Rajnath Singh announces allotment of Rs 320 crore to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund to clear backlog of welfare schemes

Rajnath Singh announces allotment of Rs 320 crore to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund to clear backlog of welfare schemes

Rajnath Singh announced that the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW) has allotted Rs 320 crore to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF) to clear all backlog of pending applications for welfare schemes especially Education & Marriage grants for widows/dependent children of the veterans. This will benefit over 1,66,000 wards/widows of Ex-Servicemen (ESMs).