An ex-servicemen rally was organised in the brigade headquarters of Tawang Brigade. Around 100 ex-servicemen and widows of ex-servicemen attended the rally held on Friday.
Tawang Deputy Commissioner, Tawang Kesang Ngurup Damo alongwith other heads of offices participated in the rally and briefed the gathering about the various welfare schemes and how to avail benefits of those schemes.
Speaking on the occassion DC Tawang expressed his gratitude to Tawang Brigade for organizing such interaction programme. “It is good to see our ex-servicemen still young and healthy, our Indian army never leaves its ex-soldiers unattended. They are in constant touch with them and care for their welfare.”
The DC has asked welfare scheme implementing departments to keep some quota for ex-servicemen.
He further said that ex-servicemen are role models for villagers and first responder to any calamity in respective villages, “our soldiers have sacrificed their youth life for nations security, and it is our duty to pay them back once they retire from active service”.
Commander Tawang brigade Brig NM Bendigeri expressed his happiness to meet the ex-servicemen and said “Tawang brigade is committed to cater to the needs of our veterans and have opened a facilitation centre in the Brigade.” He also lauded DC Tawang for taking initiatives to strengthen the civil-military bonhomie.
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