New Army canteen opens in Mohali

CHANDIGARH:A new unitrun canteen for the benefit of soldiers and exservicemen residing in and around Mohali started functioning in Sector 64 here today

Updated At : 07:27 AM Jul 29, 2016 IST

Gurmit Kaur, widow of L/Hav Joginder Singh, a veteran of the 1947 Kashmir operations, inaugurates a new canteen in Mohali on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 28

A new unit-run canteen for the benefit of soldiers and ex-servicemen residing in and around Mohali started functioning in Sector 64 here today. The canteen was inaugurated by Gurmit Kaur, a war widow of L/Hav Joginder Singh, a Vir Chakra recipient who killed seven Kabalees and Pathans during patrolling on the Baramulla-Srinagar road in November 1947 as part of operations undertaken by the Army to repel external aggression in the Srinagar Valley.

This service outlet will fulfill a long cherished demand of the veterans living in the vicinity and would enable provisioning of canteen services alongside other facilities established for the welfare of ex-servicemen at the Punjab Sainik Sadan like training of wards of veterans in management and information technology, services of district defence welfare office and medical care in an integrated manner.

Lt Gen KJ Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command; Anita Singh, Regional President, Army Wives Welfare Association; Maj Gen IS Ghuman, Chief of Staff, Western Command; district administration officials; Rajya Sainik Board members; senior Army officers and veterans were also present.