Annual conference held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 18 2019:
In order to deliver effective care and support to veterans and NoKs, a conference and training programme was organised from May 16-17 at DIAV, Delhi Cantt.
The aim of the programme was to discuss existing and future initiatives associated with veterans & NoKs and obtain feedback from officials who are directly handling the veteran affairs, said a statement of PIB (Defence Wing).
During the conference and training session recent policies on pensions, terms and conditions, pay and allowances were discussed.
Clarifications on different types of pensions including disability and family pensions were deliberated.
The job options, opportunities available and actions required to be taken to facilitate the same for army veterans and NoKs were discussed.
Need for awareness about the automated software like Officers Automated and Structured Information System (OASIS), Retired Officers Digital Record Archives (RODRA) and HAMRAZ which were developed for seamless interface, grievance redressal and effective communication were highlighted.
Implementation of 'Year of NoK' campaign by physically reaching out with small teams to villages where military veterans and NoKs reside to provide them necessary assistance and care was emphasised, said the statement.
Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar, Adjutant General of the Indian Army, during the keynote address conveyed that since the veterans had given their prime years in the service of the Nation, "they will always be our focus" .