Indian soldiers march as they take part in a parade during the last day of the 10-day-long Indo-French joint army exercise Shakti-2016 near Bikaner in Rajasthan, January 16, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERSA 97-year-old Indian veteran whose leg was blown off in Italy in World War II has won a battle for a bigger pension that was previously denied to soldiers injured before independence in 1947. Also read: Indian, Pakistani veterans see slim chance of full-scale warThe Indian government in 1972 decided to grant an additional war injury pension to soldiers hurt or disabled during battles since 1947 when India gained independence, but not before. Singh filed a plea with the Armed Forces Tribunal in 2010 under the Indian Army's War Injury Pension scheme to increase his annuity and have his services in World War II recognised. "My father was unhappy for being denied the war injury pension.

Source: The Express Tribune November 11, 2021 21:03 UTC