Fixed medical allowance increased to Rs.300/- P.M. for Veterans and Widows drawing fixed medical allowance.: Vet. Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd.)

Dear Veterans, Regards,
There is a good news for veterans and widows (who are drawing fixed medical allowance) that the same has been increased to Rs.300/- P.M. The message has been received today from the office of Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare, New Delhi, that the letter has been issued by Ministry of Defence on 12th January, 2011.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd.)
President.
Ex-Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen Association.
Mob. 098554-09128, Tele-fax. 0175-5000896.

Meeting notice of Maharashtra Unit of Ex-Soliders,Sailors & Airmen Association.: Vet. PJS Chhatwal PLS (Retd.).:

Dear Veterans, Regards.
Meeting of Maharshtra Unit of Ex-Soliders, Sailors & Airmen Association is scheduled to be held on 30th January, 2011 (Sunday) at 10.00 a.m. in Mansrover (Kamothe), Navi Mumbai. Exact venue will be intimated in due course. All the Veterans and Widows are requested to attend the same.
Contact:097020 20412 & 098693 28402.
Veteran Balbir Singh.
President ESSAA, Maharashtra Unit.

Increase in Fixed Medical Allowance for Veterans and Widows: Veteran Prabhot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd.).:

Tele-fax: 0175 - 5000896.
Mob: 09855409128.
Email: prabhjot_singh0@yahoo.com

Ex-Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen
Association

# 3 Guru Ram Dass Nagar, Tripuri Road, Patiala,
Punjab.-147 004. India.

ESSAA/5/2011 Dt: 12 January, 2011.

To
Secretary to Govt. of India,
Ministry of Defence,
Deptt. of Ex-Servicemen Welfare,
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi.

Sub: Grant of fixed medical allowance @ Rs. 100/- P.M. to Armed Forces pensioner and and their families (including future pensioners/family pensioner/ and pensioner/ family pensioner of erstwhile State Forces.

Sir,
Kindly refer to your Hqs. letter no. 1(1)/98/D (Pen./Sers) dt: 15th June, 1998 intimating the sanction of the President to grant fixed medical allowance to the Armed Forces pensioners (along with Civilians Central Govt. pensioners) on the recommendation of 5th Central Pay Commission.

Now when the fixed medical allowance of Central Govt. pensioners has been increased (from Rs.100/- to Rs.300/- P.M.) vide the letter no. 4/25/2008-P&PW(D) dt: 26th May, 2010 issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Deptt of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare), Govt. of India w.e.f 01-09-2008. and implemented by Circular No. 78 dt: 08-07-2010 issued by the Office of PCDA (Pensions), Allahabad, the orders to this effect have, so far, not been issued by your Hqs / PCDA (Pension) causing much frustration among the veterans and their families.

As such, you are requested to look into this delay and do the needful at the earliest to arrest the discontentment prevailing among the veterans.

We shall be much obliged.

Yours Sincerely,


Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd.)
President.

Copy to: 1. Defence Minister, Govt. of India, Sena Bhawan New Delhi.-
2. Hon'ble Prime Minister, Govt. of India, New Delhi.-
-for information and deemed necessary action, please.
3. PCDA (Pension) Allahabad for information.

President.

Letter to Secretry, Deptt. Defence Welfare regarding Implementation of Govt. decision regarding pension of PBORs discharged on or after 2006.

Tele-fax: 0175 - 5000896.
Mob: 09855409128.
Email: Prabhjot_singh0@ yahoo.com

Ex-Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen Association

# 3 Guru Ram Das Nagar, Tripuri Road, Patiala-Punjab. -147 004.
ESSAA/5/2011 Dt: January, 2011

To
Secretary, to Govt. of India,
Ministry of Defence,
Deptt. of Ex-servicemen Welfare
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi.

Sub: Implementation of Govt. decision regarding pension of PBORs discharged
from service on or after 2006.

Sir,
Reference is made to your office Memo no. 17(4) 08/(2) / DC(Pen/Policy) dt: 18.08.2010.

