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The Indian Army's Ranbankura Division under the aegis of Sapta Shakti Command organised an Ex-Servicemen Rally and Medical Camp christened as Gaurav Senani Rally at Churu. The event witnessed an overwhelming participation of over 10000 veterans, Veer Naris, Veer Matas and their Next of Kin (NoK) from the region.
Bhajan Lal Sharma, Chief Minister of Rajasthan attended the event as Chief Guest. Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh; Army Commander, Sapta Shakti Command, Mrs Barinder Jit Kaur; Regional President, Sapta Shakti AWWA and Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Virk; GOC, Chetak Corps along with civil dignitaries were also present.
The Chief Minister said that the state govt is making holistic endeavours towards establishment of Integrated Veteran Welfare Complexes to provide all essential facilities under one roof. The Army Commander reiterated that in the present geo-political environment, where dangerous wars are being fought in many parts of the world, it is imperative that we remain prepared across all the dimensions of national defence. In such a scenario our veterans will play a crucial role, standing tall as the 2nd and 3rd line of defence.
A Medical Camp provided comprehensive health check-up and specialist consultancy to the attendees. Veer Naris, Veer Matas and War Wounded Veterans were felicitated. Additionally, mobility aids and essential equipment including sixteen three-wheeler scooters, one hundred- and thirteen-WheelChairs, eighty Hearing Aids, twenty-nine Walkers and twenty-nine electronic patient beds, BP machines and substantial financial aid was presented to a number of disabled Ex-Servicemen, Veer Naris and Veeranganas.
The Chief Minister said that the state govt is making holistic endeavours towards establishment of Integrated Veteran Welfare Complexes to provide all essential facilities under one roof. The Army Commander reiterated that in the present geo-political environment, where dangerous wars are being fought in many parts of the world, it is imperative that we remain prepared across all the dimensions of national defence. In such a scenario our veterans will play a crucial role, standing tall as the 2nd and 3rd line of defence.