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Dear Veteran, Regards.
The following email has been received from our veteran Balbir Singh and being posted on this blog for your comments.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.Though It was a good step forward by GOI to implement COS report in order to reduce the gap between old and new pensioners but the intended benefits would not be substantial for the pensioners retired with less than 28 years service. It is true that pensions of all pre 1-1-2006 pensioners to be reckoned with reference to a notional maximum in post 1-1-2006. Going by this rule, only pensioners retired with 28 years or more service will be getting 50 % pensions but the pension of the pensioners who retired with less than 28 years of qualifying service continue to be proportionately reducing. Since Grade Pays and MSP are the newly introduced elements by VI CPC and ( baring Grade Pays according to rank) these elements are almost FIXED ( Grade Pay is same for the same Rank and MSP is fixed, Rs. 2000/- for all). The actual 50% benefit of Grade Pay and MSP should be given to all. By reducing proportionately the whole, effect of these above two newly introduced element (Grade Pay & MSP) on pension being actually coming down to 32 %. In simple words these both elements should not be subjected to reduce proportionately. Only the portion of the element reckoned with reference to a notional maximum in post 1-1-2006 should be subjected to reduce proportionately. Going by the above facts gap between the pensions can be further minimized as per the analysis (for Y Group) given on next page. 
Dear Veterans,
Regards.
Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association (Regd.), in collaboration with Indian Ex-Services League, Punjab & Chandigarh, will hold a wide ranging Press Conference at Patiala on 26th June, 2010 at 11:45 AM to highlight the anomalies in circular no. 430 dated 10-03-2010 in which certain junior ranks have been authorized more pension than the senior ranks, to seek its implementation w.e.f. 01-01-1996 and its applicability to widow and reservist also. Association will seek a minimum pension of Rs. 4600/- in place of Rs. 3500/-. Association will also demand the removal of condition of ten months pay for fixation of pension of that rank and grant of pension to Hony. Naib Sub. equal to a regular Naib Sub. which the govt. has already agreed in principal. A large no. of News Paper correspondents and representative of T.V. channels are likely to attend the press conference.
Veteran Malkiat Singh
Gen. Secretary
Ex-Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association
Dear Veterans, Find below a good news. The Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal has granted revised pensionary benefits to 28 ex-servicemen who had pointed out anomalies in the pension fixation following the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission.Now we have got the reason to demand the arrears of modified parity in pension w.e.f. 01-01-1996 i.e. the date of implimentation of recommendation of 5th pay commission, from the Govt. As soon as we are able to procure the copy of the said judgement of the Armed Forces Tribunal, we will move the case for payment of arrear from back date i.e. 01-01-1996. Ex-servicemen are requested to unite and join Ex-Soldier, Sailors and Airmen Associaton (Regd.) to reap the harvest of joint efforts.Revised pension benefits for 28 ex-servicemen Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 2
Disposing of 28 similar cases bunched together in a single petition, the Chandigarh bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal has granted revised pensionary benefits to ex-servicemen who had pointed out anomalies in the pension fixation following the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission.
Holding that the controversy involved in their cases was squarely covered by the division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that was later upheld by the Supreme Court, the bench comprising Justice NP Gupta and Lt Gen HS Panag directed the respondents to revise the pensionary benefits of the pensioners within three months.
The bench also ruled that the petitioners were entitled to get arrears from the date of retirement along with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum.
The petitioners had contended that after anomalies were detected in the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations, a committee was set up and revised pay scales were made applicable with effect from October 10, 1997, in respect of personnel below officer rank. However, those retiring after this date were granted higher consequential benefits than those who had retired earlier.
Counsel for the petitioners, RC Chatrath contended that the cut-off date was illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, as it was settled law that the pay or pension anomaly should be removed with effect from the date it arose and especially so if it has been upheld by earlier judgments.
