DEFENCE PENSION ADALATS

A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR PENSIONERS' WELFARE

   The Defence Account Department headed by the CGDA  is constantly engaged in addressing the grievances  of  the  large  community of   Defence   veterans   and    the ir fami lies and has ta ken a number of proactive steps to reach out to them going beyond convent ional methods of  replying  to  pensioners'  queries and concerns through  letters, email, telephone   etc. The    platform    of Defence Pension Adalats  has been used to  reach out  to  large  number of Defence  pensioners     (current number  2 .5  million)  spread  across the   country   and   especially   t hose located   in

SPECIAL WEB POSTs FOR JCOs & ORs

   **OUR DUTY AS OFFICERS TOWARDS OUR MEN DOES NOT END WITH OUR RETIREMENT, ITS OUR LIFE LONG COMMITMENT**

WE HAVE MADE SPECIAL EFFORTS TO PREPARE FEW SPECIAL POSTS FOR THE PENSION RELATED ISSUES OF THE JCOs AND ORs AND EQUIVALENT RANKS OF INDIAN NAVY AND INDIAN AIR FORCE.
         JCOs और ORs के लिए इस साईट में स्पेशल पोस्ट बनाए गए हैं जो के आप की पेंशन के बारे में डिटेल देते हैं. आप के लिए  नीचे लिस्ट दी गयी है उसे क्लिक करके वहां पहुँच सकते हैं.
      THESE ARE LISTED BELOW AND CAN BE REACHED BY SCROLLING THE BLOG POSTS DOWN OR BY DIRECTLY  CLICKING ON THE TITLE OF ANY OF THE UNDERMENTIONED POSTS AS MAY BE DESIRED........   (नीचे और है  )

OROP IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTIONS

         The implementation instructions have also been issues within 24 hrs of the issue of the MOD (DESW) Letter of 03 Feb 2016 vide PCDA(P) Circular Number 555 dated 04 Feb2016 to the Banks and other Pension Disbursement Agencies (PDAs). The Circular can be viewed / downloaded from their web site by opening the URL as under :-
                                                         http://www.pcdapension.nic.in/6cpc/Circular-555.pdf  
       The circular also has the MOD letter as an attachment to it. The circular gives comprehensive instructions to the PDAs to check the rank groups qualifying service of the pensioners from their PPOs and then pay as per the relevant tables as explained there. IT HAS BEEN HOWEVER ALLEGED THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHICH ARE NOT THERE IN THE GOVT LETTER HAVE BEEN IMPOSED BY PCDA ON ITS OWN THERE BY DENYING THE RIGHTFUL PENSION TO JCOs & ORs
        The PDAs are initiating action to make OROP payments to the pensioners with necessary Dearness Relief.. No application is also required from the pensioners.
                                              

OROP SCHEME - TABLES (OFFICERS)

                        HOW MUCH HAS YOUR PENSION BEEN ENHANCED (INCL %age) ?
     The much awaited tables have since been issued as part of implementation of the OROP. The Table for Officers are placed here in this post. The tables for Medicos  are also  hosted  for our Doctor Fellow Veterans of Pre-2006 retirees. The tables for various types of Family Pensioners can also be accessed with links at the end of this post.
   The Govt letter and detailed tables can be downloaded from  http://www.desw.gov.in/sites/upload_files/desw/files/pdf/2016.02.03-OROP.pdf . The letter containing tables is a large pdf file of about 15 Mb. It has 205 pages incl 101 Appces of Various tables covering all aspects of pension for officers, JCOs & ORs and their equivalent ranks.
     Look for the figure under your Rank and against the Number of years of actual service i.e the QS mentioned in your PPO. (Your service more than 3 months is to be counted as half year and more than

OROP SCHEME - TABLES (PBORs)

   OROP सरकार ने लागू कर दी है और बैंकों को पेमेंट करने के आदेश जारी हो गए हैं!  *KNOW YOUR PERCENTAGE HIKE*
        आप को कई लोग आज अपना उल्लू सीधा करने के लिए गुमराह कर रहें हैं ! आप अपने आप विचार करें! OROP से जो के past और  present रिटायर्ड  पेर्सोंनेल्स की पेंशन में फरक था उसको तक़रीबन ख़तम किआ गिया है! यह कोई जिआदा पेंशन देने का मुद्दा नहीं था और ना ही है ! आप अपने आप इसको चेक करें  अपने साथ वालों से जो PRE-06 और POST-06 के रिटायर हुए है और उतनी बराबर सर्विस , रैंक वा ग्रुप वालों की पेंशन तक़रीबन बराबर बनती है या नहीं! अगर नहीं है तो कुछ बात है  जिस के लिए  संघर्ष  जारी  रखना होगा !
           जैसा के आप को मालूम होगा  JCOs & ORs की पेंशन 01 जुलाई
                                                                        **  आगे पढ़ने  के लिए नीचे क्लिक करें **

QUALIFYING SERVICE (QS)

        With implementation of the OROP the Qualifying Service is now a very important factor for all Pensioners and Family Pensioners. The QS as mentioned in your PPOs is to be considered by the PDAs while fixing your pension under the OROP Scheme. It is therefore important that you must check the same in your PPOs for correctness as per your Records of Service.  

