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HOT ISSUES LATEST UPDATES - 2024 :-  

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**   ITR JUL-24 TAKE MORE BENEFICIAL REGIME. 

**   SPARSH - LATEST UPDATES INCL LIFE CERT 

**   SPARSH - ACTIVATE ACCOUNT SIMPLY WITHOUT TEARS   

**   SPARSH - REPORTING DEMISE OF PENR & START FLY PEN.

**   SPARSH - DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE ON SPARSH

**   ECHS - MEDICAL CLAIMS  SUBMISSION ON LINE 

**   OROP-2 ARREARS & PAYMENTS - SPARSH     

**   E-RUPEE DIGITAL INDIAN CURRENCY (CBDC)

**   WHY A WILL IS MUST FOR US (SAMPLE WILL)

**   MAKE YOUR LIVING (EUTHANASIA) WILL

**   ACTIONS ON DEMISE OF A PENSIONER (UP-DATED) 

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SPARSH - ACTIONS ON DEMISE OF A PENSIONER

REPORTING DEMISE OF A PENSIONER & SANCTION OF FAMILY PENSION ON SPARSH

    (THIS POST IS IN CONTINUATION OF OUR OTHER POSTS ON SPARSH)

This Post is also related to our Web POST as mentioned below, which may be opened from here to read all actions to be taken apart from what is being described in here..D

**   ACTIONS ON DEMISE OF A PENSIONER (UP-DATED) 

2. In case the pensioner has already been migrated to SPARSH and his account can be accessed by the family, the Reporting of Demise and applying for family pension should be done on SPARSH account of the pensioner as pe the procedure given in succeeding paragraphs.

NEW RULES ON CASUALITY PENSIONARY AWARDS

DISABILITY - NEW RULES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON CASUALITY PENSIONARY AWARDS

The Mod DESW letter No 16(3)2023/D(pen/Pol)Vol-ll  dt 21 Sep 2023 containing New Rules at Annex 1 to this letter, can soon be of deep concern for those of us who get disabled while in service and got Disability Pension (Disability Element plus The Service Element) on retirement, both exempted from Income Tax under the Income Tax Act - 1962 as amended. 

Please read the MoD letter dt 21 Sep 2023 which also includes host of policy letters issued by Army HQ from time to time since 1946. This letter is accessible since placed in our web portal and can be downloaded or read on this link  "RULES CAUSALITY  PANSIONARY AWARDS"   

SPARSH - LATEST DETAILS & LIFE CERTIFICATE

THIS IS OUR LATEST & CONSOLIDATED ACTION POST ON MIGRATION TO SPARSH FOR ACTIVATING YOUR ACCT AND SUBMISSION OF ANNUAKL LIFE CERTIFICATE-     Updated on 20 OCT 2023 - 👌👌

SPARSH SOME RECENT ASPECTS

SPARSH is the acronym used for “System for Pension Administration Raksha” and is an integrated system for automation of sanction and disbursement of Defence Pension. It implies that  your pension account still remains in the same bank & branch but the processing activity of pension credit, which was being done by the bank’s CPPC gets shifted from the Bank to SPARSH under the aegis of PCDA(P) Priyagraj. In effect it means that all activities related to your pension will now be with PCDA(P)  after your migration to SPARSH and Banks will have nothing to do 

POLICY LETTERS / POSTS

IMPORTANT POLICY LETTERS CAN BE VIEWED OR DOWNLOADED FROM THIS WEB POST.  

1.    RULES CASUALITY PENSIONARY AWARDS  - Dept of Ex Servicemen Welfare - 21 Sep 2023. New rules for the award of disability pension have been promulgated by the MoD with vast changes.

2.    PAN CORRECTION - HOW TO 

3.    TERMINAL BENEFITS ON DEATH OF GOVT ENPLOYEE 

BRIGADE COMMANDER WHO SAVED MIZORAM IN 1966

BRIGADE COMMANDER WHO SAVED MIZORAM IN 1966

Maj Gen Kabraji was commissioned in the Corps of Signals from Officers Training School, Mhow in 1941 and was the first Signals officer to have been appointed to command a mountain brigade.

Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina 

indian Express  Chandigarh | Updated: August 12, 2023 13:35 IST

LINK TO THE ARTICLE   Chandigarh News - The Indian Express

A debate has been raging about the Indian Air Force (IAF) bombing Mizoram during an operation against the insurgents in March 1966. The Army operation on the ground to clear rebel held positions was led by Brig (later Maj Gen) Rustom Zal Kabraji who was commanding 61 Mountain Brigade and is one of the legendary officers of the Indian Army.

