Lok Sabha Question No. 983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Assistance to War Widows
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.983

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## ASSISTANCE TO WAR WIDOWS

983. DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

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 / UTwise;
- (b) whether the  Government advances any  monthly  assistance  or  one  time  specific purpose grants to these war widows or their dependent children; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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- (a) Total  number  of  widows  of  Ex-Servicemen  in  the  Country  as  on 30.06.2015, rank and State / UT-wise, is given at Annexure-I.

(b)&(c): Yes, Madam. The details of financial assistance / compensation being provided to war widows or their dependants are given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2015.

## DETAILS OF NUMBER OF WIDOWS OF EX-SERVICEMEN IN THE COUNTRY -AS ON--30 JUN 2015

| Name of ZSBs/Distts.   | ARMY   | ARMY   | ARMY   | ARMY   | NAVY   | NAVY   | NAVY   | NAVY   | AIR FORCE   | AIR FORCE   | AIR FORCE   | AIR FORCE   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   |
|------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                        | Offrs  | JCOs   | ORs    | Total  | Offrs  | JCOs   | ORs    | Total  | Offrs       | JCOs        | ORs         | TOTAL       | Offrs         | JCOs          | ORs           | Total         |
| 1. ANDHRA PRADESH *    | 58     | 1552   | 16945  | 18555  | 26     | 95     | 401    | 522    | 12          | 139         | 711         | 862         | 96            | 1786          | 18057         | 19939         |
| 2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH * | 0      | 0      | 30     | 30     | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 0             | 30            | 30            |
| 3. ASSAM *             | 26     | 395    | 3828   | 4249   | 1      | 1      | 33     | 35     | 8           | 49          | 219         | 276         | 35            | 445           | 4080          | 4560          |
| 4. BIHAR *             | 22     | 1376   | 6262   | 7660   | 1      | 86     | 237    | 324    | 3           | 138         | 451         | 592         | 26            | 1600          | 6950          | 8576          |
| 5. CHHATISGARH *       | 8      | 61     | 1034   | 1103   | 0      | 5      | 20     | 25     | 5           | 16          | 39          | 60          | 13            | 82            | 1093          | 1188          |
| 6. GOA *               | 34     | 28     | 126    | 188    | 16     | 38     | 51     | 105    | 10          | 8           | 23          | 41          | 60            | 74            | 200           | 334           |
| 7. GUJARAT *           | 92     | 205    | 2542   | 2839   | 3      | 8      | 42     | 53     | 26          | 87          | 194         | 307         | 121           | 300           | 2778          | 3199          |
| 8. HIMACHAL PRADESH *  | 100    | 4577   | 27265  | 31942  | 2      | 41     | 355    | 398    | 7           | 43          | 215         | 265         | 109           | 4661          | 27835         | 32605         |
| 9. HARYANA *           | 760    | 11007  | 63693  | 75460  | 90     | 602    | 1962   | 2654   | 129         | 773         | 2274        | 3176        | 979           | 12382         | 67929         | 81290         |
| 10. JAMMU&KASHMIR *    | 100    | 3481   | 20023  | 23604  | 1      | 21     | 48     | 70     | 2           | 46          | 113         | 161         | 103           | 3548          | 20150         | 23835         |
| 11. JHARKHAND *        | 14     | 246    | 2689   | 2949   | 1      | 10     | 167    | 178    | 0           | 11          | 138         | 149         | 15            | 267           | 2994          | 3276          |
| 12. KARNATAKA          | 941    | 2683   | 15945  | 19569  | 28     | 116    | 381    | 525    | 49          | 218         | 1520        | 1787        | 1018          | 3017          | 17846         | 21881         |
| 13. KERALA *           | 533    | 9097   | 37323  | 46953  | 91     | 419    | 1616   | 2126   | 114         | 1767        | 4277        | 6158        | 738           | 11283         | 43216         | 55237         |
| 14. MADHYA PRADESH *   | 221    | 855    | 7494   | 8570   | 8      | 23     | 130    | 161    | 23          | 49          | 208         | 280         | 252           | 927           | 7832          | 9011          |
| 15. MAHARASHTRA *      | 850    | 3725   | 44489  | 49064  | 79     | 258    | 857    | 1194   | 146         | 388         | 1361        | 1895        | 1075          | 4371          | 46707         | 52153         |
| 16. MANIPUR *          | 11     | 91     | 707    | 809    | 0      | 2      | 7      | 9      | 3           | 4           | 17          | 24          | 14            | 97            | 731           | 842           |
| 17. MEGHALAYA *        | 28     | 116    | 731    | 875    | 1      | 4      | 12     | 17     | 2           | 4           | 26          | 32          | 31            | 124           | 769           | 924           |

