These beneficiaries include ex-servicemen, widows, and their dependents who availed of the grant under 10 welfare schemes being run across the country for their welfare. These schemes are operated with the assistance of the 34 state KSBs and 410 district Sainik Boards across the country.
COAS Bipin Rawat, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and NSA Ajit Doval were speaking at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 41st directors’ conference yesterday.