Chandel Battalion celebrates Republic Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, January 24 2019:
To celebrate Republic Day and the essence of the auspicious day in its true sense by expressing gratitude to the ex-servicemen, war widows and Veer Naris for their selfless service to the nation, Chandel Battalion of 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) conducted a veteran interaction and felicitation programme at Chandel Battalion Headquarters today.
The aim of the programme was to reach out to the veterans and their families and to resolve their problems related to pension, health apart from spreading awareness on various welfare schemes, stated a statement of AR .
The event was attended by a total of 151 ex-servicemen, Veer Naries, war widows and their families from Chandel Battalion.
During the event, a medical camp along with a pension grievance cell was established wherein all pension related anomalies were dealt with.
The war widows, Veer Naris and ex-servicemen were also briefed on various welfare schemes and policies of the Government.
A Badakhana was also organized to honor the veterans and their families.
The families and Ex-servicemen expressed their heartfelt gratitude and lauded the efforts of Chandel Battalion.