Pension Paying Office Foundation laid

India has laid the foundation stone for the proposed Pension Paying Office (PPO) to serve some 45,000 Indian Army Gorkha pensioners and their families.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri laid the foundation stone for the proposed office at Butwal, 250 km west of Kathmandu, according to a statement by Indian Embassy, Kathmandu.
This bond with the Ex-Servicemen contributes immensely to the bonhomie and strength of India-Nepal relationships, Puri said.
The proposed PPO is being established in the present District Soldiers Board (DSB), which was established in 1995.
The PPO will benefit some 45,000 Indian Army Gorkha pensioners and family pensioners in the region, in addition to the already existing PPOs at Pokhara, Dharan and MPB, Kathmandu, the statement said.