NEW REVISED PENSION TABLES

44079521 New Pay Commission Letter

EXEMPTION FROM TOLL TAX TO EX-SERVICEMEN

MOST OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN ARE UNAWARE THAT THEY ARE EXEMPTED FROM TOLL TAX ON THE HIGHWAYS OF NHAI. ON THE REQUEST OF MOST OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN THE FOLLOWING EXEMPTION LETTER IS COPIED AND REPRODUCED FROM REPORT MY SIGNAL BLOG.

One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen

One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen The Parliamentary Standing committee on Defence has urged the government to reconsider the demand of “One Rank One Pension” for the ex-servicemen. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (15th LOK SABHA) on 1st and 7th Reports reiterated that the Government should consider the issue of ‘One Rank One Pension’ afresh. Since the issue of One Rank One Pension was not accepted in the past and more recently the Cabinet Secretary’s Committee set up to consider it also did not recommend the same, it has not been found feasible to accept the demand of One Rank One Pension. In the case of Original Application No. 15 and 45/2010 the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh had passed the order dated 3.3.2010 with directions to the respondents to take final decision in the matter. The said order was examined and speaking orders explaining the position were issued on 10.07.2010 to the petitioners. This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Shri Vilas Muttemwar and others in Lok Sabha today.

Immediate Separate Redressal Commission for Armed Forces : Supreme Court (Updated)

The Hon'ble Supreme Court today ordered the immediate constitution of a separate commission to examine the pay / pension anomalies and other grievances of the defence services. The functioning of the commission would be directly monitored by the Supreme Court. The Commission would comprise of Justice Kuldip Singh, Retired SC Judge as the Chairperson and would have as its members Justice SS Sodhi, General VP Malik, Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi and one person to be nominated by the Government of India. The Commission would independently look into the grievances of members of the defence services and the Government would have no say in the same. The Government of India, in its affidavit, had only consented to refer the rank pay issue to the proposed Commission and did not agree to any other term of reference. The Court disregarded the affidavit alongwith the stand of the Government and also ruled that the rank pay issue would NOT be referred to the Commission since the orders had already been passed by the Supreme Court. The Court also refused to recall or modify its earlier orders on the rank pay issue and instead referred the review application preferred by the UoI to the Chief Justice for directions that it be placed before some other Bench. A historic step indeed for the Armed Forces of India. The salient features for the said Commission, as laid down by the Supreme Court in its order, are as follows : (1) The Commission shall be called ‘Armed Forces Greivances Redressal Commission’ (2) The Commission shall look into all grievances forwarded to them in writing or email by serving and retired personnel. (3) Commission shall frame schemes for rehabilitation of soldiers who are discharged at young ages. (4) The term of the first Commission shall be two years, renewable at the option of the central govt. (5) The Commission shall be based at CHANDIGARH. Central Govt to provide adequate infrastructure for the same. (6) Last drawn pay and allowances of the members to be protected. (7) The Commission shall also recommend change of rules if in its opinion the same are defective or inadequate. (8) All civil and military authorities to extend full co-operation to the Commission. CLICK HERE for order Source: Indianmilitary.info