Sainik Kalyan Kosh Enhances Welfare for Soldiers and Families
Summary
The Sainik Kalyan Kosh has expanded support for serving and retired soldiers and their dependent families through education, health, skill development, employment and economic security programs. The fund says about 1 million people are benefiting from its facilities, including scholarships for military school students and concessional loans.
Key Points
- The Sainik Kalyan Kosh has been developed as an institutional basis for the social security of serving and retired soldiers and their dependent families.
- Around 1 million beneficiaries are using the fund’s facilities, while about 40,000 students are studying on scholarships in military schools.
- More than 110,000 personnel have received concessional loans through the fund.
- The fund supports education, health, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship, insurance, disaster relief and housing for soldiers and their families.
