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Government Enhanced Penury Grant to Non-Pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows
The penury grant is provided to non-pensioner Ex-servicemen/widows, who
are above 65 years of age by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare,
Ministry of Defence through Kendriya Sainik Board. Enhanced penury grant
to non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows to Rs. 4,000/- per month from the
existing rate of Rs. 1,000/- p.m.
New Delhi: The government has enhanced penury grant to
non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows to Rs. 4,000/- per month from the
existing rate of Rs. 1,000/- p.m. The Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley
approved the enhancement of the penury grant following the demands by
different stake holders, including Ex-servicemen Associations, Rajya
Sainik Boards, Ex-servicemen/widows. Recently, the Governor of Jammu and
Kashmir, Shri N N Vohra had also sent a proposal to Shri Jaitley to
increase the amount to Rs. 4,000/-.
The penury grant is provided to non-pensioner Ex-servicemen/widows, who
are above 65 years of age by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare,
Ministry of Defence through Kendriya Sainik Board.
The step of enhancement of penury grant will benefit a large number of
non-pensioner Ex-servicemen and widows who are in a state of penury. It
was last revised from one time grant of Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 1,000/- per
month in October 2011.
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