OUR TRUST MEMBERS PAY VISIT TO THE HOME FOR BLIND AGED WOMEN

On the occasion of Birth Day of Grand Daughter of one of our Trust Members, we , the Trust members visited the Home for Blind aged women Home at Palayamkottai. There are about 40 old women. We offered them a good and delicious Breakfast.

The inmates were immensely happy of our visits repeatedly . They performed a Prayer for the Trust members and their families for a Hale and Healthy Long life to help people like them.

It may not be out of place to mention that our Trust constantly monitoing  their well being and offer them the possible assistance whenever we could do.

TRUST HELPED A WIDOWED DAUGHTER OF A VETERAN

Smt.Pushpalatha is expressing her sincere thanks to our Financial Trustee Sgt.C.Muthukrishnan

After the death of Ex.Nk.Subbarayalu, his wife was drawing her family pension. She also died.

We came to know that their daughter was a Widow. We contacted her and made all the correspondences with Record Office and CDA for getting pension for the Widowed daughter.

Now the Family pension is sanctioned :

Name: Smt.Pushpalatha D/O Late Nk.Subbarayalu No: 6344783

PPO.No: F/ NA/ 1525/ 2007

PDA: SBI, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli-Dist, Tamil Nadu.

The Widow called on us and expressed her heart felt gratitude for the un-forgettable help extended by the Trust in getting her pension for Life.

ENHANCEMENT IN FAMILY PENSION

 DEMAND FOR ENHANCEMENT OF FAMILY PENSION

While the Service pension was enhanced for the Other Ranks from Sepoy to Sub. Maj. w.e.f. 01.07.2009 by the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary’s Committee, corresponding enhancement was not given to family pensioners.  It was a great disappointment to the family pensioners.

Since Service Pension is fixed at 50% of the pay and family pension at 30%, any increase in service pension should have been allowed to family pension also.  Unfortunately, the MOD and Dept. of ESM Welfare was intentionally confusing the issue and denying the legitimate increase for the family pensioners.

This grave anomaly and the injustice was explained in detail by the IESM Chairman with a group of widows to the Hon. Defence Minister and the UPA chairperson Smt.Sonia Gandhi on 14 Nov 2011.  The Defence Minister was convinced over the legitimate demands of the widows represented by the IESM and it seems now that the MOD has finally agreed to enhance the family pension of other ranks in line with the revision done for service pension.

It is not known as to how the MOD will draft the changes.  However, ordinary soldier and the bottom most family pensioner expects the following minimum improvement in the family pension if it is accepted in proper perspective.

The following table will show the existing family pension and the expected improvement in the family pension, if implemented.

Existing family pension	Expected improvement in family pension
Sep ‘X’ Group     Rs.3,500	Rs.4,305
Sep ‘Y’ Group     Rs.3,500	Rs.3,690
Naik’X’ Group    Rs.3,500	Rs.4,608
Naik ‘Y’Group    Rs.3,500	Rs.4,035
Hav ‘X’ Group    Rs.3,500	Rs.5,103
Hav ‘Y’ Group    Rs.3,500	Rs.4,377

             

At present the minimum family pension is Rs.3,500 for all the above three Ranks irrespective of their group.  There is no relevance for the Rank.  This is a grave anomaly and injustice.  Our sincere thanks to IESM for taking up the matter.

YET ANOTHER SUBEDAR HELPED.

Ex.Subedar K.Vadivelu is receiving a copy of our submission to the PDA from our Liaison Officer, Sgt.S.Kanthiah,

In our continued efforts in finding out the discrepancies in pension payments, we came to know that one Subedar was getting less pension than his counter part.

Name: K.Vadivelu Rank: Subedar Group- Y Qly.Ser: 28 yrs
PPO.No: S/ 033084/2004 and S/CORR/040786/2005
PDA: Canara bank, Kayathar, Tuticorin-Dist.
Presently paid Basic pension: Rs.10532/-pm.

As per CDA Cir 430, Table 37, he is eligible for a Basic pension of Rs.11970/-.

The discrepancy was immediately reported to the PDA. The Manager was kind enough to accept our findings and submission and agreed to revise the pension and pay the arrears in this month itself.

The pensioner called on us and expressed his sincere thanks to the Trust for such a valuable service.

ONE MORE AGED VETERAN HELPED

      Veteran P.Nambi is receiving a copy of the Annexure from our Liaison Office.
ONE MORE AGED VETERAN HELPED FOR GETTING HIS PENSION REVISED.

