DEEPAVALI GREETINGS- 2013

                                        GREETINGS.

                  Our Welfare Trust wishes all the veterans  and their families a "  HAPPY DEEPAVALI ".

NOVEMBER- THE MONTH OF LIFE CERTIFICATE

SIGNIFANCE 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 unpleasant 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.

Dear veteran bothers, please submit the Life certificate before 30-11-2013 and also inform all other veterans and family pensioners in your areas to submit with out fail..

EXWEL TRUST HELPS AN 85 YRS OLD WIDOW OF A HONY.LT AT HER DOOR STEP

 Smt.Manonmani  widow of Hony.Lt is bedridden  and looking at our Trust members.

She is being helped by our Liaison Officer Sgt.S.Kanthiah ( right) and her son (left)  for giving a pose for  a photograph . She can not sit , and only lying position..  A Pitiable condition.

HELPING  A  85YRS OLD WIDOW OF HONY.LT AT HER DOOR STEP.

On our regular visits and interaction with veterans, we came to know that one widow of a Hony.Lt is bedridden and not knowing her eligible pension.

Name: smt.  Manonmani                              W/O Late Jeyaraj Thomas 

  Reg.No. JC3568………………………Hony. Lt.(  Sub-Maj)

Date of birth:   05-01-1928         PPO.No;    S/JN/8311/1994                            

PDA: Central bank of India,  Tirunelveli-dist Tamil Nadu.

Our Trust members made a surprise  visit to her house . The widow was surprised of  our visit and was delighted to see us, the Exwel Trust members. She is completely Immobile, bedridden, looked after by  her son.  On interaction, she recollected the good olden days in Srinagar.

On verifying the available records, PPO and the bank pass book, we noticed that she is being paid basic pension of Rs.7119/ as per CDA cir 397, the consolidated pension. And additional pension.  As on date her pension is  7119 + Addl pen 30% + DA.

Her pension was to be revised as per CDA cir 403, as rs.8100/ from 1-1-2006 and Rs.9279 from
24-9-2012 as per CDA cir   502..AND 510.

The poor lady was not aware of all these revision , and when we roughly calculated the arrears on the spot  it was a Lac plus. The widow was so much happy  and pleased with our useful visit  and sincerely thanked us by waving her both the hands from the bed  for this timely help in getting a large amount of arrears in this fag end of her life .

We contacted the PDA and  reported the non-revision of pension from 1-1-2006..

We also submitted the calculation of arrears on account of this revision  amounting to a Lac plus.. The Manager Mr.Augustine  was kind enough to accept our findings and submission and  agreed to arrange for revision and payment of arrears in the month of November 2013.

Our Trust is once again happy in helping one more widow pensioner, but for our intervention, this discrepancy might have gone unnoticed...

Dear veteran brothers, please try to find out  such innocent poor widows in your areas  and try to help them  or guide them to approach us.. You will have lot of satisfaction on this.

AN AGGRIEVED HAVILDAR HELPED.

Hav.Victor Gnanadurai with our Liaison Officer Sgt.S.kanthiah.

Veteran Victor Gnanadurai called on us and reported that he is not being paid Disability pension.

Name: Victor Gnanadurai      Rank: Hav – 1265245   

PDA:  I O B branch, Tirunelveli dist., TN.

On verifying the PPOs and other available documents, we noticed that he is eligible for 30% Disability pension for life .  This order is from a Corrigendum PPO extending the Disability for Life.

We informed the PDA and their CPPC at Chennai.  They replied that  the Corr.PPO is not available with them , hence the Disability pension was not paid.

Now, we have sent  a Copy of the Corr PPO- i.e the Disability pension is extended for Life @30%. From 24-2-2003 for life  and requested the CPPC, Chennai to pay the Disability pension.

The aggrieved Havildar was happy and thanked us for the timely help..

AFTERMATH OF UNPLEASANT HAPPENING IN TIRUNELVELI MILITARY CANTEEN

It is about 15 days have since been passed and there appears to be no remedy or relief for the Arrested Canteen employees.

It is the  personnel efforts by the Canteen Manager ,  a  Lt.Col by Rank could not be arrested.

It is heartening to note that such a incident of this nature could not evolve any positive  visible reactions from any quarters of the Ex-Servicemen Community.

Had it been in the case of Civilian institution, a protest March/ harthal could have been organized.

But, here, in this case no one wants to face up the case to express the solidarity of the Ex-Servicemen communities.  At last  not the least we say that united we stand , divided we fall.

DA RATE FOR EX-GRATIA PENSIONERS ENHANCED.

DA RATE  FOR EX-GRATIA PENSIONERS ENHANCED

The DA  rate for Ex-Gratia pensioners  is enhanced from 1-7-2013 as follows as per Govt.Order:  F.No.42/12/2012  P& PW(G)   - Dept.of Pension and Pension Welfare dated 17-10-2013..

For Pensioners it is Enhanced from 166 % to 183%

For Family pensioners it is enhanced from 158 % to 175%.

Note:  The Reate of pension is also enhanced from 4-6-2013 as under.

For pensioners   -           Rs.600 to 650/-

For family pensioners-   Rs.605  to 645/-

Hence the eligible pension from 1-7-2013 will be  as follows:

                           Pensioners                                Family Pensioners

Basic Pension…….650.00                    BP               645.00

DP………………  325.00                     DP              323.00

                              ---------                                  ---------

975.0                                                                              968.00

  DA  at 183%.......1785.00         DA at 175%...    1694.00

                            ----------                                 ----------- 

      Total…………2760.00         Total…………  2662.00…

The Ex-Gratia pensioners are requested to claim for the Enhanced rate from their respective PDAs..                 

BAKRITH GREETINGS.-2013

 We, Exwel Trust wishes a very HAPPY BAKRITH FESTIVAL  to all  our Muslim veteran brtherens.