Long-pending demand of armed forces fulfilled

New Delhi. In a major decision that would benefit number of families of defence martyrs, the PMO and the Defence Ministry have decided to bear entire expenditure of the studies of martyrs’ children by removing the ceiling of just Rs 10,000 kept for educational concessions since 1971. The decision followed the martyrdom of a number of young Army officers and jawans, both along Line of Control (LoC) and hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir during cross-border shelling and anti-militancy operations, leaving behind their minor children with “uncertain future”. A proposal moved by the PMO and Defence Ministry was today finally approved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, thus, fulfilling the long-pending demand of armed forces, who had been batting for “unlimited expenditure” on the studies of the children of martyrs for quite a long time. The decision will be applicable to all three Services’ personnel including Army, Indian Air Force and Navy.