The government has fulfilled the long standing demand of One Rank One Pension with full sincerity: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
New Delhi. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing the ex-servicemen at Manekshaw in Delhi Cantt on Armed Forces Veterans Day, paid heartfelt tribute to their bravery, sacrifice and lifelong service. During this he said, today, on the occasion of Veterans Day, I congratulate all of you on Veterans Day. Today, on this occasion, I express my gratitude to our soldiers who have attained martyrdom, to our veterans who have been engaged in the service of the country, and to our soldiers, on behalf of a grateful nation.
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He further said, all of you are not just retired soldiers, you are living pillars of our national consciousness, symbols of our collective courage and sources of inspiration for our future generations. Around the age of 20, when you might have decided that you wanted to join the armed forces, you didn’t choose just one profession. As a soldier, you took a vow, a vow, where one dedicates oneself completely to the nation. You kept that vow in which you gave priority to the nation above yourself.
As Defense Minister, working with all of you, and for all of you, has been one of the happiest moments of my life. It is my good fortune that I have got the opportunity to closely observe the challenges facing our soldiers and find solutions to them. For any soldier, retirement is just a word. In reality, no soldier ever retires. All of you, when you retired from service, did your service end? no way. The color of your uniform may change, your place of work may change, the people around you may change, but the feeling of patriotism and service in your heart remains the same. As a veteran, you contribute on every front of nation building. You show direction to the society with your qualities like discipline, leadership and courage.
The Defense Minister further said, the whole country is seeing and feeling your contribution in every field. Our government also believes that our soldiers and veterans are the strong pillars of the country. It is our moral and emotional duty to take care of them. Our government has also taken many concrete decisions for its veterans in the past years, and this trend will not stop in the future also.
He also said that the government has fulfilled the long standing demand of One Rank One Pension with full sincerity. We tried to eliminate the inequality that our veterans had been feeling for years. With the implementation of this system, not only financial stability came in the lives of veterans but also strengthened the confidence that the country does justice to them.
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