Wednesday, October 19, 2016

REVISION OF PENSION OF PRE-7TH CPC RETIREES PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE OF INDIA ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2016 : MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (DESW) RESOLUTION NEW DELHI, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2016

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare)
RESOLUTION
New Delhi, the 30th September, 2016

No. 17(1)/2014/D(Pension/Policy).—The Terms of Reference of the Seventh Central Pay Commission as contained in Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) Resolution No.1/1/2013-E.III (A) dated 28.2.2014, as amended vide Resolution, dated 8.9.2015, inter- alia, included the following:-

“To examine, review, evolve, and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure, concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind as well as the retirement benefits of the personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, having regard to the historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on the aspects unique to these personnel”.

2. The Commission submitted its report to the Government on 19th November, 2015. Government has considered the recommendations of the Commission on pensionary benefits to the personnel belonging to the Defence Force contained in Chapter 10.2 of the Report of the Commission and have decided that the recommendations shall be broadly accepted subject to certain modifications.

3. Detailed recommendations of the Commission relating to pensionary benefits and the decisions taken thereon by the Government are listed in the statement annexed to this Resolution.

4. The revised provisions regarding pensionary benefits will be effective from 01.01.2016.

K. DAMAYANTHI, Jt. Secy.
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ANNEXURE

Statement showing the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to principles which should govern the structure of pension and other terminal benefits contained in Chapter 10.2 of the Report and the decisions of Government thereon.

Item No.

1      Recommendation for past Defence Forces personnel 
                                
Revision of Pension of pre 7th CPC retirees.: The Commission recommends the following pension formulation for Defence Forces Personnel who have retired before 01.01.2016 :-

(i) All the Defence Forces who retired prior to 01.01.2016 (expected date of implementation of the Seventh CPC recommendations ) shall first be fixed in the Pay Matrix being recommended by this Commission, on the basis of the Pay Band and Grade Pay at which they retired, at the minimum of the corresponding level in the matrix. This amount shall be raised, to arrive at the notional pay of the retiree, by adding the number of increments he / she had earned in that level while in service, at the rate of three percent. Military Service Pay shall be added to the amount which is arrived at after notionally fitting him in the 7th CPC matrix. Fifty percent of the total amount so arrived at shall be the revised pension. 

(ii) The second calculation to be carried out is as follows. The pension, as had been fixed at the time of implementation of· the VI CPC recommendations, shall be multiplied by 2.57 to arrive at an alternate value for the revised pension.

(iii) Pensioners shall be entitled to the higher of the two. It is recognized that the fixation of the pension as per formulation 

(i) above may take a little time since the records of each pensioner will have to be checked to ascertain the number of increments earned in the retiring level. It is, therefore, recommended that in the first instance the pension, may be fixed in terms of formulation 

(ii) above, till final fixation of the pension under the Seventh CPC matrix is undertaken.
(Para 10.2.87 & 10.2.88 of the Report)

Decision of Government : Both the options recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission as regards pension revision be accepted subject to feasibility of the implementation. Revision of pension using the second option based on fitment factor of 2.57 be implemented by multiplying the pension drawn on 31.12.2015 immediately. 

The first option may be made applicable if its implementation is found feasible after examination by the committee comprising Secretary (Pension) as Chairman and Member (Staff) Railway Board Member (Staff) D/o Post, Additional Secretary & FA M/ o Home Affairs and Controller General of Accounts
as Members.
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2. Rates of Pension, Family Pension & Special Family Pension

The Commission does not recommend any further increase in the rate of Pension for JCOs/ORs. (Para 10.2.22)

No change is being recommended by the Commission for either civilian or defence pensioners in Enhanced Ordinary Family Pension.(Para 10.2.33)

No further increase in the existing rate of Special Family Pension is recommended by the Commission.(Para 10.2.35)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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3.  Additional Pension and Family Pension to the older pensioners.

No further increase in the existing rate of additional pension and additional family pension with advancing age is recommended by the Commission.(Para 10.2.24)

No further increase in the existing rate of additional pension and additional family pension with advancing age is recommended by the Commission.(Para 10.2.37)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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4.  Pre-2006 Honorary Naib Subedar

This Commission does not find any merit in re-opening an issue that has been clearly settled. Therefore no change is being recommended in this regard. (Para 10.2.26 )

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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5.  Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel.

