Nagpur, Jun 27 : The Maharashtra Government today announced a financial assistance of Rupees 50,000 for the for the wards of former-servicemen upon their selection to the National Defence Academy (NDA).
This was among a slew of measures aimed at improving the welfare and resettlement of former-servicemen and their dependents in the state, announced by the government.
Addressing a Maharashtra-level convention of ex-servicemen and their dependents here this afternoon, Minister for Ex-Servicemen's Welfare Anees Ahmed said the government had decided to pay a pension of Rs 1,000 per month to the widows of soldiers, who died in harness between 1947 and 1995.
It had also decided to reserve five per cent of the seats in BEd courses for widows of former-servicemen to help them get jobs as teachers, he said.
The government had decided to appoint ex-servicemen in the state as Special Executive Officers (SEO's), Mr Ahmed said. Besides, the government had decided to hike the financial assistance for self-employment from Rs 17,000 at present to Rs 34,000, and that for blind former-servicemen and widows of former-servicemen from Rs 300 at present to Rs 1,000 per month, he added.
Mr Ahmed said the government was actively considering a hike in the pension for ex-servicemen and their widows, who served during World War II, from the present Rs 1,275 per month.
The Finance Department had granted approval for a hike in the cash grant for gallantry award winners from the state, which ranged at present from Rs 12,000 to Rs 1,75,000, the Minister said, adding that the proposal would soon be placed before the Cabinet for its approval.
--- UNI
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