An outreach programme was organised under Mis sion Hardik Milan 4.0 for ex-servicemen, war widows (Veer Naris) and their dependents at the District Defence Services Welfare Office, Ludhiana. The programme aimed to create awareness about post-retirement pension related facilities, entitle ments and welfare provi sions available to veterans and their families. Officials from the Punjab Regimental Centre Record Office, Ramgarh Cantonment (Jharkhand), heard pen sion-related grievances of ex-servicemen, widows and dependents and re solved several issues on the spot. Matters pertain ing to other institutions were duly recorded, and beneficiaries were as sured of early resolution after submission of the required documents. Members of the Har dik Milan team, includ ing Subedar Clerk Vivek Kumar Singh and Naik Clerk Gunjit Singh, were present on the occasion. Senior officials of the District Defence Services Welfare Office, Ludhiana, including Group Captain Davinder Singh Dhillon (Retd), Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Subedar Major Clerk Kul want Singh from the Vet eran Assistance Centre, and other staff members appreciated the welfare initiative. They lauded the ef forts of Brigadier Sajesh Babu PG, Commandant, Punjab Regimental Cen tre, Lieutenant Colonel Devashish Dey, Com manding Officer, Punjab Record Office, and their team for conducting the commendable outreach programme in the inter est of veterans and their families