Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 30

Newly-appointed Brig Satinder Singh (retd), Director, Defence Services Welfare, inspected the Jalandhar office of Defence Services Welfare.

District Defence Services Welfare Officer, Major Yashpal Singh (retd), briefed him about various programmes, including planned budget, non-planned budget, Punjab State War Memorial, Sainik Rest House, Central Sainik Board, Flag Fund, Punjab, Amalgamated Fund, Staff Welfare Fund, Training and others.

The director was informed that the district office had received 3,055 applications from widows of ex-servicemen, or the dependents regarding the change of addresses, duplicate discharge book, AGI scheme, pension cases, identity cards, tubewell connections, CSD indent and all applications had been settled timely.

District Defence Services Welfare Officer Major Yashpal Singh (Retd) said the director asked the employees to accord top priority to the applications.

The director also distributed Rs 1.90 lakh among the beneficiaries of ‘Flag Day’ fund.