Dear Veterans,
Regards. Meeting of Haryana Ex Servicemen and widows is scheduled to be held in Krukshetra on 30 March, 2010 at 10.00 a.m. in Saffron Hotel under the aegis of Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal, the National President of the Association will grace the ceremony of formation of Haryana State Unit and address the veterans
President of Maharashtra State Unit and National Vice President, Veteran Balbir Singh will also address the congregation.
All veterans ( Hony. Offrs and below) and widows of Haryana are requested to attend the same to know the details of Modified Parity in Pension and other benefits for the Pre-2006 veterans.
Veteran Malkiat Singh Dhillon,
General Secretary,
Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association.
Mob. 098554-09128, Tele-Fax 0175-5000896
Friday, March 26, 2010
Moga jawan’s battle for pension lasted 49 yrs _Vijay Mohan Tribune: Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Moga jawan’s battle for pension lasted 49 yrs:
Vijay MohanTribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 26His tryst with the Army lasted for just about two years, but the battle he waged for pension stretched for 49 long years.Almost five decades after Balbir Singh, a resident of Moga, was invalided out of service on medical grounds, the Armed Forces Tribunal today allowed his writ petition, entitling him pension. The Bench, comprising Justice Ghanshyam Prashad and Lt Gen NS Brar also ordered that he be given arrears of pension for the past three years along with 10 per cent interest.
Balbir had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.
He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960, even though a review of his disability percentage remained static and there was no change in his condition. No reasons for discontinuing his pension were conveyed to him.
Balbir had contended that ignoring the settled position of law and instructions on the subject, the Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) rejected the claim of the petitioner presumably on the grounds that the disability percentage assessed by the invaliding medical board was below 20 per cent. This decision, he claimed, was never received by him.
He approached the authorities concerned to get his pension restored, but in the meantime, inadvertently lost the entire correspondence relating to the matter. He had thereafter been making representations to all concerned, but there was no reply or restoration of pension by the authorities.
Finally, he sent a notice through his counsel in September 2008, in response to which he received a copy of letter dated October 31, 1960, that had declined his claim on the ground that his disability had fallen below 20 per cent. And he was, therefore, not entitled to any pension. Thereafter, he sought judicial redressal for his grievance.
Long wait
Balbir Singh had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960.
Chandigarh, March 26His tryst with the Army lasted for just about two years, but the battle he waged for pension stretched for 49 long years.Almost five decades after Balbir Singh, a resident of Moga, was invalided out of service on medical grounds, the Armed Forces Tribunal today allowed his writ petition, entitling him pension. The Bench, comprising Justice Ghanshyam Prashad and Lt Gen NS Brar also ordered that he be given arrears of pension for the past three years along with 10 per cent interest.
Balbir had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.
He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960, even though a review of his disability percentage remained static and there was no change in his condition. No reasons for discontinuing his pension were conveyed to him.
Balbir had contended that ignoring the settled position of law and instructions on the subject, the Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) rejected the claim of the petitioner presumably on the grounds that the disability percentage assessed by the invaliding medical board was below 20 per cent. This decision, he claimed, was never received by him.
He approached the authorities concerned to get his pension restored, but in the meantime, inadvertently lost the entire correspondence relating to the matter. He had thereafter been making representations to all concerned, but there was no reply or restoration of pension by the authorities.
Finally, he sent a notice through his counsel in September 2008, in response to which he received a copy of letter dated October 31, 1960, that had declined his claim on the ground that his disability had fallen below 20 per cent. And he was, therefore, not entitled to any pension. Thereafter, he sought judicial redressal for his grievance.
Long wait
Balbir Singh had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960.
Vijay MohanTribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 26His tryst with the Army lasted for just about two years, but the battle he waged for pension stretched for 49 long years.Almost five decades after Balbir Singh, a resident of Moga, was invalided out of service on medical grounds, the Armed Forces Tribunal today allowed his writ petition, entitling him pension. The Bench, comprising Justice Ghanshyam Prashad and Lt Gen NS Brar also ordered that he be given arrears of pension for the past three years along with 10 per cent interest.
Balbir had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.
He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960, even though a review of his disability percentage remained static and there was no change in his condition. No reasons for discontinuing his pension were conveyed to him.
Balbir had contended that ignoring the settled position of law and instructions on the subject, the Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) rejected the claim of the petitioner presumably on the grounds that the disability percentage assessed by the invaliding medical board was below 20 per cent. This decision, he claimed, was never received by him.