It is submitted that no instructions to implement the decision conveyed in your above letter to relieve the said ex-servicemen (JCOs and below) have so for been issued by PCDA (Pension) Allahabad where as instructions issued by your Hqs. regarding deduction of DCRG,already paid to them, have been implemented quickly to squeeze their already bleak financial sources.

As such we request you to instruct PCDA Allahabad to issue the said instructions at the earliest to arrest the discontentment among the ex-servicemen.

We shall be much obliged.


Yours Sincerely,


Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd.)
President.


Copy to: PCDA (Pension) Allahabad for information please.
President.

Central Govt. employees and pensioners are likely to get 6% D.A. from January 2011.: Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd.).:

Central Govt. employees and pensioners are likely to get 6% D.A. from January 2011
Whatever the price of onion is; the D.A will not be as sweet as July last year. As per the All India Index published by Labour Bureau, Govt. of India the Dearness Allowance payable to the Central Govt.staff with effect from January 2011 may not be more than 6 percent.
The figure for Nov'10 has just released and it stands at 182. The December figure is expected in the end of January. Even if the figure touches 185 in December, which is very unlikely, the D.A. hike will be limited to 6%.
Only thing to cheer is the fixed allowances such as Children Education Allowance, Conveyance Allowance for some category of staff will be 25% more as the D.A. will certainly cross the 50% mark. It may be remembered that D.A. linked allowances such as Transport Allowances will be unchanged.

Source: Pay Commission Update

Happy and a prosperous Diwali to all veterans and their widows Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd)

Dear Veterans, Regards.
EX- SOLDIERS, SAILOR & AIRMEN ASSOCIATION (Regd),
a national level organization of veterans, wishes all veterans and the widows a happy and prosperous Diwali and further advises the veterans to get their own pension and the pension of war widows and old veterans above 80 yrs (known to them), checked up from the persons who are aware of the latest orders and notifications regarding pension because it has been gathered by this organization that above 40% of veterans/widows are being disbursed wrong amount of pension by Pension Disbursing Authorities.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS (Retd).
President.

Order for Pay fixation of re-employed ex-servicermen.. Veteran PJS Chhatwal PLS Regt.

Dear Veterans,
Find below the latest order for pay fixation of re-employed
ex-servicemen as requested by a few re-employed veterans.

No.3/19/2009-Estt. (Pay II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of personnel & Training
**********
New Delhi, Dated:5th April, 2010.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Applicability of CSS (RP) Rules, 2008 to persons re-employed in
Government Service after retirement and whose pay is debitable to Civil
Estimates.

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The understand is directed to prefer to this Department's
O.M. No. 3/13/2008-Estt. (Pay II) dated 11th November, 2008 on the
above-mentioned subject. Certain reference have been received
seeking clarification regarding the manner of fixation of pay of
retired defence Force personnel/officers re-employed in central
Government Civilian posts, after the implementation of CCS (RP)
Rules,2008. This has been considered in consultation with
Department of Expenditure. The pay fixation of re-employed
pensioners in Central Government, including that of Defence
Force personnel/ officers, is being done in accordance with
CCS (fixation of pay of re-employed pensioner) Orders, 1986, issued
vide this Department's O.M. No. 3/1/85-Estt. (Pay II) dated
31st July, 1986 (as revised from time to time).

2. After the introduction of the system of running pay bands and
grade pays, it has been decided to amend the relevant provision of
CCS (fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners) Order, 1986 in the
manner indicated below:-

Existing provision
Para 4(a) Re-employed pensioners shall be allowed to draw pay only
in the prescribed scales of pay of the posts in which they are re-employed.
No protection of the scales of pay of the posts held by them prior to
retirement shall be given.
Proposed revised provision
Para 4(a): Re-employed pensioners shall be allowed to draw pay only in
the prescribed pay scales/pay structure of the post which they are
re-employed. No protection of the scales of pay/pay structure of the post
held by them prior to retirement shall be given.

Note: Under the provisions of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, revised pay structure
comprises the grade pay attached to the post and the applicable pay band.

Existing provision
Para 4(b)(i): In all cases where the pension is fully ignored, the initial pay
on re-employed shall be fixed at the minimum of scales of the re-employed
post.

