Vadodara Collector Shalini Agarwal presents Armed Flag Day symbol for welfare of Ex-servicemen and their families

Appeal the citizens to contribute to the fund

The National Defence Force has implemented multifaceted welfare schemes for the rehabilitation of the families of the veterans who laid down their lives as well as for the rehabilitation of the soldiers discharged from the Armed Forces due to physical injuries in war and military operations and for the welfare of their families.

Funds are raised on the Armed Forces Flag Day for the implementation of these schemes. Every year on 7th December the formal fund raising program starts for the welfare of the forces.

Shalini Agarwal, Collector and president of District Soldier Welfare at Collectorate Vadodara and Additional District Magistrate D.R. Patel presented the symbol of Armed Forces Flag Day to the District Soldier Welfare and Rehabilitation Office, Vadodara. District Soldier Welfare and Rehabilitation Officer Raghav, District Soldier Welfare and Rehabilitation Officer Gayatri and Narasimha Damor were also present there. .

An auspicious start is made from the hands of the Collector to collect this contribution. It is requested that every citizen shall participate in this fundraising for the soldiers and their families and make a reasonable contribution to the fund for the soldiers who are defending the nation.

District Collector Shalini Agarwal has requested all the citizens of the district to participate in the noble work of national service by making due contribution to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.

It is to be mentioned that from the year 1949, the Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated every year on 7th December every year. The money raised in the Armed Forces Flag Day fund is used for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families.