Zila Sainik Board, South 24 Parganas

Name of  the Department/Section: Zila Sainik Board, South 24 Parganas

Activity and function of the Department/ Section :

• Welfare: Promoting and maintaining welfare measures for ex-servicemen, widows, and their dependents.
• Information: Providing information to the public about the Armed Forces, including conditions of service and recruitment.
• Financial assistance: Granting financial relief to ex-servicemen and their dependents.
• Dispute resolution: Assisting with land and other disputes.
• Case representation: Assisting families of serving personnel and ex-servicemen in representing their cases with the local administration or the Defence  authorities.
• Policy formulation: Formulating and implementing resettlement and welfare schemes.
• Keeping a watch on the adequacy of the number of pension paying offices/branch post offices paying pension.
• Scrutinizing applications for relief from various military and civil charitable funds and making suitable recommendations.
• Granting financial relief to Ex-Servicemen and their dependents from funds at their disposal and recommending cases of ESM and their dependents for financial assistance from KSB.
• Settlement of financial problems such as pension and other retirement/release benefits/dues to Ex-Servicemen and grants and assistance in kind to Ex-Servicemen beneficiaries and dependents from the Central/State Govts or other Organizations such as the Indian Red Cross Society etc.
• Promote and maintain under guidance of the State Rajya Sainik Boards, welfare measures in the District such as Rest House for Ex-Servicemen, old age pensioners’ homes, vocational and other training facilities and hostel for children of serving defence personnel and Ex-Servicemen.
• Mobilise assistance for medical treatment in Military/Civil hospitals.
• Maintain liaison with other welfare Organizations such as the Indian Red Cross Society, NGOs and voluntary agencies to enhance additional sources of welfare and concessions for Ex-Servicemen and their families / dependents in the Districts.
• Provide Ex-Servicemen and family pensioners information about Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS).

List of Scheme running by the Department :

Name of the Officer-in-Charge of the Department /Section along with designation and contact details