DGR placement and self-employment schemes

Before you apply

• Read the scheme's page on dgrindia.gov.in for the current status, closing dates and forms. Schemes open and close, and rules change.
• Retired officers register with DGR online; some schemes, such as CNG stations, accept only registered officers. Some forms for JCOs must be countersigned by the Rajya or Zila Sainik Board: each scheme page says so.
• Apply only through DGR or the company named on DGR's page. DGR's pages list the official routes.

Source: DGR, Online registration (officers); DGR (dgrindia.gov.in), checked 4 Nov 2026

Security agencies run by ex-servicemen

DGR empanels security agencies run by ex-servicemen. A revised affidavit and a new list of documents apply from 15 August 2026. DGR-empanelled agencies can also offer their services on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). Eligibility is in the guidelines linked from DGR's page.

Source: DGR, Security agency scheme, checked 4 Nov 2026

Coal loading and transportation

Run under an agreement between DGR and Coal India Ltd. Ex-servicemen form a company that loads and transports coal.

• The company is formed by 5 ex-servicemen officers and includes 24 JCO or OR truck owners and 60 widow or disabled beneficiaries.
• A company can operate for up to 7 years.
• Allotment is first come, first served.
• DGR's page said online registration would start on 20 June 2026; it does not say whether the scheme is open now.

Source: DGR, Coal loading and transportation scheme, checked 4 Nov 2026

Management of CNG stations

• For retired officers from Major to Brigadier, under 60, registered with DGR.
• Contracts with Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) are renewed every year, for up to 5 years.
• DGR lists open requisitions from IGL and Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL), each with a closing date.

Source: DGR, Management of CNG stations, checked 4 Nov 2026

Company-owned, company-operated fuel outlets

• For ex-servicemen officers and JCOs, aged 60 or under, sponsored only by DGR.
• The contract runs for up to 3 years and pays Rs 30,000 a month plus a sales incentive.
• A bank guarantee is required. JCOs' forms must be countersigned by the Rajya or Zila Sainik Board.

Source: DGR, Company-owned company-operated retail outlets, checked 4 Nov 2026

LPG and petrol pump dealerships

• The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas reserves an 8% quota: LPG distributorships under the GP category and petrol and diesel outlets under CC1.
• Priority runs from war widows and dependants and war-disabled ex-servicemen down to able-bodied ex-servicemen.
• You apply to the oil company and get an eligibility certificate from DGR. The oil company selects by draw of lots; DGR has no say in selection.

Source: DGR, Oil product agency (LPG and retail outlet) dealerships, checked 4 Nov 2026

Mother Dairy milk booths and Safal outlets (NCR)

• Only in the NCR: Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida, and Faridabad.
• Milk booths: ex-servicemen from Sepoy to JCO, under 55, with at least 10 years of service, registered within 6 years of retirement.
• Safal outlets: also open to widows and dependants, under 58.
• Both need a refundable deposit of Rs 1 lakh plus Rs 50,000 for stock. Mother Dairy gives 2 weeks of free training.

Source: DGR, Mother Dairy and Safal outlets, checked 4 Nov 2026

Other schemes on DGR's site

DGR also lists Vita milk booths, Katraj Dairy, PM Jan Aushadhi outlets and technical services. Read each page on dgrindia.gov.in for who can apply.

Source: DGR (dgrindia.gov.in), checked 4 Nov 2026