Wednesday, December 19, 2012

New pension package for ex-servicemen,kin from January

Defence minister A K Antony on Tuesday said order for implementation of the recently-announced Rs 2,300 crore pension package for ex-servicemen and their families will be issued next month. Addressing the parliamentary consultative committee on defence,Antony said this was the third time in the last four years that the government had systematically improved the post-retirement benefits for ex-servicemen.

Ex-servicemen, however, are angry with the government for trying to project the Rs 2,300-crore pension package as the fulfillment of their long-pending demand for one-rank,one-pension (OROP), which basically means payment of uniform pension to personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement.

The minister described the twin tasks of improving pension and medical benefits for ex-servicemen as subjects of prime concern and an ongoing process.

(Source ; TOI)

1 comment:

  1. 1. THE BASIC PENSION OF HON. FG. OFFR. REDUCED BY VI PAY PANEL
    The VI pay commission is set up to improve the basic pension, but In the case of Hony. Flying officer the basic pension is reduced. I am retired on 30.04.2005 as a Hony.Flying Officer. I was drawing pension of Rs. 7875 before VI pay commission, now the VI pay commission has fixed my pension Rs. 7800 wef 01.01.2006. Any formula applied for fixation of pension which reduces the basic pension is wrong. The great injustice is done to me..
    2. JUNIOR PENSION IS FIXED MORE THAN SENIOR HAVING SAME LENGTH OF SERVICE, GROUP AND FROM SAME STREAM
    My entry mates MWO and WO who joined the service with me and retired with me but not got the next promotion to the rank of Hony. Flying officer, their basic pension is fixed more than me, (the warrant officers are two rank junior to me), vide GOI, MOD letter No. PC10 (1)/2009-D (Pen/Pol) dated 08.03.2010 Table 124.
    Rank Basic Benefits Total
    Pension MSP+Gd.Pay+'X'Gp.pay Pension
    HFO 7890 3000+ 2700 13590
    MWO 9490 2400+ 1000+ 700 13590
    WO 9105 2300+ 1000+ 700 13105

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