India News | Rajnath Singh to Attend Ex-servicemen Welfare Dept Event
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday will attend an event organised here by the ex-servicemen welfare department, officials said.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday will attend an event organised here by the ex-servicemen welfare department, officials said.
He will be the chief guest at the fourth edition of the Armed Forces Flag Day Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conclave, the defence ministry said in a statement.
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The event aims at highlighting the measures by the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare towards rehabilitation, resettlement and welfare of veterans, widows and their dependents and mobilising CSR support towards these efforts, it said.
On the occasion, a new website for the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF) will be launched by Singh.
The new website is an interactive and user-friendly portal developed to promote online contribution to the AFFDF. The minister will also release the anthem for this year's promotional campaign for the Armed Forces Flag Day and felicitate prominent CSR contributors to the fund.
Corporate contributions to AFFDF are eligible for fulfilling the CSR obligation under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, it said.
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and other senior officials of the defence ministry will also attend the event, it added.
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