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No.01/03/2024-25-Cash Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Directorate General of Foreign Trade Cash Section REKK

Room No. 490, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 Dated the 4th November, 2025

CIRCULAR

Subject: Appeal of Department of Ex-Serviceman Welfare to donate minimum Rs.300/to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF) - reg.

All Divisions/Sections of DGFT (HQ) are hereby informed that the Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD) is observed on 7 December every year to honour Battle Casualties and men in uniform who fought bravely not only to protect the borders of our nation, but also fight terrorism and insurgency. This year, as a mark of special tribute to success of “Operation Sindoor’ DoPT vide O.M. No. A-51/25/2024-AD-III dated 30t September, 2025 (Copy enclosed) has forwarded a copy of D.O. letter No.7(7)/2025-D (Res-II) dated 11.09.2025 (Copy enclosed) received from D/o ExServiceman Welfare, Ministry of Defence which is self explanatory.

a Vide D.O. letter dated 11.09.2025 Department of Ex-Serviceman Welfare has made an appeal to all Central Govt. officials/staff of the Ministries/Departments to voluntarily donate a minimum amount of Rs.300/- from their salaries for the month of November, 2025 so that the amount so collected is available before the Flag Day.

3. All the concerned officials and Sectional In-charge of DGFT (HQ) are hereby requested to bring this to the notice of all officials/staffs under their control and send duly filled up form for willingness attached herewith latest by 14* November, 2025 to the Cash Section, Room No. 490, Udyog Bhawan for deduction an amount of Rs.300/from the salary for the month of November, 2025 towards the Flag Day.

(Dipak Kumar Sarkar) FTDO/DDO

To All Sections/Divisions of DGFT (HQ)

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0, Udyog Bhawan for deduction an amount of Rs.300/from the salary for the month of November, 2025 towards the Flag Day.

(Dipak Kumar Sarkar) FTDO/DDO

To All Sections/Divisions of DGFT (HQ)

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Proforma for obtaining willingness to contribute minimum Rs.300/- towards Armed Forces Flag Day fund. After obtaining willingness the proforma maybesent to the Cash Section latest by 14.11.2025 so that the deduction from the salary of November,2025 can be made.

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Appeal of Department of Ex-Serviceman Welfare to donate minimum Rs.300/to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF)-reg.

letter The undersigned is to refer to and forward herewith a copy of D.O. No.7(7)/2025-D (Res-ll) dated 11.09.2025 received from D/o ExServiceman Welfare, Ministry of Defence, the contents of which are self explanatory.

2: It is requested that the appeal made by Department of ExServiceman Welfare may please be brought to the notice of the respective DDQs and all the employees working in respective Ministry/ Department including the Attached/Subordinate Offices and other organizations for necessary action. Encl: As above.

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(Parveen Jargar) Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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Joint Secretaries (Administration) of all Ministries/ Departments. Copy to:

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he Ministries/ Departments to voluntarily donate a minimum amount of Rs.300/- out of their salaries for the month of November, 2025 so that the amount so collected is available before the _ Flag Day. The contributions may please be sent by 02" December, 2025 to Secretary, Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, West Block-4, Wing-7, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066 by Cheque/DD/NEFT/RTGS in the bank accounts as per Annexure. With regards, Yours sincerely, Enel: As above / ie 1/9/22 iay Mstnar}

Shriri ManojManoj K Kumar DwivediDwivedi, __ Acditional Secretary (Pers/Policy), i ' ~-"Department of Personnel & Training, Room No.31041, Kartavya Bhavan-03, New Delhi \ 4 4 3

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APPEAL :

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Ministry of Defence

Dear Citizens,

||The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence has been working for<br>the welfare and rehabilitation of war widows, wards of Battle Casualties and Ex-Servicemen|
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||(ESM) including disabled by providing financial assistance for their identified personal needs<br>such<br>as penury<br>grant,<br>children’s<br>education<br>grant,<br>funeral<br>grant,<br>medical<br>grant<br>and<br>orphar/disabled children grant. This financial assistance is provided out of the Armed Forces<br>Flag Day Fund (AFFDF) which contributions are received from the general public on theArmed<br>Forces FlagDay (AFFD) which iscelebrated on 7" December every year. Efforts are required to<br>increase the contribution to theArmed Forces FlagDayFund tomeet the increasing requirement<br>offinancial assistance forour ex-servicemen, their wards and war-widows. Contributions can be|
||made to theAFFD Fund bycheque/DD/NEFT/RTGS drawn in thefollowing banks Accounts:-|
|||‘Sr. | Bank Name & Address<br>~|“‘AccountNumber<br>IFSCCode<br>No.<br>:<br> a)<br>| StateBank of India (Saving Aye)<br>|<br>34420400623<br>SBIN0001076|
|||b) | StateBankofIndia (CurrentA/c)<br>40601079720<br>SBIN0001076|
||__|<br>||RK Puram,New Delhi-110066<br>pe SSSR ee<br>¢) |Punjab National Bank (Saving A/c)<br>3083000100179875<br>PUNB0308300|
||Sewa Bhawan Branch|
||| RK Puram,New Delhi-1 10066<br>aeee<br>=eee<br>eee<br>d)<br>| ICICI Bank (SavingA/c)<br>182401001380<br>ICIC0001824<br>|IDAHouse,Sector-4|

000100179875<br>PUNB0308300| ||Sewa Bhawan Branch| ||| RK Puram,New Delhi-1 10066<br>aeee<br>=eee<br>eee<br>d)<br>| ICICI Bank (SavingA/c)<br>182401001380<br>ICIC0001824<br>|IDAHouse,Sector-4|

All citizens of India are requested to take the opportunity on this Flag Day on 07" December, to connect with the cause of war-widows, ESM, wards of the martyred soldiers and contribute generously to AFFDF in solidarity with our soldiers and their NoKs/dependents. Contributions to AFFDF are exempt from Income Tax under Section 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax Act,1961. 

New Delhi Date:\1.09.2025