         For convenience the QS in respect of various types of entries are explained below;-

WHAT IS OROP - VIDEO NIRASTRA

     THIS EXCELLENT VIDEO HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE STUDENTS OF K C COLLEGE, MUMBAI AND EXPLAINS THE ISSUE AND SANCTION OF THE OROP IN NOV-2015,  IN ITS CORRECT PERSPECTIVE.
     All citizen of our country must view to understand the future state of their Armed Forces.
           WE CONGRATULATE ARSHEE SHEIKH FOR THIS EXCELLENT PRODUCTION.

DON'T LEAVE YOUR FAMILY IN LURCH

CASE STUDY

PLEASE READ THIS CASE STUDY VERY CAREFULLY -  Life lessons shared   on the Web---

           We always  believe we will live forever. Bad things always happen to others. Only when things hit us bang on your head you realise... Life is so unpredictable.... My husband was an IT guy ...all techie...And I am a chartered accountant...Awesome  combination you may think...

             Techie guy so everything is on his laptop ...his to do list... his e-bill and his bank statements in his email...  He even maintained a folder which said IMPWDS...wherein he stored all login id and passwords for all his online accounts...And even his laptop had a password ... Techie guy so all the passwords were alpha-numeric with a special character not an easy one to crack ...Office policy said passwords needed to be changed every 30 days...So every time I accessed his laptop I would realise it's a new password again... I would simply opt for asking him 'What's the latest password' instead of taking the strain to memorise it.

NOMINEE IN BANK ACCTS - LEGAL STATUS

LEGAL ISSUES -WILL YOUR NOMINEE GET THE MONEY ON YOUR DEATH -- HE/SHE WILL NOT MOST PROBABLY

       Did you think that your nominee is the person, who will get all the money

legally from your Life Insurance Policy and Mutual funds investments? Ha!

That is exactly what you’d think if you aren’t aware of the legal aspects.

We assume a lot of things which sounds like they’re obvious, but are not

true from the legal point of view. Today, we’ll concentrate on nominations

in financial products.

SELECTED ARTICLES FOR YOU

This post is in continuation of earlier posts on the subject as mentioned at the end of this post

The following articles are added on the subjects of Interest:-
* HOW I BECAME A SIGNALLER - by Maj Vijay Bhosle
*  AISA BHI HOTA HAI  - By Maj Vijay Bhosle (Published in The Signalman)
*  WORST-CASE SCENARIOS - WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF INDO-PAK WAR BREAKS OUT by Brig Gurmit Kanwal 
*   SOLDIER FIGHTS FOR THE COUNTRY BUT HE PAYS FOR HIS OWN INSURANCE FOR BEING MATYRED.
*  A RARE BREED OF PEOPLE SERVING THE COUNTRY !! WORTH READING AND THINKING ABOUT !!
* DOES AADHAAR SERVE ANY PUBLIC INTEREST - social -

COMMUTATION OF PENSION - WHETHER OR NOT

COMMUTATION OF PENSION - YES OR NO - VALUE

Whenever any retiring officer approaches us for advice, invariably the question of whether or not to commute the pension comes up. This article deals with this issue so that all officers, retired or retiring, would be able to make up their mind more knowledgeably.


Commutation is defined as giving up part or all of the pension payable from retirement in exchange for an immediate lump sum. Commutation factors (usually calculated by the Scheme Actuary) are used to determine the amount of pension which needs to be given up in order to provide the lump sum.

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PENSION - EXPLAINED

HISTORY OF PENSION

Before 1-4-1927, the grant and audit of pension payments was the responsibility of respective pension sections of various Controllers of Military Accounts. From 1-4-1927, the pension work relating to Northern and Eastern Commands was centralised in the office of the Controller of Military Pension Accounts, Northern and Eastern Commands at Lahore. An office similar to the one at Lahore was also formed at Mhow a little later for dealing with all pension claims of Southern and Western Commands. With a view of securing uniformity of procedures. with regard to sanction and audit to pension, both the Central Pension Offices at Lahore and Mhow were subsequently amalgamated and located at Lahore only.

