Restoration of ‘Rations in Kind’ for Officers of the Defence services posted in peace
Jasbir Kapoor/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, today announced the restoration of the ‘ration in kind’ for the officers of the three Armed Forces posted in peace areas.
Now all officers of the Armed Forces including those in peace stations will be getting ration. A lot of effort from all levels in the Defence Ministry and the Armed Forces has resulted in this restoration.
The facility was withdrawn by the central government in 2017 and it started paying a certain amount in instead of the ration to defence personnel. The decision to withdraw the provision of ‘ration in kind’ had met with criticism from several quarters within the three services of the armed forces.
The provision for the officers, however, continued in the field area. The facility of ”ration in kind” also continued for jawans and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs).There was also a strong demand to rescind the decision that had further increased the wedge between bureaucracy and military. The suspension of ration in kind had also created administrative difficulties.
