Overview

• The Penury Grant rises from ₹4,000 to ₹8,000 per month for aged, non‑pensioner ex‑servicemen and widows above 65 without regular income.
• The Education Grant doubles to ₹2,000 per month per head for up to two dependent children from Class I to graduation or for widows pursuing a two‑year postgraduate course.
• The Marriage Grant increases from ₹50,000 to ₹1,00,000 per beneficiary for up to two daughters of an ex‑serviceman and for widow remarriage, applying only to marriages solemnised after the order.
• Revised rates apply to applications submitted from November 1, 2025, under schemes run by the Department of Ex‑Servicemen Welfare through the Kendriya Sainik Board.
• The annual cost is estimated at about ₹257 crore, to be met from the AFFDF via the Raksha Mantri Ex‑Servicemen Welfare Fund, with officials indicating roughly 20,000 beneficiaries within an ex‑servicemen population exceeding 32 lakh.