Kendriya Sainik Board:
CONCESSIONS AND BENEFITS EXTENDED BY STATE GOVTS/UTs TO RETIRED AND SERVING DEFENCE PERSONNEL
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| TAMIL NADU |
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| Concessions & Benefits : General |
| 1. |
Stipend of Rs. 1,000/- p.m. to ex-Servicemen Trainees in ITIs. |
| 2. |
Reservation in Group ‘D’ posts – 10%, Forest Guards – 10%, Forest Watchers – 5% and 25% In NCC Department (for the Post of Lascars, Drivers, Watchmen) Basic Service 10%, Live Stock Inspector course – 5% |
| 3. |
Reservation of 10% in allotment of Plots/Industrial Sheds. |
| 4. |
Land Tenancy Act has been amended for resumption of land. |
| 5. |
7% reservation in allotment of house sites and houses for ex-Servicemen/Widows developed by State Housing Board. |
| 6. |
Free Medical Aid in Government Hospitals for ex-Servicemen Pensioners including Officers. 14 twelve bedded wards at Taluk Headquarters Hospitals and 10 beds in three TB Sanatoria have been reserved for ex-Servicemen. |
| 7. |
Free Legal aid for settlement of disputes. |
| 8. |
Cash grant, Cash in lieu of land and Annuity to Gallantry Award Winners. (Appendix ‘E’) |
| 9. |
Maintenance Grant of Rs. 900/- p.m. to disabled ex-Servicemen undergoing training at Queen Marys’ Technical Institute, Kirkee. |
| 10. |
16 Sainik Rest Houses in the State. (Appendix ‘C’) |
| 11. |
Reservation of seats in Professional colleges.* |
| 12. |
Grant of Rs. 5,000/- for marriage of one daughter of ex-Servicemen/Widow. |
| 13. |
Reimbursement of house tax to widows of ex-Servicemen pensioners, war widows, war disabled and Gallantry Award Winners for self occupation. |
| 14. |
Financial assistance of Rs. 3,000/- to widows on death of their husband. |
| 15. |
Monthly grant of Rs. 150/- as relief to deserving ex-Servicemen, their families and dependents of deceased personnel. |
| 16. |
Scholarship/Stipend to children of ex-Servicemen studying in vocational, professional, computer and technical course. |
| 17. |
Life Time Grant of Rs. 500/- p.m. to World War Veterans and Rs. 300/- pm to their widows who have served during WW and who are not in receipt of pension/gratuity. |
| 18. |
Life Time Grant of Rs. 300/- to totally blinded ex-Servicemen/widows provided they are not in receipt of any assistance from other sources. |
| 19. |
Monthly payment of Rs. 300/- for life to ex-Servicemen suffering from Leprosy, TB, Paralysis and monthly payment of Rs. 500/- for life to ex-Servicemen suffering from Cancer. |
| 20. |
Financial assistance upto Rs. 20,000/- to ex-Servicemen for major surgeries. |
| 21. |
50 percent interest subsidy on loan ( upto 2.50 lakhs) from Nationalised Banks to ex-Servicemen/widows of ex-Servicemen. |
| 22. |
Exemption from payment of tuition fee by children of ex-Servicemen in all grades of Educational Institutions including professional colleges and institutions. |
| 23. |
Payment of Rx. 500/- p.m. to inmates of Nimmadhi Illam for destitute ex-Servicemen/widows at Chennai. |
| 24. |
War Service Incentive of Rs. 750/- p.a. to parents who had sent their only son/Daughter to the Armed Forces and Rs. 1,000/- to those who have sent their more than one son/daughter |
| 25. |
Subsidy of Rs. 50,000/- for construction of Industrial Sheds/purchase of plots to ex-Servicemen. |
| 26. |
Priority in providing electricity for pump sets. |
| 27. |
Exemption from examination fees, hospital fee and court fee stamp. |
| 28. |
Age relaxation for appointment to State Government Service upto 53 years for OBC/SC & 48 years for others. |
| 29. |
Financial Assistance upto Rs. 1,500/- p.m. to ex-Servicemen towards purchase of hearing aids. Spectacles, artificial dentures and artificial limbs. |
| 30. |
Grant of Rs. 5,000/- for alleviation of distress due to fire, flood and other natural calamities. |
| 31. |
Pocket money at the rate of Rs. 20/- per day to ex-Servicemen undergoing inpatient treatment in the TB Sanatorium/cancer Institute/Leprosaria |
| 32. |
Transport charges to ex-Servicemen/TB/Leprosy patients of the Sanatorium to visit their homes periodically i.e. once in a year. |
