LIFE TIME ARREARS CERTIFICATE

LIFE TIME ARREARS CERTIFICATE-

Life Time Arrears is the amount of pension for the period it was not drawn during the life time of the deceased pensioner. This amount is payable to the Nominee if already nominated .

Otherwise, it is to be paid to the Legal Heirs on production of Legal heir ship Certificate from Tashildar and observing the required formalities . It is paid by the PDA. However, the time barred claims will be settled by the Pension Sanctioning Authority.

When a fresh Family pension Claim is preferred , this LTA certificate is one of the Documents for processing the family pension. Obtaining the LTA certificate from the Pension Paying Agencies, that is the Bankers, is not that easy. There is a lot of procedures to be followed , including obtaining a certification from Notary Public, thus incurring expenditures, and time consuming, there by delay .

As the meaning of LTA , is the undrawn pension, which can be paid by the PDA on claim at any time, or need not be claimed if the amount is meager.

Why should it be linked the LTA as one of the documents for Claiming Fresh Family pension.

Is there any Legal implication, we feel there is no legal problems.

This is to be debated/ dicussed by all the Major Ex-Servicemen Associations . Efforts may be made for waiver of obtaining LTA , thus relieving hardship to the poor widows..

MOD and CDA may consider this as a special issue.