09 DEC,Delhi: The Government has made various provision to provide concession in education, health and other facilities to the children of martyred soldiers.
Children Education Grant: Following educational concession is being given to officers/Personnel Below Officer Rank missing/disabled/killed in action:
Tuition Fees: Full reimbursement of tuition fee (Capitation fee and caution money not included) levied by the educational institutions concerned (including charges levied for the school bus maintained by the school or actual fares paid for railway pass for students or bus fare certified by the Head of Institutes).
Hostel Charges: Full reimbursement of Hostel charges for those studying in boarding schools and colleges.
Cost of books/stationary: Rs. 2000/- (Rupees two thousand only) per annum or the amount claimed by the student, whichever is less.
Cost of Uniform where this is compulsory: Rs. 2000/- (Rupees two thousand only) or the amount claimed by the student, whichever is less.
Clothing: Rs. 700/- (Rupees seven hundred only) per annum per student or the amount claimed by the student, whichever is less.
Free Health Scheme: ECHS (Ex- Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme) provides cashless health care to war-widows/war disabled defence personnel and their NoKs. War Widows are not required to pay the membership fee.
Other facilities:
There are other resettlement schemes also run by the Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) like allotment of petrol pumps etc. to ensure proper resettlement of war widows/ dependents
