Various
Welfare Scheme/Concessions to Ex-Servicemen/War Widows and
their Dependents
Financial Assistance from Chief Ministers
Sainik Welfare Fund
The
fund is constituted for the purpose of providing Financial
Assistance to the Defence personnel/ dependents of defence
personnel who are killed/ Missing/disabled in action etc.
Para
Military personnel and GREF personnel are also eligible
for the assistance from the fund provided the death is attributable
to military service. Amount of assistance varies from 1
to 5 lakh subjected to conditions stipulated in the GO’s
and decided by the committee.
Ref:
Government Orders
- G
O (P) No.450/99/GAD dated.29 June 1999.
- GO
(MS) No.434/01/GAD, dated 15 November 2001.
- G
O (MS) No.459/01/GAD dated 12 December 2001.
Monthly Financial Assistance
to IInd World War Veterans
An
amount of Rs.300 per month is being given to the 2nd
World War Veterans served from 3rd
September 1939 to 1st
April 1946 whose annual income is below Rs.6, 000.
Ref:
-
GO(P) No. 197/97/GAD dated 14-7-1997.
- GO(P)
No. 117/98/GAD dated 7-3-1998.
- GO(P)
No. 199/2000/GAD dated 22-3-2000.
-
GO(P) No. 631/2000/GAD dated 20-11-2000.
House
Building Grant
House
building grant of Rs.50,000/- is given to disabled and boarded
out Ex-servicemen/Widows of Jawans killed in action and
died in harness, whose annual income is below Rs.50,000.
Ref
- GO
(MS) No.89/99/Housing, dated 20-10-1999.
Ex-Gratia Grant
An
immediate grant of Rs.15,000 is given to the dependents
of Defence personnel killed/died in action and to those
disabled, Rs.5000 to 15,000 depending upon the nature of
disability. The benefit is also extended to the Central
Para Military Personnel belonging to Kerala, and to the
Personnel of Central Para Military Forces killed/disabled
while serving in Kerala, who belongs to other states.
Ref:
-
G O (MS) No.87/98/GAD dated 12-2-1998.
- GO
(MS) No.560/2000/GAD dated 2-10-2000.
- GO
(MS) No.315/2001/GAD dated 17-9-2001
Cash
award, cash in lieu of land and annuity to the recipients
of Gallantry decorations.
The
Defence personnel belonging to Kerala are being given cash
grant, cash in lieu of land and annuity under the eleven
Gallantry Awards in the rate shown below:-
| Name
of Award |
Cash
award |
Cash
in lieu of land |
Annuity |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Param
Vir Chakra |
22,500 |
1,50,000 |
1,000 |
| Asoka
Chakra |
20,000 |
1,25,000 |
800 |
| Sarvotham
youth Seva Medal |
17,000 |
1,10,000 |
600 |
| Mahavir
Chakra |
15,000 |
1,00,000 |
600 |
| Kirthi
Chakra |
12,000 |
75,000 |
350 |
| Utham
Yuth; Seve Medal |
10,000 |
65,000 |
350 |
| Vir
Chakra |
7,000 |
50,000 |
300 |
| Shourya
Chakra |
5,000 |
50,000 |
300 |
| Yudh
Seva Medal |
4,000 |
30,000 |
250 |
| Sena
Medal |
3,000 |
20,000 |
250 |
| Mention
in Despatches |
2,000 |
10,000 |
150 |
Ref:
- GO
(MS) No.187/86/GAD dated 10-6-1986.
- GO
(MS) No.445/99/GAD dated 23-6-1999.
- GO
(MS) No.681/99/GAD dated 16-12-1999.
Cash Award to Para Military Personnel
The
scheme provides cash award to the Defence personnel belonging
to Kerala who are recipients of Gallantry Decorations extended
to the recipients of Gallantry Decorations who are working
in Para Military Forces such as Assam Rifles, BSF, GREF
and Territorial Army and who belong to State of Kerala.
Ref
- GO
(MS) No.372/79/GAD dated 6-7-1980. GAD(Political ‘C’) Department.
