Post-War Medical Resettlement
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The immediate post-war period following a modern war brings in its train many complications and difficulties ; much planning and thought ; not a little heart-burning, worry, and doubt. Though there is no longer danger and destruction ; nevertheless, sometimes a new fear is born. What is to happen to me after the war ? How shall I find my feet in civil life again ? Shall I find employment or shall I have to drag myself from door to door begging for work ? These are some of the questions which arise in the minds of service men and women. They look to the State to help them and to start them afresh in life. They are people who are conscious of a fine job of work done but are also conscious that without careful and sympathetic planning, unemployment and want may be the reward reaped by the defenders of their country. In India, as in other countries, every effort must be made to avoid unemployment amongst
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