Indian Military Veterans
General Dalbir Singh, Coas Inaugurates the Directorate of Indian Army
Veterans at Delhi Cantt
General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, inaugurated the Directorate
of Indian Army Veterans at Delhi Cantt, today. The directorate shall
provide a wide range of veteran care and support services, as also a single
point of contact, or redress, to the veterans, widows and wards residing
across the country.
The inauguration of the new directorate under the Adjutant General Branch
coincides with the first ever celebration of Veterans Day in the Indian
Army. The day marks the relinquishment of active service by India’s two
most well known military leaders, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, OBE and Field
Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw, MC in year 1953 and 1973 respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief of the Army Staff stressed the need to
strengthen the institutional framework for veteran care and support in the
Indian Army. He remarked that the raising of the Directorate of Indian Army
Veterans (DIAV) marks the first step towards creating a coherent veteran
care and support structure in India. He further stated that there is more
that needs to be done at the last mile, which will follow consequent to the
raising of the new directorate.
Building on the existing framework of Army HQ Veterans Cell, the DIAV is
organised into four verticals, namely Policy and Outreach, Pension and
Entitlements, Benefits and Services and Career Transition Planning
Sections. Each vertical will be headed by a Director level officer fully
versed in veteran matters and duly assisted by a mix of serving and retired
officers.
Apart from the functional sections, the DIAV has fielded a Veterans E-Lobby
& Services Complex comprising of a range of disciplines. Key highlights
include the establishment of e-banking services by our principal pension
bankers, the State Bank of India or Punjab National Bank. Besides this, the
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Artificial Limb Centre
Manufacturing Company Kanpur (ALIMCO) too have opened their consultancy
services at the new complex.
To mark the occasion, the COAS released the inaugural issue of SAMMAAN
magazine, which is focussed on the role of veterans in nation building.
Several well known military and civil writers have contributed with their
views and opinions on this important topic. The event also witnessed the
launch of Phase 2 and 3 of the Indian Army Veterans Web Portal.
The ceremony was attended by the former Chiefs, a large number of senior
serving and retired officers, widows and disabled soldiers and members of
the wider veteran fraternity.
Col Rohan Anand, SM
PRO (Army)
(Release ID :134467)
Veterans at Delhi Cantt
General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, inaugurated the Directorate
of Indian Army Veterans at Delhi Cantt, today. The directorate shall
provide a wide range of veteran care and support services, as also a single
point of contact, or redress, to the veterans, widows and wards residing
across the country.
The inauguration of the new directorate under the Adjutant General Branch
coincides with the first ever celebration of Veterans Day in the Indian
Army. The day marks the relinquishment of active service by India’s two
most well known military leaders, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, OBE and Field
Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw, MC in year 1953 and 1973 respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief of the Army Staff stressed the need to
strengthen the institutional framework for veteran care and support in the
Indian Army. He remarked that the raising of the Directorate of Indian Army
Veterans (DIAV) marks the first step towards creating a coherent veteran
care and support structure in India. He further stated that there is more
that needs to be done at the last mile, which will follow consequent to the
raising of the new directorate.
Building on the existing framework of Army HQ Veterans Cell, the DIAV is
organised into four verticals, namely Policy and Outreach, Pension and
Entitlements, Benefits and Services and Career Transition Planning
Sections. Each vertical will be headed by a Director level officer fully
versed in veteran matters and duly assisted by a mix of serving and retired
officers.
Apart from the functional sections, the DIAV has fielded a Veterans E-Lobby
& Services Complex comprising of a range of disciplines. Key highlights
include the establishment of e-banking services by our principal pension
bankers, the State Bank of India or Punjab National Bank. Besides this, the
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Artificial Limb Centre
Manufacturing Company Kanpur (ALIMCO) too have opened their consultancy
services at the new complex.
To mark the occasion, the COAS released the inaugural issue of SAMMAAN
magazine, which is focussed on the role of veterans in nation building.
Several well known military and civil writers have contributed with their
views and opinions on this important topic. The event also witnessed the
launch of Phase 2 and 3 of the Indian Army Veterans Web Portal.
The ceremony was attended by the former Chiefs, a large number of senior
serving and retired officers, widows and disabled soldiers and members of
the wider veteran fraternity.
Col Rohan Anand, SM
PRO (Army)
(Release ID :134467)
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