IAS officers to adopt families of security personnel martyred in action

The Indian Civil and Administrative Service (Central) Association has resolved that the IAS officers posted as sub-divisional magistrates, additional district magistrates or district magistrates will adopt at least one family of a security personnel, whether they belong to police, paramilitary or military, killed in action to provide them help for at least the next five to 10 years. This has been disclosed by Sanjay Bhoosreddy, the secretary of association.  Bhoosereddy said that it does not mean that the IAS offficer will have to support the family of the deceased financially. There are other ways by which the officer can help like ensuring that the dependants of the martyr get all their dues in terms of money which they are entitled to receive by the state and central government. The officer will see to it that the children of the family he adopts gets good education and ensure that the family gets benefits of all government schemes. The bereaved family are usually at a loss and find it hard to get on with normal life. The care, concern and support of the IAS officer who adopts the family will be of immense help for them to get through he difficult times.