He approached the authorities concerned to get his pension restored, but in the meantime, inadvertently lost the entire correspondence relating to the matter. He had thereafter been making representations to all concerned, but there was no reply or restoration of pension by the authorities.
Finally, he sent a notice through his counsel in September 2008, in response to which he received a copy of letter dated October 31, 1960, that had declined his claim on the ground that his disability had fallen below 20 per cent. And he was, therefore, not entitled to any pension. Thereafter, he sought judicial redressal for his grievance.
Long wait
Balbir Singh had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960.
Chandigarh, March 26His tryst with the Army lasted for just about two years, but the battle he waged for pension stretched for 49 long years.Almost five decades after Balbir Singh, a resident of Moga, was invalided out of service on medical grounds, the Armed Forces Tribunal today allowed his writ petition, entitling him pension. The Bench, comprising Justice Ghanshyam Prashad and Lt Gen NS Brar also ordered that he be given arrears of pension for the past three years along with 10 per cent interest.
Balbir had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.
He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960, even though a review of his disability percentage remained static and there was no change in his condition. No reasons for discontinuing his pension were conveyed to him.
Balbir had contended that ignoring the settled position of law and instructions on the subject, the Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) rejected the claim of the petitioner presumably on the grounds that the disability percentage assessed by the invaliding medical board was below 20 per cent. This decision, he claimed, was never received by him.
He approached the authorities concerned to get his pension restored, but in the meantime, inadvertently lost the entire correspondence relating to the matter. He had thereafter been making representations to all concerned, but there was no reply or restoration of pension by the authorities.
Finally, he sent a notice through his counsel in September 2008, in response to which he received a copy of letter dated October 31, 1960, that had declined his claim on the ground that his disability had fallen below 20 per cent. And he was, therefore, not entitled to any pension. Thereafter, he sought judicial redressal for his grievance.
Long wait
Balbir Singh had enrolled in the Army in November 1956, but was discharged on medical grounds in November 1958 after he developed health problems. A medical board attributed his disease to be fully attributable to and aggravated by military service and assessed his disability to be above 20 per cent.He was sanctioned disability pension, but to his shock, it was discontinued from September 1960.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation to set up training institutes:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Ex-servicemen to set up
training institutes:
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 19.The Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation
(PESCO) is setting up two institutes at Mohali and Bathinda
for training prospective candidates from Punjab for entry into
the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.
PESCO’s board of directors, at its meeting held here yesterday,
had earmarked Rs 10 lakh for the project, the corporation’s
chairman and managing director, Maj Gen US Sidhu (retd) said.
In Mohali, the department has leased premises in Phase-VII
from the Department of Child Welfare for running the training
courses, while in Bathinda the courses would be run from the
office complex of the Department of Sainik Welfare.
The PESCO has been allotted three acres of land in Bathinda
where it would build its own complex for carrying out its
activities. The foundation stone of the complex is expected
to be laid this month.
General Sidhu said PESCO was also launching a new scheme
for grant of tractor loans at subsidised rates to ex-servicemen.
Applicants for these loans should possess at least three acres
of land and be below 60 years of age. A sum of Rs 1 crore has
been set aside for this scheme.
training institutes:
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 19.The Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation
(PESCO) is setting up two institutes at Mohali and Bathinda
for training prospective candidates from Punjab for entry into
the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.
PESCO’s board of directors, at its meeting held here yesterday,
had earmarked Rs 10 lakh for the project, the corporation’s
chairman and managing director, Maj Gen US Sidhu (retd) said.
In Mohali, the department has leased premises in Phase-VII
from the Department of Child Welfare for running the training
courses, while in Bathinda the courses would be run from the
office complex of the Department of Sainik Welfare.
The PESCO has been allotted three acres of land in Bathinda
where it would build its own complex for carrying out its
activities. The foundation stone of the complex is expected
to be laid this month.
General Sidhu said PESCO was also launching a new scheme
for grant of tractor loans at subsidised rates to ex-servicemen.
Applicants for these loans should possess at least three acres
of land and be below 60 years of age. A sum of Rs 1 crore has
been set aside for this scheme.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
MOST IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association (Regd.): Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Dear Veterans,
Regards. It is for the information all those veterans
whohave taken lot of interest towards the formation
of this organisation ( Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen
Association) and encouraged the undersigned by
submitting thier Consent Form for getting themselves
enrolled as LIFE MEMBERS are, hereby, requested to
submit their Membership Form which stands posted
on this blog and deposit/send their LIFE MEMBERSHIP
FEE as given along with the form by 31-03-2010 so as
enable us form the GOVERNING COUNCIL of the
association.