Proposed revised provision
Para 4(b)(i): In the cases where the pension is fully ignored, the
initial pay on re-employed shall be fixed as per entry pay in the revised
pay structure of the re-employed post applicable in the case of direct
recruits appointed on or after 1.12006 as notified vide Section II, Part A
of First Schedule to CCS (RP) Rules, 2008.

Existing provision
Para4(b)(ii): In cases where the entire pension and pensionary benefits
are not ignored for pay fixation, the initial pay on re-employed shall be
fixed at the same stage as the last pay drawn before retirement, If there
in no such stage in the re-employed post, the pay shall be fixed at the
stage next above that pay. If the maximum of the pay scales in which a
pensioner is re-employed is less that the maximum of the scales of pay
of the re-employed post. Similarly, if the minimum of the scales of pay
in which a pensioner is re-employed is more than the last pay drawn by
him before retirement, his initial pay shall be fixed at the minimum of
the scales of pay of the re-employed post. However, in all these cases, the
non-ignorable part of the pensions hall be reduced from the pay so fixed.

Proposed revised provision
Para 4(b)(ii): In cases where the entire pension and pensionary benefits
are not ignored for pay fixation, the initial basic pay on re-employed shall
be fixed at the same stage as the basic pay drawn before retirement,
However, he shall be granted the grade pay of the re-employed post. The
maximum basic pay cannot exceed the grade pay of the re-employed post
plus pay in the pay band of Rs. 67000 i.e. the maximum of the pay band
PB-4. In all these cases, the non-ignorable part of the pension shall be
reduced from the pay so fixed.

Illustration

A Colonel who retired with basic pay of Rs. 61700 (grade pay Rs.8700; pay
in the pay bands Rs.53000) is re-employed as a Deputy Secretary in an
organization with grade pay of Rs. 7600. In this case, on re-employment,
his basic pay will continue to be Rs. 61700. However, his grade pay on
re-employment will be Rs.7600 and the pay in the pay band Rs. 54100.
Thereafter, the non-ignorable part of the pension will be reduced from
the pay so fixed.

Note; In the revised pay structure, basic pay is pay in the pay band plus
the grade pay attached to the post.
Existing provision
Para 4(c): The re-employed pensioner will, in addition to pay as fixed
under Para (b) above shall be permitted to draw separately any pension
sanctioned to him and to retain any other from of retirement benefits.

Proposed revised provision
Para 4(c): No change.

Existing provision
Para 4(d): In the case of pension retiring before attaining the age of
55 year and who are re-employed, pension (including PEG and other
forms for initial pay fixation in the following extent:-

(i) In the case of ex-servicemen who held posts below Commissioned
Officer rank in the Defence Forces and in the case of civilians who held
posts below Group 'A' posts at the time of their retirement, the entire
pension and pension equivalent of retirement benefits shall be ignored.

(ii) In the case of services officers belonging to the Defence Forces and
Civilian Pensioner who held 'A' posts at the time of their retirement, the
first Rs.500/-* of the pension and pension equivalent retirement
benefits shall be ignored. (*Already revised to Rs.4000/- vide O.M.
No. 3/13/2008-Estt. (pay II) dated 11th November, 2008)

Propored revised provision
Para 4(d): in the case of persons retiring before attaining the age of
55 year and who are re-employed, pension (including Peg and other
forms of retirement benefits) shall be ignored for initial fixation in
the following extent:-

(i) No change.
(ii) In case of Commissioned Service officer belonging to the Defence
Forces and civilian pensioners held Group 'A'
posts at the time of their retirement, the first Rs. 4000/- of the pension
and pension equivalent retirement benefits shall be ignored.

3. Apart from the above, it is also clarified as under:-

(i) Drawal of increments: Once the initial pay of the re-employed
has been fixed in the manner indicated above, he will be allowed to
drawn normal increments as per the provisions of Rules 9 and 10
of CCS (RP) Rules,2008.

(ii) Allowances: The drawal of various allowances and other benefits
in the revised pay structure shall be regulated with reference to the
grade pay of the re-employed post of the basic pay, as the case may be.

