Kind regards
G.S.Sidhu
Chairman
AFVAI
Friday, 29 November 2019
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Saturday, 12 October 2019
Sunday, 15 September 2019
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Thursday, 4 July 2019
Family Pension
MOD Decides to Give Special Family Pension/Liberalised Family Pension to NOKs of Pensioner on Death Attributable to Military Service
Prior to 17.01.2013, the Next of Kins (NOKs) of Armed Force Pensioner who got re-employed in civil department after getting retired from military service were authorised to draw Ordinary Family Pension (OFP) either from military side or from civil side whichever was beneficial to them in terms of GoI, MoD letter No. 10(6)/92/D(Pens/Sers) dated 28.09.1992.
Vide GoI, MoD letter dated 17.01.2013 & 21.03.2013, it was decided that the families of Armed Forces pensioners who got re-employed in civil departments/military after getting retired from military service and were in receipt of military pension till death, shall be allowed to draw family pension from military side in addition to the family pension, if any, authorised from the re-employed civil department.
The Government has been receiving grievances from various quarters for grant of dual family pension including Special Family Pension/Liberalised Family Pension where death of the re-employed government servant is attributable to government service.
The matter has been examined in the Ministry and now, it has been decided by the Ministry of Defence that Special Family Pension (SFP)/Liberalised Family Pension (LFP), would be admissible on death of a pensioner who was re-employed in military service and if his death is attributable to military service, in addition to Ordinary Family Pension in respect of the previous military/civil service subject to fulfilment of other condition as mentioned in the said Government letter.
Kind regards
G.S.Sidhu
Chairman
AFVAI
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Friday, 5 April 2019
Sunday, 31 March 2019
Sunday, 3 March 2019
Thursday, 7 February 2019
Saturday, 26 January 2019
DISABILITY PENSION
7th Pay Commission: As the NDA government`s tenure at the Centre is inching closer, it is taking steps to meet long pending demands of working class, especially the central government employees.
7th Pay Commission: As the NDA government's tenure at the Centre is inching closer, it is taking steps to meet long pending demands of working class, especially the central government employees. This time Modi government has agreed to the demands of armed forces personnel who have been asking for hike in minimum disability or war injury pension. The step has been taken beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, which had suggested a slab-based system for determining the disability pension for defence forces.
The government had to face widespread criticism over introducing slab-based system, and the Defence Ministry referred the matter to the Anomaly Committee. Finally, the ministry has decided that disability or war injury pension for armed forces personnel shall be minimum Rs 18,000 per month.
In July 2018, the Defence Ministry had said that armed forces personnel would continue to get disability pension based on percentage system till the Anomaly Committee came out with a report on the issue.
Notably, recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission was widely criticised from opposition parties as well as the military establishment for introducing a slab-based system to determine the disability pension for defence forces.
On Thursday, the Defence Ministry tweeted, "With approval from Smt @nsitharaman, it has been decided that the disability/war injury pension, special family pension and liberalised family pension shall be minimum Rs 18,000 per month for Defence Forces pensioners/family pensioners, with effect from 1/1/2016."
With this decision, the prevailing confusion as to what system would be used to determine disability pension has come to an end. Citing defence sources, PTI said that till the committee comes out with a report, existing percentage system will be used to determine disability pension.
Notably, about 50 lakh central employees are hopeful that the government would certainly pay heed to their demand for hike in minimum pay and fitment factor beyond the 7th pay Commission recommendation.
Source ZEE Business
Wednesday, 2 January 2019
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