Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare

Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare is a department within Ministry of Defence, India. Set up in 2004 it formulates policies and programmes for welfare and resettlement of ex-servicemen (ESM) in India. The department has two divisions: the Resettlement Division and the Pension Division. It has further three offices (i) Secretariat of Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB), (ii) Directorate General (Resettlement) (DGR) and (iii) Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Organisation.