IESM IN ACTION FOR ONE RANK ONE PENSION

INDIAN EX-SERVICEMEN MOVEMENT IN ACTION

FOR ONE RANK ONE PENSION

ON 28.11.2010

AT JANTAR MANTAR 

THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT IGNORE THEIR DEMANDS ANYMORE

APPOINTMENT OF EX-ARMY PERSONNEL IN TAMILNADU POLICE

APPOINTMENT OF EX-ARMY PERSONNEL IN THE BD&D SQUADS OF

TAMILNADU POLICE ON CONTRACT BASIS.

It is proposed to select ex-army personnel for the post of Inspectors/SIs/HCs on contract basis in the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads of Tamil Nadu Police. 

Terms and conditions:-

a) Age                                      : Not exceeding 55 years.

b) Educational Qualification       : SSLC or X Standard. Must have BD&D certificate

                                                  issued by the NSG Trg. Centre, Manesar/BD

                                                  Certificate issued by the Army BD /B.C.A.S/other

                                                  Special Forces.

c) Minimum service in Army      : 10 years.

d) Knowledge/Experience         : Sound knowledge and practical experience in

                                                              BD&D Unit.

Submit your Bio-data in the following format and send it to:-

Office of the Inspector General of Police,

Operations,

Marutham,

No.17, Boat Club Road, RA Puram,

Chennai 600 028.

BIO – DATA

                                                                                                         Affix Passport

                                                                                                         Size Photo

1. Name

2. Father’s Name

3. Address(with Name of Police Station concerned)

                        Present

                        Native

4. Date of birth.

5. Educational Qualification

6. Date of enlistment in Army

7. Core/Service of Army

8. Date of Discharge from Army

9. Total years of service

10.Rank held in Army at the time of retirement/discharge.

11.Trade and class.

12.Nature of duties in army.

13.Whether qualified in Detection and disposal of Bombs

     And mines and IED (Proof to be attached).

14. Nature of duties done in bomb detection & disposal.

15. Total years of service in BDDS.

16. Languages known.

17. Army Unit in which last served.

18. Special Technical qualifications.

19. Outstanding service rendered & decorations obtained.

20. Defaults if any.

                                                                                                Signature.

Note:Already some Ex-Army personnel have been appointed as Inspectors, Sub-inspectors and Head Constables.  (JCOs are given Inspector Rank in the Pay Band Rs.9300 + Grade Pay etc. & ORs are given Headconstable ranks.) Still there are vacancies available.  Eligible candidates may apply immediately.

MEGA JOB FAIR FOR VETERANS

GOOD NEWS FOR VETERANS

JOB FAIR FOR VETERANS ON 11.12.2010

A grand Job Fair for the Armed Forces Veterans will be held on 11.12.2010 Saturday at 08.00 AM at Island Grounds, Chennai (Behind Kendriya Vidyalaya).

This fair is being arranged by the HQ, ATK&K Area, Fort St., George, Chennai-09 for the benefit of veterans.

All the Armed Forces Veterans desirous of attending the fair are to contact and register their names by 10.12.2010 with the Officer-in-Charge, Ex-servicemen Helpline Centre, ATK&K Area, Fort St., George, Chennai 09.  They have to obtain Token for having registered their names.  (This is very important)

Note: Plenty of vacancies are available for different types of job.  There is ample opportunity for technical personnel belonging to Signals, EME, MEG & NSG.

Out station candidates will be provided accommodation at the Esm. Helpline Centre.  They are to report one day in advance i.e. on 10.12.2010.

For further information and  assistance contact:-

Hony.Capt.M.David, (Retd.)

Officer-in-Charge,

Ex-servicemen Helpline Centre,

Fort St. George, Chennai -09.

Phone: 044-25675337,  044-25675236.

Email: oicesmchennai@yahoo.com

Don’t miss this golden opportunity. This is the time to prove the potential of the Armed Forces Veterans to the outside world.  All veterans are to report in suitable dress code with all their testimonials.

GOOD NEWS FOR ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL

The Supreme Court today ordered the immediate constitution of a separate commission to examine the pay and pension anomalies of the defence services.

The functioning of the commission would be directly monitored by the Supreme Court. The Commission would comprise of Justice Kuldip Singh, Retired SC Judge as the Chairperson and would have as its members Justice SS Sodhi, General VP Malik, Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi and one person to be nominated by the Government of India.

The Commission would independently look into the grievances of members of the defence services and the Government would have no say in the same.

