SOME USEFUL INFORMATION TO DEFENCE PENSIONERS.

SOME USEFUL INFORMATION TO DEFENCE PENSIONERS

1. Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs.100 was introduced w.e.f. 01.12.1997.

2. Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs.300 was increased w.e.f. 01.09.2008

3. EPF Pension in addition to Defence Family pension allowed w.e.f. 27.07.2001

4. D.R. for re-employed ex-servicemen with some conditions w.e.f. 18.07.1997.

5. Minimum Family Pension as per 6^th CPC is Rs.3,500 w.e.f. 01.01.2006.

6. Minimum Special Family Pension as per 6^th CPC is Rs.7000 w.e.f. 01.01.2006.

7. Compensation for Delayed payment of Pension/Arrears to be paid w.e.f. 01.10.2008.

8. Improvement in pension for ORs & JCOs as per CDA Circular 430 w.e.f. 01.07.2009.

9. ECHS made compulsory for those discharged after 01.04.2003.

10. ADLR scheme was introduced w.e.f. 31.05.2002.

11. ESM can draw two pensions separately without any ceiling w.e.f. 01.01.1996.

12. Additional pension is payable on both the pensions, if any one drawing two pensions.

13. Additional pension is applicable for WIP/Disability Pension/Lib.FP & SFP.

14. D.R. is admissible to employed family pensioners without any condition w.e.f. 18.07.1997.

15. W.E.F. 01.07.2009 the concept of Broad banding of percentage of disability/War injury

Shall be extended to Armed Forces Officers and others who were invalided out of service

prior to 01.01.1996 and are in receipt of disability/war injury pension as on 01.07.2009.

16. Joint notification of family pension was introduced from 01.03.1985.

17. The Cap on maximum WIP i.e. not to exceed emoluments last drawn has been removed

W,e,f, 01.07.2009.

18. Liberalised family pension came into existence from 01.02.1972.

19. War disabled pensioners & widows are exempted from paying ECHS contribution.

20. ECHS facility is now extended to the dependents of ex-recruits boarded out are drawing

Disability pension.