Following the decision of the Armed Forces Tribunal and
the Central Administrative Tribunal, as upheld by a judgement of the Delhi High
Court (which in turn was based upon a decision of the Punjab & Haryana High
Court) and then endorsed by the Supreme Court, and further after various twists
and turns, the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has
finally issued universal orders regarding revision of pension of pre-2006
pensioners with effect from 01 Jan 2006 rather than 24 Sept 2012.
All affected pensioners (and not just litigants) shall
now be eligible for arrears from 01-01-2006 till 23-09-2012.
A big thank you to all stalwarts who were at the
forefront of this fight, including Mr V Natarajan, Lt Cdr Avtar Singh and
members of the Bharat Pensioners Samaj.
Thank You.
When will such an Order for the Rank Pay come
ReplyDeleteDear Maj Navdeep,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for providing long awaited information.
You are doing yeoman service to veterans. May God bless you.
With profound regards,
Maj MR Panghal
Great Update Sir.....Atleast some respite for our Veterans along with other beneficiaries of Civi Street.....
ReplyDeleteRegards
Major Lalit Kant Baghel
Thanks a lot ,Navdeep,you are our greatest asset and saviour.God bless you....
ReplyDelete...JPS Shergill
I hope some similar order comes out in the case of broadbanding of disability pension.
ReplyDeleteRespected maj navdeep sir,thanks for the post,I still remember the joy with which you posted the dopt orders for disability PENSION rationalisation dt 20 Nov 14 and I also learned that you had to meet the hon.DM personally to get it published by desw after 6 months.So the question is how soon the desw republish this om?
ReplyDeleteThis update is very welcome. The long silence on all blog sites had become a little puzzling.
ReplyDeleteGreat work .aj Navdeep. The ESM owe a lot to you and those who have been silently uet forcefully fighting for our cause. Godbless and Godspeed.
ReplyDeleteCol Fasih Ahmed
Maj.Navdeep sir.
ReplyDeleteAs per the order, 'the revised pension w.e.f. in no case, shall be lowcer than 50% of the sum of the pay scale from which the pensioner had retired.' Whereas, orders implemented for Defense are not in line with the Pay Commission orders or the Court orders.They have not considered the formula of minimum of 50% of present rank in respect of ORs.
A big 'thank you' to all veterans and others who fought for this to bring in the benefit to all pre 2006 retirees
ReplyDeleteLt Col Roy Avikash
Many veterans who were not covered on 24.9.2012 ( since they were already paid on 1.7.2009). There is apprehension among such veterans not being covered by this order, are not sure unless the money is credited into the bank accounts.SC order also does not specify universal coverage but upholding orders of HCs.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you Sir
ReplyDeleteGreat job Navdeep. I wish the system had many more Navdeeps. God bless you and all other brothers who have devoted their time and resources; seeing the injustices being sorted out.
ReplyDeleteMaj Gen NS Gill
There is chart of payments for officers.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I see Jco&otherr
First of all my salutation to you sir.I also watch you on Times now, NDTV regarding
ReplyDeleteOROP. still many are having doubt whether Armed forces are benefited or not can you
just clarify in your next text please. Are we waiting for MOD notification please?
Thanks for good news but I am confused please tell us exservicemen specially ORS are beneficial and how? in details please ! put the chart on web site,,thanks
ReplyDeleteWe have to wait till the time this letter is not reproduced by Min. of Def., Dept. of Ex- Servicemen welfare.
ReplyDeleteHow much time our great MOD will take only GOD can tell.
Regards
Thanks for this long awaited , great news for which you all deserve our sincere gratitude. Though the order clearly says pre 01-01-2006 retirees, lot of post 2006 veterans have a doubt whether this order has any benefit at all for them too? Pl. clarify.
ReplyDeleteDear Navdeep Sir,
ReplyDeleteA great salute to you.
Great achievement for pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners.
My mother is rly family pensioner and she will get the benefits from this OM issued after long time strict follow up with the Judiciary system.
AN Dave
andave56@gmail.com
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sir , there some news floating that it is not applicable to all only for who served 33 yrs in service
ReplyDeleteDear Sir, Please see the article dated 01 Aug 2015 in blog "The Voice of Pensioners" which says that the order is not applicable for pre-2006 pensioners having less than 33 years service. Is it true?. Hony Capt Daniel Mathews.
ReplyDeletePayment of arrears of pension from
ReplyDelete1.01.2006 instead 24.09.2013 to arms
Forces have not so far issued by MOD.
Please clarify sir.
