As was reported on this blog on 25 November 2011 with full details and modalities, the enhancement of pensions of widows is
on the anvil.
Though the Raksha Mantri had accorded an in-principle approval to the policy
revision, the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW) and Defence Finance had
forwarded the file to Department of Expenditure which had then further endorsed
it to the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) for its
consideration whether such a revision would invite similar demands from other
services.
The IESM informs that the DoPPW has written
back on the subject with neutral notings and the file is soon going to be back
in the Defence Ministry.
With the new Secretary DESW, Mr Samirendra
Chatterjee in chair for a few more months and who seems to be strongly in
control of the situation without being over-reliant on the lower level staff of
the DESW, positive movement can be expected soon related to the file on which the
Raksha Mantri has already in fact given his word of approval.
Dear Maj Navdeep,
ReplyDeleteOne thing that remains ambiguous is whether this would be applicable to widows of officers?
Please do specify...
Regards,
Ravinder
There is no ambiguity.
ReplyDeleteIt is NOT applicable to family pensioners of officers.
Thanks
N
is this app called eyewatch recently launched by army free for existing officers or only for veterans????
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