India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Government is providing adequate pension to the ex-servicemen in the country as per extant rules. Additionally, the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme seeks to bridge the gap between the rates of pension of current and past pensioners retiring in the same rank with the same length of service. Further, various Re-settlement/ Skill Development Training Courses, Employment and Self-Employment Schemes are being run by the Government to provide job opportunities to the Ex-Servicemen in Government Organizations, Public Sector Undertaking, Corporate Houses, Private Sector, Central Para Military Forces etc. based on their requisition for employment of ESM.
The total population of ex-servicemen in the country, State/UT-wise, is as follows:
Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2155070 )
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