Ministry of Defence
Grant of Disability Pension
Grant of Disability Pension
31 DEC 2018
As
per Ministry of Defence order dated 31.01.2001, Armed Forces
Personnel
who retire voluntarily / or seek discharge on request are not
eligible
for any award on account of disability. Provided that Armed
Forces
Personnel who are due for retirement / discharge on completion
of
tenure, or on completion of service limits, or on completion of
the
terms of engagement or on attaining the prescribed age of
retirement,
and who seeks pre-mature retirement / discharge on request for
the
purpose of getting higher commutation value of pension will
remain
eligible for disability element.Further, Armed Forces personnel who are retained in service despite disability, which is accepted as attributable to or aggravated by Military Service and have forgone lump sum compensation in lieu of that disability, may be given disability element / war injury element at the time of their retirement / discharge whether voluntary or otherwise in addition to Retiring / Service Pension or Retiring / Service Gratuity. These provisions are effective from 1.1.2006
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Sanjay Seth in Rajya Sabha today.
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