| 33. |
Matching grant of Rs. 100/- p.m. to the TB/Leprosy patients who are in receipt of MACF Grant from Indian Red Cross Society. |
| 34. |
Gift articles worth of Rs. 500/- to Leprosy patients on the eve of Deepavali festival. |
| 35. |
Subsidy of Rs. 1,200/- to the daughter of ex-Servicemen trained in the tailoring units run by Zila Sainik Board for owning a sewing machine. |
| 36. |
Free sewing machine to widows of ex-Servicemen trained in the Tailoring embroidery |
| 37. |
Automatic acceptance of equivalent of Military Trade to civil trades. |
| 38. |
Maintenance of grant of Rs. 300/- p.m. for mentally retarded children of ex-Servicemen. |
| 39. |
Entire educational expenses of orphan children of ex-Servicemen. |
| 40. |
Educational concessions and book allowances. |
| 41. |
Grant of Rs. 1,000/- for child for coaching to appear in Entrance Examination for professional courses and got admitted. |
| 42. |
Scholarship to children of Defence Personnel killed or disabled in action, studying in academic, Technical/Professional/Vocational Courses beyond Higher Secondary stage. |
| 43. |
Income Tax exemption for pension to winners of Gallantry Awards of Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medal/Nao Sena Medal/Vayu Sena Medal. |
| 44. |
Allotment of Army surplus Vehicles, Oil Product Agencies, Unit Trust of India Agencies. |
| 45. |
Air Travel Concessions to war widows/recipients of Param Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra and permanently disabled officers (Battle Casualties.) |
| 46. |
Free passage to transport the bodies of officers and men of Armed Forces killed in war/insurgency operations/aid to civil power of died in harness by Indian Airlines. |
| 47. |
Train travel concessions to war widows/recipients of Param Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra. |
| 48. |
Full concession in installation charges and 50% concession in normal rental charges to Gallantry Award Winners, war widows and disabled soldiers for telephone facilities. |
| War Widows/Dependents Of Those Killed/Disabled In War Including Casualties Of Op Pawan & Meghdoot |
| 49. |
Uniform and Book allowances. |
| 50. |
Reservation of 25 seats in Engineering Colleges and 2 seats in MBBS. |
| 51. |
Employment to one dependent in relaxation of rules. |
| 52. |
Priority for employment for one member of family |
| 53. |
Ex-gratia grant of Rs. 20,000/- to NOK of those killed or totally disabled and double amputee and totally blind and Rs. 10,000/- for single amputee and one eye blind, deaf, loss of toes, fingers precluding employment and Rs. 5,000/- for burns, gun shot wounds, battle accidents, multiple compound fracture from Government of Tamil Nadu. |
| 54. |
Outright grant of Rs. 30,000/- to the NOK of casualties from Amalgamated Fund. |
| 55. |
Priority on assignment of land 3 acres of dry or 1.5 acres of wetland. |
| 56. |
Priority – I for assignment of house sites. |
| 57. |
7% houses constructed by State Housing Board reserved for serving and retired personnel and widows. |
| 58. |
Annual Maintenance Grant of Rs. 2,000/- to the NOK of Defence Personnel killed and to the personnel disabled in war/ war like operations for life time. |
| 59. |
Daughter’s marriage grant of Rs. 10,000/-. |
| 60. |
Housing Grant of Rs. 30,000/-. |
| 61. |
Educational concessions*. |
| OP VIJAY |
| 62. |
Ex-gratia Grant of Rs. 5 lakhs to NOK from Kargil Defence Personnel Relief Fund. |
| 63. |
Disability – Totally/disabled/Double amputee/totally Blind - Rs. 3 lakhs |
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Single Amputee/one eye blind - Rs. 1 lakh |
| 64. |
Compassionate appointment to one family member in State Government jobs. |
| 65. |
Free education upto Post-Graduate level to the children of the deceased. |
| 66. |
Allotment of HIG House/Flat free of coast |
| 67. |
Ex-gratia grant of Rs. 30,000/- to NOK from Amalgamated Fund. |
| 68. |
Special allotment of seats in Professional Colleges to the children |
| *NOTE-Details may be obtained from Kendriya Sainik Board. |
