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Veterans educated on Army welfare schemes

Veterans educated on Army welfare schemes
The meet was aimed at addressing issues of ex-servicemen and acquainting them with various schemes and programmes for improving the quality of life.

Our Correspondent

Palampur, February 11

The DAH division of the Army in continuation with its effort to reach out to veterans organised an ex-servicemen meet at the local Army cantonment today.The meet was another stepping stone towards educating the veterans and veer naris on various welfare schemes and measures for uplifting the ex-servicemen.The meet was attended by hundreds of ex-servicemen and ‘veer naris’ coming from different parts of Kangra, Mandi and Hamirpur districts.The meet was aimed at addressing issues pertaining to the ESM (ex-servicemen) and acquaint them with various schemes and programmes for enhancing the quality of life of the veterans.Brigadier Charandeep Singh, Station Commander of Palampur, addressed the ex-servicemen and educated them on the ECHS facility available in the state. He encouraged the ex-servicemen to register themselves so that they could avail all medical facilities provided by the Army free of cost.The ex-servicemen enquired regarding extension of these facilities to the remote areas for which the Station Commander assured that necessary steps were being taken. The ex-servicemen were assured that the local Army authorities’ endeavour was to educate the veterans on various welfare schemes and address their grievances for an early resolution, it said.The veterans showed great enthusiasm by actively participating in the meet. The vibrant atmosphere of the ex-servicemen meet was truly reflective of their energies. Ex-servicemen were also educated how to apply online for the ECHS smart card. The paramedics team from the ECHS polyclinic conducted screening of patients from among the ex-servicemen.