Functions of the department as laid down in Allocation of Business Rules
- Matters relating to Armed Forces Veterans (Ex-Servicemen) including pensioners.
- Armed Forces Veterans (Ex-Servicemen) Contributory Health Scheme.
- Matters relating to Directorate General of Resettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board.
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Administration of:
- the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 (Parts I and II);
- the Pension Regulations for the Air Force, 1961 (Parts I and II);
- the Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964; and
- the Entitlement Rules to Casualty Pensionary Awards to the Armed Forces Personnel, 1982.