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Defence Ministry to provide legal support to war widows, veterans
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday approved the provision of providing legal advice and support to war widows and ex-servicemen.
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Camps set in Agartala to praise ex-servicemen of Indian Army
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): With an aim to respect and honour the contribution made by ex-servicemen of the Indian army, the Agartala military station came up with an initiative of organising various activities like free health checkups.
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Govt. can give Rs 30,000 cr to Ambani, can’t implement OROP: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday held an interaction with ex-servicemen where a number of issues, including the Centre's One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme and the Rafale deal were discussed.
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ECHS contributions eligible for IT benefits: Jaitley
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that contributions made under the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) would be eligible for claiming deduction under Section 80D of the Income Tax Act from the current financial year.
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20 lakhs donation for Golf course for ex-servicemen: Amritsar MP
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 9 (ANI): Amritsar Member of Parliament (MP) Gurjeet Singh Aujla, who donated Rs 20 Lakhs to a golf club in Chandigarh from Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) fund, said that the donation is for the ex-servicemen of the area because
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Punjab's ex-servicemen, senior citizens exempted from dope test
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday exempted former servicemen and senior citizens from the mandatory dope test for issuance and renewal of their arms licences.
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Honorary ex-Servicemen rally held in Shillong
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], May 26 (ANI): A Mega Ex-Servicemen Rally was organised by Headquarters 101 Area and Rajya Sainik Board at Assam Regimental Centre in Shillong to honour ex-servicemen, war veterans, disabled soldiers, and war widows (Veer Naris).
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Kashmir gets Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 06 (ANI): The Indian Army's Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) wing has reached Kashmir valley.
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ECHS to soon benefit commoners in remote areas of Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 6 (ANI): The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) for retired armed forces personnel will soon benefit people living in remote areas and those regions where empanelled medical facilities are inadequate or not existent in Kashmir valley
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Digital campaign to increase Armed Forces Flag Day fund
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Indians can now show their support for the military on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD), through a large scale digital/ social media campaign aimed at increasing contributions to the fund that is used to support disabled ex-servicemen, war wi
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First full-time woman Defence Min. Sitharaman places ex-servicemen welfare
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): On the first day of Nirmala Sitharaman, the first full-time woman defence minister of India, in office today, the issue of the ex-servicemen welfare was placed on the top of the agenda.
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ECHS launches 'Complaint and Litigation Reduction Scheme' to increase focu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 4 (ANI): With an aim to increase the focus on formulation of caring policy, Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) on Monday launched 'Complaint and Litigation Reduction Scheme (CLRS)'.
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