VETERANS
Question 1. What are the documents required for Joint Notification of Family Pension entitlement?
Answer. The following documents are required for Joint Notification of Family Pension entitlement:-
(a) Appendix-I (In triplicate)
(b) Last Pay Certificate-Cum-Data Sheet
(c) Date of birth proof of spouse e.g. PAN Card/ Matriculation Certificate/ Passport/ ECHS Card/ Driving License etc.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 2. What are the documents required for endorsement of Family Pension entitlement?
Answer. The following documents are required for endorsement of Family Pension entitlement:-
(a) Monthly Pay Band (MPB) - 501 in triplicate
(b) Last Pay Certificate (LPC) - Cum-Data Sheet
(c) Date of Birth of spouse e.g. PAN Card/ Matriculation certificate/ passport/ ECHS Card/ driving license etc.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 3. What are the documents required for endorsement of Dependent Pension entitlement in respect of physically handicapped/ mentally challenged Son/Daughter?
Answer. The following documents are required for endorsement of Dependent Pension Entitlement in respect of Physically Handicapped/ Mentally Challenged Son/Daughter:-
(a) Monthly Pay Band (MPB) – 501 in triplicate.
(b) Monthly Pay Certificate (MPC) – 60 in triplicate.
(c) Details of child duly signed by the Guardian in triplicate.
(d) An original affidavit regarding legal guardianship for physically handicapped & mentally challenged child, including marital status and unemployment.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 4. What are the documents required for endorsement of Dependent Pension Entitlement in respect of unmarried/divorced & unemployed daughter?
Answer. The following documents are required for endorsement of Dependent Pension entitlement in respect of unmarried/divorced & unemployed daughter.
(a) An affidavit sworn before First Class Judicial Magistrate containing the following details:-
(i) Name of parents.
(ii) Date of birth.
(iii) Marital Status.
(iv) Dependency.
(v) Income status (not more than Rs 3500/- pm + Dearness Allowance)
(vi) Details of sisters and brothers alongwith their marital status.
(b) A certificate from Municipal/Panchayat/Revenue Authority duly countersigned by Rajya/Zila Sainik Welfare Board stating that she is unmarried/divorced and unemployed.
(c) Original/Certified true copy of death certificate of parents from Registrar of Birth/ Death.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 5. What are the documents required for notification of date of birth of spouse?
Answer. The following documents are required for notification of date of birth of spouse:-
(a) Last Pay Certificate-Cum-Data Sheet.
(b) Proof of birth of date of spouse e.g. PAN Card/ Matriculation certificate/ passport/ ECHS Card/ Driving License etc.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 6. What are the documents required for revised rates of pension?
Answer. The documents required for revision rates of pension are:-
Annexure-IV (Revision of Pension Rate) duly signed by Pension Distribution Agency and further submitted directly to PCDA (P), Allahabad by them.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 7. What are the documents required for issue of Service Particulars Booklet?
Answer. The following documents required for issue of Service Particulars Booklet is:-
(a) A request letter on plain paper.
(b) Two photographs without headgear in uniform (last rank held on retirement) with spouse.
(c) If the same has already issued on retirement then a copy of FIR lodged in nearest police station for loss of the same.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 8. What are the documents required for issue of air travel concession card to war widows, gallantry award winners and those disabled in war?
Answer. The documents required for issue of air travel concession card to war widows, gallantry award winners and those disabled in war are:-
(a) Two passport size photographs duly attested.
(b) A request letter on a plain paper.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 9. What are the documents required for issue of Education Concession Card (only for battle cases)?
Answer. The documents required for issue of Education Concession Card (only for battle cases are:-
(a) Two passport size photographs duly attested.
(b) An application on plain paper.
You may visit PCDA (Pension) website pcdapension.nic[dot]in for more details.
Question 10. What is the Supreme Court verdict dated 04 Sep 2012 in Major Dhanpalan case? Rank pay arrears will be paid from which date to the ex-servicemen? How can one calculate the correct entitlement of the Rank Pay arrears?
Answer. The details of Supreme Court verdict with regards to Major Dhanapalan case, ranks pay arrears and its calculation are enumerated in succeeding Para’s:-
(a) Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dt 04.09.2012 had upheld its earlier judgment dated 08.03.2010 in the Rank Pay case of IV CPC, as per which the portion of Rank Pay element deducted for pay fixation on implementation of IV CPC is now to be granted as a separate element. Refixation is to be done accordingly with respect from 01.01.1986 and arrears due to the Officers to be paid alongwith interest @ 6% on the same w.e.f. 01.01.2006. As per Ministry of Defence instructions for implementation issued on 27.12.2012, the implementation as restricted to Officers holding the rank of Capt to Brig as on 01.01.1986.
