Kendriya Sainik Board:
CONCESSIONS AND BENEFITS EXTENDED BY STATE GOVTS/UTs TO RETIRED AND SERVING DEFENCE PERSONNEL
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| Assam |
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| Concessions & Benefits : General |
| 1. |
Cash grants to Gallantry Award Winners. (Appendix 'E') |
| 2. |
Reservation of seats in professional colleges/technical institutions for the sons/daughter of ex-Servicemen and serving Defence personnel. * |
| 3. |
Financial assistance is provided to the needy ex-Servicemen and their dependents. |
| 4. |
Free medical treatment to ex-Servicemen in civil hospitals. |
| 5. |
5 percent reservation of industrial plots/sheds for ex-Servicemen. |
| 6. |
2 percent reservation of vacancies for ex-Servicemen in Group 'C' and 'D' posts in the State Govt Deptts. |
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Stipend to students undergoing courses in Engg/Medical/ Technical Institutions for the duration of the course. Scholarships to school going children ranging from Rs.15/-p.m. to Rs.60/-p.m. |
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Interest subsidy on loan given to ex-Servicemen for their self-employment ventures from Banks/ Govt Institutions. |
| 9. |
There are four Sainik Rest Houses in Assam. (Appendix 'C'). |
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Financial assistance of Rs.500/- for funeral expense at the time of death of an ex-Servicemen. |
| 11. |
Maintenance grant of Rs.900/- p.m. to disabled ex-Servicemen undergoing training at QMTI, Kirkee. |
| 12. |
Rent Control Act has been amended for self occupation of own house after retirement. |
| 13. |
Resettlement training* |
| 14. |
Old age pension Rs.100/- p.m. (60 years and annual income below Rs.5,000/-. |
| 15. |
Preference in reservation of house sites/houses for ex-Servicemen. |
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For medical treatment of Cancer/TB - Rs.5,000/- each case. |
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Daughters marriage grant of Rs.1,000/- to widows having income less than Rs.500/- for upto two daughters only. |
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Reservation of Industrial plots/sheds - 5 percent. |
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Carry forward of reservation vacancies for 1 year. |
| 20. |
Compassionate employment for dependent of Defence Pensioner, who are boarded out with disability 50 percent or more. |
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Educational allowance are provided to widows of Defence personnel whose husband died while in Service/after release/retirement from Service whose case does not come under the purview of Battle Casualties nor attributable to Military Service for education of children. |
War Widows/Dependents Of Those Killed/Disabled In War Including Casualties Of Op Pawan & Meghdoot
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| 22. |
Additional pension. |
| 23. |
Grant of Rs.3,000/- for daughter's marriage. |
| 24. |
Educational assistance to the children. |
| Op Vijay |
| 25. |
Gratia of Rs 5 lakhs to each of the individual killed in OP Vijay. |
| *Note- Details may be obtained from Kendriya Sainik Board. |
