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FAMILY PENSION TO SPOUSES OF EX-SERVICEMEN EMPLOYEES OF STATE BANK OF INDIA IN ADDITION TO FAMILY PENSION FROM GOVERNMENT

 

State Bank’s e-Circular P&HRD Sl.No.1206/2012 13 dated 4^th March 2013 conveying its instructions to the Branches of the Bank on granting family pension under SBI Pension Scheme in addition to the family pension from the Government.

 

The eligible spouses are requested to apply for the sanction of family pension through their pension paying home Branches with the necessary documents.

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The e-Circular

“THE SBI EMPLOYEES’ PENSION FUND RULES PAYMENT OF FAMILY PENSION TO THE FAMILY PENSIONERS OF THE DECEASED EX-SERVICEMEN EMPLOYEE PENSIONERS.

Please refer our Circular No.CDO/PM/16/CIR/68 dated the 17^th November, 1999 in terms of which it was advised that the family pensioners of the deceased ex-servicemen employees/pensioners of the Bank, who are eligible for drawing family pension from the Bank as well as from the Government are required to submit their option for drawing family pension either from the Government or from the Bank. In cases the ex-servicemen family pensioners desire to draw family pension from the Government and wish to forgo family penskion from the Bank in favour of Military family pension, necessary noting is to be made. Accordingly, option is called for from the family pensioners to draw family pension either from our Bank or from Military establishment as eligibility for family pension is from one source only.

2. In this connection, the Government of India, Ministry of Defence vide their letter No.01/(05)/2010-D(Pen/Policy) dated 17.01.2013 have circulated revised instructions vide which families of Armed Forces Pensioners who get re-employment in Central Civil departments or State Govt./PSUs/ Autonomous bodies/Local Funds of Central/State Governments after getting retired/discharged from military service and were in receipt of military pension till death would be entitled to draw two family pensions i.e. the Family Pension from Military side in addition to the Family Pension, if any, authorized by the re-employer for re-employmed civil service subject to fulfillment of other prescribed conditions as hitherto fore. The revised provisions will be effective from 24^th September, 2012 or thereafter. Further, the benefit of these provisions shall also be allowed in past cases however the financial benefit shall be granted from 24^th September, 2012 only.

3. Pursuant to the above modification of instructions by the Government of India, it has been decided to withdraw the existing provision of calling for the option for drawing family pension either from the Government or from the Bank. Accordingly, family pension will be paid to the deceased ex-servicemen employees/ pensioners of the Bank who are also drawing family pension from the Government. The revised instructions will be effective from 24^th September, 2012 or thereafter. Further, the benefit of these provisions shall also be allowed in past cases, however the financial benefit shall be granted from 24^th September, 2012 only.

4. Please arrange to bring the contents of this Circular to the knowledge of all concerned.

Yours faithfully,

For Dy. Managing Director &

Corporate Development Officer”

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(Source- indian exservicemen blog)

Committee to Look Into pay and Pension Grievance Of Retired Military Personnel

06-March-2013 13:25 IST

A Committee was constituted by the Government in July, 2012 under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary and consisting of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Defence Secretary, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Secretary, Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare and Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training for looking into the pay and pension related issues of relevance to Defence Services Personnel and Ex- Servicemen.

Although there was no military representative on the Committee, consultations were held with all the Service Chiefs by the Committee before finalizing the recommendations.

Four recommendations were made by the Committee on revision of pension/family pension of Armed Forces personnel. They are- One Rank One Pension - Bridging the gap in pensions, Enhancement of family pensions, Dual family pension and pension to physically/mentally challenged son/daughter of armed forces personnel on marriage. All the recommendations of the Committee, 2012 have been implemented by issue of eight Government letters on 17.1.2013. These are available on the websites www.desw.gov.in and www.cgda.nic.in.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Dr. Chandan Mitra in Rajya Sabha today.

 

(Source-Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Defence)

KNOW YOUR LPG CYCLINDER CONSUMTION FY 2012-13

Do you want to know how many LPG cylinders you have consumed till date in FY 2012-13 ?

a) Visit petroleum Ministry’s web site http://petroleum.nic.in/

b) You can see a small hotlink on its right side top panel, where the words “LPG Portal” keeps blinking.

c) Click on “LPG Portal” and it will open to a page that gives interactive cloud-blurbs like “Rate a Distributor”, “find multiple connections in the same name” etc., etc.,

d) In this screen, on the right side bottom portion, you can see logos that are linked to your own LPG supplier – Indane, Bharatgas and HP Gas.

e) This will lead you to “Transparency Portal” where you are required to give inputs like State, City and Distributor name details.

f) After clicking “Proceed” button, you can see next screen where you have to give your consumer number / your name for search.

g) Here, you can find out the No. of LPG cylinders issued under your consumer number in Financial Year 2012-2013.

As you are aware, you are eligible for 6 cylinders (now 9 cylinders) at concessional rate and any additional cylinder will be very costly.
Plan your consumption to save a few hundred rupees.
Please send to as many people as you can.
It will be helpful for them to claim their subsidised cylinders.

 

(Source- Sanjha Morcha blog)

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APPLICATION TO GET THE 2nd FAMILY PENSION ?

Following the issue of government order by the Department of Pension and pensioners’ welfare on 16.01.2013 and by CDA (P) on 17.01.2013 (Circular No.504) for two family pensions, a large number of widows are running here and there desperately without knowing what to do, whom to apply and how to apply ?

This is for the benefit of those widows who are running for help in the matter, we give below the following guidelines for getting the 2^nd family pension at an early date.

To start with, they may do the following:-

1. Draft an application in the following format.

2. Enclose a copy of the death certificate of their husband in English.

3. Enclose aXerox copy of PPO (Both for civil and defence pension).

4. If you have already applied for family pension earlier for defence family pension, and it was refused by the record office, please mention the reason and attach a xerox copy of the correspondence.

5. Please inform to the record office, if the endorsement of family pensionis pending with them due to previous government orders.

6. Enclose a copy of the govt. order to grant 2^nd family pension.

Wait for the reply from the respective offices for further action.

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APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF SECOND FAMILY PENSION

From

……………………………..

……………………………..

……………………………..

To

……………………………….

……………………………….

……………………………….

……………………………….

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF SECOND FAMILY PENSION IN RESPECT OF THE WIDOW OF (Late) S.No……………Rank…………..Name………………………………..

 

I am the widow of the above named ex-serviceman.  My husband was re-employed in …………………………………….  He was drawing two pensions, one from Defence side and the other from …………………………………  The PPO No……………………for Defence pension. & for Civil Pension ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I am enclosing the Xerox copy of the PPOs. Following his death on ………………………, I was allowed to draw only one family pension, i.e. from the Civil side.

 

Now after the issue of the government order for (copies enclosed) grant of 2^nd family pension w.e.f. 24.09.2012, I am submitting this application for sanction of Defence family pension at an early date.

 

Kindly take necessary action for grant of Defence family pension at an early date.

Thanking you,

                                                                                                        Yours faithfully,

Place:

Date:

Encl: As stated.

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(SOURCE- INDIAN EXSERVICEMEN BLOG)