Raipur, 18 January 2022. While addressing the 13th meeting of the State Management Committee of Amalgamated Special Fund of Sainik Welfare Board Chhattisgarh held in the conference hall of Raj Bhavan, Governor Ms. Anusuiya Uikey said that on Flag Day, try to collect more and more funds. Take cooperation from other organizations in this. Also, encourage the common people to join the army and encourage the daughters to move forward.
Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure was awarded the Governor’s Trophy for the highest contribution to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund in the year 2019-20 and the year 2020-21. In this, Raipur district was awarded the first prize and Durg district was awarded the second prize. Along with this, District Sainik Welfare Officer of Raipur district, Captain Shri Anurag Tiwari (Retd.) was awarded the first prize and District Sainik Welfare Officer of Durg district, Captain Purnendu Vidyanta (Retd.) was awarded the second prize.
In this meeting, presided over by the Governor, to increase the amount of financial assistance from Rs 3000 to Rs 7000 per month for medical treatment being given to non-pensioners/widows of World War II, 25 to mentally ill children of ex-servicemen/widows. Approval has been given to the proposal to increase the financial assistance given to the orphan children of ex-servicemen/widows (up to two children only) from Rs.10,000 to 25,000. done.
Also, in this meeting, to increase the rates of education scholarship for the children of ex-servicemen/widows, to increase the income limit from Rs.10 thousand to Rs.25 thousand for the financial assistance being given to the widows of ex-servicemen for buying sewing machines, and It was agreed to increase the amount of financial assistance being given to the widows suffering from cancer of soldiers from Rs.25 thousand per annum to Rs.50,000 per annum.
Along with this, approval was given to prepare software for implementation of online application for digitization of data of ex-servicemen/widows and for providing financial assistance from the amalgamated special fund.
The meeting was also addressed by the Secretary to the Governor, Shri Amrit Kumar Khalkho. On this occasion, the Vice Chairman and Chief Secretary, Sainik Welfare Board, Chhattisgarh, Mr. Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department Mr. Subrata Sahu, Kosa Commander Mr. Prashant Chauhan, General Officer Commanding of Madhya Bharat Area, Lt. Gen. S. Mohan, Secretary, Kendriya Sainik Board, Shri Rakesh Gulati, Director General, Resettlement, New Delhi, Major General Sharad Kapoor were present. Along with this, Director of the Directorate of Sainik Welfare Chhattisgarh, Brigadier Shri Vivek Sharma, Legal Advisor to the Governor Shri RK. Agrawal, Deputy Secretary Shri Deepak Kumar Agrawal were present on the occasion.
Raipur: Encourage common people to join the army: Governor Ms. Uikey
