DISABILITY PENSION RATES FOR PRE-2006 BEING REVISED:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Dear Veterans,
Regards.There is a good new for Disabled Pre-2006
veterans.
DISABILITY PENSION: RATES FOR PRE 2006 RETIREES
BEING REVISED
1 Vide 6 CPC recommendations, approved by the GOI
Resolution No 305 dated 29 August 2008 in so far as it
relates to Disability Pension (DP) for Armed Forces
personals the following needs to be noted.
a) Prior to 6 CPC the Armed Forces personal were getting
a fixed rate DP @ Rs. 1300 to Rs. 2600 per month,
depending on the rank held. Refer para 5.1.66 of 6 CPC
Report.
b) The DP for civilian has been @ 30% of pay all along 6 CPC
Report para 5.1.21 (ii) refers.
c) The 6 CPC, after carrying out due analysis, accepted the
demand and recommended that DP for Defense Forces
personal be paid @ 30% of pay,similar to as applicable for
civilians. 6 CPC report para 5.1.68 refers.
2. Revisions of rates of DP for Defense Forces Personal from
fixed to percentage basis @ 30% of pay (as recommended
by 6 CPC) was approved by GOI vide Resolution dated 29
August 2008.
3. It took the MOD over 9 months to issue notification for
implementing revised rates of DP for Defense Personal.
4. In the notification No 16 (6)/ 2008(2)/D Pension and
policy dated 5th May 2009 for Post 01-01-2006 retirees
the rates have been changed from fixed to 30 % of pay as
approved by GOI resolution.
5. However in the notification No dated 16/ 06/ 2008(1)/D
Pension and Policy dated 4th May 2009 for Pre 2006
retirees the DP rates have not been changed to 30% of pay
but revised to fixed rates of Rs 3100 to Rs 5980 pm in total
contradiction to 6 CPC recommendations approved by the
Cabinet.
a) In case of Civilians there is no distinction between pre 2006
or post 2006 retirees. All were & are getting DP on percentage
basis @ 30 % of pay.
b) The 6 CPC Recommendations and its Cabinet approval
do not mention anywhere that the revised rates of DP
on rcentage basis will not be applicable to Pre 2006
retirees of the Armed Forces.
c) This notification divided the single homogeneous
class of Armed Forces pensioners into two groups,
subjecting them to different treatment, by arbitrarily
fixing different rates of DP for each class i.e.Pre-2006
and Post -2006.
6) Keeping in view the spirit behind the 6 CPC
recommendation which was to mitigate the injustice
meted out to Armed Forces personal in the past by
giving them DP at fixed rates vis a vis civilians who were
getting much higher DP on percentage basis (at 30 % of
pay) the CPC had recommended the same rate as
applicable for civilians. This was to bring about equality
amongst all classes of physically challenged government
servants.
As per the information conveyed by Lt Gen. V.K. Chaturvedi
and Sh. Harbans Singh,Director(Pension ) both from
Ministry of Defence, Now MOD (ESW Dept.) Notification
No. 16(6)/2008(1)/ D /(Pension Policy) dated 4th May 2009
on Disability Pension for Pre 2006 is being cancelled and
fresh orders are being issued.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-fax 0175-5000896.