2019 Being Observed as 'Year of Next of Kin' by the Indian Army

Year of Next

Wednesday, July 10, 2019:

The year “2019” is being observed as the “Year of Next of Kin” (YoNoK) by Indian Army.

The main objective of “Year of Next of Kin “(YoNok) is to reach out to the Next of Kin (NOKs) of Battle and Physical causalities, Veterans and serving personnel along with spreading awareness of the various welfare schemes being undertaken by the Government for the NoKs.

Towards this end, the Gajraj Corps has planned activities to be undertaken in a phased manner throughout the year.

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As part of phase 1, an awareness campaign has been undertaken with the aim of making the NoKs aware of 2019 being observed as the YoNoK and an interactive session under Project SAMBHANDH was organized in their Headquarters on July 9, 2019 to address their grievances wherein, Col V Shankar, SC (Retd) interacted with the NoKs, Veterans, and troops of 4 Corps through a lecture.

Colonel V Shankar, SC (Retd) is involved in a 1000 Days, one-man philanthropic endeavour under ‘Project SAMBANDH’ wherein, he connects with NOKs of Indian Army, with an aim to assist them in availing all the entitlements applicable.

The interaction was based on case studies along with the relevant data specific to the formation/ regiment/ geographic area. A total of 60 NoKs and 100 ESMs besides, 1421 serving Army personnel benefitted from the interaction.