Penury Grant to Non-Pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows Enhanced
The government has enhanced penury grant to non-pensioner
Ex-Servicemen/Widows to Rs. 4,000/- per month from the existing rate of
Rs. 1,000/- p.m., payable from April 2017. The Defence Minister Shri
Arun Jaitley approved the enhancement of the penury grant following the
demands by different stake holders, including Ex-servicemen
Associations, Rajya Sainik Boards, Ex-servicemen/widows. Recently, the
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N N Vohra had also sent a proposal
to Shri Jaitley to increase the amount to Rs. 4,000/-.
The penury grant is provided to non-pensioner Ex-servicemen/widows, who
are above 65 years of age by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare,
Ministry of Defence through Kendriya Sainik Board.
The step of enhancement of penury grant will benefit a large number of
non-pensioner Ex-servicemen and widows who are in a state of penury. It
was last revised from one time grant of Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 1,000/- per
month in October 2011.
Source: PIB News
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