The Government of India, in its affidavit, had only consented to refer the rank pay issue to the proposed Commission and did not agree to any other term of reference. The Court disregarded the affidavit alongwith the stand of the Government and also ruled that the rank pay issue would NOT be referred to the Commission since the orders had already been passed by the Supreme Court. The Court also refused to recall or modify its earlier orders on the rank pay issue and instead referred the review application preferred by the UoI to the Chief Justice for directions that it be placed before some other Bench.

A historic step indeed for the Armed Forces of India.

Posted by Navdeep / Maj Navdeep Singh at “www.indianmilitary.info”

ENHANCED RATE OF FAMILY PENSION

Have pity on these poor widows

THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCED RATE OF FAMILY PENSION IS TO BE PROTECTED.

After the implementation of the PCDA Circular No.430 dt.10.03.2010 (Improvement in the pension to bridge the gap in pension of pre 01.01.2006 and Post 01.01.2006 discharged personnel below officer rank (PBOR) of Armed Forces) the pension of the PBOR has been revised with effect from 01.07.2009.

An anomaly has been created by this Circular by not making it applicable to the family pensioners of PBOR.  Also basic pension regulations has been ignored in this case, because after implementing these orders, whatever changes to be made in the normal rate of family pension (Which is always linked to the pension payable to the pensioner) which is 30% of reckon-able emoluments and in the enhanced rate of family pension which is @ 50% of reckon-able emolument + DA or at the rate not exceeding the service pension authorized to the deceased after the death is neither made nor allowed the PDA to make.

The PDAs are facing utter confusion in arriving at the amount of enhanced rate of family pension payable to the eligible widows of the PBORs who died after the implementation of the circular No.430.  The enhanced pension mentioned in the PPOs does not reflect the actual revised enhanced rate to be paid as per the basic pension regulations.

An illustration:  In the original PPO the enhanced rate is mentioned as say Rs.2828, the same was revised as Rs.4277 as per MOD letter dt.11.11.2008 and Rs.5492 as per circular No.430.  The pensioner was getting a revised pension as per circular No.430 Rs.5492 at the time of his death.  As per the existing pension regulations, the widow should get the same Rs.5492 as Enhanced rate, where as the Banks are paying only Rs.2838.

The existing pension regulations say that the enhanced rate of family pension is applicable @ 50% of reckonable emoluments + admissible D.R applicable from time to time or at the rate not exceeding the service pension authorized to the deceased after the death.  The PDAs may be allowed to follow this rule.

The MOD and the PCDA(P) may issue suitable instructions to the PDAs and guide them accordingly.  The widows of the PBORs, whose husbands died after the implementation of the circular 430 are denied legitimate enhanced rate of family pension.

It is requested that the Indian Ex-services League, the Air Force Association and all other recognized Associations may take up the matter with MOD and bring them justice.

IGNORING A BENEFIT TO THE  POOR INTENTIONALLY WILL AMOUNT TO GROSS INJUSTICE.

                                                                                                 

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF DISABILITY PENSION

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF DISABILITY PENSION

INVALID PENSION

Whenever an individual is invalided out from service under the following clauses on completion of minimum 10 years of qualifying service and his disability pension claim is rejected then he is eligible for Invalid Pension. The minimum rate of Invalid Pension is Rs. 3500/- pm + DA. wef 01 Jan 2006 as per recommendation of VIth CPC.

(a) On having been found medically unfit for further service in IAF.

(b) Being medically unfit for present trade and unwilling to remuster to other trade.

There are certain important aspects of Disability Pension, which must be known by all personnel who are in low medical category. These aspects are: -

a) The entire disability pension is exempted from income Tax.

(b) The disability pension is granted for the rank held by an individual at the time of onset of

last attributable/aggravated disease/injury and not for the rank held by him at the time of his

discharge from service in RMB cases. However, if an individual invalided out of service under clause mentioned in (a) or (b) above is granted disability pension for the rank in which he is invalided out.

(c) Like other pensions, merging of 50% DA as Dearness Pay + DA on total is admissible on

disability pension also.

(d) Disability pension normally consists of two elements: -

(i) Service element of disability pension and

(ii) Disability element of disability pension

(e) Both disability and service elements (together) are entitled only when the individual is

discharged under clause mentioned in Para 3 (a) & (b) above.

