<p>Maharashtra Minister of State for Ex-Servicemen Welfare Satej Patil on Saturday said the state government was thinking of providing direct employment to widows and children of soldiers who lay down their lives for the country.</p>.<p>The move will be on the lines of employment to the kin of policemen killed in Naxal attacks in the state.</p>.<p>Patel, speaking at a meeting to discuss perks and other facilities to kin of martyred soldiers, said district collectors have been asked to allot land to the kin of ex- servicemen and a report on this would be submitted in three months.</p>.<p>In Maharashtra, there is 5 per cent reservation for ex-servicemen and 2 per cent for kin of martyrs in MHADA housing complexes, while a state government order on October 20 earmarked 5 per cent reservation for children of ex- servicemen in degree and post-graduation degree colleges.</p>.<p>Other decisions taken at the meeting include starting a website of the ex-servicemen department to resolve their issues, he said. </p>
<p>Maharashtra Minister of State for Ex-Servicemen Welfare Satej Patil on Saturday said the state government was thinking of providing direct employment to widows and children of soldiers who lay down their lives for the country.</p>.<p>The move will be on the lines of employment to the kin of policemen killed in Naxal attacks in the state.</p>.<p>Patel, speaking at a meeting to discuss perks and other facilities to kin of martyred soldiers, said district collectors have been asked to allot land to the kin of ex- servicemen and a report on this would be submitted in three months.</p>.<p>In Maharashtra, there is 5 per cent reservation for ex-servicemen and 2 per cent for kin of martyrs in MHADA housing complexes, while a state government order on October 20 earmarked 5 per cent reservation for children of ex- servicemen in degree and post-graduation degree colleges.</p>.<p>Other decisions taken at the meeting include starting a website of the ex-servicemen department to resolve their issues, he said. </p>