Revision of pension of pre-2006 JCOs/ORs and Commissioned Officers

Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners(JCOs/ORs and Commissioned Officers) – delinking of qualifying service of 33 years for revised pension

Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, Dated , the 30th September 2016

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff,

Subject: Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners(JCOs/ORs and Commissioned Officers) – delinking of qualifying service of 33 years for revised pension.

The undersigned Is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. (Pen/Poi) dated 11.11.2008 as amended, for implementation of government decision on the recommendations of the Sixth CPC for revision of pension/ family pension in respect of Pre-2006 Armed Forces pensioner ‘Family pensioners. As per provisions contained in Para 5 of the letter, revised pension and revised ordinary family Pension of all Pre-2006 Armed Forces pensioners/Family pensioners determined in terms of Fitment formula laid down in Para 4 1 of above said letter dated 11 1.200B should in no case be lower than the fifty percent and thirty percent respectively, of the minimum of the pay band plus the Grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale from which the pensioner had retired/discharged/ invalided died including Service Pay and ‘x’ Croup Pay: where applicable. The pension so calculated had to be reduced pro-rata where pensioner has rendered less than 33 years Of qualifying Service

2. The above minimum guaranteed pension was revised w, e.t 24.092012 vide GO’ MOD letter NO. 1(11)2012/D(pen/pol) dated 17.01 2013 in case of commissioned officers. As per this letter, with effect from 24.09.2012, the minimum guaranteed pension in respect of Pre-2006 commissioned officers/family pensioners Should be determined as fifty and thirty percent respectively of the minimum Of the fitment table for the rank in the revised pay band as indicated under fitment tables annexed to SAI 2.8.2008 as amended (equivalent Instructions for Navy & Air Force) and SAI 4/S/2008 (for MNS Officers), plus grade pay corresponding to the pre revised scale from which the pensioner had retired/ discharged/invalided out/died including M.S.P. The minimum guaranteed pension/family pension in respect of pre- 96 retired EC/SSC Officers should be revised w.e.f, 24.09.2012 as / respectively Of pay in pay band corresponding to the pre revised scale of pay of Rs. 10500/- ( in terms Of para 9(a) Of SAI I/S/2008 ) plus grade pay of Rs 5400/-. and M.S.P. of RS. 6000/-.

3. The above minimum guaranteed pension was further revised, vide Ministry’s letter No. 1 (04)/2015/(1)-O(Pen/Pol)dated 3rd September. 2015( in r/o ICOs) and Letter No 1(04)/2015/(1)-D(Pen/Pol) dated 3rd September. 2015(in JCO/ORs). Pension/family pension in respect of pre- 2006 Armed Forces pensioners/Family pensioners, has been determined as fifty and thirty percent respectively of the minimum of the fitment table for the rank in the revised pay Band as indicated under fitment tables annexed with IIS/2008 28/2008 & 4/S/2008 as amended and equivalent instructions for Navy and Air Force, plus Grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised scale from which the pensioner had retired/ discharged/invalided out/died including Military Service pay and X group pay where applicable w,e.f. 01.01.2006 vide Ministry’s letter No. 1(7)/2014-D(Pen/Pol)dated 31.07.2015, the minimum guaranteed pension in case of Medical Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC has been revised by adding NPA @ of minimum of fitment table for the rank In the revised Pay band as indicated In the fitment table annexed with SAI 2/S/2008. …READ MORE  

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