(f) For those individuals who are invalided out of service on medical grounds by an IMB and

who fulfill the primary conditions for grant of disability pension as per Para 153 of Pension

Regulations, their disability pension will consist of disability element as well as service element. However those individuals who discharge before 15 years (airmen) / 20 years (NC(E)) of service but were not invalidated out of service on medical grounds, are not eligible for disability pension as per Para 153 of Pension Regulation, such individuals will not be entitled for service element of disability pension and will only get disability element of disability pension.

(g) For those individuals who were initially given Service Pension/ Invalid Pension and who

subsequently become eligible for disability pension, they will get only Disability Element of

disability pension in addition to their SP/IP.

(h) Personnel are entitled to get commuted portion of Service Pension / Invalid Pension /

Service Element / Disability Element. However, this provision on disability element is available only if the disability is accepted first time for life and not through RAMB at a later date.

(i) The deficiency in service for eligibility to Service Pension/Invalid Pension cannot be

condoned if an individual is invalided (IMB case).

(j) The personnel who are invalided out of service solely on medical grounds under Med

Cat “ApGp”, with a minimum of 20% disability with at-least one year of service are entitled to get disability benefit PAYABLE FROM AFGIS that is worked out as follows:

Disability Benefit = (Insurance Cover X Disability %) + Survival Benefit

2 100

NOTE- 1. Cases of Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, self-inflicted Injury (Disability arising out of attempted suicide or intentional acts resulting in criminal conviction) are not eligible for

this Disability Benefit from AFGIS.

2. This benefit is also not admissible to an individual who discharge under clause

mentioned in Para 3 (b) above.

ADVISE ON DISABILITY PENSION TO INDIVIDUAL CLAIMANTS

This office is receiving a series of representations and claims from ex-airmen/NCs (E) on account of disability pension. A large number of representations are sent to VIPs like President, Prime minister, Defence Minister, CAS etc. with strong emotional appeal to grant disability pension. A large number of court cases are being fought in the courts of law on the issue of eligibility of disability pension. Since the rejection rate of disability pension is in the region of 90%, therefore, almost all the representations are forwarded by those individuals who feel that they should have got the disability pension but their case for disability pension has been rejected. We would like to clarify here that eligibility to disability pension is not an emotional issue. The eligibility of disability pension is based on

the existing rules and regulations on the matter. Therefore, we would like to advise the individuals who are expecting to get the disability pension on following lines: -

(a) If you have been invalided out or have been discharged / superannuated with medical

category lower than “Cat A4G1” then eligibility to disability pension concerns you.

(b) You must take pains to understand as to what disability pension is and why and how it is

given. If the rule position is not clear in the mind of the individual then harping on an emotional issue does not help in getting disability pension.

(c) It must be clearly understood that disability pension is not meant as a compensation

for all disabilities acquired by an individual during his service career. It is primarily meant as a compensation for those disabilities only, which are attributable to or aggravated by military service.

(d) Eligibility to Disability Pension purely depends upon specialist medical opinion of

initial Medical Board. Therefore, the findings of COI/Injury Report, in case of injury and the

recommendations of IMB/RMB/RAMB in case of disease are very critical.

(e) While traveling on leave (to and from) with FRW / CV, without FRW/CV, on Annual Leave

or Casual Leave, if any injury is met during journey period (starting from duty station and

reaching upto leave station and vice versa through main route) then the injury is attributable to service. Any injury sustained at the leave station is not (R) not attributable to service. Any leave cannot be treated as ‘duty’. The term ‘duty’ has been defined in detail in the

“Entitlement Rules for Pensionary Awards to Defence personnel, 1982”.

CONCLUSION

Disability Pension is basically compensation to an individual for a disability, which has been caused due to Military Service. It is not a compensation for all other kinds of disability, which have no direct relation with Military Service. As per the rules given in Pension Regulations a very fair decision is given on this matter by the concerned agencies. Disability Pension primarily depends upon the specialist medical opinion of the released/invalid medical board. Therefore, there is a need to understand the eligibility conditions of disability pension. There is also a need to understand the importance of specialist medical opinion on this matter. Our experience indicates that over 90% of

cases, which are considered for disability pension, are rejected on the basis of specialist medical opinion as given by RMB/IMB. It is, therefore, important that the concept of disability pension is clearly understood by the retiring airmen and NCs (E) clearly.

Note:

The Indian Army being the major contributor to the number of disabled/invalided out soldiers is keeping silence over a number of issues on disability/invalid and war injury pensions.  A number Specialist medical opinions has been rejected by the PCDA(P) is a cause of concern.  The recent judgments by the Armed Forces Tribunal on the subject is a clear evidence that the laid down rules on disability/invalid pensions/war injury pensions are violated by the guardians of the rules.