Grant of Cash Award to Recipient of Territorial Army Decorations/ Medals
Territorial
Army personnel who are recipients of TA decorations/ TA
Medals will be given cash award as follows:-
Merit Scholarships
Scholarships
to the Bright Students among the wards of Ex-Servicemen
from SSLC to Degree/ Diploma/ Post Graduate level. The Scholarships
will be awarded to the students at the following rates:-
*Annual
income of the parents should not exceed Rs.50, 000/- in
all above cases.
Employment Assistance to Dependents of Defence Personnel
killed/disabled/Missing in action.
Employment
assistance in State Government service is provided to one
dependent of Defence personnel and GREF/BSF personnel attached
to military duty killed/Disabled/missing in action or died/killed/disabled
in operational area/field area due to reasons attributable
to military service in peace time conditions circumstances
of which are identical activities during operational engagements.The
dependents are eligible for employment assistance only if
the deceased/missing/disabled personnel belongs to Kerala
State by birth and domicile.
Ref
- GO(P)
No.119/02/GAD dated 29-04-02.
Registration
of Ex-Servicemen
Each
and every Ex-Servicemen is required to register his name
with the Zila Sainik Board nearest to his place of domicile
or where setting permanently.
Zila Sainik Board after completing registration, send a
copy of the employment index card to the concerned Employment
Exchange
Officers: Defence Officers are required to register with
the Directorate of Employment, Director General Resettlement.
JCOs/OR are to register their names with the Zila Sainik
Welfare Offices nearest to their place.
Ex-Recruits (Personnel medically boarded out during training)
do not come under the category of Ex-servicemen, hence
can not register their name.
Sponsoring
and placement
The
Zila Sainik Boards have sponsoring power like the Employment
Exchange and they sponsor eligible Ex-servicemen against
notified vacancies by the employees. The employers including
both State & Central Government, Public Sector undertakings
appoints suitable personnel after conducting written test/interview
as the case may be.
Ex-servicemen
are required to obtain Ex-servicemen Identity card from
their respective Zila Sainik Boards. This is to facilitate
establishing the identity of retired Defence personnel as
Ex-Servicemen.
Equation
of Service Trades (defence) with Civil Trades
All
technical and professional qualification recognized by the
Government of India should be recognized for the purpose
of appointment to various posts in public services in the
State other than teaching posts.
Employment
Reservation
-
All
posts in the Department of Sainik Welfare are exclusively
reserved for Ex-Servicemen.
-
Civilian
posts in the NCC Department are reserved for Ex-Servicemen.
-
10%
of Vacancies for the post of Livestock Inspectors in
the Animal Husbandry Department through Direct Recruitment
are reserved for the Ex-Servicemen personnel, their
dependants and also to the dependants of serving personnel.
-
The
post of Sergeants in Various Departments of the State
are reserved for Ex-Servicemen.
-
10%
of the vacancies are reserved to wives and children
of Jawans for appointment as female wardens, Hospital
cleaners and Ayahs.
-
10%
of the vacancies to the post of Police Constable Drivers
reserved to Ex-Servicemen (Conditions apply)
-
Concessions
are granted to Ex-Servicemen by the PSC for the Recruitment
to the post of Excise Inspector:
-
Relaxation
of educational qualification from degree to SSLC
- Relaxation
of Physical standard for the post of Excise Inspector
-
Weightage
is granted by the PSC to Ex-Servicemen candidates according
to their length of Service, gallantry awards.
Priority
for sponsoring through Employment Exchanges.
If all other things are equal (Qualifications, Marks
etc) the Ex-Servicemen candidate will be given preference
in the matter of recruitment (Through PSC) to the Government
Service.
Preference
to Ex-Servicemen
- Preference
is given to Ex-Servicemen for direct recruitment in the
following posts:
- Foresters
and Forest Guards Grade II in the Forest Department and
Second
-
Grade in the Wild Life Department.
- Amins
in the Judicial Department.
- Security
Posts in the Home Guards.
- Wives
of Jawans of Defence forces will be given preference in
the matter of recruitment (through PSC) as teacher
when all other things are equal
Age
Relaxation to Ex-Servicemen/Dependents
State
Government- Military Service plus period of unemployment
after discharge from the Armed Forces up to a maximum of
5 years.
