Chennai: Project Naman, an initiative of Shree Cement, to provide free cement to the families of Armed Forces Personnel martyred in the past 20 years, was formally released by Lt. Gen Alok Kler of the Indian Army.
A press release said, “Under the Naman scheme, the family or the next of kin of a martyr who died in battle between 1 January 1999 to 1 January 2019, would be provided free cement to build a house on a plot size area of up to 4000 square feet. The family of a martyr may procure the cement in person from any of Shree Cement’s manufacturing facilities spread across India”.
The Army General said, “This initiative in true sense has cemented a place for the company in the annals of the army history for the welfare for our martyrs and I sincerely hope that other large industries take a page out of this book and look towards the army and especially the people who have laid down their lives for the human service while forgetting their families”.
The scheme would be implemented in association with Kendriya Sainik Board and executed by the Rajya Sainik Boards (RSBs) and Zilla Sainik Boards (ZSBs), Ministry of Defence, Government of India.