A few days after their son was awarded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award in India, the posthumous Kirti Chakra, Captain Anshuman Singh’s parents have demanded changes to the Indian Army’s “next of kin” (NOK) policy, which provides financial support to surviving family members in the event of an army personnel’s death.
The late army officer’s parents, Ravi Pratap Singh and Manju Singh, made an appeal to TV9 Bharatvarsh, stating that they would like the NOK rules “revisited” because their daughter-in-law, Smriti Singh, received the majority of Anshuman’s benefits after his death but no longer resides with them.
In July, a fire in Siachen claimed the life of Captain Anshuman Singh, who was on duty.
The parents of Siachen martyr Captain Anshuman Singh want the “next of kin” policy changed. This is the reason
A few days after their son was awarded the second-highest peacetime gallantry award in India, the posthumous Kirti Chakra, Captain Anshuman Singh’s parents have demanded changes to the Indian Army’s “next of kin” (NOK) policy, which provides financial support to surviving family members in the event of an army personnel’s death.
The late army officer’s parents, Ravi Pratap Singh and Manju Singh, made an appeal to TV9 Bharatvarsh, stating that they would like the NOK rules “revisited” because their daughter-in-law, Smriti Singh, received the majority of Anshuman’s benefits after his death but no longer resides with them.
Captain Anshuman Singh, who was on duty at the time, perished in a fire in Siachen in July of last year.
“The standards established for NOK are incorrect. I have discussed this with Rajnath Singh, the Minister of Defence, as well. The wife of Anshuman no longer resides with us.
They were only married for five months, and they don’t have any kids. We only have our son’s picture hanging on the wall with a garland on it, even though we are the co-recipients of his Kirti Chakra, Ravi Pratap Singh said to the TV channel.
We therefore desire a fix to NOK’s definition. The martyr’s wife ought to remain with his family, who are now heavily dependent on him, it should be resolved, he said.
Meanwhile, Manju Singh stated that they are requesting regulatory changes because they do not want other parents to “struggle.”
What say the NOK rules?
A person’s parents or guardians are listed as his “next of kin,” or his closest relatives, when they enlist in the army. Nevertheless, the cadet or officer’s spouse replaces his parents in his NOK record upon marriage.
