Rashtriya Pioneer Pride: Long-pending demand of armed forces fulfilled

Long-pending demand of armed forces fulfilled
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Dilip Thakur on 24/03/2018 13:00:00

Govt. decided to bear entire expenditure of the studies of martyrs’ children

New Delhi. In a major decision that would benefit number of families of defence
martyrs, the PMO and the Defence Ministry have decided to bear entire
expenditure of the studies of martyrs’ children by removing the ceiling of
just Rs 10,000 kept for educational concessions since 1971. The decision
followed the martyrdom of a number of young Army officers and jawans, both along
Line of Control (LoC) and hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir during cross-border
shelling and anti-militancy operations, leaving behind their minor children with
“uncertain future”. A proposal moved by the PMO and Defence Ministry was
today finally approved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, thus, fulfilling the
long-pending demand of armed forces, who had been batting for “unlimited
expenditure” on the studies of the children of martyrs for quite a long time.
The decision will be applicable to all three Services’ personnel including
Army, Indian Air Force and Navy.