The
6th CPC had not recommended any specific rates of pension to the
above category of family pensioners. The MOD also does not mention
any thing about the revised rates of pension to be paid to the above
pensioners.
2. The Government
accepted the following rates of pension w.e.f. 1.1.96 to the above category of
pensioners:-
i) Special
Family Pension shall not be less than 60% of the minimum pay in the revised
scale of pay introduced w.e.f 1.1.96 of the rank (in case of commissioned
officers) rank and group (in the case of PBOR) held with a minimum of Rs.2,550/-
PM.
ii) Dependent pension
fixed as 50% of the Special Family Pension.
*** आगे पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ कलिक करें ***
iii) Liberalised
Dependent Pension fixed as 75% of the pay introduced w.e.f. 1.1.96 if both the
parents are alive.
Liberalised Dependant . Pension
fixed as 60% of the scale of pay introduced w.e.f. 1.1.96 if only single parent
is alive.
iv) Liberalised
family pension fixed as 100% of the scale of pay introduced w.e.f. 1.1.96.
3/ In the absence
of any specific recommendations by the 6th CPC on the above subject,
the MOD should have given some guidelines based on the above existing
provisions, linking the revision with the revised scale of pay w.e.f.
1.1.2006. Separate tables should have been prepared for the above
category of pensioners instead of following the Annexure I which is the most
disadvantageous one in these cases. The MOD and PCDA(P) Allahabad still maintaining
silence in this regard.
4. Unfortunately
the apex bodies of ex servicemen welfare organizations like the Indian Ex
services League and the Air Force Association had failed to study this issue
line by line and counter it with the MOD for immediate clarification and issue
of separate tables for these category of pensioners. If the MOD and
the PCDA(P) Allahabad continue issuing circulars in this way without any active
participation/interaction with these apex bodies of all India exsm.
Organizations, the very purpose of the existence of these organizations will be
lost. The decision of the MOD will be final even if happens to be
totally against the interest of the 20 lacs exsm. The unilateral
rejection by the government to our request to include a Defence representative
in the 6th CPC is mainly due to non existence of one strong
allIndia organization for representing our
cause.
5. This is the
first time an All India organization named IESM strongly protesting and
conducting a relay hunger strike for more than 90 days in the
capital. This is the right time that all the ex servicemen
association all overIndia should join hands with IESM and
fight for justice.
6. The Chairman of
the IESM should meet the MOD officials at least once in a month
regularly and discuss all the grievances pooled to him by the small
associations. The MOD normally addresses all the letters regarding
defence pension to the Three Service Chiefs. Is the Service Chiefs
are responsible for the implementation of these pension orders ? I
don’t think so. Then why are these letters are addressed to them
? It may be for their information, but the Secretariats of these
service chief’s do not even forward these letters down to some of the
beneficiary organizations such as the IESL, AFA or IESM. The IESM
no doubt had gained greater awareness among many veterans
throughout India . Although the
response from the PBORs appears to be poor, but it can be overcome by sustained
campaign through meetings with frequent intervals. All the PBORs
are not computer literate to follow all the instructions coming out from IESM
core group, through ‘blogs’ and e-mail.But it is going to have
tremendous impact on the future of the Indian Veterans. The efforts
taken by the present leaders of IESM will definitely achieve the
goals. The activities of the IESM should be largely focussed to the
day to day problems faced by the PBORs and their families. A
separate Wing is to be set up to look after the Pension Grievances and immediate
rederssal for PBORs and Defence Family Pensioners. While we are
reaching 90th day of relay fast at Jantar Mantar for One Rank One
Pension, there are thousands and thousands of our Defence Pensioners &
Family Pensioners still have not received the correct amount of
6th CPC arrears. Their pensions have not been revised
correctly. The Banks are not at bothered to correct their
mistakes. Since most of the Banks have centralized the pension
payment system, the remote branches does not entertain any queries on pension
instead they ask us to write to their Central Pension Processing Cells, which
are normally situated at State Capitals or the Banks regional head offices.
