RAJYA AND ZILA SAINIK BOARDS
Ministry of Defence
Posted On:
01 APR 2022 3:06PM by PIB Delhi
There are 34 Rajya Sainik Boards and 403 Zila Sainik Boards functioning across the country and the details are given below:-
|
Sl No. |
Rajya Sainik Boards in States/ UTs |
No. of Zila Sainik Boards |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
13 |
|
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
0 |
|
3 |
Assam |
19 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
9 |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
10 |
|
6 |
Goa |
0 |
|
7 |
Gujarat |
9 |
|
8 |
Haryana |
20 |
|
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
10 |
|
10 |
Jharkhand |
6 |
|
11 |
Karnataka |
13 |
|
12 |
Kerala |
14 |
|
13 |
Madhya Pradesh |
24 |
|
14 |
Maharashtra |
33 |
|
15 |
Manipur |
2 |
|
16 |
Meghalaya |
2 |
|
17 |
Mizoram |
4 |
|
18 |
Nagaland |
5 |
|
19 |
Odisha |
8 |
|
20 |
Punjab |
22 |
|
21 |
Rajasthan |
24 |
|
22 |
Sikkim |
3 |
|
23 |
Tamil Nadu |
27 |
|
24 |
Tripura |
0 |
|
25 |
Telangana |
10 |
|
26 |
Uttrakhand |
14 |
|
27 |
Uttar Pradesh |
74 |
|
28 |
West Bengal |
13 |
|
Union Territory |
||
|
29 |
Chandigarh |
0 |
|
30 |
Delhi |
0 |
|
31 |
Puducherry |
0 |
|
32 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
13 |
|
33 |
Ladhak |
2 |
|
34 |
Andaman and Nicobar |
0 |
|
Total |
34 |
403 |
Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB) which is an attached office of Ministry of Defence runs various welfare schemes for ex-servicemen with the help of Rajya Sainik Boards. To avail the benefits of welfare schemes of KSB, the beneficiaries apply online on the website of KSB. The applications are scrutinized and verified by respective Rajya Sainik Boards/Zila Sainik Board. After approval, KSB credits the amount directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. The details of State wise funds spent during last three years is given below.
(Amount in Rs Lakhs)
|
S No. |
STATE / UTs |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
229.58 |
321.67 |
593.76 |
|
2 |
Arunachal |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
3 |
Assam |
109.18 |
116.97 |
176.56 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
6.38 |
12.26 |
68.48 |
|
5 |
Chhatisgarh |
61.29 |
8.90 |
8.36 |
|
6 |
Delhi |
23.87 |
42.82 |
93.54 |
|
7 |
Goa |
1.48 |
1.82 |
3.00 |
|
8 |
Gujarat |
27.48 |
70.49 |
106.84 |
|
9 |
Haryana |
233.72 |
130.29 |
335.32 |
|
10 |
Himachal Pradesh |
142.12 |
203.14 |
330.24 |
|
11 |
J&K (UT) |
197.70 |
459.45 |
544.62 |
|
12 |
Jharakhand |
17.47 |
11.00 |
37.02 |
|
13 |
Karnataka |
424.41 |
349.92 |
475.62 |
|
14 |
Kerala |
466.56 |
1476.44 |
1481.55 |
|
15 |
Madhya Pradesh |
38.28 |
73.84 |
144.56 |
|
16 |
Maharashtra |
594.52 |
1117.63 |
2321.22 |
|
17 |
Manipur |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.40 |
|
18 |
Meghalaya |
2.24 |
1.89 |
5.30 |
|
19 |
Mizoram |
0.05 |
0.00 |
25.58 |
|
20 |
Nagaland |
3.98 |
6.60 |
8.66 |
|
21 |
Orissa |
111.78 |
134.07 |
139.04 |
|
22 |
Punjab |
305.90 |
995.22 |
1748.84 |
|
23 |
Rajasthan |
507.78 |
864.04 |
1218.75 |
|
24 |
Sikkim |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.48 |
|
25 |
Tamil Nadu |
346.26 |
857.74 |
515.26 |
|
26 |
Telangana |
115.02 |
251.02 |
225.30 |
|
27 |
Tripura |
8.96 |
1.72 |
4.92 |
|
28 |
Uttar Pradesh |
130.93 |
248.24 |
369.02 |
|
29 |
Uttarakhand |
92.88 |
350.93 |
625.27 |
|
30 |
West Bengal |
48.72 |
71.80 |
244.74 |
|
31 |
A & N Islands(UT) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
32 |
Chandigarh(UT) |
9.05 |
4.00 |
6.38 |
|
33 |
Pondicherry(UT) |
0.00 |
5.50 |
14.30 |
|
34 |
Ladakh (UT) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.68 |
|
|
TOTAL |
4257.59 |
8189.39 |
11886.60 |
The Rajya Sainik Boards and Zila Sainik Boards function under the administrative control of State Government. Performance of the Rajya Sainik Boards and Zila Sainik Boards is reviewed by concerned State Governments.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Raja Amareshwara Naik and others in Lok Sabha on April 01, 2022.
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