Shamsher Singh Bisht, president of the Personnel Below Officers Rank Purva Sainik Welfare Association, demands facilities in Dehradun on Friday. Tribune photo: Abhyudaya Kotnala

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, September 30

Shamsher Singh Bisht, president of the Personnel Below Officers Rank Purva Sainik Welfare Association (PBOR), today said the Union Government should approve monetary and non-monetary benefits to retired honorary captains, and lieutenants like commissioned officers of Indian defence forces. The government should immediately draft a blueprint in this regard.Bisht, while addressing mediapersons here, said association members had submitted memorandums to state and Union governments, but to no avail. The President of India grants honorary commission to PBOR considering their 28 to 34 years of service. Honorary officers were not treated equally in hospitals and were deprived of other monetary and non-monetary perks. He demanded that honorary officers should be deployed in the Soldiers’ Welfare Board in the state. RD Shahi, UD Joshi, Ramesh Rawat and SS Bisht were present.