The Union Government is committed to the welfare of the ex-servicemen and implementation of one rank one pension scheme bears testimony for it.
The BJP leader and Mussoorie MlA, Ganesh Joshi made this observation while addressing a programme organised by the ex servicemen of 14 Garhwal Rifles to celebrate the 41 raising day of the battalion at Balawala on Sunday.
Joshi said that he has held talks with the Defence Minister on the issue of Dehradun ECHS. He said that a new ECHS at Clement Town should be opened. Joshi claimed that an ECHS polyclinic would be soon opened in Clement Town.
Attacking the state government the BJP leader said that the it is not providing any rebate in tax on liquor to the ex servicemen and this difference in taxes is as high as 400 percent when compared with the states like Punjab and Haryana.
Joshi said that he even sat on a Dharna outside the assembly in last session on the issue of sparing the ex-servicemen the excise duty on their quota of liquor but the state government failed to heed his demand. He claimed that the ex-servicemen would never forgive such an insensitive government.
The BJP leader attended the programme as Chief Guest and inaugurated it by ceremonial candle lighting.
A cultural programe was organised on the occasion in which skits and Garhwali songs were performed by the artists. The Veer Naris were also felicitated on the occasion. Captain Gulab Singh, Hans Aswal, Rajesh Rana and many others attended the programme.