REVISION OF DISABILITY PENSION
A CONFUSION & CONFRONTATION
MOD letter dated 11.11.08 sanctioned an interim disability pension of Rs.3500 for 100% disability (for pre 1.1.06 pensioners) and the Banks have made some payments as an interim measure.
Now the MOD had issued another letter (MOD letter 16(6)/2008(1)/D(Pension/Policy) dated 4th May, 2009) finalizing the amount of Disability pension on slab rate to pre 1.1.06 pensioners as follows:-
The revised rates of disability element for 100% disability on account of invalidment/retirement/discharge are given below. Where the disability of a pensioner is less than 100% the amount shall be proportionally reduced as per the degree of disability accepted and for the period notified in the PPO.
i) Commissioned Officers & Hon. Com. Officers of the three
services, MNS, TA and DSC -- -- -- -- Rs.5,880/-
ii) JCOs and equivalent ranks of the three services
TA and DSC -- -- -- -- -- -- Rs.4,300/-
iii)Other ranks of the three services, TA & DSC -- -- Rs.3,510/-
The banks will not be in a position to calculate the correct amount of Disability Pension arrears payable to the eligible pensioners because of the method adopted initially based on Annexure I, to MOD letter dt.11.11.08.
Therefore every affected pensioner should calculate themselves by working out the Paid and Payable particulars from 1.1.06 to 31.5.09 and submit a detailed claim with the bank.
A model calculation for the Rank of a Sepoy with 20% disability is given. Please take a print out and compare with your payment and submit a claim. It may be noted that the sepoys with minimum pension with 20% disability are the worst affected by the method adopted by the banks for calculating the arrears. Let us try to convince the banks.
Model arrears calculation sheet for Sepoy with 20% Disability - Click
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Has anyone/any org represented against these fixed rates of DP for pre 2006 pesioners?As per the 6CPC Recommendations,approved by the Cabinet & GoI Resolution the revised rate should have been 30 % of pay i.e same as for Post 2006 armed forces pensioners & Civilians of ALL VINTAGE PRE/POST 2006!!
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DISABILITY PENSION( DP ) TO ARMED FORCES PRE 2006 RETIREES
1. Vide 6 CPC recommendations, approved by the GOI Resolution No 305 dated 29 August 2008 in so far as it relates to Disability Pension (DP) for Armed Forces personals the following needs to be noted.
a) Prior to 6 CPC the Armed Forces personal were getting a fixed rate DP @ Rs. 1550 to Rs. 2600 per month, depending on the rank held. Refer para 5.1.66 of 6 CPC Report.
b) The DP for civilian has been @ 30% of pay all along 6 CPC Report para 5.1.21 (ii) refers.
c) Demand made to 6 CPC for revision of rates of DP for Armed Force personal to percentage basis (30 % of pay) as applicable to civilians is at para 5.1.67 of 6 CPC Report.
d) The 6 CPC, after carrying out due analysis, accepted the demand and recommended that DP for Defense Forces personal be paid @ 30% of pay, similar to as applicable for civilians. 6 CPC report para 5.1.68 refers.
2. Revisions of rates of DP for Defense Forces Personal from fixed to percentage basis @ 30% of pay (as recommended by 6 CPC) was approved by GOI vide Resolution dated 29 August 2008.
Why are only Disabled Personals of Armed Forces being Targetted by NOT giving them DP on %age basis as is being given to ALL Similarly placed Civilians Retirees of ALL VINTAGE.
1. In the notification No 16 (6)/ 2008(2)/D Pension and policy dated 5th May 2009 for Post 01-01-2006 retirees the rates of Disability Pension( DP) have been changed from fixed to 30 % of pay as approved by GOI resolution.
2. However in the notification No dated 16/ 06/ 2008(1)/D Pension and Policy dated 4th May 2009 for Pre 2006 retirees the DP rates have not been changed to 30% of pay but revised to fixed rates of Rs 3100 to Rs 5980 pm in total contradiction to 6 CPC recommendations approved by the Cabinet.
3. There is absolutely NO rationale or logic for going against what has been approved by the Cabinet and arbitrarily adopting fixed rates of DP for Pre 2006 retirees of Armed Forces only.
4. following points need to be considered:
a) Keeping in view that ALL CIVILIANS were getting DP @ 30 % of pay the 6 CPC had rightly recommended the SAME (as against fixed DP) to be made applicable to defense personal to remove injustice being done to them vis a vis civilians for the past so many years.
b) In case of Civilians there is no distinction between pre 2006 or post 2006 retirees. ALL were & are getting DP on percentage basis @ 30 % of pay. In good faith this should be applied to ALL Defense pensioners as well, as was recommended by 6 CPC.
c) The 6 CPC Recommendations and its Cabinet approval do not mention anywhere that the revised rates of DP on percentage basis will not be applicable to Pre 2006 retirees of the Armed Forces.
d) This notification divides the single homogeneous class of Armed Forces pensioners into two groups, subjecting them to different treatment, by arbitrarily fixing different rates of DP for each class.
In this case I want to show another example where implimentation deviated from recommendation and GOI approval for pre 2006 pensioners.Scpc recommends that the fixation of pension will be lsubject to the provision that the revised pension in no case shall be less than fifty percent of pay in the new payband and grade pay. Here scpc or in the approval it never says maximum service of 33 years required for this. But in implimentation it was done on pro rata basis.
sir,i would like to mention that there are many disabled soldiers who do not get the disability pension do to the attitude of some doctors,in this case havaldar moharsing of rajasthan was treated in a inhuman manner the doctors could have mentioned that the individual suffered multiple injuries by which the present condition of the individual,automatically his record office has the records of his accident where and when occurred which naturally entitile him to get his pension,i salute the doctors who recommended for courtmartial proceedings against the erring doctors who are unfit to be in service,
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