Friday, October 30, 2009

IESL: Pension Disparity for War Disabled Jawans

Dear Avtar Singh Ji,
My approach has been to bring about parity among on pensioners of all categories based purely on the rank and total qualifying service. Any pensioner is entitled for the same pension if the conditions happen to be the same irrespecitve of the date or retirenment. We must win this first before studying anomalies in the application of the principle. We must concentrate on winning our princile of the demand on pension.
Regards RN Radakrishnan (Veteran)

Dear General,
1.Please refer to your "Analysis of CS Report on OROP" click me. It is an excellent analysis but,sadly,you have omitted to comment on the issue of disparity in Disability Pension(DP) rates of Pre-2006 disabled vetern retirees.
2. The CS & Secys have just brushed aside the demand (refer Para 7.1 ser 4 ) for DP at % basis instead of slab basis for pre2006 disabled veterns by stating that "it is a new dispensation ONLY for those disabled after 1.1.2006".However,mercifully,they go on to state that it "needs further exam with Dept of ESW to assess the financial implications". (What can one interpret from this ?)
3. It is evident that just like in the case of main OROP issue the preconcieved aim of the CS was to somehow deny DP on % basis to
the pre-2006 disabled veterns.
4. Consider the following:-
(a) The 6CPC in its Report/Recommendations(approved by GOI resolution) has not stated/implied anywhere that DP on % basis is "only for those disabled after 1.1.2006" .Infact it accepted the demand vide Para 5.1.68 to correct injustice being done to Armed forces disabled for a
long time vis a vis civilians.
(b) Is'nt Grade pay & MSP also a "New Dispensation" which is taken into calcutating the pension of all pre 2006 retirees?
(c) The CS report repeatedly talks about parity with civilians(paras 2.15,5.4ii,6.4 etc).Then why this disparity in DP rates between Armed forces disabled & similarly placed civilian diabled? All disabled civlians of ALL vintage (including Pre1.1.2006 retirees) have been & are getting DP on % basis.So why have the pre2006 disabled of Armed Forces been discriminated?
(d)It is apparent that the issue was not seriously deliberated by the CS & Secys before arriving at the pre-concieved recommendation at Para7.2(Ser 4).Asking the D o ESW to asses the "financial implications" is redicoulously points to that, as this would/should have been an input for arriving at the recommendation.
5.It is a clear case of anti Armed Forces stance of the top bureuocrats( including,unfortunatly,the Secy MOD) of the Nation.In one go
they have deprived all pre2006 disabled veterns,including those disabled(&still alive) in 1948,1962,1965,1971 Wars & IPKF operations , of their legitimate disability pension dues.
6.Considering that it is a clear case of discrimination we hope you will this resolved as well.
With Regards & Best Wishes
Brig AS Kahlon (Retd)

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