JAMMU: Governor NN Vohra today gave directions for ensuring an institutionalised system for promptly settling the grievances faced by serving Defence Personnel, ex-Servicemen (ESM), widows and their dependents.
Vohra, who is also the President of Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sainik Board (RSB), gave the directions while presiding over meeting of J&K RSB at Raj Bhavan here.
The Governor asked the State Home Secretary, RK Goyal, to ensure that instructions in this regard were issued early.
The Governor also directed the State Home Secretary and Director, Sainik Welfare to take urgent steps for collecting data about all essential aspects of ex-servicemen and their families.
The availability of such data would enable the preparation of target-oriented and pragmatic policies and programmes for promoting the welfare of all serving personnel and ex-Servicemen who belong to Jammu and Kashmir.
The Governor also chaired the 63rd Meeting of the State Managing Committee for Funds (SMC), which discussed various issues relating to the support being provided by the Kendriya Sainik Board to the J&K Rajya Sainik Board for implementing various welfare schemes for ex-Servicemen. (AGENCIES)
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