7. The Defence
Pension Policy letters issued by the MOD are like a foundation for any
building. Whatever the benefits to be showered upon the pensioners
should be available in one single clear order on one date even it can be in the
form of a book for that matter. Referring to various orders of
different dates and linking with the present order leads to lot of
confusion.Any ordinary pensioner will not have access to all the
orders referred therein as a result, the purpose of the very order itself is
defeated and raises more and more confusion leading to cause mental agony and
unrest in the minds of the pensioners. The present grievances
mechanisms for the pensioners are mere eye wash. None of the bank
authorities seems to have understood the MOD and PCDA(P) orders on revision of
pension for defence pensioners.Anomalies are piling
up. Even the apex bodies of various ex servicemen welfare
associations accept that the PBOR pension issue is a complex
one.Who is responsible for all these state of affairs ? and what is
the solution ?
8. The Department
of Ex servicemen Welfare at New Delhi , the
PCDA(P)Allahabad and
all the PDAs, and Treasuries will be held accountable for the
accuracy of the Defence pension payment. Any deviation from the
instructions on revision of pension, non-implementation of various government
orders, non-payment of correct rate of pension etc., will have to be sought from
the above authorities through the Right to Information Act and initiate suitable
action. There is no meaning in telling that the PBOR pension issue
is a complex one without taking any effective steps to simplify the issue and
make it more meaningful.
9. Due to the
advancement of information technology, all the Banks have started centralizing
the pension payment from one centre without preparing proper data base of the
defence pensioners. The largest bank SBI dealing with maximum
defence pensioners, recently centralized all the pension payments region wise.
(Local Head Office wise) under the administrative control of Chief Manager, with
few junior management grade officers and few data entry operators (Bank’s
regular clerical staff), who know nothing about the defence
pension. The data input format has been designed by personnel who
have no knowledge about the defence pension and without giving any provisions
for the future needs. This has resulted in lot of complaints
against the Central Pension Processing Centres under each Local Head Office
throughout India . Daily 50 to 100
defence pensioners visit this office at Chennai and go back without
getting any proper reply. Different banks have made different set
of input formats and centralized this pension payment for their own
convenience. Similarly, they have developed different software by
outsourcing to different agencies. Unless a correct data base with
uniform format for all the banks is created, the problem is not going to be
solved. The MOD should take initiative in this matter.
10. The Indian
Overseas Bank, through out sourcing had developed a data base named PENMIC
(Pension Master Index Card). The filling up of this card involves
lot of patience and knowledge about defence personnel. But once the
PENMIC is correctly filled up and prepared for all the pensioners, then things
will move smoothly. But most of the IOB branches could not complete
the PENMIC format correctly. This has resulted in wrong calculation
of the 6th CPC arrears. Likewise, every bank has got
their own style of functioning.
11. I have come
across some learned Colonels, having put up 33 years of service in Army Records
Branch, were made to run pillar to post to get their pension revised from
Rs.19,323 of Annexure I to Rs.26,050 of Annexure II.With some
influence with the bankers, they got settled their first installment arrears
amounting to Rs.1,31,750/- and got their pension revised to
Rs.26,050/-. When this writer requested them to take up the issue
as a common problem and bring it to the notice of IESM for a total solution for
all, but these senior officers got it done individually with their
banks. Now imagine the plight of PBORs (Hon. Lt. and Hon. Capt.)who
are completely ignorant of these, even though it is similar to the cases of
these Colonels. All these PBORs cannot go to the banks
individually. This is where the all India organization
like the IESM should jump in to action against the banks. I will
explain here one method as to how we can pressurize the Banks and the CDA(P) to
make sure that all the defence pensioners are paid their correct amount of 40%
arrears and their pension is revised correctly.
12. At present
neither all the banks nor all the individual defence pensioners are aware of
their correct revised pension and arrears. The banks have by, out
sourcing paid some amount to some pensioners, which the banks themselves are
unable to explain now. The Govt. of India , MOD and the
Finance Div. of the MOD are doubly sure that the expenditure on account of
disbursement of pay commission arrears to defence pension will never reach near
to the budgeted amount and in no case the estimated amount will be declared
insufficient. The orders are drafted in such a way that any benefit
of doubt will never allowed to be flowed to the pensioners. There
are reports from Auditors that the 5th CPC arrears still not paid to
many defence pensioners.
