Jammu, February 18

Director, Rajya Sainik Board (RSB), Brig Harcharan Singh (retd) today called on Lt Gen D Anbu, Army Commander, Northern Command, during which the director briefed the Army Commander on the issues of welfare of veterans and families of martyrs.The Army Commander was apprised about the event which was held in Jammu on December 6 last year and attended by the Governor regarding bringing synergy between citizens and the armed forces.The director informed the Army Commander that a software for compiling veterans’ data which would help streamline the process of issuing identity cards and availing benefits from various welfare schemes of Central and state governments was under final stages of trial. — TNS