WELFARE SCHEMES, PERTAINING TO VETERANS, WIDOWS AND DISABLED SOLDIIERS AND THEIR WARDS BY KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT
1. General.- One time of Cash grants to Gallantry/ Non Gallantry award winners revised wef 15 Dec 2021. Details as mentioned below :-
- 10% reservation for Ex-Servicemen is state Govt employment in each of the Groups A, B, C & D and relaxation of age limit to the extent of military service + 3 years.
- 50% Concession in Property Tax 10% (Bengaluru Urban).
- Educational benefits to Children of Ex-Servicemen, who are domicile of Karnataka. Vacancies earmarked for BE, MBBS, Ayurved, Homeopathy, Unani and Naturopathy.
- 10% reservation for Ex-Servicemen in allotment of residential sites by Urban Development Authorities.
- 1% reservation for Ex-Servicemen in allotment of ‘ASHRAYA’ houses irrespective of income.
- Benefits of pay fixation/ protection, counting of military service, where Ex-Servicemen are employed in the State Civil Service subject to the provisions of Karnataka Civil Services Rules and Central Government Rules.
- Sainik Rest House facilities at Bengaluru, Belagavi, Vijaypura, Dharwad, Karwar, Madikeri, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Bagalkot and Athani.
- Free Military Boys Hostels for children of Ex-Servicemen at Belagavi, Athani, Karwar, Vijaypura and Mysuru.
- Free Military Girls Hostel at Dharwad.
- Monitoring of 10% State Govt Reservation – all Departments have been instructed to upload their job Notification in www.karnatak.gov.in. Icon named ‘recruitment’ is provided on the menu bar.
- As per Govt of Karnataka Revenue Act 1969, application for grant of Govt waste land to Defence services personal and ex-servicemen/ dependent are received of this department for recommendation and onward submission to District Collector (revenue department) office for consideration.
- The allotment is made by the concerned District Administration.
- Annual Income limit for allotment of land is Rs 8,00,000/-.
2. BENEFITS EXTENDED TO WIDOWS OF ESM AND EX-SERVICEMEN.
Financial Assistance :-
(i) Honorarium @ Rs 6,000/- pm for WW-II participant Ex-servicemen/ widows who are not in receipt of any other pension/ honorarium.(ii) Annual Relief Grant of Rs 4,000/- to non-pensioner Ex-servicemen and widows in penury.
(iii) Death Relief Grant of Rs 4,000/- to the Next of Kin of deceased Ex-Servicemen.
(iv) Marriage Grant to one daughter is Rs 50,000/- (for max two daughters only).
(v) Financial assistance for Spectacles Rs 600/-, Hearing Aids Rs 3,000/-, Artificial Denture Rs 1,000/-, Contact Lens Rs 3,000/-, Hernia Belt Rs 1,500/- and Spondylitis Collar Rs 1,500/- etc to ESM & NOK subject to Annual Income not exceeding Rs 1,50,000/-.
(vi) Spot financial assistance to Ex-servicemen and their dependents who are in financial distress.
(vii) Financial assistance for medical treatment to Non Pensioners for serious diseases (limited to Rs 10,000/-).
(viii) Financial assistance of Rs 1,00,000/-pa to inmates of Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre at Kirkee.
(ix) Monthly Honorarium of Rs 3,000/- to the Widows of Soldiers who died in War before 1978.
Scholarships and Book Grants :-
3. Scholarship for school going children from Class 1 to Degree for the children of Karnataka domicile Ex-servicemen. Details are as under :-Ser No | Class | ESM | War Wounded | Battle Casualty |
| (aa) | 1st to 4thStd | 304.00 | 434.00 | 664.00 |
| (ab) | 5th to 7thStd | 342.00 | 472.00 | 702.00 |
| (ac) | 8th to 9thStd | 470.00 | 710.00 | 900.00 |
| (ad) | 10thStd | 602.00 | 742.00 | 1032.00 |
| (ae) | 1stYr PUC (Science) | 1400.00 | 1600.00 | 1900.00 |
| (af) | 2ndYr PUC (Science) | 1180.00 | 1380.00 | 1680.00 |
| (ag) | 1stYr PUC (Arts/ Commerce) | 1280.00 | 1480.00 | 1780.00 |