ECHS - HELP YOU MAY NEED

HELP ON ECHS ISSUES

We as the beneficiaries' of the ECHS scheme may not know all the provisions, as such this web post is a collective endeavour by the veterans of all Arms and Services who have experienced being as the OICs of the Polyclinics in allied environments and are contributing to this post. These ventures are given in the succeeding paragraphs on 

(a)  HELPING HANDS FOR ECHS by Cdr VK Santhanam  Hyderabad and 

(b)  PRAMARSH by Col Dr JP Singh NOIDA

SPARSH - HOW TO ACTIVATE ACCOUNT

 NO INFORMATION -  HOW TO ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT TEARS SIMPLY AS A LAY-MAN (UPDATED 16 Oct 23)

1.    A very large number of pensioners have already been migrated to SPARSH that their recent Pension had been remitted by PCDA (P) through SPARSH as informed by their banks on their registered mobiles.

2.    However it has also been seen that many have not received the log in ID and the Password  or in some cases SPARSH PPO number has also not been given.   in case SPARSH PPO Numbe has been provided one can ........  (CONTD BELOW)

MAKING YOUR LIVING WILL

 LIVING WILL -  PASSIVE EUTHANASIA

    (Post is under Construction  - We seek additional inputs from our readers for inclusion here ,  plz mail to ::   nkd616@gmail.com)

This Web Post outlines the details of LIVING WILL,  how to write and  execute it laying down step by step procedure with precise details as obtained from the experts in connection with Passive Euthanasia. 

PASSIVE  EUTHANASIA  means that a terminally-ill patient where there are no chances of recovery in the opinion of the doctors attending on him/her be allowed to die peacefully rather than subjecting the patient to the miseries of  life support systems which may extend life by few days.

OROP-2 - YOUR ARREARS (UPTO MAR 2023)

 THE CALCULATION TOOL POSTED IN THIS POST SHOWS YOUR REVISED TOTAL PENSION FOR APR-23 AND TOTAL ARREARS UPTO MAR-2023 (DA@38%) WITHOUT INDULGING INTO ANY MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS

PAYMENTS OF ARREARS -

Its final now as directed by the Supreme Court of India. The arrears will be paid as under :-

a. By 30 Apr 23 - Family Pensioners and Gallantry Award Winners. (Already over but many still to get them)

b. By 30 Jun 2023 - Pensioners above 70 years of age.   

c. Remaining pensioners will be paid arrears in three instalments by 31st Aug 23, 30 Nov 23, all arrears will be cleared by 28 Feb 2024.

               (NOTE-The next equalisation due in 2024 will not be disturbed.)
      Mod Letter dt 20 Jan 23 (DOWNLOAD)  followed by the PCDA Circular No - 666 

SPARSH - COMPREHENSIVE DETAILS

SPARSH- LATEST UPDATES FOR ALL DEFENCE PENSIONERS BEING MIGRATED FROM BANKS. (UPDATED - 16-Oct-2023)

(Post Updated using various channels. The ESMs may join us for free for updates by opening  https://bit.ly/3Iqnv0l )

  A  large numbers of Veterans are being migrated to SPARSH. THERE IS NOTHING TO PANIC – PLEASE RELAX your pension will continue under any circumstances.  Before one is migrated it is essential to update AADHAR CARD / PANCARD  and Email address with your bank. Ensure THAT one uses PINCODE as given on Aadhar  in SPARSH as well. ..............    (CLICK BELOW)

E-RUPEE -CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY

 RBI LAUNCHED CBDC ON 01 DEC AS A PILOT IN FOUR INDIAN CITIES.

WHAT IS CBDC     - To those not well versed with digital currency technology, cryptocurrency and CBDC might seem tobe one and the same thing . But they aren’t. 

