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) website regarding Open Competitive Examination for various posts, dates and syllabus etc.
- (ii) signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Confederation of  Indian  Industries  (CII)  to  conduct  job  fairs  by  Corporate Sectors  to  provide  additional  employment  opportunities  to ESM.
- (iii) hosting of job portal by DGR wherein ESM can upload their Biodata and corporate/other sectors can approach them and pick as per their requirement.
- (iv) organizing  ESM  Job  Fairs  Pan  India  to  provide  an  interface between Corporate & ESM.
- (v) regular interaction with corporate houses to generate employment opportunities to ESM.
- (vi) Provision of opportunities to ESM through the corporate bodies like TATA Motors, AMAZON.com etc.

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## ANNEXURE 'A' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2016

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF EX-SERVICEMEN AS ON 31.12.2015

| 1.   | Andaman & Nicobar   |      25 |
|------|---------------------|---------|
| 2.   | Andhra Pradesh      |   58331 |
| 3.   | Arunachal Pradesh   |     557 |
| 4.   | Assam               |   34911 |
| 5.   | Bihar               |  100437 |
| 6.   | Chandigarh          |   10082 |
| 7.   | Chhattisgarh        |    5412 |
| 8.   | Delhi               |   45426 |
| 9.   | Goa                 |    2099 |
| 10.  | Gujarat             |   26299 |
| 11.  | Haryana             |  280988 |
| 12.  | Himachal Pradesh    |  109697 |
| 13.  | Jammu & Kashmir     |   73575 |
| 14.  | Jharkhand           |   22848 |
| 15.  | Karnataka           |   74225 |
| 16.  | Kerala              |  169563 |
| 17.  | Madhya Pradesh      |   44393 |
| 18.  | Maharashtra         |  172314 |
| 19.  | Manipur             |    7157 |
| 20.  | Meghalaya           |    2423 |
| 21.  | Mizoram             |    5858 |
| 22.  | Nagaland            |    2462 |
| 23.  | Odisha              |   35500 |
| 24.  | Puducherry          |    1706 |
| 25.  | Punjab              |  284401 |
| 26.  | Rajasthan           |  170109 |
| 27.  | Sikkim              |    1078 |
| 28.  | Tamil Nadu          |  123817 |
| 29.  | Telangana           |   30427 |
| 30.  | Tripura             |    2573 |
| 31.  | Uttar Pradesh       |  348642 |
| 32.  | Uttarakhand         |  122649 |
| 33.  | West Bengal         |   77835 |
|      | TOTAL:              | 2447819 |

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## ANNEXURE 'B' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2016

## TRAINING PROGRAMMES

## (i) Officers' Training:

- 24 Weeks Management Courses at IIMs and other reputed B-Schools
- Modular  management  courses  like  Project  Finance,  Academic  Institutions, Supply Chain, Retail, Six Sigma, Seafaring etc.
- Newly  introduced  courses  for  2015-16  like  Strategic  Retail  Management, Human Resource Management(HRM), Facility, Transition, Export and Import, Event Management etc, Corporate Social Responsibility and Jet Transition.

## (ii) Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)/Other (OR) and Equivalents' Training at Institutes:

- Security, Fire &  Industrial  Safety,  Computer  &  Information  Technology including 'O' Level, Hospitality, Tourism, Agriculture based, Business Management,  Modular  Management,  Vocational  &  Technical,  Medical  & Healthcare, Library & Information Science, Legal Assistant etc
- Newly introduced courses for 2015-16 like Logistics & Transport Management, Retailing & Showroom, Corporate Office, Material Management, Marine Engineering etc.

## (iii)  Courses at Regimental Centres:

- At least two courses are planned every month at all the Regimental Centres to provide variety of courses to the retirees on pension drill.

## RE-EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

## (i) Reservation in Government Jobs:

The Central Government has provided for the following reservation for ESM for vacancies in the posts to be filled by direct recruitment:-

- 10%  in  Group  'C'  posts  and  20%  in  Group  'D'  posts.  In  addition  4.5% reservation  in  each  category  is  meant  for  Disabled  Soldiers  and  Widows/ Dependents.
- 14.5% in Group 'C' and 24.5% Group 'D' posts in Public Sector Undertakings and Nationalized Banks.
- 10% posts upto Assistant Commandants in Paramilitary Forces.
- 100 % in Defence Security Corps.

