Indian Army to Observe 2019 as ‘Year of Next of Kin’

The Indian Army has announced to commemorate the year 2019 as the ‘Year of Next of Kin’.
It plans to reach out to the next of kin of battle casualties, ex-servicemen and serving soldiers to inform them of entitled financial benefits, welfare schemes and help resolve pension related problems since most of them are unaware of the financial benefits that are entitled to them.
The Directorate of Indian Army Veterans will be the nodal agency to implement the initiative.