A civil-military liaison conference was held at western command in Chandimandir Cantonment. Inaugurated by Mr Om Prakash Chautala, Chief Minister of Haryana, the one-day annual meet was attended by top officials of the Haryana government and military officers from the western command.

In his inaugural address, Mr OP Chautala said that in the last four years, 1872 ex-servicemen and their dependents were provided jobs in various departments of the government. Last year, 116 posts reserved for ex-servicemen in Police Department were filled up, he added.

In his welcome address, Lt Gen SS Mehta expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister and the state administration for a very positive response on various issues taken up with them. He said that important decisions recently taken by the government of Haryana in this regard included approval for re-alignment of 4.8 km of NH-22 passing through Chandimandir Cantt to address the security concerns of the Army, acceptance for construction of ‘Defence Officers Advanced Study Institute’ at Sector-2, Panchkulla and allotment of land at Faridabad and Gurgaon for development of healthcare and allied facilities for serving and retired military personnel.

The conference witnessed a fruitful exchange of views wherein most of the issues were resolved in positive manner.