Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Minimum Guaranteed Pension for Disability/War injury element as per CSC 2012 recommendation.dt : 10.4.15
No. 16(01)/2014-D(Pension/Policy)
Government of India,
Ministry of Defence.
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi, the 10th April 2015
To
The Chief of the Army Staff,
The Chief of the Naval Staff,
The Chief of the Air Staff,
The Chief of the Army Staff,
The Chief of the Naval Staff,
The Chief of the Air Staff,
Subject: Minimum Guaranteed Pension for Disability/War injury element as per CSC 2012 recommendation.
The undersigned is directed toth refer to this
Ministry’s letter No. 17(4)2008(1)/D(Pen/Pol)/ Vol-V dated 15 February 2011
1ilssued in implementation of
the Government decision on the recommendations of 6t CPC, which prescribe
minimum guaranteed rate of various casualty
pensionary awards for pre -2006 Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below
Officer Ranks(PBOR).
2. Further, orders were issued as per recommendation of CSC 2012 for
determining the minimum guaranteed pension in respect of Pre-2006 pensioners/
family pensioners. The minimum guaranteed pension has been stepped up to 50%
and 30% in respect of Service Pension and Family Pension respectively of the
minimum of the fitment table for the ratng in the revised pay structure issued
forimplementation of recommendations of 6 CPC instead of
the minimum of the pay band. The question of extending this
benefit to disability element in respect of Pre-2006 Armed Forces Pensioners was under
consideration of the Government. Now, the President is pleased to decide that
the minimum guaranteed Disability/ War Injury Element of
Pre-2006 Armed Forces Personnel should be determined
with reference to the minimum of the fitment table for the rank in the revised
pay structure issued for implementation of recommendations of 6t CPC instead of the minimum of the pay band,
subject to consideration that the rate of disability element/ war injury element of lower rank may not exceed that of higher
rank. The Disability/ War Injury Element of
Pre-2006 shall be further stepped up as under:-
Disabiliy Pension
3. The disability element revised in terms of Para 2.2 of this Ministry’s letter dated
4.5.2009 as amended from time to time shall not be
less than 30% of the minimum of the fitment table for the rank in the revised
gay structure issued for implementation of recommendation of 6t CPC instead of t e minimum of the pay band
corresponding to pre-revised scale held by Armed Forces personnel at the time of retirement / discharge 1
invalidment for 100% disability.
3.1 For disability less than 100%, the disability element shall be proportionately reduced as per the period and degree of disability accepted.
3.2 In cases where permanent disability is not less than 60%, the disability pension (i.e. total of
serv1ce element revised in terms Para 2.1 of this Ministry's letter dated
4.5.2009 as amended from time to time plus disability element) shall not be less than 60% of
minimum of the fitment table for thehrankin the revised pay structure issued
for implementation of recommendation of 6t CPC instead of minimum of the pay band
corresponding to the pre-revised scale held by Armed Forces personnel at the tlg‘le of retirement /
discharge/ invalidment, subject to minimum of Rs.7000/- per month.
Liberalized Disability Pension
4. The disability element revised in terms of Para 2.2 of this Ministry's letter dated
4.5.2009 as amended from time to time shall not be
less than 30% of the minimum of the fitment table for the rank in the revised
pay structure issued for implementation of recommendation of 6t CPC instead of minimum of the pay band
corresponding to pre-revised scale held by Armed Forces personnel at the time of retirement / discharge
finvalidment for 100% disability.
4.1 For disability less than 100%, the disability element shall be proportionately reduced as per the period and degree of disability already accepted. However, in no case
the revised disability pension (i.e. aggregate of service element
revised in terms of Para 2.1 of this Ministry's letter dated 4.5.2009 as
amended from time to time plus disability element) shall be less than 80% of the
minimum of the fitment table for the rank in the revised pay structure issued
for implementation of recommendation of 6 CPC instead of the minimum of the pay band
corresponding to pre-revised scale held by Armed Forces personnel at the time of retirement / discharge
/invalidment.
War Injury Pension
5. The War Injury element revised in terms of Para 2.3 of this
Ministry's letter dated 4.5.2009 as amended from time to time shall not be less than 100% in case of invalidment and 60% in
case of retirement/discharge, of the minimum of the fitment table for the rank
in the revised pay structure issued for implementation of recommendation of 6t CPC instead of the minimum of the pay band
corresponding to pre-revised scale held by Armed Forces personnel at the time of retirement discharge
invalidment for 100% disability.
6. All Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) handling disbursement of
pension to Defence pensioners are hereby authorized to pay revised Disability / War Injury Element 1n respect of Pre-2006
retired/ discharged/ invalided out pensioners from service, in terms of these
orders without calling for any application from the Defence
pensioners and without any further authorization from the concerned Pension
Sanctioning Authorities(PSAs). PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad will issue further implementation instructions while circulating these
orders to all the PDAs concerned.
7. This order will take effect from 24th September 2012. There will be
no change in the amount of revision of disability element/ war injury element paid during the period 01.01.2006 to
23.09.2012. Therefore, no arrears shall be allowed for this period.
8. All other terms and condition shall remain
unchanged.
9. Pension Regulation of all the three services will be amended in due
course.
10. This issues with the concurrence of Finance division of this
Ministry vide their ID No PC-3 to MF 10(12)2012/FIN/Pen dated 23.03.2015
11. Hindi version will follow.
Yours faithfully
(Prem Parkash)
Under Secretary (Pen/Pol)
Enhancement of initial subscriber registration charges for POP under NPS for all subscribers under Corporate & All Citizen Model,dt : 20.4.15
PFRDA
PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
PFRDN2015/13/POP/02
Date: 20th April 2015
To.
All Points of Presence (PoPs)
All Points of Presence (PoPs)
Subject: Enhancement of initial subscriber registration charges for POP
under NPS for all subscribers under Corporate & All Citizen Model
As per extant guidelines, the initial subscriber registration charges
for POP is Rs. 100/-. and transaction charge is 0.25% of the initial
contribution amount received from the subscriber on ad valorem basis. subject to a minimum of Rs.20/- and a
maximum of Rs. 25,000/-
With the notification of the PFRDA (PoP)
Regulations. 2015 dated 04/03/2015, and with a view to ensure better
penetration of National Pension System (NPS) through
enhanced participation of POPS to promote the scheme, it has been decided by
PFRDA to increase the initial subscriber registration charges for subscribers
of Corporate 8. All Citizen Model from Rs. 100/- to Rs. 125/-
Other PoP charges for financial Inon- financial transactions remain the
same. They are as under:
- The charges for any
subsequent transaction is 0.25% of the amount received from the NPS
subscriber. subject to minimum of Rs.20/~ and a maximum of Rs. 25000/-.
- Any other transaction not
involving a contribution from subscriber is Rs20/- per transaction.
The above charge structure would be applicable to both individuals under
Corporate Model and under All Citizen Model subscribers in the Private
(Non-Government) Sector and shall be effective once the PoPs get registered
with PFRDA. under the PFRDA (POP) Regulations. 2015 dated 04/03/2015.
Ashish Kumar
General Manager
Source: http://pfrda.org.in/MyAuth/Admin/showimg.cshtml?ID=662
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Friends,
I have just spoken to DOPPW. DR orders for pensioners may be issued today evening or latest by Tomorrow . Delay being taken up.
Regards
I have just spoken to DOPPW. DR orders for pensioners may be issued today evening or latest by Tomorrow . Delay being taken up.
Regards
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Er.S.C.Maheshwari
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