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RESURRECTING THE MEMORIES OF A MARTYRED SIGNALLER

ASHTANGA YOGA THE 8 LIMBS OF YOGA

THE INDRIYAS

BANANA HEALTH ADVANTAGES

YOGA E-BOOK 2016

BALAKOT: WHY WAS THE AIR STRIKE SUCCESSFUL

THE BRAVE PARAM VIR CHAKRAS

OROP CASE

OROP CASE IN THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT FILED BY I.E.S.M
UPDATE - OROP CASE IN SUPREME COURT - 18-Nov-2020

TODAY 18-Nov-2020, The case was listed  for Final Hearing but our turn never came. Once again the the court fixed next date in Jan 2021.
https://main.sci.gov.in/case-status  Writ Petition (Civil) - case 419 - Yr 2016 

ARTICLES - NEWLY UPLOADED.

SPECIAL POST -  ARTICLES FOR YOUR PLEASURE READING 
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RESURRECTING THE MEMORIES OF A MARTYRED SIGNALLER

ASHTANGA YOGA THE 8 LIMBS OF YOGA

THE INDRIYAS

BANANA HEALTH ADVANTAGES

YOGA E-BOOK 2016

BALAKOT: WHY WAS THE AIR STRIKE SUCCESSFUL

THE BRAVE PARAM VIR CHAKRAS

CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF

THERE IS  CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF NOW

Gen Bipin Rawat is the first CDS and has taken charge of his office. He can serve till 65 yrs of age.

1. .     As the Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, CDS will perform the following functions:

i)            CDS will administer tri-services organisations. Tri-service agencies/organisations/commands related to Cyber and Space will be under the command of the CDS.

SPOUSE NAME MISMATCH- CORRECTION / CHANGE

MISMATCH OF SPOUSE's NAME -- We have recently noticed that there are far too many cases among not only the JCOs & ORs but also among the officers where the names of their Spouse or the beneficiary children mentioned in the official Service records specially the PPO, of the Service Personnel do not match in Toto with the Government issued identity cards/certificates (IDs). It leads to serious problems for the family when the time for the family pension comes. It may take 6 to 12 months before the problem is sorted and the spouse or the family member finally gets the family pension.
We therefore are posting the detailed actions which need to be taken by the veterans while still in good health have the mismatches corrected. Let us first understand as to the Correct Official name of any individual. The name and the date of birth as written in the tenth class certificate is the first and topmost to legally accepted to reckon with,

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

WHAT IS MEANT BY  COMMISSIONED

Sadly and regretfully,  we the Armed Forces Officers  neither know the meaning of being a "commissioned" officer nor it is a part of our curriculum in the Training Academies or the officer’s courses at any level. You as a commissioned officer are the only category who get a commissioning parchment stamped in the name of the President, earlier it was the King or the Queen who stamped the parchment. By tradition the President uses his stamp and does not sign. No civil servant of even the so called organised Group “A” Officer gets anything like this. They get an appointment letter signed by some Under Secretary in their department.

A commission carries with it the authority of the Constitution to exercise the powers of the State so  vested in the President as mandated, specially of the command of soldiers. 

KARGIL DIWAS - 2019

KARGIL 20 YRS  - SALUTE THE ARMED FORCES OF INDIA

A TRIBUTE FROM SIGNALS PARIVAAR TO THE HEROES OF KARGIL ON BEHALF OF ALL MILITARY VETERANS.

**KARGIL DIWAS PROGRAMME HELD AT INDIRA GANDHI STADIUM ON 27 JULY 2019.    CLICK TO WATCH -  https://youtu.be/geNaQ0SqwR0

**THE SHORT FILM ON KARGIL OPERATIONS WHICH WAS PROJECTED DURING THE ABOVE PGME IS REPRODUCED IN GOOD QUALITY AS UNDER :-

NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME - BENEFITS

NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME

Budget 2019: Income Tax Benefits Under National Pension System 
By Vinotha Tilak On Jul 15, 2019

In the Budget 2019, the government made certain changes to income tax rules on investment in the National Pension System (NPS). Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the income tax exemption limit on withdrawal from NPS and announced some additional income tax benefits for employees who contribute towards the scheme. In NPS, which is a government-sponsored savings scheme, a government employee contributes towards pension from the monthly salary, whereas a matching contribution is made by the employer. 

MAJ-GENs - PENSION REVISION (VAINS CASE)

REVISION OF PENSION FOR ALL PRE-2006 MAJOR GENERALS.