| 18. MIZORAM *           |   10 |   175 |   3667 |   3852 |   0 |    4 |    15 |    19 |    0 |    2 |     5 |     7 |   10 |   181 |   3687 |   3878 |
|-------------------------|------|-------|--------|--------|-----|------|-------|-------|------|------|-------|-------|------|-------|--------|--------|
| 19. NAGALAND *          |    3 |    30 |    814 |    847 |   0 |    0 |     1 |     1 |    0 |    1 |     2 |     3 |    4 |    31 |    817 |    851 |
| 20. ORISSA              |   22 |   347 |   2209 |   2578 |   0 |   15 |    77 |    92 |    3 |   37 |   133 |   173 |   25 |   399 |   2419 |   2843 |
| 21. PUNJAB *            |  536 |  9840 |  47207 |  57583 |  30 |  287 |   835 |  1152 |  123 |  556 |  2261 |  2940 |  689 | 10683 |  50303 |  61675 |
| 22. RAJASTHAN *         |  489 |  4632 |  37313 |  42434 |  13 |   87 |   506 |   605 |   28 |  180 |   728 |   936 |  530 |  4899 |  38547 |  43975 |
| 23. SIKKIM *            |    0 |     0 |      9 |      9 |   0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |     0 |      9 |      9 |
| 24. TAMIL NADU *        |  520 |  3334 |  53224 |  57078 |  41 |  174 |   677 |   892 |  154 |  643 |  2242 |  3039 |  715 |  4151 |  56143 |  61009 |
| 25. TRIPURA *           |    9 |    38 |    579 |    626 |   0 |    1 |    12 |    13 |    0 |    4 |    15 |    19 |    9 |    43 |    606 |    658 |
| 26. UTTARAKHAND *       |  353 |  7382 |  28791 |  36526 |  17 |   86 |   200 |   303 |   18 |   80 |   217 |   315 |  388 |  7548 |  29208 |  37144 |
| 27. UTTAR PRADESH       |  426 |  3112 |  20401 |  23939 |  65 |  561 |  1153 |  1779 |   57 |  300 |   773 |  1130 |  548 |  3973 |  22327 |  26848 |
| 28. WEST BENGAL *       |  281 |  1263 |   6680 |   8224 |  24 |   49 |   196 |   269 |   93 |  280 |   767 |  1140 |  398 |  1592 |   7643 |   9633 |
| 29. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR * |    0 |     0 |      1 |      1 |   0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |    0 |     0 |      1 |      1 |
| 30. CHANDIGARH          |  617 |   312 |    670 |   1599 |  15 |   12 |    25 |    52 |  116 |  202 |   210 |   528 |  748 |   526 |    905 |   2179 |
| 31. DELHI *             |  132 |   920 |   5348 |   6400 |  34 |  128 |   659 |   821 |  108 |  342 |   830 |  1280 |  274 |  1390 |   6837 |   8501 |
| 32. PONDICHERRY *       |    7 |    40 |    367 |    414 |   0 |    5 |     9 |    14 |    0 |   11 |    34 |    45 |    7 |    56 |    410 |    473 |
| 33. TELANGANA *         |  167 |   640 |   4463 |   5270 |  17 |   43 |   147 |   207 |   63 |  154 |   712 |   929 |  247 |   837 |   5322 |   6406 |
| TOTAL                   | 7370 | 71560 | 462869 | 541799 | 604 | 3181 | 10831 | 14615 | 1302 | 6532 | 20715 | 28549 | 9277 | 81273 | 494381 | 584963 |

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## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983 FOR ANSWER ON 4.12.2015

- I. Details of monetary benefits/compensation to be paid to the Next of Kins of soldiers [Battle casualties (FATAL)]:-
2. (a) Liberalised Family Pension as applicable to Battle casualty which is equal to emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual.
3. (b) Disability/War injury element of pension.
4. (c) Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity based on length of service rendered and emoluments last drawn by the deceased individual.
5. (d) Army Group Insurance Fund :-
6. (e) Army Group Insurance Maturity based on the contribution made by the deceased Army personnel.
7. (f) Army Wives Welfare Association Fund :-
8. (i) Officers -  Rs. 10,000/-
9. (ii) JCOs/OR -  Rs. 15,000/- (wef. 01 Apr 2015)
10. (g) Army Offrs' Benevolent Fund - Rs. 50,000/-
11. (h) Army Central Welfare Fund - Rs.  30,000/-
2. Ex-gratia lump sum compensation from Central Government are as under:-
13. (a) Death occurring due to accidents in the course of duties - Rs. 10 Lakh.
14. (b) Death in the course of duties attributable to acts of violence by terrorists, etc.- Rs. 10 Lakh.

- (i) Officers - Rs. 50 Lakh

- (ii) JCOs/OR - Rs. 25 Lakh

(c) Death occurring during enemy action in war or border skirmishes or in action against militants, terrorist, etc. - Rs. 15 Lakh. (d) Death occurring while on duty in the specified high altitude, inaccessible border   posts,   etc.  on  account  of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions - Rs. 15 Lakhs. (e) Death occurring during enemy action in International war or war like engagements which are specifically notified by Ministry of Defence -  Rs. 20 Lakh.

.......2/-

:  2  :

- II. Details of financial assistance being provided to war widows and their dependents:-
- a)  Education Grant: (upto two children) --

Rs. 1,000/- per month

(Children of Ex-Servicemen or their widows/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)

- i) Boys / Girls upto Graduation
2. ii) Widows for Post-Graduation Degree Course
- b)  Disabled Children Grant:

(100% Disabled)

--

(Pensioner/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)

- c)  House Repair Grant: (House damaged in natural calamity)(Pensioner/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)
2.  100% Disabled Ex-Servicemen
3.  Orphan Daughter (of all ranks)

--       Rs. 20,000/-

- d) Daughter's Marriage Grant:

(Upto 02 Daughters)

Rs. 16,000/-

(Pensioner/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)

per daughter

Widow Re-Marriage Grant:

--

Rs. 16,000/-

(Pensioner/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)

- e) Funeral Grant:

(Pensioner/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)

Rs. 5000/-

- f) Orphan Grant:

--       Rs. 1,000/- per month

(Pensioner/Non-pensioners All Ranks)

-  Daughter of Ex-servicemen till she is married.          Rs. 1000/-

-  One son of Ex-servicemen upto 21 years of age       per month

Rs. 1,000/- per month

- g) Vocational Training Grant for Widows of Ex-Servicemen:

(Widows of Ex-Servicemen upto Havildar rank) Rs. 20000/(one time)

h) Officer Cadet Grant: Rs. 1000/- per

(for Cadets of National Defence Academy only) month per child (For Children of Pensioner/Non-pensioners upto Havildar rank)

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