WAR DISABLED PERSONNEL OF INDIAN ARMED FORCES
CHALLENGES, CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS
held at
The United Service Institution of India
New Delhi: 19 April 2022
INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Address by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM**Director, USI
Brief on Activities of War Wounded Foundation by Lt Gen Asit Mistry, PVSM, AVSM, SM President Designate
Inaugural Address by Gen VP Malik, PVSM, AVSM. Former Chief of Army Staff
Changes in Hierarchy of War Wounded Foundation by Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, President WWF
SESSION I
CHALLANGES AND CONCERN OF WAR DISABLED PERSONNEL
Opening remarks by Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM (Vice President War Wounded Foundation)
Challenges Faced by War-Disabled Personnel and Recommendations for Betterment by Brig Deepak Sinha
Post-disability Care, PTSD and Rehabilitation of War Disabled Personnel – Challenges and Concerns by Maj Gen Hardev Singh KC, AVSM
Need for Formulating a ‘War Disabled Persons Special Disability (WDPSD’s) Act’ for War Disabled Personnel and its Important Components by Recorded talk by Maj Navdeep Singh
Narration: by Sub Maj and Hony Capt P Dhayalan. SM, A War Wounded Soldier.
SESSION II
WAR DISABLED PERSONNEL NEED TO LIVE AN HONOURABLE LIFE, STANDING ON THEIR FEET AND BEING FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT.
Opening remarks. Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Former Vice Chief of Army Staff)
Reaching out to War Disabled Personnel, acknowledging their sacrifices and giving them due Honour, Recognition and Visibility are of National Importance by Lt Gen Arvind Dutta PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Role & Contribution of the Family, Unit, Services and the Individuals themselves to overcome Challenges faced by War Wounded Personnel by Maj Gen Bhupesh Jain, VSM
Narration: by Naik Dharambir Singh Yadav A War Wounded Soldier
Methodology for Creating a Dynamic Data Base and Keeping it Updated by Maj Gen Deepak Sapra, SM
SESSION III
POLICY, OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE AVENUES FOR WAR WOUNDED PERSONNEL TO LEAD A HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING LIFE.
Opening Remarks. Lt Gen PC Katoch, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SC (Retd)
Brief Narration On the first book being written on War Disabled- Personnel by Ms Meghna Girish
Latest policy, orders/instructions and provisions for War-Disabled Personnel by Brig Vikas Bhardwaj ( DDG, Directorate of Indian Army Veterans)
VOTE OF THANKS: by Col Amitabh Amit Executive Director, War Wounded Foundation.
Long-term interaction between War-Disabled Personnel and Corporate Entities can be Mutually Beneficial to both, provided well thought-out plans and techniques are adopted in a mutually acceptable frame-work by Capt D P Ramachandran, Trustee ‘Colours of Glory Foundation’ Chennai