It came to our knowledge that the under mentioned veteran was getting only the minimum pension of Rs.3500 and Additional pension of Rs.700/-.

Name: P.Nambi Serv.No: 6255364 Rank: Sep D.O.B: 29-10-1929
PPO.No: S/ 6393/94 PDA: Canara Bank, Srivaikuntam, Tuticorin-Dist, TN.
He had completed only 12 yrs and few days of service.

He is also eligible for a revision , but through the Pension Sanctioning Authority, CDA Allahabad.

In this connection, we prepared the required Annexure in Triplicate, got it signed by the PDA and sent it to CDA through the Signals Record Office.

As the pensioner was not aware of this, he called on us and thanked us for this timely help in his fag end of his life.

Our Trust is also happy in guiding and helping one more Aged veteran to receive the revised pension soon..

ADDITIONAL PENSION- ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURES-

ADDITIONAL PENSION -80 YRS AGE AND ABOVE PENSIONERS

As per 6th Pay commission, those who have completed 80 yrs of age and above are eligible for Additional pension. 20%, 30 %, 40%, 50% and 100%., For 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100 and above completed yrs.

For that, the date of birth is to be confirmed/ verified.

Verify the PPO/ Discharge certificate for date of birth, if available it is OK

Some times , only age on Enrolment/ Discharge will be mentioned. In such cases, we have arrive the Date of birth/ year as under :

Suppose, Date of enrolment was 7-9-1948 and age on enrolment was 19 yrs, then his birth was 1948 minus 19= 1929. So his date of birth may be taken as 1-1-1930, that is where ever the date and month is not known, then we have to take the First day of the next year, in this case, we can take it as 01-01-1930.

In case, where no DOB and no age is mentioned in any of the service Records, then we have to call for the other documents Like:

1.Matriculation certificate
2.Driving license
3.Voters ID
4.PAN card
5.Pass port
6. ECHS/ CGHS smart cards.

In this case, 4 copies of the age proof is to be submitted to the PDA , in turn the PDA will send three copies to respective Record offices for doing the needful. The Record office, after verifying the service particulars will forward to the CDA, Allahabad for issuing a Corr,PPO mentioning the age. This process will take about 6 months time. ( Ref CDA Cir 417)

Till such time, the PDA can release the Additional pension for 6 months. If the Corr. PPO is not received in 6 months, the PDA will stop paying the Additional pension, thus putting the pensioners in hardship.
When this difficulties were expressed by organizations like our Welfae Trust, the CDA has again issued another circular CDA cir 441, stating that if, only age is available/ or the other document produced and sent, the PDA can continue paying the additional pension , even if the Corr.PPO is not received with in 6 months.

Dear Veteran brothers, please inform and explain this procedures to the eligible veterans and their families and help them in getting their additional pension.

SIGNIFANCE OF LIFE CERTIFICATE-THE ANNUAL IDENTIFICATION

SIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE CERTIFICATE- THE ANNUAL IDENTIFICATION.

Personal appearance OF a pensioner to the PDA is must, once in a year in the month of November.

There are cases where the pensioner had already died, not informed to the PDA, the pension was being credited every months for years together, amounting to few laks.

In the past, the PDAs were not taking the Life certificate seriously/ not verified the existence(alive) of the pensioners. Some times, the pension was drawn by the relatives by fake means/ ATM cards etc.

There is a Rule that if the pension is not drawn for 12 months continuously, the pension will be stopped but the rule was not followed strictly by the PDAs. If it is stopped, then Revoking is a very difficult job. We have to approach Record office and the CDA , Allahabad, which may take very long time.

But, after creation of Centralized Pension Processing Centers(CPPC) in each Nationalised banks, all the DATAS of the pensioners are fed in to the computers including the last Life Certificate date. Hence, if we do not submit the Life certificate by the end of November , the Computer will automatically stop the pension payment.

To avoid such un pleasant happenings, all the veterans are requested to visit the Bank and submit the Life certificate in November every year.

Aged / bed ridden pensioners , not able to travel can, obtain a Doctors Certificate with reg.No.and submit to the Bank.

In respect of Pensioners drawing pension through DPDOs, they can either personally appear for identification or send Life Certificate obtained from the Bank through which they are drawing pension to DPDO.

Pensioners Residing out side India are required to produce Life Certificate counter signed by the Indian Embasy/ Indian High commission.

Dear Veteran brothers, please discuss among yourselves / enquire each other whether they have submitted the Life Certificate in this month to avoid un- necessary harassments/ financial hardship .