Ministry of Defence Introduces Specialized Portal for Ex-Servicemen Assistance
The Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), an attached office of Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW) is to provide an interface between the retiring Service Personnel & Ex-Servicemen (ESM) (including Dis-abled Soldiers, Widows & Dependents) and the Environment (Skilling/ Training Institutes & Principal Employers) for ensuring their gainful Re-settlement.
The DGR has a website i.e., dgrindia.gov.in wherein registration and employment opportunities are provided to Ex-servicemen. Details of the same are as under:
- Self-Employment Schemes such as Security Agency Scheme, Management of CNG Station, Coal Transportation & Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) Oil product agency outlets.
- Employment opportunities/Jobs Vacancies received at DGR from Government & Non-Government Departments.
- Regular updates on the sponsored Ex-servicemen for various DGR Schemes are also provided.
Registration on DGR website is restricted to only Ex-servicemen Officers as mentioned above. Details of last five Years Ex-Servicemen Officers registered on DGR website under various schemes are as under:
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (till 30.06.2024) |
| 1087 | 856 | 910 | 1005 | 577 |
The data on the total number of ex-servicemen who have benefited from the information available on the DGR website for each scheme over the past five years is as follows:
| S No | Details of Scheme | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (till Jun 24) |
| a. | Security Agencies & State ESM Corporations Empaneled | 625 | 932 | 732 | 750 | 504 |
| b. | ESM sponsored in security agency | 32469 | 34338 | 32240 | 48525 | 17359 |
| c. | ESM sponsored in Coal Companies | 51 | 06 | 00 | 12 | 00 |
| d. | Widows/ disabled ESM attached in Coal Companies | 121 | 14 | 00 | 16 | 00 |
| e. | Management of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Station in National Capital Region (NCR)/ Pune | 45 | 39 | 47 | 66 | 00 |
| f. | Sponsored for Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) Scheme (Petrol Pumps) | 139 | 20 | 47 | 138 | 157 |
| g. | Issue of Eligibility Certificates for allotment of Oil Product Agency (OPA) Retail Outlets | 07 | 07 | 01 | 44 | 10 |
| h. | Mother Dairy Milk Booths/Safal Booths | 340 | 536 | 835 | 553 | 209 |
| i. | ESM Sponsored/ Placement by DGR (Emp Dte) | 4157 | 25528 | 8974 | 3388 | 1197 |
| j. | DGR Technical Service Scheme | – | 211 | 56 | 313 | 77 |
| k. | Placement Post completion of PRC through Training Institutes | – | – | 33 | 83 | 00 |
| Total | 37954 | 61631 | 42965 | 53888 | 19513 |