(b) Arrears will be paid w.e.f. 01.01.1986 till date of retirement by PCDA(O), and Corrigendum Pension Payment Order will be issued by PCDA(P) in case of change in Last Pay, so that pension disbursing authority can calculate and pay arrears of pension on account of such increase in Last Pay due to refixation.
(c) Correct entitlement of Arrears can be calculated by comparing the due-drawn statement with Monthly Statement of Accts of the period for which arrears were due. Any discrepancy, if bought to notice of PCDA(O), will be re-examined by them.
Question 11. Is Disability element entitled to those who retire prematurely? If yes then it is effective from which date?
Answer. An Armed Forces personnel who has acquired a Disability of 20% or more held attributable to/aggravated by military service and is retained in service despite the disability and had foregone lumpsum compensation in lieu of disability, shall be entitled to disability/war injury element on premature retirement on or after Jan 2006.
Question 12. What is broad banding of disability? Who all are entitled for the same?
Answer. The broad banding of disability those who are entitled are the following:-
(a) The broadbanding of disability is admissible only for invalidation / deemed invalidation cases. The same is not applicable on superannuation or premature retirement.
(b) The range of broadbanding is as under:-
% of disability
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% to be reckoned for computation of
Disability/ War Injury element
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Less than 50
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50
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51-75
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75
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76-100
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100
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Question 13. My husband was discharged from service in 2007 and died due to some disease in 2014. What type of pension am I entitled for? What is the authority and procedure to get entitled pension in this case?
Answer. As per Para 8 of Entitlement Rules 2008, in cases, where an individual in receipt of a disability pension dies within a period of 7 years from the date of release/retirement, he may be considered to have died of the disease for which he was granted disability pension if it can be so established by the competent medical authority. If the medical certificate as to the cause of the death is not available, other factors and circumstantial evidence would be taken into account. In such a scenario, the widow shall have to stake her claim for Special Family Pension to Adjutant General’s Branch (MP-5(b)) in case of officers and concerned Record Offices in case of Junior Commission Officers.
Question 14. The Armed Forces Tribunal has given decision for grant of 60% of disability for life in my favour. In what time frame Armed Forces Tribunal decision shall be implemented?
Answer. When the Armed Forces Tribunal orders are in consonance with government ‘policy’ efforts are made to speedily implement the Armed Forces Tribunal order, typically within 90 days.
Where Tribunal order is in contravention with government policy and settled legal position, the impugned order will be assailed by filling an appeal before the Supreme Court. Further action regarding implementation or otherwise of the Tribunal Order will depend upon the outcome of the Civil Appeal.
Question 15. Who are not eligible for Service pension?
Answer. Personnel with any of the under mentioned limitations are not eligible for Service Pension.
(a) To personnel who have rendered less than 15 years qualifying service.
(b) To individuals who are discharged in large number in pursuance of government policy with less than 15 years of qualifying service without sanction of President.
(i) Of reducing the strength of establishment of Army
(ii) Of reorganization which results in disbandment of any unit/formation.
(c) World War veterans who have rendered less than 15 years of qualifying service and were retrenched from service.
(d) Honorary rank pension not admissible to those who are conferred Honorary Rank after the date of discharge except Honorary Naib Subedar.
(e) Who are dismissed from service under Army Act 1950 and corresponding AF/Navy Act.
(d) Who are declared deserter.
Question 16. Who are not eligible for Family Pension?
Answer. Personnel with any of the under mentioned limitations are not eligible for Family Pension.
(a) No family pension is admissible in cases where the ex-servicemen was not a pensioner on the date of his death.
(b) Two family pensions are not admissible for the same person and same casualty.
(c) Family pension not admissible to the 2nd widow whom the deceased had married during the life time of the first widow.
(d) Family pension not admissible to parent where deceased has left behind widow and children.
Question 17. Who are not eligible for Disability Pension?
Answer. Personnel with any of the under mentioned limitations are not eligible for Disability Pension:-
(a) No disability pension is admissible to those whose invaliding disability has been rejected or accepted at less than 20%.
(b) Those who are discharged at their own request.
Note:- Disability pension sanctioned for a limited period cannot be continued unless a Fresh Pension Pay Order (PPO) is issued on recommendation of a Resurvey Medical Board.
Question 18. Who are not eligible for Civil Pension?
Answer. Personnel with any of the under mentioned limitations are not eligible for Civil Pension:-
(a) Those who are superannuated or invalided out of service with less than 10 years service are not entitled to any pension.
(b) Those who are retired /retire with less than 10 years service are not entitled to any pension.
(c) Individual’s who are recruited locally by Indian Embassies abroad are not entitled to any pension.
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