Dear Veteran Brothers, Please Update Yourself

Dear Veteran Brothers, Please Update Yourself

• All pre 01 Apr 1985 pensionerswho don't have PPO copy please apply, must make sure that their spouse name is there for family pension. If not apply for endorsement of family pension joint notifications immediately through ZSB to your records office.
• If pensioners die before the age of 67, his spouse should get the same pension as her husband. from the date of death till the deceased attains the age of 67 or for 7 years whichever falls early.
• The pensioners who completed 80 years of age are eligible to get a 20% increase in their basic pension as the additional pension. If you are not getting you have to apply to the bank with the proof of date of birth.
• ESM can draw the pensions separately without any celling wef 01 Jan 1996.
• DR for re-employed ex-servicemen with some conditions wef 18 Jul 1997.
• DR is admissible to employed family pensioners without any condition wef 18 Jul 1997.
• Minimum Ordinary family pension as per 7th CPC is 9000/- + DR wef 01 Jan 2016.
• Improvement in pension for ORs and JCOs as per CDA Circular 430 wef 01 Jul 2009.
• The dual family pension is payable from 24 Sep 2012.
• Broadbanding for all pensioners is applicable wef 01 Jan 2016 (Circular 596).
• Both service and disability pension are exempted from Income Tax if you are drawing disability pension.
• If you are having disabled children, unmarried daughters, widowed daughters, you must apply for Part II order (POR) for pension benefits on later dates.
• Many of Veterans are not aware of the correctness of their pension.
• Always check your pension with your Rank, Group, Qualifying service and date of birth.
• Pre 2016 retirees multiply your basic pension from OROP Table to 2.57 to arrive at basic pension as per 7th CPC (Circular 570).
• Pension fixation methodology multiplication factor of 2.57 or notional fixation of pay whichever is higher would be granted.

Ex-servicemen to get a full pension as service limit goes

Ex-servicemen to get a full pension as service limit goes

The three services refused to implement the pay panel award till the ‘anomalies’ were removed

After years of dithering, the Centre has finally acted on its promise of One-Rank, One-Pension (OROP).

In a September 30 letter addressed to the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force, the Ministry of Personnel informed them about the notification on pension benefits as recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Disability Pension for Defence Pensioners

Disability Pension for Defence Pensioners

The Cabinet also approved the retention of the percentage-based regime of disability pension implemented post 6th CPC, which the 7th CPC had recommended to be replaced by a slab-based system.

The issue of disability pension was referred to the National Anomaly Committee by the Ministry of Defence on account of the representation received from the Defence Forces to retain the slab-based system, as it would have resulted in a reduction in the amount of disability pension for existing pensioners and a reduction in the amount of disability pension for future retirees when compared to percentage-based disability pension.

Revision of pension of pre – 2016 pensioners and family pensioners

Revision of pension of pre – 2016 pensioners and family pensioners

The Cabinet approved modifications in the recommendations of the 7th CPC relating to the method of revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners based on suggestions made by the Committee chaired by Secretary (Pensions) constituted with the approval of the Cabinet. The modified formulation of pension revision approved by the Cabinet will entail an additional benefit to the pensioners and an additional expenditure of approximately Rs.5031 crore for 2016-17 over and above the expenditure already incurred in the revision of pension as per the second formulation based on fitment factor. It will benefit over 55 lakh pre-2016 civil and defence pensioners and family pensioners.

While approving the implementation of the 7th CPC recommendations on 29th June 2016, the Cabinet had approved the changed method of pension revision recommended by the 7th CPC for pre-2016 pensioners, comprising of two alternative formulations, subject to the feasibility of the first formulation which was to be examined by the Committee.

In terms of the Cabinet decision, pensions of pre-2016 pensioners were revised as per the second formulation multiplying existing pension by a fitment factor of 2.57, though the pensioners were to be given the option of choosing the more beneficial of the two formulations as per the 7th CPC recommendations.

In order to provide the more beneficial option to the pensioners, Cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the Committee, which has suggested the revision of pension based on information contained in the Pension Payment Order (PPO) issued to every pensioner. The revised procedure of fixation of notional pay is more scientific, rational and implementable in all the cases. The Committee reached its findings based on an analysis of hundreds of live pension cases. The modified formulation will be beneficial to more pensioners than the first formulation recommended by the 7th CPC, which was not found to be feasible to implement on account of non-availability of records in a large number of cases and was also found to be prone to several anomalies.

7th Pay Commission

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet approves modifications in 7CPC recommendations pertaining to pensioners, ex-servicemen

Providing relief to pensioners and ex-servicemen, Government on Wednesday approved major modifications in the 7th Pay Commission related to pay and pensionary benefits. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a green nod to the restoration of disability pension for defence personnel, along with the approval of pensions committee report for the ex-workforce of the central government. However, the Lavasa committee report related to allowances of Central Government employees was not taken up for review by the Cabinet.