7th CPC Revision of Pension of Pre-2016 Defence
forces
Pensioners/family Pensioners: DESW Order 04.09.2017 in view
of NAC
decision
No. 17(01)/2017(01)/D(Pension/Policy)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi, Dated
4th September, 2017
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval
Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject :
Implementation
of Government's decision on the recommendations of the 7th
Central Pay
Commission (CPC) - Revision of pension of pro-1.1.2016
Defence Forces
pensioners/ family pensioners etc.
Sir,
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter
No.
17(01)/2016 D(Pen/Pol) dated 29th October 2016 for revision
of pension
of pre-2016 Defence Forces pensioners/ family pensioners in
implementation of the Government decisions on the
recommendations of the
7th CPC. As per para 9 of this Ministry's said order dated
29th October
2016 the revision of disability element of disability
pension was held
in abeyance pending decision of National Anomaly Committee to
whom
matter was referred by MoD to decide methodology for
calculation of
disability element of disability pension under 7th CPC. The
National
Anomaly Committee has recommended that parity with Civilians
for grant
of Disability element which was granted to Defence Forces
under 6th CPC,
shall be maintained.
2. The recommendations of the National
Anomaly Committee have been considered by the Government. In
partial
modification of Ministry's order dated 29th October 2016, the
President
is now pleased to decide that Disability element of
disability pension
for Defence Forces Pensioners shall also be revised by
multiplying the
existing rate of disability element as had been drawn on
31.12.2015 by
factor of 2.57 to arrive at revised rate of disability
element as on
1.1.2016. The amount of revised disability element so arrived
shall be
round-ed off to next higher rupee.
3. Para 13 of this Ministry's
above quoted letter dated 29.10.2016 regarding "Ex-gratia
awards to
Cadets in cases of disablement" shall be replaced with the
following:
13.
EX-GRATIA AWARDS TO CADET (DIRECT) The ex-gratia award
payable to Cadet
(Direct)/ NoKs in cases of disablement / death shall be
payable subject
to the same conditions as hitherto in force in the event of
invalidment
on medical ground / death of a Cadet (Direct) due to causes
attributable to or aggravated by military training
(i) Monthly Ex-gratia amount of Rs 9,000/- per month
(ii)
In cases of disablement, Ex-gratia disability award @ Rs
16,200/- per
month shall be payable in addition for 100% of disability
during period
of disablement subject to prorata reduction in case the
degree of
disablement is less than 100%. "No ex-gratia disability award
shall be
payable in cases where the degree of disablement is less than
20%."
4.
The dearness relief sanctioned by the Government from
1.1.2016 and
thereafter, shall also be paid on rates of disability element
and
monthly ex-gratia award to Cadet(Direct), revised in
accordance with the
provision of this letter.
5. Vide para 10(ii) of MOD order dated
29.10.2016, it was ordered to pay the Constant Attendance
Allowance(CAA)
at the existing rate since matter regarding grant of
Allowances was
under examination by the Committee on Allowances (CoA). in
this regard,
Ministry of Finance vide Resolution dated 6th July 2017
(Appendix II
item 37 has accepted the recommendation of 7th CPC to enhance
the
existing Constant Attendance Allowance @ 4500/ p.m. by 50%.
DoP&PW
vide O.M No. 1/4/2017-P&PW(F) dated 2.8.2017 has issued
orders in
this-regard for civilian pensioners. Accordingly, for Armed
Forces
personnel the Constant Attendant Allowance shall continue to
be
admissible under the condition as hitherto fore at the
existing rate
from 1.1.2016 to 30.06.2017. However, it shall now be
admissible at the
enhanced uniform rate of Rs. 6750/- per month, irrespective
of the rank
with effect from 1.7.2017.
6. With reference to the provisions
contained in Para 5.4 of this Ministry's letter dated 29th
October,
2016, it is further clarified that the maximum ceiling shall
be
applicable only in the case of Service/Retiring Pension,
Service element
of Disability/ liberalized disability /War Injury Pension
and Ordinary
family Pension. The said ceiling is not applicable in the
cases of
Disability/ Liberalised Disability/ War injury element.
Special Family/
Liberalized Family Pension etc. applicable under casualty
pensionary
awards.
7. The provisions of this Ministry's letter dated 29th
October 2016, which are not affected by the provisions of
this letter,
shall remain unchanged.
8. The provisions of this letter shall take effect from
1.1.2016
9.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this
Ministry
their U.O. No. Part File (1) to (30)(01)/2016/Fin/Pen dated
14th August
2017.
10. Hindi version will follow.
Yours faithfully,
(Manoj Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Government of
India
