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Report My Signal- Blog: Pension of Pre- 2006 Majors and Equivalents
Report My Signal- Blog: Pension of Pre- 2006 Majors and Equivalents
Reference the Policy on one rank one pension issued vide MoF, D/o Expenditure and also rulings regarding pension of Pre 2006 officers by Govt. of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare as under.
(a) Office of PCDA (Pension) Draupadi Ghat Allahabad Circular No. 403 dated 02-02-2009.
(b) One_ rank_ one_ pension ;- Ref letter No. 17(4)2008(1)D Pen/Policy) Govt. of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex- Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated 20th Jan 2009.
(c) Ref letter No. 17(4)2008(1)D Pen/Policy) Govt. of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex- Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated 11.11. 2008.
2. " One Rank One Pension implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same rank with same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancements in the rates of pension be automatically passed on to the past pensioners."
3. What we are asking for is not one rank one pension but justice.
(a) It was approved by the fifth Pay Commission and also agreed in principle by the Govt. that the basic pension for the commissioned Officers should be stepped up to the minimum pension prescribed for the rank. The rank pay for a pre-2006 Major with 20 years service and a Lt.Col (TS) is the same as per Vth CPC i.e. Rs. 1200/-, therefore the minimum pension prescribed for both by the 6th CPC should be the same.
(b) Consequent to the implementation of Ajai Vikram Singh recommendations a Commissioned officer becomes a Major after 5 Years and Lt. Col after 11 years of service. Therefore there will not be any Regular Retired Majors having 20 Years of Pensionable service in future, however there will be Specialist officers like Quartermasters, Cipher Officers and Record officers.
(c) There are only a few hand full of regular pre-2006 Retired Majors having 20 years and above of pensionable service. Their pension should be calculated based on the appropriately revised norms so that injustice is not done to them.
(d) The provision of pension to commissioned officers who retired prior to 1.1.2006 (Ref Para 6.6 to 6.9) covers only to the officers of the rank of Lt. Cols and above. The Lt. Cols. were in the same boat as Majors prior to their up gradation from Pay Band 3 to Pay Band 4. Lt. Cols. (TS) who were getting a rank pay of Rs.1200/- same as that of a Major 0f 20 year service, were placed in PB4. However the Majors of 20 years and more pensionable service have been over looked. It is not only Majors, but Lts. & Capts also have been over looked.
4. The Honorary Commissioned officers have been placed in PB3. Since they are in the category of PBORS, they will be getting one rank one pension as per the Govt. Guide lines. Therefore their maximum pension will be as under.( Ref No. 17(4)2008(1)D Pen/Policy) Govt. of India Ministry of Defense Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated 20th Jan 2009)
(a) Hony Lt. PB3 15600- 39100 GP. 5400 MSP 6000
Entitled to a Maximum pension = Rs. 25,250/-
(b) Hony Capt. PB3 15600- 39100 GP. 6100 MSP 6000
Entitled to a Maximum pension = Rs. 25,600/-
5. The following commissioned officers are also in PB 3. Since they are commissioned officers they are not entitled to one rank one pension as per Govt. Orders on the subject. The pension of Commissioned Officers is as under. .
(a) Lt. = Rs. 13500/-
(b) Capt = Rs. 13850/-
(c) Maj. = Rs. 14100/-
6. It may not be appropriate to have two different cadres of defence persons i.e. Commissioned Officers and PBORs in the same pay band and apply different rules for them? The officers who were drawing more pensions earlier as per 5th CPC are now getting 50% pension below the PBORs in 6th CPC.
7. The Lt. Cols were earlier in PB3 and their pension was calculated as Rs. 14600/-. Now they have been placed in PB4 and their revised pension is Rs. 25700/- (since placed in PB 4)
8. What we are demanding is not for one rank one pension but justice with in the purview of the recommendations of the Govt. on the subject.
9. In view of above, would it be appropriate either to place all the officers in PB4 or modify rules for PB3 so that justice is done for all the cadres of defence personnel officers as well as PBORs.
