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Army ex servicemen rally in Nagaland

Army ex servicemen rally in Nagaland

| | 05 May 2017, 08:48 pm
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): An ex-servicemen Rally was organized for Kohima, Phek, Kiphire, Wokha and Zhuneboto districts of Nagaland by the Red Shield Division in coordination with Rajya Sainik Board of Nagaland on Friday at Zakhama Military Station.

In the Opening address Colonel Neeraj Dhawan, ESM Welfare Officer of Zakhama Brigade extended a warm welcome to the veterans, Veer Naris and their dependents.

Brig K K Ray Choudhary, SM, VSM (Retd), Secretary Rajya Sainik Board also addressed the rally and highlighted effort by the state govt to ameliorate the conditions for ex-servicemen.

The Veer Naris and the World War II veterans present at the rally were facilitated. Numerous stalls were put up by the Army and Rajya Sainik Board to update the ESM regarding schemes & policies pertaining to their welfare.

A Pensioner Grievance Cell was also established at the venue to address pension related issues of the ESM.

The highlight of the rally was establishment of the ‘Suvigya Portals’ which was instrumental in resolutions of many ESM pension issues in situ.

As part of the ESM rally a Medical camp was also organized.

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

 

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