Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 9: The Committee of eminent freedom fighters will hold its 2nd meeting in Srinagar tomorrow. Headed by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, the Committee will look into the issues of concern to the freedom fighters.
The Committee will consider issues including granting reservation in Central Government Services to all Dependents of the freedom fighters, permitting grand children of the Freedom Fighters to study in the Central Schools spread all over India, providing employment to families of the Freedom Fighters including petrol pump, gas Agency etc, giving job in Railways to at least one person recommended by freedom fighters and providing free electricity to all the freedom fighters.
Also on the Committee’s daylong meeting, the agenda includes extending Bank Loan to dependents of all the freedom fighters, providing temporary accommodation/stay for the freedom fighters in District Headquarters, revalidation of Orders related to Medical Facilities provided to freedom fighters, renewal of complimentary Railway Passes for three years instead of one year, extending free Railway Passes to all eligible dependents/successors of freedom fighters and free toll tax to all freedom fighters while travelling on National Highways.
The Committee will also consider increasing the basic pension of freedom fighters/ daughters, verification of freedom fighters/ dependents family pensioners, switch over of PPOs from SBI to other Nationalised banks, mandatory transfer of PPOs from Treasuries to Banks besides confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held at Port Blair on September 3, 2014.
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