Our Correspondent

Nurpur, May 26

Social Justice, Empowerment and Sainik Welfare Minister Col Dhani Ram Shandil has announced that the Sainik Welfare Board’s sub-office would function permanently in Nurpur. Shandil said he had received the demand to this effect from ex-Army men hailing from lower Kangra areas where nearly 30,000 ex-servicemen resided.He was here to preside over the meeting of the local Congress cell of ex-servicemen. He said earlier a camp office had been functioning only twice a week due to which thousands of ex-servicemen of the area were facing inconvenience in procuring requisite documents relating to their pension and CSD facility.Shandil pointed out that the state government had identified land between Una and Bilaspur district for establishing Army’s CSD depot. Land transferring formalities were in progress for the purpose. He said the Virbhadra government was committed to the welfare of ex-servicemen and families of martyrs.