Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the recent move of the Government to enhance the Welfare Schemes for Ex-Servicemen will improve their quality of life. In response to a tweet by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, the Prime Minister said that India is proud of the valiant Ex-Servicemen who have defended our nation.

Union Minister Rajnath Singh informed that pursuant to the top priority accorded to the welfare of the Ex-Servicemen and the policy of Ease of Living, the amount of various Welfare Schemes for Ex-Servicemen has been enhanced.

The financial assistance under the Vocational Training Grant scheme for widows of ex-servicemen has been increased from 20 thousand to 50 thousand rupees. While, non-pensioner ex-servicemen or their widows will now receive an increased Medical Grant, with the amount being raised from 30 thousand to 50 thousand rupees. The Serious Disease Grant for non-pensioner ex-servicemen or their widows has been enhanced from one lakh 25 thousand to one lakh 50 thousand rupees.