This post is taken from the Indian Air Force Website.  Readers are welcome to visit Indian Air Force Website for more information.  The rules & regulations quoted above are basically/equally applicable to Army and Navy also.  There may be slight variations here and there.  Our sincere thanks to the Indian Air Force authorities for publishing such a valuable information for the benefit of disabled soldiers.

It is important that the Indian Army should come out more detailed hand book on defence pension.  Their website is to be updated with more useful information to the veterans.

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION OF THE PENSION PAYING BANKS

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION OF PENSION PAYING BANKS

The number of pensioners is increasing day by day.  Modern commercial banks do not like the aged pensioners crowding at their branches for their monthly pension.   Therefore many pensioners are given ATM cards and driven away to ATM machines for drawing their monthly pension.  It is the aged pensioner in the age group of 85 + who cannot make use of these ATM Cards, and some illiterate family pensioners, who cannot be issued with these ATM Cards are the only class of pensioners who visit the banks for drawing pension.  Other pensioners mostly prefer to draw their pension through ATMs.

Therefore, the Banks aim to reduce the crowd at the Branches is some what achieved.  But the question is, do these banks really treat these pensioners as their customers?  The answer is No.  All the banks have centralized the pension payment process, local bank Branches have no knowledge about the transactions in the individual pensioners accounts.  Most of the CPPCs of various Banks in southern districts are situated in Chennai, thus keeping away from the pensioners from direct contact and access to their pension original records.  The pension paying bank branches are unable to attend the queries of the pensioners. 

It is earnestly requested that the following facilities may be provided to the pensioners at their branches at least  during first week of the month.

1)  A separate counter may be provided for the aged pensioners at least during the  

      First week of the month.

2)  Some Branches of the State Bank of India, and Canara Bank in Urban and      

     Semi urban  areas highly crowded during the first week of the month, aged

     Pensioners are finding it very difficult for toilet facilities.  These banks are

     Requested to provide toilet facilities to these pensioners.

3)  Special counters may be provided for updating pass books and inquiry.

4)  Help counters may provided for illiterate family pensioners.

There has to be a sea change in the attitude of society towards aged persons who need no sympathy but respect and a bit of consideration.  After all, they have earned these due to their long innings of useful service to the nation.

Where there is respect for elders, that society has a bright future based upon values, which our ancients had preached and practiced.

LIFE CERTIFICATE IS A MUST

Please help the aged pensioner to submit life certificate

 

LIFE  CERTIFICATES  IS  A  MUST

All the pensioners are to submit “Life Certificate” to the pension paying bank branches by the end of November, 2010.  This is very important.  The pension paying banks have the right to stop the monthly pension of those pensioners who fail to submit “Life Certificate” by the end of November,2010.

It is very important that the sons/daughters/grandsons/granddaughters of the aged pensioners  accompany these pensioners to the pension paying banks and help them to submit this life certificate in time.

Since most of the banks have centralized the pension payments, the relationship between the pensioner and the pension paying bank branches are slowly disappearing.  Once this monthly pension is missed due to non submission of life certificate in time, it will be very difficult to restore the pension.

It is therefore very important that every pensioner should submit life certificate by the end of Nov 2010 without fail.  Those pensioners who are unable to appear personally in the paying banks, may contact the Branch Manager for alternative arrangements.

இரண்டு குடும்ப பென்ஷன் ஏன் கிடையாது ?

குடும்ப பென்சனர்களுக்காக அல்லும் பகலும் பாடுபடும் எமது உயிர் நண்பர் 

திரு கந்தையா அவர்களுடன் ஒரு விதவை தாய்

 

தகுதி உள்ளவர்களுக்கு இரண்டு குடும்ப பென்சன் உடனே வழங்க வேண்டும்.

நமது பாதுகாப்பு படையை இளமையாய் வைத்திருக்கும் பொருட்டு ஆண்டுதோறும் சுமார் அறுபதாயிரம் படைவீரர்கள் குறைந்த பென்சனுடன் வீட்டுக்கு அனுப்ப படுகிறார்கள். 

இவர்களுக்கு அரசு எந்த வேலை வாய்ப்பும் கொடுப்பதில்லை.  இவர்களில் 95 சதவிதம் பேர் ஆபிசர் அல்லாத சாதாரண படை வீரர்கள் என்பது முக்கியம்.

