AR hosts mega ex-servicemen rally
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 23 2022:
With an aim to bring together and facilitate the heroes,
Assam Rifles for the first time
conducted a one of its kind Joint
Ex- servicemen Rally for Army
and Assam Rifles at Assam Rifles
Stadium in Aizawl, Mizoram on
Saturday.
According to PRO IGAR (S),
the rally provided a platform
for the Army and Assam Rifles
ex-serviceman to interact, years
after they had together served
shoulder to shoulder in the North
East.
The Rally, also a first major
rally post Covid was presided
over by Director General Assam
Rifles lieutenant general PC Nair.
Approximately 800 attendees
(429 ex-servicemen from Army
and 56 ex-servicemen from
Assam Rifles), 7 veer naris, 66
widows and 250 serving soldiers
from Mizoram participated in the
rally.
During the rally, a number
of specialised medical facilities
were made available which included - medical, eye and dental
to benefit the attending ex-servicemen and their dependents.
To address the grievances of
ex-Servicemen a grievance
redressal cell and various stalls
by representatives of Pay Account Office, Assam Rifles
Ex-servicemen Association
(ARESA), ECHS Centre, Station
Headquarters, Sainik Welfare
Department, Records Office,
State Bank of India, other PSU
Banks, Common Service Centre (CSC), were established
at the rally site.
A total of 55
grievances were recorded out
of which 39 were resolved on
the spot.
DGAR Lt Gen Nair
addressed and felicitated veer
naris and interacted with the
ex-Servicemen.
The iconic
event saw enthusiastic and
colourful events that included dance performance
by cultural troupe, song
performance by local Mizo
singers and a pipe band display playing patriotic tunes.