Maharashtra State

The Department of Sainik Welfare, Maharashtra State is the state level organization and is located at "Raigarh", opposite National War Memorial, Ghorpadi, Pune -411001. Department acts as a link between the Kendriya Sainik Board, New Delhi, The Government of Maharashtra and various Zilla Sainik Welfare Offices in the Maharashtra State. Maharashtra... State covers 3,07,713 Sq. Kms of Area. The overall population of the state is approximately 9,68,00,000. The state is divided into six divisions consisting of 35 Districts. The Strength of Ex-servicemen is approximately 1,90,000 and total strength of Ex-servicemen, widows and their dependents in the sate is approximately 9,00,000. About 5000 to 6000 personnel from Armed forces retire every year and join the stream of Ex-servicemen. Most of them come from The Maratha Light Infantry, Bombay Engineer Group, Mahar Regiment and limited subscription to all other Regiments/Corps of Army, Navy and Air Force. The organizational setup, evolved over years of past experience, is based on the general guidelines issued by the central Government, Ministry of Defence. State has established a separate " Sainik Welfare" Department under Cabinet Minister with a Minister of State and dedicated Secretary with necessary staff at the Mantralaya Level. Our aim is to strengthen and revitalize the existing organization at Department of Sainik welfare and various Zilla Sainik Welfare Offices, so that the welfare and resettlement of Ex-servicemen can be planned and implemented effectively. The future plan caters for strengthening and dispersing, if required, The District level organization so as to effectively undertake welfare and resettlement of ex-servicemen up to Taluka(Tehsil) levels.Read More