Kendriya Sainik Board:
INSTITUTIONAL WELFARE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY KSB
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| Sainik Rest House Facility |
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To facilitate short stay of ex-Servicemen during their visit to District HQs in connection with settlement of their pensionary claims, for medical treatment, litigation, etc. a number of Sainik Rest Houses have been established all over the country. At present, there are 243 Sainik Rest Houses in the country. Details are attached at Appendix 'C'. |
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| After Care of ex-Servicemen/their dependents for Leprosy/TB etc. in the Cheshire Homes |
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Kendriya Sainik Board is providing grants to Cheshire Homes/Raphael Ryder Cheshire International Centre/QMTI so that the ex-Servicemen/their dependents inmates are looked after by them. |
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| Grant-in-Aid in respect of Welfare Services undertaken by the Indian Red Cross Society |
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Annual grant is provided to the Indian Red Cross Society for welfare Services provided by the Society to sick and wounded Servicemen/ex-Servicemen in the Armed Forces Hospitals. |
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| Indian Gorkha Ex-Servicemen Welfare Organisation |
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Kendriya Sainik Board provides grants to Indian Gorkha Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association, Dehradun to look after the welfare of Indian Gorkha Ex-Servicemen and their families. |
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| Rehabilitation Centres/Training-cum-Production Centres for Widows of Defence Personnel |
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There are 18 Rehabilitation Centres/Training Centres/Training-cum-Production Centres/Vocational Centres. These Centres provide Training Courses in Tailoring, Knitting, Stitching, Typing, Sewing, Stenography, Computer Programming etc. The details of the location of Centres are given at Appendix ‘D’. |
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| Hostels for War Widows/Widows of Defence Personnel |
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Kendriya Sainik Board shares expenditure on 50 percent basis of the cost of the construction and thereafter the maintenance of Widows Hostels and Old Age Homes. |
