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Pensionary
Benefits
Prelude
The Fifth Central Pay Commission introduced various pensionary benefits duly revised and made applicable with effect from 01 Jan 96. Pension Disbursing Offices are not following the laid down yardsticks and pensioners/Family pensioners are being paid less entitlements. Various rates of service/family pensions are appended at the end. The matter is required to be addressed upon at RSB/ ZSWO level with complete indulgence to avoid financial loss of PBOR/Widows.
Grey Areas Required to be addressed
by RSB/ZSWOs
Pre-96 Hony Capts/Lts. All Pre-96 Hony Capts/Lts are authorised revision of their service pension under modified parity orders for which Annexures are required to be forwarded to Record Office duly routed through their PDAs. Cent percent completion has not been achieved due to non-receipt of ibid Annexures. In case of demise of such Hony Capts/Lts, their widows are entitled for benefits for the period applicable in the form of "Enhanced Rate of Ordinary Family Pension".
Joint Notification of Family Pension. All PBOR who were discharged prior Aug 1988 are required to forward forms duly affixed joint photographs for getting Joint Notification done. A large numbers are still required to forward the said forms. Non completion of Joint Notification during life time of the Pensioners creates a lot of difficulties for the widows at old age to get the family pension notified where number of claim forms/certificates are required to be prepared which is difficult exercise and causes inordinate delay/financial hardships to them.
Counting of Two Years of Service of PBOR rendered as
Boys. PBOR who rendered two years of service as boys before enrolment in the Army are being granted pensionary benefits of the said period. This is only applicable to PBOR who did not complete full terms and conditions of service of their respective ranks and discharged prematurely. They are required to apply to their Record Offices. PBOR who have been discharged after 13 and 14 years of service are mostly benefited. In case of death of any such PBOR, no LTAs is applicable to the NOKs.
Ex-Gratia to Reservists. PBOR those who were discharged as reservists prior 01 Apr 1968 with lump-sum amount of Rs 750/- instead of Rs 10/- as monthly pension can deposit Rs 750/- in the treasury and opt for Rs 610/- per month + prevailing DA as monthly pension. In case of demise of such reservists, widows are also entitled for the ibid scheme.
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Financial
Packages for the NOKs of the Battle Casualties (Killed) and Battle Casualties (Injured) PBOR
Army HQ have declared the following financial packages for PBOR/widows of various Operations from 1947 onwards :-
Revision
of Disability Element : Physical Casualties (Injury/Disease
Cases). PBOR those who were discharged prior to
01 Jan 96 in LMC (Physical Casualty), rates of disability
elements have been revised wef 01 Jan 96 as under :-
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Ser No |
Rank |
Rate of
Disability Element |
Remarks |
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Existing |
Revised |
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(a) |
Hony Commissioned Offr |
* Rs 750/- |
*Rs 2600/- |
*Applicable
to commissioned officers also. |
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(b) |
JCOs |
Rs 550/- |
Rs 1900/- |
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(c) |
OR |
Rs 450/- |
Rs 1550/- |
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The
above revision as per percentage of disability granted is to
be done by PDAs Suo Moto which is not being done and the cases
are frequently referred to Record Office for seeking
clarifications. PDAs may be advised accordingly.
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