In its petition, Ex-service men and their widows federation appealed to grant property tax exemption, death assurance benefit of Rs 1 crore while dying in harness, simplifying of rules for widows to get Ex-service men
canteen card and family pension benefit, Deepavali festival grant, quota for them in the local body poll, waiver of housing dues in the TN slum clearance board allotments etc. They rued that no action was taken on lot of petitions given by them so far. If no action is taken, they will start hunger strike, they said.