PRACTICAL
HAPPENINGS TO NOTE./ CASE STUDIES.
There was no
simultaneous Joint notification while
retiring / discharge prior to 01-3-1985.
The families have
to apply for sanction of family pension after the demise of their husbands.
Many widows not
knowing / not guided by others/ authorities
how to claim family pension.
Hence they faced
lot of hardship without pension/
getting sanction.
This hardships
were expressed and the Govt. issued orders/ circulars to apply for Endorsement of Family pension by
Living pre 1986 pensioners in the year
1988.
Many veterans
followed the instructions and applied
and got the joint notification /
Endorsement.
Unfortunately, still many veterans have
not applied. They are in the
opinion that the name in the first page
of Pension order book is the
endorsement. IT IS NOT THE ENDORSEMENT. And some are not interested due to various
reasons.
Now we come across
many families not being paid family
pension after the death of pensioner.
On going through the documents held by such widows, we
noted that there is no Joint Notification hence
the Banks are not paying family pension.
Such cases, we guided and helped them in claiming Family
pension from their Record offices, but
it takes not less than 6 months time till that time the families are facing the
financial hardship.
Our Trust have time and again in various functions and gatherings explained
in length the importance of the Joint notification but still some are there. .
FAMILY PENSION:
There are cases where
the families are not sanctioned with correct Type of family pension.
For example :
If a soldier died while in service, death is Attributed to service , his wife is
eligible for SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION. If the cause of death is not properly
represented , then she will be
sanctioned with Ordinary Family pension
instead of SPECIAL Family Pension.
Suppose for a genuine case, if ordinary family pensionwas sanctioned, they can appeal through court/
AFT to get Special Family
pension. The case is to be taken immediately /within a reasonable time after sanction,
if it is delayed for very long time, then it will be difficult to trace out the documents, some time
rejected.
PPO NOT RECEIVED
BY PDA / WIDOW
In some cases, the
PPO issued by CDA is not received by
Bank and
the widow due to any reason
The family will not be paid with family pension.
We have come across one case: After the death of a sepoy, unmarried , his mother was sanctioned with
Family pension , PPO issued in the year
1997.but Bank as well as the widow did
not received .
The widow approached the branches many a times , the
branch said that they have not received
the PPO or any credit from their
CPPC.
The poor widow inquired from known ESMs , they could not guide her in the absence of PPO.
She approached us,
we took up the case with Record office
and came to know that the PPO was
already issued and sent to Bank and the widow.
Record Office has sent a Xerox copy of PPO to us.
The Bank is not in a position to disburse pension due to non availability of PPO.
Now we have written to CPPC of the PDA to write to CDA for getting issued a DUPLICATE PPO WITH A LOSS
CERTIFICATE AS PER PROCEDURE.
The widow has approached very late - case of 1997 reported in 2018. So much delay.
Now the matter is taken up with , CPPC of the Bank, DESW, MOD, Record Office
and CDA for issuing a fresh PPO.
Had it been
reported in 1997/ 1998, the widow could have received her pension long back.
Time barred claim is submitted now. (IAF A-651)
These are the - Practical cases.. Kovilpatti/
sattur.