I hope the case would be taken up for these retired officers.
Reference the Policy on one rank one pension issued vide MoF, D/o Expenditure and also rulings regarding pension of Pre 2006 officers by Govt. of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare as under.
(a) Office of PCDA (Pension) Draupadi Ghat Allahabad Circular No. 403 dated 02-02-2009.
(b) One_ rank_ one_ pension ;- Ref letter No. 17(4)2008(1)D Pen/Policy) Govt. of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex- Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated 20th Jan 2009.
(c) Ref letter No. 17(4)2008(1)D Pen/Policy) Govt. of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex- Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated 11.11. 2008.
2. " One Rank One Pension implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same rank with same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancements in the rates of pension be automatically passed on to the past pensioners."
3. What we are asking for is not one rank one pension but justice.
(a) It was approved by the fifth Pay Commission and also agreed in principle by the Govt. that the basic pension for the commissioned Officers should be stepped up to the minimum pension prescribed for the rank. The rank pay for a pre-2006 Major with 20 years service and a Lt.Col (TS) is the same as per Vth CPC i.e. Rs. 1200/-, therefore the minimum pension prescribed for both by the 6th CPC should be the same.
(b) Consequent to the implementation of Ajai Vikram Singh recommendations a Commissioned officer becomes a Major after 5 Years and Lt. Col after 11 years of service. Therefore there will not be any Regular Retired Majors having 20 Years of Pensionable service in future, however there will be Specialist officers like Quartermasters, Cipher Officers and Record officers.
(c) There are only a few hand full of regular pre-2006 Retired Majors having 20 years and above of pensionable service. Their pension should be calculated based on the appropriately revised norms so that injustice is not done to them.
(d) The provision of pension to commissioned officers who retired prior to 1.1.2006 (Ref Para 6.6 to 6.9) covers only to the officers of the rank of Lt. Cols and above. The Lt. Cols. were in the same boat as Majors prior to their up gradation from Pay Band 3 to Pay Band 4. Lt. Cols. (TS) who were getting a rank pay of Rs.1200/- same as that of a Major 0f 20 year service, were placed in PB4. However the Majors of 20 years and more pensionable service have been over looked. It is not only Majors, but Lts. & Capts also have been over looked.
4. The Honorary Commissioned officers have been placed in PB3. Since they are in the category of PBORS, they will be getting one rank one pension as per the Govt. Guide lines. Therefore their maximum pension will be as under.( Ref No. 17(4)2008(1)D Pen/Policy) Govt. of India Ministry of Defense Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated 20th Jan 2009)
(a) Hony Lt. PB3 15600- 39100 GP. 5400 MSP 6000
Entitled to a Maximum pension = Rs. 25,250/-
(b) Hony Capt. PB3 15600- 39100 GP. 6100 MSP 6000
Entitled to a Maximum pension = Rs. 25,600/-
5. The following commissioned officers are also in PB 3. Since they are commissioned officers they are not entitled to one rank one pension as per Govt. Orders on the subject. The pension of Commissioned Officers is as under. .
(a) Lt. = Rs. 13500/-
(b) Capt = Rs. 13850/-
(c) Maj. = Rs. 14100/-
6. It may not be appropriate to have two different cadres of defence persons i.e. Commissioned Officers and PBORs in the same pay band and apply different rules for them? The officers who were drawing more pensions earlier as per 5th CPC are now getting 50% pension below the PBORs in 6th CPC.
7. The Lt. Cols were earlier in PB3 and their pension was calculated as Rs. 14600/-. Now they have been placed in PB4 and their revised pension is Rs. 25700/- (since placed in PB 4)
8. What we are demanding is not for one rank one pension but justice with in the purview of the recommendations of the Govt. on the subject.
9. In view of above, would it be appropriate either to place all the officers in PB4 or modify rules for PB3 so that justice is done for all the cadres of defence personnel officers as well as PBORs.
I hope the case would be taken up for these retired officers.
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