To be funded through ex-servicemen welfare fund

xNew Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved a 100 per cent increase in financial assistance for ex-servicemen and their dependents under various welfare schemes.

These welfare schemes are implemented by the department of ex-servicemen welfare through the Kendriya Sainik Board.

According to the defence ministry, the penury grant has been doubled from Rs 4,000 to Rs 8,000 per month per beneficiary, providing sustained lifetime support to aged and non-pensioner ex-servicemen (ESM) and widows above 65 years of age with no regular income.

The education grant has also been increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 per month per child for up to two dependent children (from Class I to graduation) or widows pursuing a two-year postgraduate

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