1.  The RBI had  mentioned earlier that  “CBDC is the legal tender issued by a central bank in a digital form. It is the same as a fiat currency and is exchangeable one-to-one with the fiat currency. Only its form is different.” In effect, the retail e-rupee will be an electronic version of cash, and will be primarily meant for retail transactions. It will be potentially available for use by all — the private sector, non-financial consumers and businesses — and will be able to provide access to safe money for payment and settlement, as it will be the direct liability 

ACTIONS - ON DEMISE OF A PENSIONER OR FAMILY PENSIONER

 ACTIONS BY NOK ON DEMISE OF A PENSIONER OR FAMILY PENSIONER

1. This post is in an abridged form of the main POST on the SUBJECT and has been created here to provide quick guidelines on the actions to be taken. The demise of a family member specially the Pensioner is an utmost traumatic moment for the  NOK. However, the orderly transition of life in the absence of the Veteran has to be ensured.
2. The family friends will come forward to take on the immediate actions on themselves to help the traumatized family. But subsequent actions have to be taken on by the NOK and legal heirs, we are giving these here in brief however for elaborate details one must follow our detailed post at  ... (Contd)

PROTECTION FROM CYBER FRAUDS

PROTECT YOUR SELF AGAINST CYBER  FINANCIAL FRAUDS

1.  No doubt that digitisation has made our lives easy to live. We now have access to on line bank transactions, Payment of bills, send money (No more money orders), instant messaging (no more telegrams), on line purchases and home delivery of materials etc etc from the comfort of our homes. We need nor stand in queues to buy tickets or to pay taxes, thats what the digitisation has given to the humanity. However it has also armed the financial fraudsters.

SPARSH - LIFE CERTIFICATE - METHODS

SUBMISSION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE - METHODS 

1.    All pensioners have to submit life certificate once in a year in the month of OCT & NOV by pensioners 80 yrs and above and during NOV by others. For this purpose we need to visit our pension paying banks and submit the life certificate and appear before the bank official. it cannot be done on proxy.

2.     However we can now submit the life certificate on line from the comfort of our homes. there are three methods to do that as explained below.-

LETTERS - AVOID WRITING THESE

 LETTERS THAT SHOULDN’T BE WRITTEN

 No USEFUL PURPOSE is ever served by writing needlessly of misfortune or unhappiness to anyone.

 The chronic calamity-writers seem to wait until the skies are darkest and then, rushing to their desks, luxuriate in pouring out all their troubles to their friends.

 Every day the mails carry letters of another kind whose fallout would be spectacular if they fell into the wrong hands. Foolish men often write things that sound quite different from their original intent.

DOMESTIC SPECIAL TO CORPS

 CORPS DOMESTIC MATTERS

THIS IS A SPECIAL POST FOR THE CORPS OF SIGNALS PERSONNEL AND CONTAINS INFORMATION ON CORPS  MATTERS. IT IS UPDATED REGULARLY AS AND WHEN INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

SAM MANEKSHAW- A LEGEND

SAM MANEKSHAW- A LEGEND

By Maj Gen PK Mallick, Signals

(Published in Pinnacle, October 2005 issue.)

The recent media reports of illness of field marshal SAM Manekshaw, MC the most famous, charismatic, flamboyant and successful soldier the indian army has produced, caused anxiety to all concerned. the field marshal is well into 90s. We all hope and pray that the living legend crosses century and continue to be an icon for all serving and retired soldiers.  

It will not be out of place here to highlight some interesting anecdotes and facets of his personality. Sam was a (Continued)

AGIF

 AGIF INITIATIVES FOR VETERANS & SPECIALLY ABLED CHILDREN

Extended Insurance (EI) Scheme.

      EI Scheme is an extension of the insurance cover post retirement/ discharge/release up to a specified period by charging a onetime non-refundable subscription at the time of retirement/ discharge/ release. The scheme over the years has evolved and is applicable to the veterans as per their date of retirement.  

      The AGIF has now taken the initiative of paying Ex-Gratia  allowance to disabled soldiers who are boarded out and sustenance allowance to the disabled children of the soldiers as per conditions mentioned in the documents placed in this window below. please scroll the document down or up using the right handle with your mouse.  (Continued below)

ECHS - SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL CLAIMS ON LINE - PROCEDURE

 REIMBURSEMENT MODULE SELF LOGIN AND UPLOAD OF INDIVIDUAL REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM

                    (BASED ON ECHS LETTER NO - B/49769/AG/ECHS DT 23AUG 2021)

        The provision for individual online bill processing by the ECHS beneficiaries on  Reimbursement Claims for OPD, IPD and pharmacy is now been made possible by Central Organisation of the ECHS. The claims can now be uploaded on the website of the Bill Processing Agency by opening the web site https://www.echsbpa.utiitsl.com/echs . 

        This will ease the procedure by empowering the beneficiaries to upload their claims themselves on line.