Overview
- The main commemoration was held at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantt, with coordinated programmes across 34 Rajya Sainik Boards and 434 Zila Sainik Boards nationwide.
- President Droupadi Murmu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top military leaders paid tributes, with Singh urging veterans to guide society and highlighting measures such as One Rank One Pension.
- Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi announced the inauguration of the 100th NAMAN centre and a goal of nearly 200 centres by January next year, integrating support with SPARSH pensions and ECHS healthcare access.
- Welfare outreach included grievance desks, NAMAN registration counters and medical camps, notably a Northern Command rally in Rajouri with super speciality services, free medicines and diagnostics.
- The Army reported more than 17,000 veteran job placements this year through the Army Welfare Placement Organisation, taking the total past 1.5 lakh, while also engaging ex-servicemen in strategic planning, wargaming and red-teaming.