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Education assistance to ex-servicemen

Staff Reporter

They have to submit applications before May 15

COIMBATORE: 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.

Documents

They have to submit their applications before May 15. The application form could be downloaded from http//www.dgrindia.com and submitted along with the required documents and a Demand Draft for Rs. 30.

Details

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.

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