13. In order to fix
accountability and accuracy in the pension payment, the organizations like IESM
should take the help of the Right To Information Act and get the full details of
pension payment from the banks and CDA(P). As per MOD letter
Dt.11.11.08 every pension disbursing agency should submit Annexure IV to the
PCDA(P) Allahabad in respect of each pensioner who have been paid revised
pension and arrears. If we ask a copy of the Annexure IV through
RTI in respect of each defence pensioner we will know the total position of the
defence pension disbursement. Our further action can be planned
based on the report/reply from CDA(P) Allahabad .
14. So far I have
narrated certain general observations on Defence pension policy/plan and
disbursement. In my previous e-mail dt.20/2/09 I have prepared
tables for minimum ordinary family pension for all ranks and groups and got it
published in the ‘Report my signal’ blog and ‘indianexserviceman.blogspot.com
blogs.
15. Now I have
prepared some tables showing the amount of revised special family pension
payable to all eligible pensioners of PBORs which the MOD had not done so
far. I request Maj.Navdeep Singh Sir and Col.James Kanagaraj Sir to
kindly verify and help to publish for the benefit of the pensioners.
TABLE SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF
REDUCTION IN THE ARREARS OF 6TH CPC TO THE SPL. FAMILY PENSIONERS AS
A RESULT OF NON-ISSUANCE OF SUITABLE TABLES/CHARTS TO THE SPECIAL FAMILY
PENSIONERS.
For the purpose of highlighting
certain deficiencies in the MOD letter dt.11.11.08 only PBOR cases are explained
here. The position is the same in respect of officers families and
of the other types of pensions like dependent pension, dependent pension
(liberalized) and liberalized family pension.
Rank
|
Existing SFP
|
Revised pension should have been
fixed by MOD but not done
|
Revised pension as per Annexure
I paid
|
Per month reduction in Basic
Pension
|
Total reduction in the arrears
for 32 months
___________________
40% 60%
| |
Sepoy
|
2550
|
7000
|
5763
|
1237
|
16853
|
25280
|
Naik
|
2550
|
7000
|
5763
|
1237
|
16853
|
25280
|
Hav
|
2550
|
7000
|
5763
|
1237
|
16853
|
25280
|
Nb Sub
|
||||||
Gp. ‘A’
|
3120
|
10140
|
7052
|
3088
|
42071
|
63106
|
Gp. ‘B’
|
2880
|
9300
|
6509
|
2791
|
38024
|
57037
|
Gp. ‘C’
|
2790
|
9300
|
6306
|
2994
|
40790
|
61185
|
Gp D to G
|
2790
|
9300
|
6306
|
2994
|
40790
|
61185
|
Gp E to H
|
2640
|
9300
|
5967
|
3333
|
45400
|
68113
|
Subedar
|
||||||
Gp ‘A’
|
3702
|
10380
|
8367
|
2013
|
27425
|
41137
|
Gp ‘B’
|
3462
|
9540
|
7825
|
1715
|
23365
|
35048
|
Gp ‘C’
|
3372
|
9540
|
7621
|
1919
|
26145
|
39217
|
Gp D to G
|
3372
|
9540
|
7621
|
1919
|
26145
|
39217
|
Gp E & H
|
3237
|
9540
|
7317
|
2223
|
30286
|
45429
|
Sub. Maj
|
||||||
Gp ‘A’
|
4350
|
10500
|
9831
|
669
|
9114
|
13672
|
Gp ‘B’
|
4050
|
9660
|
9153
|
507
|
6908
|
10361
|
Gp ‘C’
|
4050
|
9660
|
9153
|
507
|
6908
|
10361
|
Gp D to G
|
4050
|
9660
|
9153
|
507
|
6908
|
10361
|
Gp E to H
|
3960
|
9660
|
8950
|
710
|
9673
|
14510
|
Hon. Lt
|
6300
|
16200
|
14238
|
1962
|
26730
|
40095
|
Hon Capt
|
6510
|
16620
|
14713
|
1907
|
25981
|
38972
|
Note: If the MOD accepts this
chart, other charts in respect of officers’ families and other categories of
pension will be released. It is requested that the IESM Chairman take up this
issue with the MOD immediately and arrange for disbursement of correct revised
pension. This chart if approved, may be sent to IESL and AFA for their
circulation. Revised arrears should be arranged for payment to these widows at
the earliest.
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