No.6( 1 )t2017 t D(Res-l l) Government of lndia Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare D (Res-ll)

Sena Bhawan, New Delhi, To Dated 19.O5.2017

The Chief Secretaries/Administrators A11 States/UTs

Subject:- Iater-se priority for resenration/Preference to the wards of Armed Forces personnel by States/UTs fo-r admission to MedicaU Professional/ Non-Professional Courses.

Sir/Madam,

In supersession of all the previous letters issued on the subject, the competent authority has approved the following priorities for reservations or preferences to the wards of Armed Forces personnel by States/UTs/Central/State Universities/Autonomous Institutions for admission in medical / professional / non-professional courses : -

Priority-l Widows/Wards of Defence personnel killed in action. Priority-ll Wards of disabled in action and boarded out from service. Priority-lll Widows/Wards of Defence personnel who died while in service with death attributable to military service. Priority-lV Wards of disabled in service and boorded out with disability attributable to military service. Priority-V Wards of Ex-Servicemen and serving personnel who are in receipt of Gallantry Awards :-

(i) Param (ii) Ashok Chakra (iii) Sarvottam (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Vir Chakra (viii) (ix) Yudh Seva Medal (x) Sena, Nau Sena, Vayu (xi) Mention-in-Despatches

Priority-Vl Wards of Ex-Servicemen Priority-Vll Wards of Serving Personnel

tlli)rorr (A.K. Pandey Under Secretary to the Govt. of lndia Tele: 011-23012675 .1, -. L.-

Copy to:

L. Ministry of Human Resource Developmentfl With the request to bring

Government of lndia, New Delhi i this to the notice of all i*- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ce ntrol lJ n ive rsities/ 2. i

I Government of lndia, New i Auto n o m ou s nstitutes. Delhi -)

3. Secretary Kendriya Sainik Board, New Delhi 4. All Rajya Sainik Boards/zilla Sainik Boards

Under Secretary to the Govt. of lndia Tele: 011-23Ot2675