August 23, 2026 07:29 am (IST)
'Eminent Freedom Fighters Committee' to meet at Port Blair
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Committee of Eminent Freedom Fighters under the Chairmanship of Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs is scheduled to meet at Port Blair on Sept 3.
The committee has been reconstituted to look into the issues of concerns to the freedom fighters, their general problems and grievances, facilities to the freedom fighters and to their eligible dependents and give suggestions for improvement therein.
The committee will give suggestions for the expeditious redressal of grievances of freedom fighters.
The committee has Rampilla Narasayamma, Radheshwar Prasad Singh, Daya Ram Kalwani, Om Prakash, N.R.Mathad, Rai Singh Patanga, Vidya Sagar Shukla, and Gauranga Sundar Mitra as nine members and Joint Secretary (Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation) Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, as Member Secretary.
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