Dear veterans,

Please let us know about   AGI  and its  benefits  and  the procedure to claim.

On death of a veteran  his NOK has to   prefer the claim

LET US KNOW ABOUT DIRECTORATES OF MILITARY VETERANS AND VSK- VEERANANGA SEVA KENDRA

 

LET US KNOW  ABOUT  DIRECTORATES OF MILTARY 

VETERANSAND  VSK- VEERANANGA   SEVA KENDRA.

 We have 3 Directorates for  THREE SERVICES  Namely:

DAV:  Directorate of Air Veterans-  Deals with all problem of Air Veterans and Families including   NCEs

DESA:   Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs : Deals with all problems of Navy Veterans and families. 

DIAV  : Directorate of Indian Army Veterans-  Deals with all problems of Army veterans and families

  Now a new Window is launched    from November 2022 named   VSK   -  VEERANAGA SEVA KENDRA

VSK : created exclusively  for dealing  with all problems of  Family pensioners. Like  late sanction of family pension,  incorrect rate,  abnormal delay in switching over to family pension after demise of ESM etc.

VSK functions as a single window support system. It will  contact all Record Offices, Sparsh and PCDA independently

Here is an important  message :  This VSK is completely manned by Family pensioners  only. 

  So that S the problems for family pensioners are properly  understood and dealt  with

At present , this VSK  is functioning in the same premises of DIAV; 

Adjutant General ‘s Branch,   IHQ of MOD (Army),  104 Cavalry Road, Delhi Cantt- 110010.

Contact Numbers: 

VSK   Help line- Families………………..011-25664100

VSK   Help line  all Services…………..  011-25664200-

VSK-Whatsapp –Family pension…..  9910964067  and

                                                                 9910610866

Email ID…………………………………….. :diav.vsk@gov.in.

Dear veterans, please  pass on this information  to all   and you can  view from Esmcorner.com  and Military Knowledge portal .

Please note that this  VSK is now applicable for Army Family pensioners only.

REVISED RATE OF PENSION FOR HONY.OFFICERS OF 32.5 YRS OF SERVICE

 Dear Veteran brothers,

We remind  our Hony. Officers and  MCPO-I and equivalent  ranks,  who have served  for   32.5 yrs , to check up their rate of pension.

They will be considered for pension for 33 yrs of service pension.  Previously , they were paid for 32.5 yrs  and below only.

As per Sparsh  Circular 679,   those who have served for 32.5 yrs , will be considered for 33 yrs of service pension.

Our Trust, had identified many and got them the revised pension and eligible arrears.   

That is, Revised Rate  46300 but existing Rate 41532-. 

If any Hony.Officer has not received the revised Rate, please go through the given chart and approach your Bank

 or  Sparsh for getting the benefit. 

ENHANCEMENT OF DR TO CENTRAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS

 

Central govt.  has enchanced the Rate of Dearness Relef  by 3%   to   CENTRAL FREEDOM FIGHTERS AND FAMILIES   with effect from 01-07-2024.

  the present Rate  : 48%    Now increased by 3%  and hence   from 1-7-2024 will be  51 %.

                                                                            PENSIONERS                        DEPENDENTS

bASI PENSION................................................    26000.00                              13000.00

dr  AT      51%..............................................         13260.00                                6630.00      

                                ..Total pension..................... 39260.00                              19630.00    

The  affected  freedom fighters may check up their latest  pension credit . If the DR is not revised, approach the bank   and get it revised;

Authrity:  GOI Ministry of Home:  F.NO:   42/02/2024-  P&PW(D) dated 3-10-2024.

GREETINGS ON SENIOR CITIZEN WEEK

 

 Dear all,

This  is the  SeniorCitizen week.

Let us all  observe the   instructions   for happy life    

GREETINGS TO YOU ALL

DA DA/DR ENHANCED BY 2% FROM 01-01-2026

Dear all, 

Our Central Govt  has approved for ENHANCEMNT   of  DA/DR by 2%  for  Cent Govt employees  and pensioners  with effect  from 01-01-2026.

So our  DA   will be    58%  + 2 = 60%   w.e.f   01-01-2026.     The  revised DA may be effected from   the Pay / Pension of  April 2026.     This is for information Based on reports from April 18, 2026, the Union Cabinet has approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, effective from January 1, 2026. 

Here are the key details regarding the enhancement:

• New Rate: The DA/DR is increased from 58% to 60% of the Basic Pay/Pension.
• Effective Date: The revised rate is applicable retrospectively from January 1, 2026.
• Approval & Arrears: Following approval by the Union Cabinet, the Department of Expenditure (DoE) will issue the formal Office Memorandum (OM). Arrears for the intervening months (January 2026 onwards) will be paid.
• 8th Pay Commission Context: This hike is based on the 7th Pay Commission formula. Although the 8th Pay Commission is slated to take effect from January 1, 2026, the current DA structure remains in place until new recommendations are implemented.
• Financial Impact: The increase of 2% is expected to cost the exchequer approximately Rs 10,083.96 crore annually. 

Note: The official Government Order (Office Memorandum) document number and date of issue should be checked on the Ministry of Finance website (finmin.nic.in) once published. ion of all our veterans.

VERY USEFUL SITE FOR EX-SERVICEMEN COMMUNITY

 Dear Veteran brothers,

Here is very good platform  knowing almost all subjects for Ex-Servicemen community problems..

The site is  www.esmcorner,com

When you open this portal, you will find pop up screen  showing all the heads  like:shown below.

eg/.News, ECHS , OROP,SPARSH PENSION etc.

Now, you can click any of the subject  say, SPARSH, you can find the sub heads connected to the subject,

You can  click and view the points .  Every subject can be viewed  in detail.

Dear all, kindly   utilize  this site for clarification  and knowledge.