Responsibilities of Zila Sainik Welfare Offices / Zila Sainik Board
- Disseminating information to the general public regarding the Armed Forces in the country and constantly endeavoring to promote and maintain a feeling of goodwill between civilian population, service personnel and Ex-Servicemen.
- Monitoring the welfare of families of servicemen and Ex-Servicemen and assisting them in representing their cases with local administration or Defence authorities. Welfare organizers employed in each ZSWO / RSB play a crucial role in establishing contact with the clientele in their homes, listing their problems, needs and aspirations, providing in-puts on these to ZSWO / RSB, resolving these, and spreading awareness of the resettlement and welfare measures in place which they can avail-of.
- Giving information to general public regarding the conditions of service in the Armed Forces and to assist intending candidates in approaching the appropriate recruiting authorities for purposes of enlistment.
- Keeping a watch on the adequacy of the number of pension paying offices / branch post offices paying pension.
- Scrutinizing applications for relief from various military and civil charitable funds and making suitable recommendations.
- Granting financial relief to Ex-Servicemen and their dependents from funds at their disposal and recommending cases of ESM and their dependents for financial assistance from KSB.
- Settlement of financial problems such as pension and other retirement / release benefits / dues to Ex-Servicemen and grants and assistance in kind to Ex-Servicemen beneficiaries and dependents from the Central / State Govts or other Organizations such as the Indian Red Cross Society etc.
- Providing assistance for settlement of land and other disputes.
- Assist families of serving personnel staying separately during their absence away on duty.
- Promote and maintain under guidance of the State Rajya Sainik Boards, welfare measures in the District such as Rest House for Ex-Servicemen, old age pensioners' homes, vocational and other training facilities and hostel for children of serving defence personnel and Ex-Servicemen.
- Mobilise assistance for medical treatment in Military / Civil hospitals.
- Maintain liaison with other welfare Organizations such as the Indian Red Cross Society, NGOs and voluntary agencies to enhance additional sources of welfare and concessions for Ex-Servicemen and their families / dependents in the Districts.
- Maintain an up to date register of war widows, dependents and those disabled in action with a view to ensure their welfare.
- To represent KSB, Ministry of Defence (Govt of India) in Court Cases under their jurisdiction in which these Organizations have been made respondent.
- Provide Ex-Servicemen and family pensioners information about Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS).
- Ensure that their ZSBs are duly inspected by the Director, RSB every year.
- To maintain close and effective liaison for purpose of resettlement through employment of Ex-Servicemen with :
- Local Central / State / private industrial organization.
- Local employment exchange particularly in States where it has cosponsoring powers for reemployment of Ex-Servicemen.
- Local revenue authorities in connection with schemes for resettlement on land of ESM.
- District Industries / Block Development Offices and assisting those Ex-Servicemen desirous of setting up small scale industries.
- Assist Ex-Servicemen in forming and setting up cooperatives for their self employment.
- Provide all resettlement assistance to war widows, dependents and war disabled as well as to those who died / disabled while in service due to attributable reasons.
- Assist Ex-Servicemen in preparing of project reports for self-employment ventures and in obtaining loans under DGR resettlement schemes.
- Organize Armed Forces Flag Day under aegis of the President ZSB (District Collector) and Flag Day collections and any other authorized fund raising measures in the district.
- Organize rallies / reunion of Ex-Servicemen. Organize welfare meetings with President ZSB to resolve problems of Ex-Servicemen and widows, preferably once each month on a fixed day.
- Explore avenues for providing educational & vocational training facilities for Ex-Servicemen and their dependents to enable them to seek employment or set up self employment venture.