(iii) Treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP): MSP is granted to Defence
Force officer/personnel while they are serving in the Defence Force.
Accordingly, on their re-employment in Civilian organization,
including secret organizations under the Cabinet Secretariat umbrella,
the question of grant of MSP to such officer/personnel under not arise.
However, the benefit of MSP given to all retired Defence Forces
officer/personnel by reckoning itat the time of calculation or their
pension (notionally in the case of pre-1.1.2006 pensioner) should not
be withdrawn. Accordingly, while the pension of such re-employed
pensioner will include the element of MSP, they will not be granted
MSP while working in civilian organizations.

(iv) Fixation of pay of personnel/officer re-employed prior to 1.1.2006
and who were in employment as on 1.1.2006: In the case of personnel/
officer who were re-employed before 1.1.2006 and who were working in
the Central Government organization on reemployment basis on 1.1.2006,
their pay will be fixed in accordance with the provisions of DOPT O.M.
No.3/13/2008-Estt.(Pay II) dated 11.11.2008. this O.M. stipulates that
re-employed persons who become eligible to elect revised pay structure
shall exercise option in the manner laid down in Rule 7 of CCS (RP)
Rules,2008. In this context , it is clarified that in accordance with the
provisions of Rules 7 of CCS (RP) Rules,2008, Department of Expenditure
issued fitment tables corresponding to each pre-revised pay scales vide
O.M. No.1/1/2008-IC dated 30.8.2008. In the case of those personnel/
officers as well, who were re-employed before 1.1.2006 and who were
working in the civilian organizations on re-employed basis as on 1.1.2006,
their pay will be fixed with reference to the fitment table of the pre-revised
civilian pay scale in which they were re-employed and corresponding to the
stage in the pre-revised pay scale as on 1.1.2006.

(v) Fixation of pay of personnel/officers who retired prior to 1.1.2006 and
who have been re-employed after 1.1.2006: In the case of personnel/
officer who had retired prior to 1.1.2006 and who have been re-employed
after 1.1.2006, their pay re-employed will be fixed by nationally arriving
at their revised basis pay at the time of retirement as if they retired under
the revised pay structure. This will be done with reference to the
fitment table of the Defence Service Rank/Civilian service post (as the
case may be) from which they had retired and the stage of basic pay at
the time retirement. Their basic pay on re-employment will be fixed at
the same stage as the national last basic pay before retirement so arrived
at. However, they shall be granted the grade pay of the re-employed post.
The maximum basic pay cannot exceed the grade pay of the re-employed
post plus pay in the pay band of Rs. 67000 i.e. the maximum of the pay
band PB-4. In all these cases, the non-ignorable part of the pension shall
be reduced form the pay so fixed.
4. The exiting instruction on the subject shall be treated as amended to
this extent.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts
Department are concerned, these orders are being issued after
consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.


(Rita Mathur)
Director

To
All Ministries/Department (As per standard list attached)

Copy to: Director (NIC), Department of Personnel & Training, to upload
the O.M. on this Department's website under the Head "Establishment (Pay)",
Sub-Head " Pay Rules" & under the caption "What's New".

Copies also forwarded to:

1. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India and all states under his control.
(With 400 spare copies)
2. Controller General of Accounts/Controller of Accounts, Ministry of finance.
3. Secretaries to UPCS/Supreme Court of India/Election Commission/Lok Sabha Secretariat/Cabinet Secretariat/Central Vigilance commission/President's
Secretariat/Vice President's Secretariat/Prime Ministry's Office/Planning
Commission.
4. Department of Personnel &Training (AIS Division)/JCA/Admn. Section.
5. Additional Secretary (Union Territories), Ministry of Home Affairs.
6. All State Government and Union Territories.
7. Secretary, National Council (staff Side), 13-C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
8. All Members of the Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/Department
Council.
9. All Officer/Sections of the Department of Personnel & Training/Department
of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances/Department of Pension &
Pensioners' Welfare .
10. Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
11. 25 spare copies.



(Rita Mathur)
Director