(Implementation of Honourable Supreme Court judgment in Maj Gen VAINS and others Case)

    Govt of india had to finally accept implementation of the above Judgment for all Maj Gens (Letter  - CLICK TO OPEN ) . It means that on 01 Jan 2006 their last drawn pay would have to be re-fixed as if for 6th CPC in line with serving Maj Gens who are similarly placed in Years of Service in Rank and pension be given accordingly wef 01 Jan 2006. The PCDA (O) had issued the revised LPC based on which PCDA (P) has also issued revised Corrg PPO to all the pre 2006 Maj Gens. This results into increase in pension from 01 Jan 2006 to 30 June 2014. Most of the Maj Gens have thus also received their arrears by July 2019. All pre-2006 retired Maj Gens have thus been benefited. 
     We give here how to check the correctness of arrears and how to spread them to the previous years to which they pertain to claim rebate in Income Tax under Sec 89 (l)

7-CPC E-PPO - RODRA

HOW TO GET YOUR 7 CPC -  E-PPO FROM RODRA WEB SITE OF ARMY HQ
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Dear Veterans,
1.  As you know PCDA(P) has upgraded their system and are no more issuing the paper PPOs. The system has been activated by them along with CPPCs of the Pension Paying Banks to issue E-PPOs incl the Pensioners. You can now get your 7 CPC latest Corrg PPO in the comfort of your home after registering with MP 5&6 web site called RODRA . It is a very simple process which is being outlined in this post to guide you to go through the steps to register, log in and downloading  your E-PPO. 
2. E-PPO has now become essential document to get ECHS 64 kb card. In all future correspondence with PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad or PCDA (O) Pune, you need to quote your E-PPO No. You can also call PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad and find out your E-PPO No and Notional pay as on Jan 2016.

RODRA - Most of you must have already registered on the  Army HQ AG (MP5&6) web site "Retired Officers 

EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF MILITARY - CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Constitutional provisions for the executive authority of the military.

Constitutional military executive authority of the soldiers comes out of the following articles:

1. Article 18;- respects the "Title of Ranks" of Soldiers even after his death. Soldiers never retire. Title of Ranks never die.

2. Article 34:- Gives military a political executive authority to intervene by declaring martial law only to restore democracy. In India parliamentary democracy is supreme. This article makes Indian military as soldiers totally committed to democracy and "we the people".

YOUR-WILL WHY A MUST FOR VETERANS

WHY MAKING AN APPROPRIATE WILL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR VETERANS

 (YOU CAN  IGNORE THIS AT THE PERIL OF YOUR SPOUSE)

It is unfortunate that most of us have no understanding of the importance of making a WILL . They keep pending or simply ignore. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT The wife is not the only Natural Heir of the person, after the death of the officer all his properties will be distributed equally among his wife and children.  It is equally valid in case of the wife as well. The Indian succession Act a copy of which is available on this site is very clear on this distribution to all the legal heirs. The big question here is whether you will not like to leave your wife as MASTER and absolute owner of all your assets or leave her to share your assets with children thereby denying her the right of being an independent QUEEN in her remaining life, rather than being partly or wholly dependent on children. 

MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR SSC AND EC OFFRS IN ECHS

Medical facilities to non-pensioners of the military: Historic day for Short Service Commissioned Officers, Emergency Commissioned Officers, World War II veterans and pre-mature retirees

The Cabinet has today extended the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to the above categories of non-pensioners of the military.

INCOME TAX - FIN YEAR 2018-19 (YEAR 2019)

INCOME TAX RATES, SLABS AND DEDUCTIONS FINANCIAL YEAR 2018-19 (YEAR 2019)

FRIENDS ITS TIME TO FILE YOUR INCOME TAX RETURNS NOW BY 31AUG19. 

Let us update our selves on basic aspects for the current filing of Income Tax.

The detailed method of Filing is explained in succeeding paras and our post at * FILING ITR - HOW TO 

It is so very easy even for a lay man to Prepare and Submit your ITR on line from the efiling site of the Income Tax department. It is user Friendly ITR on line, that it guides you at every step. Most of your data as submitted by banks is pre-filled saving you the labour of filling. You simply need to recheck this data and fill up other details like your Income from Other Sources, exempt income and the deductions.
SLABS and RATEs OF TAX- Sr Ctz

NFU-UPDATES - COL MUKUL DEV

Lt Col Mukul Dev @Warrior_Mukul  is presently fighting this case where in the Govt has gone on appeal against the judgment of the AFT on grant of NFU to The Indian Armed Forces.  


UPDATE 06 AUG 2021 - The case was listed in SC for hearing but it did not take place

UPDATE 17  DEC 2020 - Mukul has written to CJI as such the case is listed for 01 Jan 2021. Let us hope for the best.

NFU FOR ARMED FORCES - DETAILED BRIEF

NFU – FOR THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES

WHAT ALL ONE WISHED TO KNOW.

We thank Brig CS Vidyasagar for sending this exhaustive paper on the subject fot the Indian Mil Veterans - signals parivaar.

Dear Brig Dhand Sir,

1.      A number of members and non-members of TSEWA have been requesting me to explain NFU in simple terms and how does it affect serving and retired officers of Armed Forces. I have taken inputs from Col Mukul Dev’s table of empanelment of IAS Officers of various batches to the post of Director / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary in central government and how Organized Group A services are benefited of higher pay by NFU.

I also used data available from SAI 2 / S / 2008, Circular 555 of OROP – 2013 and New Defence Pay Matrix issued in the form of Gazette Notification dated 22 June 2017 to arrive at approximate pay of all Officers as on 01 Jan 2016.

WHATSAPP - SOME TIPS FOR YOU

Dear Veterans,

    One can call this Application on smart phones as the most popular App because of its utility not only for messaging but also for graphics and voice calls all over the globe. The WHATSAPP has changed the way we communicate in 2019-20.

