Education assistance to ex-servicemen
Ex-servicemen, their widows and children will be eligible to receive financial assistance to pursue higher education under the Prime Minister's Educational Assistance Fund.A release from the Ex-servicemen Welfare Board has said that those interested in pursuing education in engineering, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, MBA or MCA could apply for the assistance.The dependents of ex-servicemen, who have joined any of the above said courses in the academic year 2006-07, are also eligible to apply.They have to submit their applications before May 15. The application form could be downloaded from http//http://www.dgrindia.com/ and submitted along with the required documents and a Demand Draft for Rs. 30.The mailing address would be Kendriya Sainik Board, West Block IV, Wing V, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110066.For details contact 011-26192361/26715250, or the Deputy Director of the Ex-servicemen Board at Coimbatore.
