The Kendriya Sainik Board is the apex body of the Govt. of India which formulates policies for resettlement and welfare of ex-servicemen and their families. The Chairman of the Board is Hon’ble Raksha Mantri and there are 43 members in the Board. This includes Chief Ministers of 13 States, Ministers in other Central/State Govts. and three Services Chiefs.

The Board endeavors to meet once a year to review outstanding issues relating to resettlement and welfare of ex-servicemen and consider new problems and schemes. The secretariat of KSB is headed by a serving Brigadier or equivalent rank from Navy or Air Force and is co-located with the office of DGR.

(a) Organize and conduct annual KSB meeting.
(b) Organise and conduct annual meeting of the Managing Committee of Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
(c) Progress implementation of the decisions taken with the concerned agencies.
(d) Provide policy directives to Deptt. of Sainik Welfare (Rajya Sainik Boards) in States/UTs on matters of welfare of ex-servicemen.
(e) Monitor and guide the Deptt. of Sainik Welfare in their functioning as per the guidelines laid down by KSB/Ministry of Defence.
(f) Provide budgetary support for establishment and maintenance costs of the Deptts. of Sainik Welfare and Zila Sainik Welfare Offices in States/UTs.
(g) Attend as member of the Selection Committee convened invariably under the Chief Secretary of the States for selection of Director, Deptt. of Sainik Welfare/Secretary, RSB and Zila Sainik Welfare Officers/Secretary ZSB concerned.
(h) Inspect the Deptt. of Sainik Welfare of States/UTs each year and report their functioning to DGR.
(j) Attend Rajya Sainik Board and Amalgamated Fund meeting in States as a special invitee.
(k) Administer Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
(l) Deal with redresses and queries related to welfare of ex-servicemen and families of deceased service personnel.
(m) Operate the scheme of allotment of Medical, Dental and Engineering seats under the MOD quota.
(n) Organise and conduct Armed Forces Flag Day collections.
(o) Provide Flags and posters and publicity material for conduct of AFFD in States/UTs and Indian Mission abroad.
(p) Provide through National Defence Fund periodic amalgamation of corpus of Amalgamation special fund of the states.
(q) Operation of the centrally sponsored scheme such as Raksha Mantri Discretionary Fund.
(r) Issue Identity cards for availing Rail Travel concession to war widows.
(s) Process grants through Defence Minister Appellate Committee in pension for ex-servicemen in penury. For more information on functioning of the DGR and KSB log on to dgrindia@indiatimes.com or tragdgr@ mantramail. com