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## (ii) Placement Assistance through DGR:

Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) sponsors Ex-Servicemen (Officers) to various Government organizations, Public Sector Undertakings, Corporate Houses,  Private  Sector,  Central  Para  Military  Forces  etc  based  on  their requisition  for  re-employment  of  ESM.  The  DGR  sponsored  ESM  are  reemployed  by  the  requisitioning  agencies  after  due  process  of  selection  by them.

## (iii) DGR sponsored security schemes:

## SCHEMES OF SELF EMPLOYMENT

## (i) Schemes for Officers only:

- ESM Coal Loading and Transportation Scheme.
- Allotment  of  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  /Indian  Oil  Corporation Limited, Company Owned Company Operated Outlets PAN India.
- Management of CNG Station by Ex-Servicemen (O) in National Capital Region.

## (ii) Schemes for all:

- Coal Tipper Attachment Scheme.
- Allotment of Army Surplus Vehicles
- Allotment of Regular LPG Distributorship Scheme under 'Government Personnel' Category
- Allotment of Oil Product Agencies Under 8 % Defence Quota
- Allotment of LPG Agency Under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitran Yojna.

## (iii) Schemes for JCOs/OR Only:

- Allotment of Mother Dairy Milk Booths and Fruit & Vegetable (SAFAL) Shops in NCR.
- Allotment of Milk Shops of Gopaljee Dairy Pvt. Ltd. in Delhi/Noida.
- Allotment of KIOSKS/Retail outlet of Gopaljee Farm Fresh in Faridabad/NCR.

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## DETAILS OF BENEFITS GIVEN TO ESM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY

- (i) Financial assistance for treatment of identified serious diseases
- (ii) Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme
- (iii) Financial support to institutions involved in rehabilitation of ESM
- (iv) Modified Scooter Grant
- (v) Tool Kit of Ex-Servicemen Technicians
- (vi) Benefits given from Armed Forces Flag Day

| S. No.   | Grants                                                                                                                                              | Amount (in Rs)        |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| a)       | Penury Grant (65 Years and above) (Non-Pensioners upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                               | 1,000/-pm (Life time) |
| b)       | Education Grant (upto two children) • Boys/Girls upto Graduation • Widows for PG                                                                    | 1,000/-pm             |
| c)       | Officer Cadet Grant (for Cadets of NDA only) (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                           | 1,000/-pm             |
| d)       | Disabled Children Grant (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                                | 1,000/-pm             |
| e)       | House Repair Grant (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                                     | 20,000/-              |
| f)       | Daughter's Marriage Grant (upto 2 daughters) (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                           | 16,000/-              |
| f)       | Widow Re-Marriage Grant (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                                | 16,000/-              |
| g)       | Funeral Grant (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                                          | 5,000/-               |
| h)       | Medical Treatment (Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                                                | 30,000/- (Max)        |
| i)       | Orphan Grant (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner all ranks) • Daughters of Ex-Servicemen till she is married. • One Son of Ex-Servicemen upto 21 years of age. | 1,000/-pm             |
| j)       | Vocational Training Grant for Widows (Pensioner/Non-Pensioner upto Havaldar Rank)                                                                   | 20,000/- (One Time)   |

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## ANNEXURE 'C' REFFERED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2370 FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2016

## STEPS BEING TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE MORE BEENFITS TO ESM

- (i) Dissemination of  information  on  Directorate  General  Resettlement  (DGR) website regarding Open Competitive Examination for various posts, dates and syllabus etc.
- (ii) Directorate  General  of  Resettlement  (DGR)  signed  a  Memorandum  of Understanding with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) to arrange job fairs  by Corporate Sectors to provide additional employment opportunities to Ex-Servicemen (ESM).
- (iii) A job portal has been hosted by DGR wherein ESM can upload their Biodata and corporate/other sectors can approach them and pick as per their requirement.
- (iv) Organize  ESM  Job  Fairs  Pan  India  to  provide  an  interface  between Corporate & ESM.
- (v) Regular interaction with corporate houses to generate entrepreneur/employment opportunities for ESM.
- (vi) Reservation  Monitoring  cell  has  been  set  up  in  DGR  to  monitor  the absorption of ESM for the vacancies reserved for them.
- (vii) Efforts  have  been  made  and  process  is  in  hand  to  align  the  skills  and training of ESM with National occupation standards.

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