NON OBSERVANCE OF SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION RULES CDA CIR. 282 AND 410

There are cases where Special Family Pension is granted to widows/ Mothers of Ex-Servicemen. The very purpose of Spl.Fp. is to miticate the sufferings / Loss of their kins of the widows to some reasonable extent.Despite the fact the order is so clear and there is no cause for any ambiguity , yet in most cases the beneficiaries of the Special Family Pension are not getting their legitimate entitlement and dues for no fault of theirs. In some cases, due to their ignorance they are made to content with the pension what they are getting presently.



As of now, there appears to be no mechanism or system to monitor and ensure that the pensioners are receiving their correct pension. It is not understood as to how such cases are un noticed by the watch ful eyes of AG's Auditors and RBI inspectors. During our special drive in interacting with some Spl.Family pensioners we came to know that they were bing paid only Normal pension of Rs.1275/- w.e.f 1-1-96 and Rs.3500/- from 1-1-2006 instead of Rs.2550/ and Rs.7000/- respectively. Thus they were receiving short payment for the last 12 years.

The Followings are few cases :

Smt.Subbammal SplFP I O B
Smt.Saraswathy Spl.FP Canara Bank
Smt.Subbulakshimi Spl.FP Canara Bank
Smt.Mariammal Spl.FP Canara Bank

It is not the over simplification of the fact that there are many such pensioners still at large are short paid. However, it is once again reiterated that but for the timely interevention and prompt action by our Trust team members, the above mentioned pensioners would have not got their entitled pension. The arrears worked out to be 3.84 lacs plus.for each pensioner.