GOI issued orders sanctioning NPA as part of pension for defence service AMC, AD Corps and RVC veterans
ReplyDeleteMaj Navdeep, Thanks for updating and informing that it is closure of agony for pre -2006 veterans. This is neglected lot by govt but looked after and given justice by lower to supreme courts, be it maj gen case, rank pay arrears case, many disability case and this case. It seems that in case of OROP, credit will also go to Supreme Court. We very well know you are professionally well qualified in military matters and recently you have been asked to do a important role to give your recommendation. All concerned are looking for a fruitful justified action from your side. Thanks
ReplyDeleteDear Maj Navdeep,
ReplyDeleteIs condition of completing 33 yrs of service to earn full pension for pre 2006 pensioners applicable to defence pensioners also?please clear the doubt.
Regards
Dear Ashok Sir, The recent Circular dated 30/07/2015 issued by DOPPW is only extending the applicability of judgement in OA 655/2010 (field in CAT PB by Railway officers who are having more than 33 years of service pleading for Modified parity to pre-2006 pensioners) to applicants other than petitioners in the above case.Hence this Circular have no effect on the pre2006 pensioners who are having less than 33 years of service, thereby, practically not applicable to faujis as hardly any one in fauj completes 33 yrs of service.
ReplyDelete50% pension to less than 33 years of service is a separate case wherein HSC ordered to pay the arrears w.e.f.01/01/2006 with in 4 months. The deadline for compliance of this judgement has expired on 17/07/2015.Now the petitioners need to approach the HSC for contempt of court for non-implementation of court order.
Major sir I salute&Congratulate U. I am an Ex Cpl&Retired professor leading a district ex -servicemen association in A P. I request u Sir to clarify for our members if the universal order issued recently is applicable to discharged men after 15 years prior to 2006.K Lakshmaiah At kasukurti.lakshmaiah@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteSir,when I get payment?
ReplyDeletePlease post orders of MOD on the subject,if issued.
ReplyDeleteThe closure will be full, and final, only if pension parity for Maj with more than 20 years of service and Lt Col with more than 26 years of service is also taken care of in the MOD/PCDA order when issued. http://bit.ly/1SSjYKY.
ReplyDeleteDear Navdeep, your services to the ESM is immense. We would like to hear about the current position of the OROP as no others are giving any news or hope about its implementation. At one time you yourself impressed us to be patient with Mr Modi's delay. But things are being stretched too far. We feel that everyone is mocking at us. Will you come out with the current position on OROP.
ReplyDeleteSir, Some of veterans are saying that this orders are not for veterans/pre 2006, only for civilians.
ReplyDeleteRequest for clarification?
dear major navdeep sir,
ReplyDeletestill circular for per-2006 defence pensioners not issued by pcda. please comment.
Hello Sir,
ReplyDeleteI already consult army pension helpline regarding these orders, and they replied that they can't implement it unless Defense Ministry notifications and PCDA circular, so matter is still pending for defense services, kindly comment and reply if i m wrong somewhere.
Sir,PCDA issue circular C-144 on 14/08/2015
DeleteDear Maj Navdeep,
ReplyDeleteNo amount of appreciation nd thanks can repay your efforts made by you for the yeoman services for the benefit of ex-service men. May God bless you in all your future endeavours.
Will appreciate if you could kindly mention if the orders by MOD have been issued for arrears wef 1 Jan 2006.
Sir any clue when the orders for defence forces pre 2006 pensioners will be issued.
ReplyDeleteDear Major Navdeep Singh,
ReplyDeleteNice of u to provide valuable information. There are however many doubts and confusion about applicability of the orders for ESM kindly clerify at the earliest.Thanks.
LT COL CK KAUSHIK (Retd)
For some mysterious reason, PCDA have not, till the moment of posting this comment, issued a circular implementing this decision for armed forces pensioners.
ReplyDeleteThey have been fairly prompt in issuing one for civilian pensioners listed under the heading "Defence Civilians" on this web page http://www.pcdapension.nic.in/6cpc/civilOrder.htm.
Some prominent blogs and ESM associations, again on inputs from some "keyboard warriors", well meaning though misinformed in this case, continue to circulate, for information of armed forces pensioners, that order which has been listed by PCDA as having been issued for defence civilians. At least a clarification needs to be obtained from PCDA to avoid the possibility of further misguidance.
I had tried to bring this out in this tweet.
The orders for ESM are not issued by DESW so far, may take some time. PCDA has issued circular no C- 114 on 14 Aug 15 for civilians only. PCDA will issue circular for ESM after orders are issued by DESW. So do not expect arrears before end October 2015. For more details visit Ex-Swervcemen welfare.
ReplyDeleteLT COL CHANDRA KANT KAUSHIK(Retd)