Overview
- Meeting on December 29 in New Delhi, chaired by Radha Mohan Singh, reviewed resettlement policies, healthcare access and other support for ex-servicemen.
- Members cited government hiring of only about 1.9% of ex-servicemen despite 10–25% reservation provisions and urged greater recruitment by PSUs.
- Rahul Gandhi said many private hospitals refuse admissions for referred veterans, attributing denials to unpaid bills owed by the government.
- He called the Rs 75,000 allowance for cancer and kidney treatments grossly inadequate and pressed for an increase in the entitlement.
- The panel sought data on post-retirement placements and noted roughly 60,000 soldiers retire each year, while no policy changes were announced.