Army Chief General Bikram Singh has assured all possible help to ex-servicemen hailing from Uttarakhand as many of them suffered badly during the flash floods that devastated the State in July.
The Chief gave this assurance at an ex-servicemen rally in Dehradun on Saturday and took stock of efforts made by the Army to address the problems of those former soldiers who suffered extensive damage to their property in the floods.
Nearly 4,000 ex-jawans attended the Gaurav Senani Rally and accompanied by senior officers, Singh enquired from the retired personnel about the pace of rehabilitation, officials said on Sunday. The chief also distributed specialised scooters to some handicapped former jawans, officials said adding ensuring welfare of former soldiers is one of the topmost priority of the Army and the Defence Ministry.