DEFENCE FAMILY PENSION

Exwel Trust executive helps a widow to get correct pension

DEFENCE FAMILY PENSION

The rate of family pension depends upon the rank and group  of the deceased ex-serviceman.  Many widows are not aware of the ranks of their husbands and also most of the pension paying banks are also not having the correct particulars of the deceased ex-serviceman.  Therefore, the banks simply pay the minimum family pension of Rs.3,500 and continue till the time the widow wakes up and knocks the door and claims with the proof of their husbands ranks.

One interesting thing you will notice is that these widows are very much aware of their liquor quota.  A JCO and a Hon. Officer's wife never misses their liquor quota from the canteen.  But these same widows somehow misses their  correct monthly pension.  This situation is really painful.  Here the canteen is helping to get her correct quota for various reasons.  But the banks are not helping in this way.  For the benefit of the family pensioners, we give below the rates of family pension payable to various ranks in Army and their equivalent ranks in Navy and Air Force.

Please make use of this chart and help all the family pensioners to get their correct pension.

RATES OF ORDINARY FAMILY PENSION W.E.F. 01.01.2006.

RANK	BASIC PENSION
Widows of Sepoys & equivalent	Rs.3,500*
Widows of Naiks & equivalent	Rs.3,500*
Widows of Havildar & equivalent	Rs.3,500*
Widows of Nb.Sub.Gp.A & equivalent	Rs.5,070
Widows of Nb.Sub. Other Gps. & equivalent	Rs.4,650
Widows of Sub. Gp.A & equivalent	Rs.5,190
Widows of Sub other Gps. & equivalent	Rs.4,770
Widows of Sub. Maj.Gp.A & equivalent	Rs.5,250
Widows of Sub.Maj. other Gps. & equivalent	Rs.4,830
Widows of Hon. Lts & equivalent	Rs.8100
Widows of Hon. Capt & equivalent	Rs.8310

The Widows of Sepoy, Naik and Havildars are given the same pension of Rs.3,500/-
Is it not an injustice ?

Even these rates of defence family pension is a great injustice.  When the improvement in the pension to bridge the gap in pension of Pre 1.1.2006 and Post 1.1.2006 was implemented, w.e.f. 1.7.2009 for other ranks, the Government (MOD)/Cabinet Secretary’s Committee report cleverly omitted the family pensioners in getting corresponding increase.  (CDA circular No.430 was made non-applicable for the family pensioners.)

With great struggle, this issue was taken up by the IESM with the Raksha Mantri and Smt.Sonia Gandhi.  Now it is understood that this point is under consideration.  Once it is accepted by the Government, the family pension is likely to be revised as given in our Blog Post dt.29.11.2011.

The credit goes to IESM which took up the matter utmost sincerity for the widows.

EQUIVALENT RANKS OF OTHER RANKS IN THE THREE SERVICES

OF ARMED FORCES

ARMY	NAVY	AIR FORCE
Sepoy	Seaman-I & equivalent	AC/LAC
Naik	Leading Seaman & equivalent	Corporal
Havildar	Petty Officer/Mech-IV/ Artificer-IV	Sergeant
Nb Subedar	CPO/Mech-III/Artificer-III Art-II/Mech-II, Art-I/Mech-I	JWO (Junior Warrant Officer)
Subedar	Chief ArtificerChief Mech-I&II	WO (Warrant Officer)
Subedar Major	Master Chief Petty Officer Artificer-I & II	MWO (Master Warrant Officer)
NCs(E)		NCs(E), Tindal Head Tindal

Honorary Rank

ARMY	NAVY	AIR FORCE
Sub/Hon Lt	MCPO-II/Sub Lt	WO/Hony. Fly. Officer
Sub Maj/Hon Lt	MCPO-I/Sub Lt	MWO/Hony Fly. Officer
Sub/Hon Capt	MCPO-II/Hony Lt	WO/Hony Flt Lt
Sub Maj/Hon Capt	MCPO-I/Hony Lt	MWO/Hony Flt Lt.

EQUIVALENT GROUPS IN WHICH PAID

	Pre 01.01.2006	Post 01.01.2006
Army	A or X	X
Army	B, C, D, E, F, G or H	Y
Army	Y or Z	Y
Navy	A or Spl Gp or Artificers	X
Navy	B or C	Y
Navy	Y or Z	Y
Air Force	I or X	X
Air Force	II, III or IV	Y
Air Force	Y or Z	Y