The Commission does not recommend reduction in the qualifying service for entitlement of second pension to Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel from 15 to 10 years.(Para 10.2.28)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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6.  Depression in Pension for Qualifying Service

The Commission observes that pension formulation is appropriate and finds no justification for a review of the existing arrangements with regard to pension of Territorial Army personnel.(Para 10.2.30)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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7 Inclusion of War Injury Element/Disability Element in Computation of
Family Pension

The Commission has not recommended any further change in the existing provisions with regard to inclusion of war injury element/disability element in the computation of family pension. (Para 10.2.39)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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8 Enhancement in rate of disability pension.

The Commission is of the considered view that the regime implemented post VI CPC needs to be discontinued, and recommended a return to the slab based system. The slab rates for disability element for 100 percent disability would be as follows:
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Rank                                       Levels                         Rate per month(INR)
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Service Officers                       10 and above                    27000

Hony Commissioned Officers     6 to 9                              17000
Subedar Major /Equivalents 
Subedar /Equivalent
Naib Subedar /Equivalents

Havildar/Equivalents                 5 and below                     12000
Naik/Equivalents
Sepoy/Equivalents

(Para 10.2.55)
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Decision of Government : Accepted.
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9.  Enhancing the Cover of Disability.

The Commission recommends broad-banding of disability for all personnel retiring with disability, including premature cases/ voluntary retirement cases for disability greater than 20 percent.(Para 10.2.57)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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10. Additional old age Pension should be Applicable for Disability/ War Injury Pension.

No further enhancement by inclusion of elements of disability/ war injury pension has been recommended by the Commission.(Para 10.2.59)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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11. Neither Attributable Nor Aggravated (NANA) cases, be awarded Disability Pension

The Commission recommends that while the existing regulations involving disability Neither Attributable Nor Aggravated (NANA) by service may continue, it is for the authorities to establish, in each case, through a reasoned order that disability was Neither Attributable Nor Aggravated (NANA) by military service. (Para 10.2.61)

Decision of Government : Accepted.
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(Source- copied from E-gazette of India)

16 comments:

  1. Gavini sir this was published on 30.9.2016 itself on mod site not on 18.10.2016 as stated by you. You can see my blog on 30.9.2016.

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    1. What was published on 30/9/2016 was Resolution and same is now published in GoI gazette notification on 18/10/2016.

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  2. It still says Resolution and not Gazette Notification. If there is no change in fixation methodology in calculating pension of pre2016 veterans, why on earth it has been kept pending till date. A simple notification would have solved the problem. The veterans were expecting that the delay in issue of notification would certainly help them to a better upward deal.

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  3. What is the use of gazette notification Dt 18 Oct Oct 2106 if the notification Dt 30 Sep is just a draft notification as per DM Manohar parikar and has been referred to the anomalies committee for its rectification and amendments

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  4. Just some more dust in our eyes which have actually turned into dustbins=with so much dust being showered on us.

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  5. There seems to be some differences in the DESW letter and what you have quoted. Para 12 is not there ??

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  6. Column no 11 regarding disability pension to NANA ( Neither attributable nor aggravated) can't understood . So kind request to you please explain this paragraph briefly.

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  7. the pay/pension revision of af personnel is purposely delyed due to the miserly attitude of finmin. the long told stories of anomalies like nfu msp disability all is in well. now if something left put that something to make an early payment. because the paying brands have already digested the 7 cpc revision.

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  8. Paras No 12, 13 and 14 in original RESOLUTION No 17(1)/2014/d(Pension/Policy) dated 30 Sep 2016 viz 12. War Injury Pension where Individual is retained in Service, 13.Ex-gratia Lump Sum Compensation to Invalided out Defence Personnel and 14. Ex Gratia Disability Award to Cadets, are missing

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    1. Sir these items are too available in the gazette. It happened due to not adding the next page with it.

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  9. If it was than it should be paid earlier, why this delay and confused one. There is nothing new in this order.

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  10. Esm 7cpc revised order gazette notification dt. 18-10-2016 can any one upload it.

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  11. Government attitude towards soldiers is very pathetic, it wants all issues remain unresolved and after a prolonged fight they get lost and we stand same place where we started.

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  12. The delay was to realize us of our status our position i.e. tumhari awkaat bathane k liye yeh delay tha abi bhi nahi samje kya.....

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  13. funny thing still the process of pension revision of veterans reached upto SANKALP (resolutions). when it will convert as orders god knows. auth may be thinking that 33DL and orop instalment is a big pumkin which are few takers.

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