INCREASE IN PENSION OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEE INCLUDING DEFENCE PERSONNEL AT OLD AGE : PENSION POLICY

For the Personal Attention of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri

                                                                            Dated:  23 Aug 2019

Sh. Rajnath Singh

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri                                                                                      104, South Block, New Delhi-110011

INCREASE IN PENSION OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEE INCLUDING DEFENCE PERSONNEL AT OLD AGE; PENSION POLICY

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Ji,

1.  We the Defence Veterans seek your kind indulgence and consideration to review the existing Policy of increase in Pension of Defence Veterans at old age since  the same is discriminatory.

2.  As per  the existing Policy, Pensions  vide  O.M.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 02 Sep 2008 for civilian employees  and GoI MoD ltr No 17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pen/Policy)  dated 11 Nov 2008 of All Central Govt Employees including Defence Personnel are increased at old age as under :-

Age of Pensioner/family pensioner	Additional quantum of Pension
From 80 yrs to less than 85 yrs	20% of revised basic pen/family pen
From 85 yrs to less than 90 yrs	30% of revised basic pen/family pen
From 90 yrs to less than 95 yrs	40% of revised basic pen/family pen
From 95 yrs to less than 100 yrs	50% of revised basic pen/family pen
100 years or more	100% of revised basic pen/family pen

3. All Central Govt Employees retire at 60 yrs of Age; consequently their pensions are increased 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years after retirement, by 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% and 100% respectively.

4.   The Defence Personnel retire at the following Ages:-

SerNo	Ranks	Ages	Remarks
(a)	Sepoy to Hav	35 to 42 years of age
(b)	Nb Sub to Sub Maj	44 to 48 years
(c)	Officers upto the rank of Col	Majority at 54 yrs of Age	75-80%
(d)	Brig	56 years	10 – 15%
(e)	Maj Gen	58 years	3-5%
(f)	Lt Gen	60 years	Less than 1%

5.         As per the existing policy, pension of Defence Veterans are also increased at the ages 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100 years ie :-

(a)	Sepoy to Hav	40 , 45 ,50,55,60,65 and 70 years After retirement
(b)	JCOs (Nb Sub to Sub Major)	35, 40, 45,50, 55 and 60 years After retirement
(c)	Officers uoto the rank of Col	26, 31, 36, 41 and 46  years After retirement
(d)	Brig	24, 29, 34 ,39 and 44 years After retirement
(e)	Maj Gen	22, 27, 32, 36  and 42 years After retirement

6.   In order to do justice to soldiers, there is therefore case to review their existing policy to also increase their Pensions after 20, 25, 30 and 40 years at par with the other civilian Employees. 

7.   Life expectancy of the civil government employees was studied by the Institute of Applied Research in Manpower Analysis (IARM) at the behest of the fifth CPC.  After a detailed and thorough investigation, they arrived at 77 Years as the life expectancy of the Civil Servant.  Railways conducted a similar exercise for their personnel; they assessed their life span as 78 years. 

8.  No such study was formally conducted for the defence veterans since, it was generally believed that soldiers live longer than civilians.  However, Maj  Gen (Retd) Surjit Singh, AVSM, VSM who headed the Army Cell of 5^th CPC, carried out a detailed study alongwith other experts in 2005 which revealed that the average ages at which our defence veterans die are as under :-

(a)  Officers          -        72.5 years.

(b)  JCOs              -        67 years.

(c)   Other Ranks  -        59.6 to 64 years.

9.   It will only be fair if the pensions of defence Personnel at old ages are increased as under:-

Rank	20%	30%	40%	50%	100%
Sepoy to Hav	60 Years of Age	65 Years of Age	70 Years of Age	75 Years of Age	80 Years of Age
JCOs	65 Years of Age	70 Years of Age	75 Years of Age	80 Years of Age	85 Years of Age
Offrs	75 Years of Age	80 Years	85 Years of Age	90 Years of Age	95 Years of Age

10. May we humbly request our Raksha Mantri to review the existing Policy of increase in pensions of Defence Veterans at old Age as per para nine above

11. For your favourable consideration please.

With regards,

                                                                               

Yours Sincerely, 

Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)                                                                  Adv United Front of Ex SM &Chm Indian Ex-SM Movement (IESM)          Mobile: 9312404269, 01244110570                                          Email:satbirsm@gmail.com

Encls:  As above.

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Shri Narendra Modi                                          Prime Minister of India                                    Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)                          Delhi – 110 001   For information and kind consideration please. General Bipin Rawat,                                      PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM,ADC  Chief of the Army Staff                                  Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Army) South Block, New Delhi-110011 For information with request to jointly take up the above issue with the Govt. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa                       PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC Chief of the Air Staff                                       Chairman Chiefs of Staffs Committee (CoSC) Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Air Force) Vayu Bhawan, New Delhi 110011 Our request as above. Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC Chief of the Naval Staff  & Integrated HQs of Ministry of Defence (Navy)  South Block, New Delhi -110011 (Source : Via e-mail) Our request as above.