Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande on the occasion of 7th Army Veteran Day on Saturday stated that the army is planning to incorporate more number of empanelled hospitals while the polyclinic budget has been increased.
Tambaram Air Force Station celebrated Armed Forces Veterans Day in Chennai on Saturday with Minister of State for Defence Ajay Batt as the chief guest.
"Rajouri is the land of heroes and brave and has never allowed the conspiracies and nefarious plans of the neighbouring nation to succeed," Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Veterans Day.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing the public on Army Veterans' Day in Dehradun on Saturday stated that taking care of veterans is the government's responsibility and not a favour.
Addressing ex-Servicemen on the occasion, the Navy chief said MoUs signed with nine corporates for the employment of ex-Servicemen and their next of kin show that the Indian Navy gives top priority to the "care and welfare of veterans".
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Anil Chauhan, and the three service chiefs -- Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar -- laid wreaths at the National War Memorial(NWM) on Saturday, on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will preside over the 7th Armed Forces Veterans Day Celebrations by addressing an Armed Forces Veterans Rally at Jaswant Ground in Dehradun Cantonment on Saturday, said a press release by the Ministry of Defence on Friday.
This year the event is being celebrated at nine locations across the country, namely Juhunjhunu, Jalandhar, Panagarh, New Delhi, Dehradun, Chennai, Chandigarh, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai by three Service Headquarters.
The incident occurred during "America's Premier World War II Airshow,", which was reportedly Veterans Day weekend, where guests were to see more than 40 World War II-era aircraft.
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday launched three new initiatives for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans' Day which is celebrated on 14 January every year.
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans Day of Friday acknowledged the contributions of the veterans and said that the Centre is committed to the welfare of India's ex-servicemen.
Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday paid tribute to the nation's veterans by praising them the "very spine of America" in a speech at Arlington National Ceremony to mark Veterans Day.