FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO WARDS OF ESM/WIDOWS UNDERGOING CADET'S TRAINING AT NDA
Background
All young men aspire to join a high paying and comfortable career and keep trying various options till their mid or late twenties. There has been a drop in the number of aspirants who in the beginning itself opt for a career in defence forces as their first
choice and join the National Defence Academy out of passion for soldiering. Since the ward of ESM is also pursuing a graduate degree at NDA, he otherwise also would have been eligible for education grant in normal manner. In order to encourage young talented
wards of ESM to join NDA, the KSB Sectt has introduced an incentive for such young boys. The scheme to provide financial incentive to the wards of ESM/widows who joined NDA only for cadets' training was started in May 2007 with an amount of Rs 1000/- per month.
Aim
The aim of this aid gratis is to provide incentive to the children of an ESM or widow upto the rank of Havildar/equivalent, who have joined the NDA course.
Financial Assistance
For training to NDA cadet out of AFFDF is provided at a rate of Rs.1,000/- per month per child of an eligible ESM/widow. For the previous NDA's training terms,payable in one installment, on successful completion of two terms in a year. This is applicable
for three years of the NDA's cadets training course.(i.e graduation degree).
Eligibility Conditions
The following criteria must be fulfilled:-
- (a) Applicant must be an ESM or his widow.
- (b) Should be of rank Havildar/equivalent and below.
- (c) The child should have successfully completed the previous terms in a year.
- (d) Should be recommended by respective Zila Sainik Board (ZSB).
Application
Application should be made on the prescribed application format with recommendation of Zila Sainik Welfare Officer (ZSWO) on it. A specimen application form is placed at Annexure 1. Copies of the following documents duly attested by respective ZSWO must
accompany the application:-
- (a) Discharge Book/Documents (must have an entry regarding the child).
- (b) Copy of I-Card issued by ZSB.
- (c) Certificate from NDA Squadron giving details of the cadet and his father and that he has joined NDA on (date) for training with (Course No.) course and has completed to two terms successfully.
- (d) Bank details of Cadet showing Bank's name, branch, IFS Code and A/c Number.
- (e) Details of Bank A/c No (in PNB/SBI only) and IFS Code.
Channel of Application
The application must be submitted by an eligible ESM/widow at respective ZSB. ZSWO will scrutinize the application and If found correct, forward it (its hard and digital copies) along with other applications in the months of Mar and Oct each year, to KSB
Sectt for payment in the current financial year.
Processing at KSB
On receipt in the Welfare Section at KSB Sectt, the applications will be filed in order of their receipt. The Section-in-Charge will assign them to a particular clerk to enter/check relevant data from the applications on to computer. Another clerk will be
designated to check correctness of the entries. The Section-in-Charge will verify the same and put up a printed list to Jt Dir (Welfare). Such applications pertaining to AFFDF will be moved for sanction of the competent authority in one lot, preferably on
a quarterly basis.
Payment Procedure
After approval of the applications by the Competent Authority, the same will be processed for payments. After verifying service number, name, bankers, IFS Code and account number, the Welfare Section will forward it to Accounts Section for releasing the
payments, which will done directly via ECS to the NDA cadet.
Subsequent Grant
For subsequent terms provided the cadet has satisfactorily advanced to his next term. Only a certificate from his Squadron in NDA to this effect needs to be sent by the Cadet/Applicant directly to the KSB Sectt for the grant to be continued in the subsequent
years.