Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance is made to the Disabled soldiers. Earlier it was paid in arrears twice in a year along with disability pension/ war injury pension on the basis of declaration/certificate submitted by the pensioner to his/ her pension disbursing agency (PDA) in May and November each year subject to fulfillment of other … Read more
The Indian Army has changed the Pension Rules which affects the legitimate rights of the Low Medical category personnel drastically, says a veteran soldier of the Indian Army. After getting the authority and proof of such changes, it has been found that a large number of soldiers will be affected by this adverse nature of … Read more
After enactment/enforcement of new ER and GMO-23, applicability of disability pension has been drastically changed. Disability pension is not applicable now for non invalid cases. So, in case of normal retirement after completion of terms of retirement, disability pension will not be admitted instead a relief named empirement relief can be awarded which is obviously … Read more
New Entitlement Rules and GMO 223 came into effect and disability pension of the soldiers and officers has been drastically changed. Whereas the authority has published and in a later stage, updated their FAQ which may be treated as clarification, states that this order is similar to the ER 2008 with some minor updates. In … Read more
Govt of India, MoD, DESW has published new ER and GMO 23 which has effeccted the applicability of disability compensation/pension to Armed Forces Personnel. Actual implications and feed back received from environment reveals that this rules has restricted applicablity of benefits to the disabled soldiers. Press Rrlease by Defence Ministry in this regard is reproduced … Read more
It has been found that a large number of Armed Forces are released from service due to their disability and not fit for service in medical criteria. Considering the hardship being faced by the disabled Defence Service personnel, the question of grant of Ex-gratia lump sum compensation to the Defence Service personnel who are invalided … Read more