Central
Government- Military Service plus period of unemployment
after discharge from the Armed Forces up to a maximum of
3 years.
Age concessions of
10 years over and above the existing age limits is allowed
to relatives an dependents of Jawans killed in action etc.
for recruitment through Employment Exchanges
Self
Employment
- 10%
of the stalls and banks in Corporation/Municipalities/
Panchayat area are reserved for Ex-Servicemen for allotment-for
re-settlement benefits
-
High-
level action group constituted to facilitate rehabilitation
of Ex-servicemen through self-employment
-
Constitution
of State level committee for the implementation of self-employment
for Ex-Servicemen (SEMFEX) Scheme.
Preference
in transfer and posting
Reference:
-
Transfer
of near relative of soldiers to their native places-
GO(Rt) No.1517/{Public SS Department) dated 5-6-1963.
-
Inter
District Transfers of near relative of Army Personnel- GO(MS) No.504/Public(Service-B)
Department, dated 20-11-1963. GO(Rt) 2302/PD/Public
(Political and Military-B) Department dated 1-9-1966.
-
Ex-Servicemen
appointed in the Government Service- Transfer
and posting to their native place- GO (MS) No.458/80/GAD
dated 30-10-1980
-
Inter
District Transfer to Departments of Serving soldiers
and dependents of defence personnel killed in action
without loss of their original seniority in the new
District- Govt. Circular No.476/Adv.C3/88/P&ARD
Tvpm, dated 22-2-1988.
-
Transfer
and posting of Government Employees- preference to Ex-Servicemen-
GO(P) No.7/92/P&ARD, dated 21-2-1992.
General
Welfare
Exemption
from property tax (House tax)
War
widows/widower of any Military personnel who died in action
and war disabled are exempted from payment of building tax
in Panchayat/ Municipality areas
War
widows and war disabled are exempted from payment of house
tax (property tax) for 10 years w.e.f the first half of
2000-2001. The parents of (Father/Mother) un-married Jawans
killed in action are also eligible.
Land
Assignment
Under
rule 6 of the arable forest land assignment rule 1970, one
tenth of the available assignable land in each district
is reserved for assignment to disabled Defence personnel
and dependents of Defence personnel killed in action and
one twentieth is reserved for assignment to Ex-servicemen.
The application for the purpose has to be submitted to the
concerned Tahsildar in the prescribed form.
Under
rule 11(3) of the Kerala Land Assignment Rules, 10% of the
area available for assignment in each village is reserved
for assignment to ex-servicemen for cultivation, house site
and beneficial enjoyment.
Preference
is given to the Defence personnel and their dependents for
allotment of land under the Housing Scheme Viz Land Acquisition
and Development Scheme.
Housing
Scheme
Preference
is given to the application of Ex-Servicemen for allotment
of land under the Housing Scheme, House or house sites are
allotted on priority basis by the State Housing Board to
Ex-Servicemen on payment of cost.
Allotment
of NGO Quarters
Preference
in allotment of NGO quarters to the wives (NGO) of Jawans
who are reported missing and dead, and wives of (NGO’s)
of Jawan actually stationed in the boarder areas.
Priority
is given in allotment of Government Quarters for re-employed
Ex-Servicemen in State Government Service.
Ref:
- GO(Rt)
1388/80/PW dated 17-9-1980. Public Works and Electricity
(E) Department.
- One
bed each in all Taluk Hospitals reserved to Ex-servicemen
and their dependant.
- One
bed each in all District Hospitals reserved to Ex-servicemen
and their dependants.
Electric
Connection
Special
(out of turn) priority in giving Electric Connection to
Ex-Servicemen an dependants of serving personnel died/ killed
in action
Rental
Free Telephone Facility
Full
concession in normal rental charges to the Chakra series
Gallantry Award Winners. War widows and disabled soldiers
are entitled to 50% concession in normal rental charges
Rail
Journey Concessions
Grant
of 75% concession in second/Sleeper class mail/express fares
to widows of martyrs of OP Vijaya in Kargil.
