Donations to IESM is eligible for Exemption from Income Tax Under 80G(5)(vi)
Donations to IESM is eligible for Exemption from Income Tax Under 80G(5)(vi)
Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) is an "All India Federation of Ex Servicemen's organizations" and individual veterans of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. IESM was established in August 2008, in the wake of the UPA Government decision to implement Sixth Central Pay Commission, which depressed military pays and pensions, and ranks, relative to civilian Government employees, especially in the Ministry of Defence and Police led security services. It has been at the forefront in identifying and advocating veteran causes, principally issues affecting veteran honor and izzat, and the implementation of One Rank One pension for the armed forces of India. Its founder member is Lt Colonel Inderjit Singh, former Commanding Officer 14 Grenadiers, who retired from the army in 1978.
The stated aims of the IESM are: to serve as an umbrella organization for all Ex-Servicemen of India; provide a unified veteran voice on issues of national interest; serve as a forum for raising and discussing challenges faced by veterans; play 'constructive role in nation-building activities; promote and support IESM causes, including those affecting ESM Widows, war wounded, and injured; and render assistance and advice to veterans on matters of pension, health coverage and benefits, and legal issues.
IESM has a federal structure with units at the National, State and District levels. The highest decision-making body is called the governing body, for which elections are held every three years. The last election was held on 16 November 2014 in Pune, Maharashtra. The Election was conducted by the election unit headed by Brig HSN Sastri. Soon after the election of the Governing body, it elected a committee for the day-to-day running of the organisation.[1] The current composition of the GB is as follows:
| Name and designation | District, City | State | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maj Gen Satbir Singh | Gurgaon | Haryana | |
| Gp Capt VK Gandhi | Noida | UP | |
| Commander SS Ahuja, IN | Noida | UP | |
| Wg Cdr CK Sharma | Delhi | Delhi | |
| Cdr Ravi Pathak | Pune | Maharashtra | |
| Col Pronoy Sengupta | Pune | Maharashtra | |
| Maj Gen PK Renjen | Gurgaon | Haryana | |
| Col Anil Koul | Gurgaon | Haryana | |
| Brig CS Vidyasagar | Secunderabad | Andhra Pradesh | |
| Maj Gen AJB Jaini | Ghaziabad | UP | |
| Hony Lt Kameshwar Pandey | Bihar | ||
| Col Kirit Joshipura | Gujarat | ||
| Hony Capt Jai Singh Rathee | Jhajjhar | Haryana | |
| Sub Maj Markandey Singh | Ghazipur | UP | |
| Hav Dina Nath | Varanasi | UP | |
| Col RP Chaturvedi | Noida | UP | |
| Mrs Anuradha Deo w/o Maj SM Deo | Nagpur | Maharashra | |
| Sgt Prakash Narain Pandey | Kanpur | UP | |
| Brig Harwant Singh | Mohali | Punjab | |
| Col Vijay Gaekwad | Kolhapur | Maharashtra |
| No | Rank and name | appointment | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM | Offg Chairman | |
| 2 | Maj Gen PK Renjen,AVSM | Vice Chairman | |
| 3 | Wg Cdr CK Sharma | Treasurer | |
| 4 | Gp Capt VK Gandhi VSM | General Secretary | |
| 5 | Brig CS Vidyasagar | Joint General Secretary |
Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement to render assistance to veterans, and its members, is organised into three units. These are the Pension Division, Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme, and Legal Division, which includes Veterans Anil Bakhshi, Col Ramath, and Maj Navdeep Singh
IESM has a full-time membership of 20455, including army 15820, airforce 3032, navy 1527, and civilians 52. Its active members belong to all Indian states including Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Chandigarh, Mizoram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Odisha. The headquarters of IESM is located at 543, Sector 23, Gurgaon, Haryana, Pin 122017.