| (ah) | 2ndYr PUC (Arts/ Commerce) | 1060.00 | 1260.00 | 1560.00 |
| (aj) | 1stYrB.Sc | 1580.00 | 1780.00 | 2080.00 |
| (ak) | 2ndYrB.Sc | 1380.00 | 1580.00 | 1880.00 |
| (al) | 3rdYrB.Sc | 1420.00 | 1620.00 | 1920.00 |
| (am) | 1stYr BA/B.Com/BBM | 1390.00 | 1590.00 | 1890.00 |
| (an) | 2ndYr BA/B.Com/BBM | 1190.00 | 1390.00 | 1690.00 |
| (ao) | 3rdYr BA/B.Com/BBM | 1220.00 | 1420.00 | 1720.00 |
| (ap) | 1stYr Polytechnic | 1022.00 | 1222.00 | 1522.00 |
| (aq) | 2ndYr Polytechnic | 1032.00 | 1232.00 | 1523.00 |
| (ar) | 3rdYr Polytechnic | 1052.00 | 1252.00 | 1552.00 |
| (as) | 1stYr BE | 9300.00 | 9500.00 | 9860.00 |
| (at) | 2ndYr to 4thYr | 5300.00 | 5500.00 | 5860.00 |
| (au) | 1stYr MBBS/BDS/BAMS/ HMS | 9700.00 | 9950.00 | 10410.00 |
| (av) | 2ndYr MBBS/BDS/BAMS/ BHMS | 5700.00 | 5950.00 | 6410.00 |
| (aw) | 3rdYr MBBS/ BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS | 5800.00 | 6050.00 | 6510.00 |
| (ax) | Agriculture/ BVSC (1st to 4thYr) | 2100.00 | 2300.00 | 2660.00 |
| (ay) | Certificate Course/ Diploma/ CPED | 1080.00 | 1250.00 | 1540.00 |
| (az) | ‘D’ Pharma | 1022.00 | 1222.00 | 1522.00 |
| (ba) | ‘B’ Pharma | 1540.00 | 1740.00 | 2040.00 |
| (bb) | 1stYrB.Sc Nursing | 2200.00 | 2400.00 | 2700.00 |
| (bc) | 2nd& 3rdYrB.Sc Nursing | 2000.00 | 2200.00 | 2500.00 |
| (bd) | 1stYrB.Sc Med Tech | 1800.00 | 2000.00 | 2300.00 |
| (be) | 2nd& 3rdYrB.Sc Med Tech | 1600.00 | 1800.00 | 2100.00 |
| (bf) | 1stYr BHM | 1490.00 | 1690.00 | 1990.00 |
| (bg) | 2nd& 3rdYr BHM | 1290.00 | 1490.00 | 1790.00 |
| (bh) | 1stYr BFA | 1640.00 | 1840.00 | 2140.00 |
| (bj) | 2nd& 3rdYrBFA | 1440.00 | 1640.00 | 1940.00 |
(ii) Book Grants to children of non pensioners of Karnataka & Pensioners of other States residing in Karnataka. Details as follows :-Ser No | Class | Amount |
| (a) | 1st Std to 7th Std | Rs 125.00 P.A. |
| (b) | 8th Std to 10th Std | Rs 150.00 P.A. |
| (c) | PUC | Rs 200.00 P.A. |
| (d) | Graduation/ Diploma | Rs 600.00 P.A. |
| (e) | Professional Courses | Rs 2,500.00 P.A. |
(iii) Scholarship of Rs 22,500/- per year for Karnataka Students studying at Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun.(iv) Scholarship to the Karnataka Cadets, who are undergoing courses at National Defence Academy (NDA) @ of Rs 22,500/- per year.
3. BENEFITS EXTENDED TO WAR WIDOWS/ BATTLE WOUNDED. Benefits extended to the War Widows/ Dependents or battle wounded with more than 50% disability during War/ War like operations are as follows :-
- Ex-Gratia grant of Rs 5,00,000/- to Window/ Dependents of Soldiers killed in action and Battle Casualty with more than 50% disability. Rs 1,00,000/- to the battle casualty with below 50% disability. Ex-Gratia of Rs 25 lakhs is given to the War Widows from Chief Minister Relief Fund since Feb 2016.
- 2 Acres of Wet Land or 4 Acres of Rain Fed or 8 Acres of Dry land is given. If land is not available for allotment, a cash grant of Rs 10,00,000/- is admissible.
- Cash grant for construction of house for Officers/ JCOs Rs 6,00,000/- and Other Ranks Rs 4,50,000/-.
- Free site measuring 40 x 60 ft for Offrs & JCOs and 30 x 40 ft for Other Ranks. Cash grant in lieu of site to the War Widows/ dependents are as under :-
Ranks | Bengaluru | Other Districts |
| Officers & JCOs/ their dependents | Rs 25,00,000.00 | Rs 20,00,000.00 |
| NCOs & Other Ranks | Rs 20,00,000.00 | Rs 15,00,000.00 |
- Reservation in employment for dependents battle casualty under Ex- Servicemen quota of 10%.
- Marriage Grant of Rs 1,00,000/- for each daughter (for two daughters only) of War Widows/ Battle Wounded Soldiers more than 50% disability.
- House repair grant of Rs 3,00,000/- once in 15 years.
- House Tax re-imbursement.
- Free Bus passes from KSRTC to the dependents to travel within Karnataka State.
