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gentle said...

Dear Veteran Brothers,

You are indeed a great asset to not only the ex-servicemen & their families but also to the rest of the society as the torch bearers to serve the needy amongst us all who deserve the kind of attention given by an exemplary method of service to others without any motive of rewards or recognition in a selfless manner.
I only wish that others should emulate you & serve to fulfill the needs of those who deserve it the most.

EXWEL volunteers like the veterans , Mr Kandiah & Mr Natrajan deserve to be praised/ recognized by all of us & I do feel proud of these Veterans role in helping the Ex-servicemen & their families.
May God bless them with good health & prosperity to continue their mission of service.

With warm regards & best wishes,

Sushil K Sudan (Veteran)

December 22, 2009 10:38 AM

Comments to Comments: Encouraging comments are a real energy to the social workers. Various comments given by “gentle” in different Blogs are a Great moral boost to our veteran social workers.

WE WISH “GENTLE”A LONG LIFE AND A HAPPY AND
PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2010

NEW YEAR GREETINGS

Dear Colleagues,

Indianexserviceman Blog, and Exwel Trust wishes its readers, all ex-servicemen
and their families a very happy and prosperous New Year 2010.

Sgt.C.Muthukrishnan (Retd.)

THE EXWEL TRUST, TIRUNELVELI

YET ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT BY EXWEL TRUST

Smt.Velammal M/O Late Recruit Mariappan (6489697) was sanctioned with Special Family Pension after the death of her son vide PPO No.F/ 871/ 97.

She was being paid with Normal family pension from the date of sanction instead of Special family pension. Her pension was revised as 1275/ 3500 instead of 2550/ 7000 as per VI th Pay commission. Our Chief Liaison officer Sgt.S.Kanthiah ( Retd) noticed the same during our special interaction with pensioners at Shenkottai. He ,after careful scrutiny of the case, informed the same to the Bank Officials (PDA), but they were not satisfied with his submission and were not prepared to correct the eligible rate of pension. Then we were constrained to take up the case to the concerned Army Record Office, ASC (AT) at Gaya explaining the present payment details with DUE /DRAWN statement. The Record Office was prompt in responding our representation by confirming the correctness of our working sheet. They instructed the PDA to revise the correct Rate of Special Family Pension as per our calculation and pay the arrears immediately. The Bank also revised the Special Family pension and paid the Arrears to the poor widow amounting to Rs.393527/- on 30-11-2009 as per our calculation. Our Trust is proud of scoring one more goal to our untiring efforts. This is another feather in our Cap. We opine that there are still many more such poor widows at large all over the country are made to suffer silently. We hope that authorities concerned will evolve some system to mitigate the sufferings of such pensioners.

NON OBSERVANCE OF SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION RULES CDA CIR. 282 AND 410

There are cases where Special Family Pension is granted to widows/ Mothers of Ex-Servicemen. The very purpose of Spl.Fp. is to mitigate the sufferings / Loss of their kin of the widows to some reasonable extent. Despite the fact the order is so clear and there is no cause for any ambiguity , yet in most cases the beneficiaries of the Special Family Pension are not getting their legitimate entitlement and dues for no fault of theirs. In some cases, due to their ignorance they are made to content with the pension what they are getting presently.

As of now, there appears to be no mechanism or system to monitor and ensure that the pensioners are receiving their correct pension. It is not understood as to how such cases are un noticed by the watch ful eyes of AG's Auditors and RBI inspectors. During our special drive in interacting with some Spl.Family pensioners we came to know that they were bing paid only Normal pension of Rs.1275/- w.e.f 1-1-96 and Rs.3500/- from 1-1-2006 instead of Rs.2550/ and Rs.7000/- respectively. Thus they were receiving short payment for the last 12 years.

The Followings are few cases :

Smt.Subbammal SplFP I O B
Smt.Saraswathy Spl.FP Canara Bank
Smt.Subbulakshimi Spl.FP Canara Bank
Smt.Mariammal Spl.FP Canara Bank

It is not the over simplification of the fact that there are many such pensioners still at large are short paid. However, it is once again reiterated that but for the timely intervention and prompt action by our Trust team members, the above mentioned pensioners would have not got their entitled pension. The arrears worked out to be 3.84 lacs plus.for each pensioner.

ANOMALY IN DISBURSEMENT OF FAMILY PENSION

Our Chief Liaison Officer Sgt.S,Kanthiah (Retd( visited Indian Overseas Bank, Kalakad Branch, Tirunelvlei -Dist, Tamil Nadu on 30-10-2009 in connection with the revision of pension as per VI th Pay commission. During the scrutiny of the PPOs, he noticed that one family pensioner SMT.HELEN RAJAH W/o Late Lt. Rajah Israel ( Navy Officer) was being paid a basic pension of Rs.3500/- which is minimum pension for the rank of a Sepoy. Further , he observed her date of Birth as 13-3-1925, hence she is eligible for an additional pension of 20% also. THE PPO.NO.is M / 1230/ 72 which is the indication that she is wife of an Officer. Our liaison officer informed the same to the Branch officials and appraised them, which they are not aware. She is supposed to get a basic pension of Rs.8100/- w.e.f 1-1-2006.

After completing the works, our Liaison officer went in search of the residence of the Lady which was about 5 kilometers from the branch. Lastly he could locate the house, but to his surprise it was locked. He made an inquiry in the nearby houses. The neighbor informed him that she was staying with her son at KODAIKANAL for the last 2 to 3 years and expired recently about 5 months back.

What a pity situation. Had her pension been revised correctly as 8100 and an Addition pension of 20% effected, she should have received an amount of Rs. 309580/-as arrears. Not only this, her pension was to be revised from 1-1-96 also. Poor lady could not enjoy the fruit of this large amount of about 5 Lacs plus in her life time and left the world. This is the fate. Now who is responsible for this happenings whether Bank / Auditors or CDA . Now where to go and knock the door.

In this particular case, even after 10 years , ( V th Pay commission ), how this case has escaped the EYEs of the AG's Office Auditors and RBI inspectors. The prefix 'M" in the PPO is the clear Indication that the widow is wife of an Officer. We fail to understand , why the Basic norm is not known to the Auditors/RBI/Banks

Our Trust feels such happenings are there through out the country , and it should be brought to the light of our Ex-servicemen community through medias so that they are aware of their own entitled pension.

EXWEL TRUST: EXWEL TRUST GETS ADDITIONAL PENSION TO AGED PENSIONERS.

EXWEL TRUST: EXWEL TRUST GETS ADDITIONAL PENSION TO AGED PENSIONERS.