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An ‘Ex-Servicemen Rally’ was organised under the ageis of Konark Corps at Mahavir Bhagwan Town Hall, Barmer on 22 Mar 2015. Brig Jagjit Singh Mangat, Commander, Bogra Brigade was the Chief Guest for the event. Approximately 1000 - 1200 ‘Ex-Servicemen’, ‘Gallantry Award Winners’ and ‘Veer Naris’ had gathered from remote areas of Barmer District and adjoining areas. A number of Military and Civil dignitaries including Sh Madhusudan Sharma, IAS(District Magistrate) and Sh Paris Deshmukh, IPS (SP) attended the event. The rally was organised, as part of the Army's effort to reach out to its veterans and war widows and apprise them about Army's focus on assisting them in all spheres of life post retirement.



The Commander, Bogra Brigade addressed the gathering and assured the Ex-Servicemen and Veer Naris about continued efforts of Indian Army to assist them in addressing their problems. While appreciating the good work being done by various Record Offices in resolving pension anomalies,he also thanked the civil administration for looking into the grievances of Ex-Servicemen with respect to land, water, electricity and legal issues during the rally. The Commander, felicitated 10 x Veer Naris and 10 x Veterans during the rally.



A ‘State of the Art Medical Camp’ was organised as part of the Rally, wherein Specialists from Eye, ENT, Skin and Dental Departments provided medical treatment to the veterans. Apart from this, various other stalls from different Record Offices and Defence Pension Disbursement Office (Allahabad) were established for resolving pension anomalies, particularly for implementing the recent increase in pension scales. In addition, to assist them in resettlement and welfare aspects, the Army also established stalls for Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Smart Card, Army Recruiting Office, Army Welfare Placement Organisations and other Welfare Agencies. Ex-Servicemen registered themselves with the representatives of Army Placement Node present at the rally, which provided an insight into the job opportunities post retirement.



The Civil Administration also extended necessary assistance by setting up stalls of Police, Road Transport Office (RTO), Banks, Agriculture and Electricity Department, for resolving related grievances of Ex-Servicemen. An extensive and well catered Sainik Bhoj was also organised on the occasion for all the attendees. Overall, the Ex-Servicemen Rally turned out to be a huge success and fostered the spirit of camaraderie in the Indian Army.

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