Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website for contribution to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund at a function organised at the National War Memorial Complex in New Delhi.
The amount donated in this fund will provide financial assistance to the families of martyrs and soldiers of all three services.
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is a ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ of this initiative.
The AFBCWF is a tri-service fund utilised for grant of immediate financial assistance of ex-gratia to the families of our soldiers who lay down their lives or get grievously injured in active military operations.