Armed
Forces Flag Day was observed across India on 7 December 2013. The day is
observed to remember the sacrifices made by gallant servicemen of India in
defending the integrity of our borders and to salute the martyrs, honour the
brave and express solidarity and support towards welfare of widows, children,
disabled and sick ex-servicemen.
The
day is observed on 7 December every year in India, since 1949.
The
officials of Kendriya Sainik pinned Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD) Lapels on
Dignitaries and collected donations from the public which goes into the AFFD
corpus. The fund collected with the donation is utilized to give grants to
various ESM welfare institutions and relief to ex-servicemen and their
dependents besides host of other welfare measures.
Significance
and Purpose of the Flag Day
The Flag Day is observed to serve three
basic purposes
• Rehabilitation of battle casualties
• Welfare of serving personnel and
their families
• Resettlement and welfare of ex-servicemen
and their families
On
Armed Forces Flag Day funds are collected from the Indians by distribution of
flags. This process gives Indians a chance to express gratitude and
appreciation to the military personnel of India.
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