Assured Decent Last Rites Schemes (ADLRS)

Assured Decent Last Rites Scheme (ADLRS) schemes is to provide “on the spot” assistance required by the family in organizing honourable  funeral as a befitting tribute/farewell from the Army during their last journey.

A grant  of Rs. 10,000/= will be paid soonest by the dependent URC or the Station HQ on receipt of information of the death of the veteran (or the death certificate within one year) to the next of kin. In the absence of next of kin (NOK) or on the request of the family the responsibility of organizing the last rites will be taken on by the field staff.

If the death of the veterans occur at a station which is different from that of dependent canteen or the veteran not being registered with a local canteen then following to be implemented:-

• If a veteran passes away in a different station, he will be paid ADLRS amount by the nearest canteen.
• In case a veteran is not registered with Canteen for ADLRS, he will be paid ADLRS amount by the nearest Station HQ.

(Auth : R&W Sec letter No B/45322/174-2005/VIP REF/AG/R&W Coord dt 29 Nov 2010 and B/45322/AG/ADLRS/R&W-4 dt 12 Nov 2013)

President/Secretary, RDOA,

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