Excelsior Correspondent
ex-servicesmen on Saturday.
JAMMU, May 10: A unique veterans sammelan, first of its kind in the 61 years history of the league was held at the Welfare Housing Organization lawns by the Jammu and Kashmir Ex-Services League (JKESL) for the first time.
Maj Gen (Retd) Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, AVSM, Ex MLC, JKESL, president highlighted the achievements of the league and thanked all functionaries for their dedicated and self less service to the organization for the welfare of the ex-servicemen fraternity of all the three services.
Gen Jamwal (retd) brought out that with the efforts of the IESL it has been possible to make the Central Government agree in principle the concept of One Rank One Pension after three decades of efforts. He exhorted the ESM to stay united and realize that they are in a reckonable number to be able to tilt decisions democratically.
He apprised them that unlike the Govt servants the NGOs work with meager honorariums with selfless spirit and dedication and produce unmatched results.
Prominent members of the league including Brig S S Samyal, Brig RL Sharma, Col K S Jamwal, Lt Col D S Salaria also spoke. Among those who attended were Col Virendra K Sahi, Col Gopal Singh CE, Col S A Qureshi, F R Javwed, Anjana Sharma, Maj J S Baloria, Principal Fauji Public School and all the staff members of the JKESL organizations.
It was attended by all the functionaries of the JKESL to include welfare projects like the Welfare Housing Organization, The Fauji Public School, The Patrika Editorial Board, JKESL Security Agency, Pension Welfare Cell, Fauji Cooperatives, Paryavaran, Medicinal/Herbal Plantation scheme and other related organizations.
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