Tawang, Dec 2: An ex-servicemen rally was organised today in the brigade headquarters of Tawang brigade which was attended by 100 ex-servicemen and widows of ex-servicemen.
Deputy Commissioner, Tawang, Kesang Ngurup Damo alongwith other head of offices participated in the rally and gave awareness and information on various welfare schemes and process to avail benefits of  those schemes.
The DC expressed his gratefulness to Tawang brigade for organizing such interaction programme. "It's  good to see our ex-servicemen still young and healthy; our Indian army never leaves its former soldiers unattended, they are in constant touch with them and ask for their welfare he added" he said.
The DC further asked welfare scheme implementing departments to keep some quota for ex-servicemen. He further said that ex-servicemen are role model for villagers and first responders during any calamity in respective villages. "Our soldiers have sacrificed their youth for the nation's security, and it is our duty to pay them back once they retire from active service," he said.
Commander Tawang brigade Brig NM Bendigeri expressed his happiness to meet the ex-servicemen and said Tawang brigade is committed to cater to the needs of  veterans and have opened a facilitation centre in the brigade.
He lauded DC Tawang for taking initiatives to strengthen civil - military bonhomie.

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