Ex-servicemen cell announces helpline No.

The ex-servicemen self-help cell, established by the Nurpur War Memorial Committee in February 2023 convened its third annual general meeting at Bassa Waziran near here on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Col DS Mankotia (retd).

In the meeting, the cell decided to launch a wide publicity campaign to educate ex-servicemen and generate awareness about the assistance being rendered by it. The president of the War Memorial Committee said two members of the committee were assisting ex-servicemen and addressing their pension documentation related issues at the rest house on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 am to 4 pm.

Helpline No. (88948 45994 and 94590 58805) were also released on the occasion for a smooth functioning of the cell. Col Mankotia said the ex-servicemen of the area had to repeatedly visit the office of the Deputy Director, Sainik Welfare, Dharamsala, for the authentication of their pension documents before these were dispatched to the Army Record Offices. However, this cell would now rectify errors (if any) in the pension documents and the beneficiaries would have to visit the office only once for the authentication of documents.