Meerut, Nov. 15 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday made three major announcements for the brave soldiers, ex-servicemen and families of martyrs in UttarPradesh at the Ex-Servicemen Reunion Ceremony held in Meerut.
He announced that the one-time cash awards and annuities given to gallantry award winners would be doubled, the stamp duty exemption on property purchases by ex-servicemen and dependants of martyred soldiers would be increased from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, and one dependant of each martyr would be provided a government job in their home district or a neighbouring district.
During the ceremony, the Chief Minister also inaugurated newly constructed Sainik Welfare Offices in eight districts of the state, built at a cost...