Ex-servicemen to finally receive pending pensionary benefits -Cong Flays Advani For Questioning PM On Move

In a belated move to provide relief to over 12 lakh ex-servicemen, the defence ministry has now issued orders to implement pending pensionary benefits to them involving an annual expenditure of about Rs 2,200 crore. This comes after an assurance in this regard by PM Manmohan Singh in the Lok Sabha recently after a spat with BJP veteran L K Advani. Congress, faulted Advani for questioning the PM in Parliament about the pension parity among ex-servicemen of the same rank without ascertaining the facts from defence ministry. Its only a question of a couple of weeks before the decision announced on the floor of the House will take effect and the beneficiaries will start receiving the amount due to them with retrospective effect, said party secretary Praveen Davar. With the fresh orders, all 7 recommendations of committee on pensions have now been implemented,which brings it closer to the one rank,one pension demand of ex-servicemen. MoD officials said the government had on March 8 issued orders for implementation of the remaining two of the seven recommendations. One, parity between pensions of personnel below officer rank who retired pre and post October 10,1997. And two, further improvement in PBOR pensions based on the GoM award.

(source-toi)
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Orders issued for pensionary benefits to ex-servicemen


In a move that will bring relief to over 12 lakh ex-servicemen, the Defence Ministry has issued orders to implement pending pensionary benefits to them involving an annual expenditure of about Rs 2,200 crore. The decision followed recommendations by a high-level committee and recent assurance in this regard in the Lok Sabha by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. With these orders, the ministry has implemented all the seven recommendations of committee headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar on pensions, which would now be close to the 'One Rank-One Pension' demand of ex-servicemen, senior ministry officials said today. "The Defence Ministry issued the orders on March 8 this year to implement the remaining two of the seven suggestions of the Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar-headed committee on 'One Rank-One Pension' demand," they said.

(source-PTI News)
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(SOURCE- HINDUSTAN TIMES)