<span style="color: #222222;">The Ex-Servicemen belonging to Army, Navy and Air Force are assisting the civil administration and providing their services voluntarily and selflessly in the fight against COVID 19. This is being coordinated by Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence. The Veterans are being contacted through the Kendriya Sainik Board and a network of 32 Rajya Sainik Boards at state level and 403 Zila Sainik Board all over the country.<br />''<br />''Brigadier Ravi Munniswamy (Retd), who is coordinating the effort across Karnataka, is spearheading a team of 45 veteran bicycle riders in Bengaluru. They are providing medicine and essential supplies to old and infirm in the city.<br />''<br />''Around 300 Ex-Servicemen volunteers are assisting the State Police in Andhra Pradesh in distributing food and other essential items.</span><br />