First General Body Meeting of Association is likely to be
called with in a couple of months.
Members from Dharmapuri (TamilNadu) to note this
(Specially Hony.Sub.Maj. G.NAGARAJAN) as their
number is very large.
Cpl. N.A. Karuppa Swamy, please,send your
Member Registration Form as the same is not traceable
due to problem in my computer. Your ICis pending due
to your Service Number. Pl. send the form by Fax or Post.
All the veterans to note, please. Members can dopit the
membership fee in HDFC bank in their city in the account
of association. Acct. No. 01161450000148 in the name of
Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association. Thanks.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
President,
EX Soldiers,Sailors and Airmen Association (Regd.)
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-fax 0175-5000896.
Regards. It is for the information all those veterans
whohave taken lot of interest towards the formation
of this organisation ( Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen
Association) and encouraged the undersigned by
submitting thier Consent Form for getting themselves
enrolled as LIFE MEMBERS are, hereby, requested to
submit their Membership Form which stands posted
on this blog and deposit/send their LIFE MEMBERSHIP
FEE as given along with the form by 31-03-2010 so as
enable us form the GOVERNING COUNCIL of the
association.
First General Body Meeting of Association is likely to be
called with in a couple of months.
Members from Dharmapuri (TamilNadu) to note this
(Specially Hony.Sub.Maj. G.NAGARAJAN) as their
number is very large.
Cpl. N.A. Karuppa Swamy, please,send your
Member Registration Form as the same is not traceable
due to problem in my computer. Your ICis pending due
to your Service Number. Pl. send the form by Fax or Post.
All the veterans to note, please. Members can dopit the
membership fee in HDFC bank in their city in the account
of association. Acct. No. 01161450000148 in the name of
Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association. Thanks.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
President,
EX Soldiers,Sailors and Airmen Association (Regd.)
Mob.098554-09128,Tele-fax 0175-5000896.
Ex-servicemen Armed forces Sixth Pay Commission: Pay Arrears & Salary Hike Details after SC ruling: Veteran Prabhjot Singh PLS Retd.
Ex-servicemen Armed forces Sixth Pay Commission:
Pay Arrears & Salary Hike
Details after SC ruling.
The latest news on Sixth Pay Commission is for the
Ex-servicemen or Armed forces officers, who either
retired or were supposed to retire between 1986 and
1996. There was a court case going on in the Keral
High Court and today the honourable Supreme Court
has upheld the decision of the Keral High Court that
the pay arrears, pension details for Ex-servicemen or
Armed forces officers were calculated incorrectly and
they should be re-recalculated and paid with
retrospective effect from Jan 1, 1986. This will bring in
a big payment of arrears and pension payment for the
retired army officers or Ex-servicemen or Armed forces
officers. These employees, government employees will
be getting the benefits of the Sixth pay Commission
Panel Recommendations as per the new calculations.
How many ex-servicemen or army officers will benefit
from this latest development on Sixth Pay Commission
Recommendations?
Around 30,000 to 40,000 ex-servicemen or retired armed
forces officers who were commissioned or retired between
1986 and 1996, are expected to benefit.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Meeting of ex-servicemen and widows:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Meeting of ex-servicemen and widows.
Dear Veterans ( Living in Mumbai and adjoining area),
Regards. Next meeting of Mumbai State Unit of Ex Soldiers,
Sailors and Airmen Association is scheduled to be held on
21 March, 2010 ( Sunday ) at 10.00 a.m.
Venue of meeting.
Maruti Tower,Plot No.11,Sec-05,Kamothe,Navi Mumbai ,
Near Venkat Presidency Hotel.All the veterans are requested
to attend the same to know Improved Pension Rates and
other benefits.
Contact No. 9869328402, 9920018982, 9702020412.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
National President,
Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association.
Mob.98554-09128,tele-fax 0175-5000896.
Dear Veterans ( Living in Mumbai and adjoining area),
Regards. Next meeting of Mumbai State Unit of Ex Soldiers,
Sailors and Airmen Association is scheduled to be held on
21 March, 2010 ( Sunday ) at 10.00 a.m.
Venue of meeting.
Maruti Tower,Plot No.11,Sec-05,Kamothe,Navi Mumbai ,
Near Venkat Presidency Hotel.All the veterans are requested
to attend the same to know Improved Pension Rates and
other benefits.
