Chandigarh, December 1- Some Defence Pension Disbursing
Offices (DPDOs) are refusing to release pension in accordance
with new scales till the time they are provided new computer
programmes by the Controller General of Defence Accounts
(CGDA).
Departmental reply to a query under the RTI, which was
Departmental reply to a query under the RTI, which was
produced during hearing of a case before the Chandigarh Bench
of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), states that the new pension
would be fixed on receipt of revised computerised programme
from the CGDA as no manual revisions by the DPDO office is
authorised.
While majority of veterans drawing their pension through banks
While majority of veterans drawing their pension through banks
are getting their benefits as per the revised scale post-Sixth Pay
Commission implementation, those dependent on DPDOs are still
getting lesser pension.
Taking up the case of an 80-year old widow, Swaran Kaur, the AFT
Taking up the case of an 80-year old widow, Swaran Kaur, the AFT
has ordered that her family pension be revised within two months.
The AFT also directed a representative of the Controller of Defence
Accounts to be present before it on the next date of hearing to explain
the inordinate delay in revising pensions.
Swaran Kaur’s husband, Santok Singh, a World War-II veteran had
Swaran Kaur’s husband, Santok Singh, a World War-II veteran had
died in December 2006. He was getting pension in accordance with
Fifth Pay Commission rates. In November 2008, Presidential sanction
was accorded for raising the scales of pension in accordance with the
Sixth Pay Commission.
Under revised rates, the pension of similarly placed individuals was
Under revised rates, the pension of similarly placed individuals was
raised from Rs 1,275 per month to Rs 3,500 per month.
Between November 2008 to August 2009, the petitioner and her son
Between November 2008 to August 2009, the petitioner and her son
visit the DPDO office regularly, but the rates of pension in her case are
not revised nor is she paid arrears.
In September 2009, the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts also
In September 2009, the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts also
writes to the DPDO concerned, asking him to act in accordance with the
revised scales and make the payment to the widow. However, her
pension still remained unrevised.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
President,
Indian Ex-services League,Punjab & Chandigarh.
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-Fax 0175-5000896.
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