The Directorate of Sainik Welfare/Rajya Sainik Board is an Apex Body, concerned with all matters pertaining to welfare and resettlement of ex-servicemen. In addition to, being a permanent Department of the State, it is an effective link between the Central and State Governments for implementing various policy directives laid down by the Ministry of Defence & the State Govt. The responsibilities of the Department encompass all matters pertaining to welfare, employment and training of ex-servicemen and their dependants. The activities as indicated under have been computerized by this Department which are accorded wide publicity to all Zila Sainik Boards, Service HQs, Welfare Organisers, registered Ex-servicemen leagues/unios/associations, veterans, widows/dependants as well as families of serving soldiers of the State for their benefit from time to time:-
- Complete Data maintain of 9000 plus Ex-servicemen and widows of Ex-servicemen and 13 WW-II Veterans of the State.
- Identity Card & Registration.
- Various Schemes of Directorate General Resettlement, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi under the heads of Training, Employment and Self-employment.
- Various Ex-servicemen Resettlement Training Schemes for below officers rank & Management/Security Courses for officers.
- Training imparted to Ex-servicemen (Veterans) through Rajya Sainik Boards.
- Employment and Re-employment Assistance to Ex-servicemen.
- Various benefits for Ex-servicemen (Veterans) by State Government.
- Various Self Emplyment Ventures through Rajya Sainik Boards/Zila Sainik Boards.
- Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna (PMRY) for Ex-servicemen (Veterans) – Centrally sponsored for Micro Enterprises in business, industry & service Sectors.
- Commercial Bank Loan Schemes for Ex-servicemen and widows.
- Armed Forces Flag Day and its Significance including Flag Day Collections etc.
- Several Financial Assistance Schemes provided by Kendriya Sainik Board, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi to Ex-servicemen, Widows and their dependants.
- Several Central Govt Concessions to Ex-servicemen (Veterans), widows and their dependants.
- Several Welfare Schemes/Concessions through Army, Navy & Air Force Headquarters to Serving Personnel, Ex-servicemen, widows and their dependants.
- Payment of One Time Grant out of ACWF to Next of Kin (NOK) of all personnel who die in harness after 01 Apr 2001.
- Various Army Welfare Corpuses and Schemes.
- Publicity and information on Welfare activities/progress made, help extended and various proposals for veterans, widows &dependants forwarded by the Directorate to the Central Govt/Govt of Meghalaya & taken up by the Rajya Sainik Boards Meeting & Meeting of the Special Fund for Reconstruction & Rehabilitation (R&R) of ESM (Veterans).
- Family Pension and other retirement/release Policies and their benefit dues to ex-servicemen, widows and their dependants.
- Role of Armed Forces in Disaster Management in the State etc.
- Counseling & coaching to the students of College & schools for joining into the Defence Services.