இவர்களில் ஒருசிலர் தனது தனிப்பட்ட திறமையினால் மறுபணியில்சேர்ந்து அதிலிருந்து ஒய்வு பெற்றபின் மறுபடியும் ஒரு குறைந்தபட்ச ஓய்வூதியம் வழங்கபடுகிறது.  அனால் அவர் இறந்த பின் அவருடைய மனைவிக்கு ஏதேனும் ஒரு குடும்ப பென்சன் மட்டும்தான் வழங்க படுகிறது.

ஒரு முன்னாள் படை வீரர் மறு பணியில் இருக்கும்போது துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக இறந்துவிட்டால் அவருடைய மனைவிக்கு மறு பணி வழங்கிய நிர்வாகம் உடனே குடும்ப பென்சன் வழங்கி விடுகிறது.  அனால் அந்த படை வீரருக்கு ராணுவ பென்சன் வழங்கிவந்த ராணுவ அமைச்சகம், அவர் இறந்தபின், அவருக்கு மறு பணி கொடுத்த நிர்வாகம் அவர் மனைவிக்கு குடும்ப பென்சன் வழங்குவதால், ஏதேனும் ஒரு குடும்ப பென்சன் மட்டுமே பெற முடியும் என்று கூறி, முதல் உரிமையுடைய ராணுவ குடும்ப பென்சனை மறுத்து விடுகிறது.

ராணுவ அமைச்சகம் புரிந்துவரும் கொடுமைககளை இந்த நாட்டின் உச்ச நீதி மன்றம் தனது தீர்ப்புகளில் பலமுறை சுட்டிகாட்டியும், தொடர்ந்து இந்த கொடுமைகள் நடந்துகொண்டுதான் இருக்கின்றன. 

இரண்டு குடும்ப பென்சன் வழங்கலாம் என உயர் நீதிமன்றங்களும், உச்ச நீதி மன்றமும், ராணுவ தீர்பாயமும் தீர்ப்பு வழங்கிய பின்பும் அரசு மௌனமாய் இருப்பது பெரும் வேதனைக்குரிய விஷயம். 

தகுதியுள்ள அனைத்து விதைவைகளும் நீதிமன்றம் சென்றுதான் இரண்டு பென்சன் பெற வேண்டும் என்று அரசு நினைக்கிறதா ?

அநீதி என்று தெரிந்தும் அதை கண்டுகொள்ளாமல் இருப்பது ஒரு நல்ல அரசுக்கு அழகல்ல.  நீதி, நேர்மைக்கு பெருமை சேர்ப்பது நல்ல நிர்வாகத்தின் கடமை.  அனைத்தையும் நீதிமன்றங்களே சுட்டி காட்டவேண்டும் என்று காத்திருப்பது நல்ல அரசுக்கு அழகல்ல.

பணிபுரியும் விதவைகளுக்கு பென்சனில் பஞ்சப்படி கிடையாது என்றது நிர்வாகம்.  நீதிமன்றங்கள் மூலம் பின்னர் பெற்றனர் இந்த விதவைகள்.  தொழிலாளர் வருங்கால வைப்பு நிதி மூலம் கிடைக்கும் குறைந்த பென்சனைகூட இரண்டாவது பென்சன் என கணக்கிட்டு இரண்டு பென்சன் பெற முடியாது என்றது அரசு.  இதையும் பின்னர் நீதி மன்றங்கள்தான் வழங்கியது இந்த விதவைகளுக்கு.  அதேபோல் இரண்டு குடும்ப பென்சன் கிடையாது என்கிறது அரசாணை.  இது தவறு. இரண்டு பென்சன் வழங்கவேண்டும் என்கிறது நீதிமன்றங்களும் ராணுவ தீர்பாயங்களும்.

பல நீதிமன்றங்களில் இரண்டு குடும்ப பென்சன் வழங்கலாம் என தீர்ப்புகள் வழங்கப்பட்டும் இதை அனைவருக்கும் அமுல்படுத்தாமல் அமைதியாக இருக்கிறது அரசு.  அத்தனை விதவைகளும் நீதிமன்றங்களை நோக்கி படையெடுக்க வேண்டும் என்கிறது இந்த அரசின் ராணுவ அமைச்சகம்.  இது ஒரு மாபெரும் துரதிர்ஷ்டம்.

எனவே இதை படிக்கும் பதிக்கபட்டர்வர்கள் அல்லது அவர்களுடைய உறவினர்கள் கீழ்க்கண்ட முகவரியில் தொடர்பு கொண்டு நீதி மன்றம் செல்ல தயார் ஆகலாம்.

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