The government has enhanced penury grant for non-pensioner ex-servicemen and widows to Rs 4,000 per month from the existing Rs 1,000.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley approved the enhancement of the penury grant following the demands by different stakeholders, including ex-servicemen associations and state Sainik Boards.
This will be payable from April, 2017.
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The penury grant is provided to non-pensioner ex- servicemen/widows, who are above 65 years of age by the department of ex-servicemen welfare, ministry of defence through Kendriya Sainik Board.
"The step of enhancement of penury grant will benefit a large number of non-pensioner ex-servicemen and widows who are in a state of penury," a statement by the ministry of defence said.
It was last revised from one-time grant of Rs 30,000 to Rs 1,000 per month in October, 2011.
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