     We at Signals-Parivaar Portal have attempted to construct this post introducing IMPORTANT facilities other than those commonly known for the benefit of our readers, such as sharing your live location with your friend/family. We are open to welcome inputs from our readers to add and improve the contents of this post.

THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI - E-BOOK ON LINE

THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI - E BOOK

1.  YOU CAN READ THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE . USE YOUR MOUSE TO MOVE THE PAGES UP OR DOWN.

AMRITSAR

AMRITSAR: A PIECE OF SIKH HISTORY 

(Courtesy Live History India)       Ramgarhia Bunga: Amritsar's Hidden Marvel

Amritsar's Golden Temple is the holiest shrine of the Sikhs and is visited by millions of pilgrims and tourists every year. Yet most visitors miss a piece of Sikh history that is hidden in plain sight.

Look closely at the Sri Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple and you will notice two minarets rising behind the

YOGA-PATANJLI - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

“INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOGA FOR HEALTH AND THERAPY” FOR OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES

POST UPDATED ON  - 09 JUN 2019 

     The Shivir was over on 01 Apr 2019 and we all the participants numbering over 110 returned to our routines back home. It was a very well conducted and organised Shivir.     One now knows how big Patanjali is not only in its layout but the SOCIAL work it has taken on.

We will now look FORWARD to  the next shivir.
    Thanks to Col RS Gaba, Capt Dr Deepak Sanan, Ms Kumud Gaba and not forgetting Ms Kanti Negi. for the lovely and illuminating time we all had..

PAN - AADHAAR LINKING

Income Tax (IT) Department Further Simplifies Linking PAN with Aadhaar for Taxpayers (LINKING IS MANDATORY)

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The Income Tax (IT) Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhaar. Responding to grievances of taxpayers regarding difficulties in linking PAN with Aadhaar as their names did not match in both systems (e.g., names with initials in one and expanded initials in another), the IT Department has come out with a simpler options  solution now. These are explained in the image placed along side. please click this image to Zoom and Read. The most simplified facility is by sending a SMS in the format given in this image. Even if there is monor mismatch in the names on Aadhaar and PAN it can still be linked.

  There are other options too as explained.

FAMILY PENSION - BRIEF

1.       Family Pension. The families of the Armed Forces personnel are granted familypension on the death of a service person/pensioner. Family pensions are of three kinds, namely, Liberalized Family Pension, Special Family Pension and Ordinary Family Pension. The eligibility and conditions under which these pensions are granted are given at GOI/MOD letter No. 1(2)/97/D (Pen-C) dated 31 January 2001. These provisions are also discussed in the succeeding paragraphs. Liberalised family Pension (LFP) 2.           Eligibility. The eligibility criteria are as follows:-

(a)          Death or disability due to acts of violence/attack by terrorists, anti-social elements, etc whether on duty other than operational duty or even when not on

SIGNALS FORUM NOIDA - WEB DIRECTORY

SIGNALS FORUM - NOIDA

https://signals-parivaar.blogspot.com/p/directory.html

Dear Members of SIGNALS FORUM NOIDA

1.   We have great pleasure in bringing out the Web directory of the Signals Forum Noida, which is still under finalisation being updated with the data of the new members. This web works well on windows laptop and may also work on mobile phones depending upon the version of Chrome App or another browser in the mobile pone

2.    Members may check their names and intimate any insertions or amendments to their data base by email to mgr.grps@gmail.com. The data base has a matrix mainly sorted in alphabetical order of the last name of the members with exceptions as explained in para 3 below   

3.   The window below is live on line to search for your individual data base by inserting preferably your last name or any portion of your name after deleting the default name displayed there followed by the ENTER KEY on your laptop. This being a wild cart search one can insert even few consecutive letters of your name.  

NOTES :- 

(a)  Ladies should search by typing "Mrs followed by One Space and Last Name'    

(b)    Members who do not use last name or has 'Singh" after their names should enter the FIRST NAME for Search

4.   The search results are shown in this window for the name search will take you to name that is first in the data base of the similar search characters. 

5.    The upper portion of the window shows complete data for the searched name viz serial number of the data base , Complete Name, address, Email and special remarks if any. 

6.      The displayed name may not be the one one may be looking for. The lower portion of the window displays one earlier name in the matrix and three following names in serial number of the main display of the above searched name. Check if your desired name is there. If it is there repeat the search with the desired name, One will get the complete data base displayed.

7.    However in case the desired name is not there then repaeat the search with the lat lowermost name.

WEB DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS - SIGNALS FORUM NOIDA

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8.     The results displayed will be related to the base name under search. One will certainly get the desired Data by repeating the process provided the same is recorded there in the data base.. 

9.     In case the data under search is not available the Results will Show N/A. In this case the data base needs to be updated. One should forward the data to mgr.grps@gmail.com for inserting in the data base.

10.    The web does not save your data in the web the page and reverts to default setting as you close the web page .

Best wishes 

In case of any observations please write under comments at the end of this web page or write to mgr.grps@gmail.com.

Brig Narinder Dhand

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