INJUSTICE TO OTHER RANKS IN REVISING DISABILITY PENSION

INJUSTICE TO OTHER RANKS IN REVISING THE DISABILITY PENSION

THE EXISTING AND REVISED DISABILITY PENSION FOR 100 DISABILITY FOR ALL RANKS AS PER CDA CIRCULAR 456.

                       

RANK	EXISTING	REVISED	NET INCREASE
SEPOY	3510	3510	NIL
NAIK	3510	3510	NIL
HAVILDAR	3510	3510	NIL
NB.SUB’X’GP	4300	5070	770
NB.SUB’Y’GP	4300	4650	350
SUB ‘X’ GP	4300	5190	890
SUB.’Y’ GP	4300	4830	470
SUB.MAJ.’X’GP	4300	5250	950
SUB.MAJ.’Y’GP	4300	4830	530
HON.LT.&LT	5880	8100	2220
HON.CAPT.&CAPT.	5880	8310	2430
MAJOR	5880	8460	2580
LT.COL(TS)	5880	15420	9540
LT.COL(S)	5880	15420	9540
COL	5880	15690	9750
BRIG.	5880	15690	9810
MAJ.GEN	5880	16020	10140
LT.GEN	5880	21900	16020
DGAFMS	5880	24000	18120
LT.GEN.(VCOAS)	5880	24000	18120
COAS	5880	27000	21120

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The rationalization of casualty awards with regard to OTHER RANKS ,  JCOs and their FAMILIES are not at all justified. MOST OF THE DISABLED ARE FROM ORS.  There is no increase in the disability pension to the ORs as a result of percentage basis disability pension.  There is no one to represent the disabled ORs. Government should consider to re-fix minimum 100% disability pension as Rs.5000 and minimum special family pension as Rs.7500.

When Rs.5880 can be increased to Rs.27,000, how can you deny any increase for Rs.3510.  The benefit of any revised order should be proportionately made available to all ranks.  It is not that you deny to majority ORs and pay only to few officers. If the percentage basis is not beneficial to majority disabled soldiers, then they must adopt some other methods.

The major ex-servicemen Associations should take up with the Government and get justice to these poor disabled jawans.