| This is given to wards of those ex-servicemen who died in 1962, 1965, 1971 Operations and OP PAWAN, OP VIJAY, OP MEGHDOOT and Counter Insurgency Operations. The scholarship package includes complete tuition fees, boarding and lodging charges, school bus charges, books and stationery charges, cost of uniform and clothing etc. The expenditure is re-imbursed on an annual basis by Army HQ. As of now 2444 students have benefited from this scheme and presently 225 students are in receipt of this scholarships. During the year 2009-10, an amount of NRs 1.06 crore was spent on this scheme. |