Contact No. 9869328402, 9920018982, 9702020412.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
National President,
Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association.
Mob.98554-09128,tele-fax 0175-5000896.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
MoD clears pending pension orders -Tribune News :Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Dear Veterans, Your wait is over.
Finally, MoD has issued the
notification on 8-3-2010. It will
soon reach all of you through net.
Veterans may please note that all this delay was due to
the fact that some of our own (R) own veterans, still having
a sway in MoD.,have been trying to get this delayed so that
JCOs. and below should carry on looking forward to them
for every thing and follow them like MAI BAPP as they did
during active service.
Now those veterans are oppsing the move of Govt. to
abolish the Tradition of Deployment of Sahayak with
officers in Army.
We,all, have to stand,firmly, against them and support
the Govt. in getting this tradition abolished.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal
PLS Retd.
President,
Ex Soldiers,Sailors andAirmen
Association( Regd.)
MoD clears pending pension orders:
Ajay BanerjeeTribune News Service
Finally, MoD has issued the
notification on 8-3-2010. It will
soon reach all of you through net.
Veterans may please note that all this delay was due to
the fact that some of our own (R) own veterans, still having
a sway in MoD.,have been trying to get this delayed so that
JCOs. and below should carry on looking forward to them
for every thing and follow them like MAI BAPP as they did
during active service.
Now those veterans are oppsing the move of Govt. to
abolish the Tradition of Deployment of Sahayak with
officers in Army.
We,all, have to stand,firmly, against them and support
the Govt. in getting this tradition abolished.
Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal
PLS Retd.
President,
Ex Soldiers,Sailors andAirmen
Association( Regd.)
MoD clears pending pension orders:
Ajay BanerjeeTribune News Service
New Delhi, March 10.Just five days after Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh promised in Lok Sabha to address the
issue of pensions for ex-servicemen, the Ministry of
Defence today circulated instructions to implement two
pending matters.
This would increase the pensions of jawans and also
This would increase the pensions of jawans and also
bring the much-awaited parity between persons who
were getting lesser pension than their juniors.
The Ministry has issued orders to bring about parity
The Ministry has issued orders to bring about parity
between persons who retired before October 10, 1997,
and those who retired after that date. This will be
applicable to all persons below other ranks (PBORS)
of the Army, Air Force and the Navy.
About 12 lakh retired jawans, airmen and sailors, who
About 12 lakh retired jawans, airmen and sailors, who
form the core of Defence Minister AK Antony’s long-term
welfare measures, will be benefited.
The second part of the latest instructions is to improve
The second part of the latest instructions is to improve
the pensions as per the award of the Group of Ministers
in 2006. This mean the award has been accepted and orders
issued in this regard.
It may be mentioned that these two issues were pending
It may be mentioned that these two issues were pending
since last year’s Lok Sabha polls, and even ended up
creating a minor controversy. Media reports were then
published quoting unidentified sources that the same
had been cleared, even as the five-phase polling process
was on.
The Election Commission had sought a clarification and
The Election Commission had sought a clarification and
the Ministry had to clarify that the said media reports
were false.
Sources in the Ministry of Defence today explained that a
Sources in the Ministry of Defence today explained that a
Committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet
Secretary has considered the demands of the ex-servicemen
and made seven recommendations. Five of these had been
cleared and two were pending.
The other five points cleared by the Cabinet Secretary
The other five points cleared by the Cabinet Secretary
and implemented by the MoD were:
1.Inclusion of Classification Allowance for PBOR from 1.1.2006;
2.Removal of linkage of full pension with 33 years from 1.1.2006;
3.Revision of Lt Generals’ pension after carving out a separate
pay scale for them;
4.Broad banding percentage of disability/war injury pensions
for pre 1.1.2006 disability/war injury pensioners.
5.Removal of cap on war injury element of pension in the case
of disabled pensioners.
All these moves will collectively cost Rs 2,200 crore to the
All these moves will collectively cost Rs 2,200 crore to the
exchequer annually.
Implementation of these orders will not only significantly
Implementation of these orders will not only significantly
reduce the gap between the past and the current pensioners
but will also considerably improve the pension of
ex-servicemen, including disabled ex-servicemen. Last week,
the Prime Minister and BJP veteran LK Advani had an
exchange of sharp words over the matter. Advani has
accused the government of going back on its words of
helping the ex-servicemen in and implementing ‘one rank
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