PAYMENT OF OLD ARREARS - WHY NOT AT CURRENT RUPEE VALUE

OLD ARREARS : WHY NOT BE PAID AT PRESENT RUPEE VALUE BY INDEXATION

Since independence there have been numerous cases where the government employees had been denied their rightful dues for some reason or the other, compelling them to take legal recourse to get them after years of  legal battles and counter battles. The net worth of the arrears which, one may get paid after obtaining a favourable decision from the Apex Court after years of delay is many times low due to inflation over the period. The value loss thereby in the current real value of the arrears and the question whether or not the

TERMINAL BENEFITS TO NOK

TERMINAL BENEFITS TO NOK ON DEATH OF OFFICER AFTER RETIREMENT 

FAMILY PENSION 

1.       Ordinary Family Pension. Ordinary Family pension is entitled to the widow and after her death, to eligible children, in case of death of the officer who was in receipt of pension. A son is entitled for Family Pension upto 25 years of age/marriage or earning more than Rs. 3500/- per month. Unmarried/Widowed/divorced daughters are entitled to family pension for life, or till their re-marriage/earning more than Rs. 3500/- per month. The PPO issued to an officer on retirement includes family pension admissible to the widow of officer in case of his death. In such cases, the widow is only required to intimate the death of her husband to the Pension Disbursing Authority

PENSION PBORs - KNOW YOUR PENSION DETAILS

STRAT UP - THIS POST HAS BEEN CREATED TO GUIDE PBORs TO KNOW AND CHECK THEIR PENSION DETAILS ON THEIR OWN. THE METHOD HAS BEEN  KEPT VERY SIMPLE WHICH REQUIRES NO COMPLICATED CALCULATIONS OR TABLES FOR THEIR EASE.

THE DETAILS ARE EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO PBORS OF INDIAN NAVY AND INDIAN AIR FORCE

 IT IS VERY EASY TO CHECK OUT THEIR PENSION AND ARREARS ETC EVEN IN FUTURE WHEN THE OROP IS ANNOUNCED. THIS POST WILL REMAIN AS  THE
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HONY CAPT BANA SINGH , PARAM VIR CHAKRA

THE HERO WHO WON A PARAM VIR CHAKRA ON SIACHEN

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/the-hero-who-won-a-param-vir-chakra-on-siachen/20160211.htm

Honorary Captain Bana Singh won the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest ranking gallantry award, for recapturing a Pakistani post on the Siachen Glacier.
Living a retired life in a quiet village in Jammu and Kashmir, he makes you feel that his act of phenomenal courage was part of a soldier's day at work.
Words: Archana Masih/Rediff.com. Images: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com

VETERAN'S LIBRARY

VETERAN'S  E-LIBRARY - THERE ARE LARGE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS ARTICLES AND E BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS LIBRARY. AS OF DATE IT HAS OVER TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED PAGES AND ABOUT 7 Gb OF DATA.
THE SUBJECT RANGES FROM USEFUL DOCUMENTS FOR VETERANS TO LIGHT READING AT LEISURE.
             IT IS OUR ENDEAVOR TO ADD AS MUCH USEFUL READING MATERIAL AS POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF OUR ESTEEMED VETERANS OF ALL ARMS AND SERVICES INCL INDIAN NAVY AND IAF..

YOUR KEY FOR THE LIBRARY IS BELOW  PLEASE PROCEED   - Proceed >>>>

HOW EAST PAKISTAN SURRENDERED - 1971

How east Pakistan surrendered               BY   Lt Gen JFR  Jacob.   

  Though no war goes completely according to plan, this one went  off reasonably well, and on December 13, we were outside Dhaka.

The advance from the north went off well, and though the move of the two brigades was delayed the paradrop took place as planned. By December 13, we had about 3,000 troops outside Dhaka.

Meanwhile the American fleet was moving into the Straits of Malacca. Some in Delhi were panicking. The radio signals we were intercepting from Islamabad to the Pakistani forces in the east said "Fight on, you are getting help from yellow (China) from the north, and white (America) from the south."

The 1971 War: 35 Years On

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INCOME TAX RETURN OF THE DECEASED - VERY IMPORTANT

CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS POSTS ON SUBJECT - CLICK

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT POST. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO NOKs. It is never late to learn, a veteran`s wife who now happens to be a family pensioner received Income Tax Notice for Rs 60000 approx for  AY 2010-2011 from IT Office. Most of us are not aware of the provisions in this reegard. Thanks to the Veteran who has shared this info with us all. We need to educate our ladies on the subject...)-

INCOME TAX RETURN OF DECEASED 

http://www.bemoneyaware.com/blog/income-tax-return-of-deceased/

DEATH of a dear one is an unbearable blow. Apart from the loss his family has to confront issues relating to the transfer and distribution of the deceased’s estate, which includes all his property, assets etc. Then there are tax issues to be dealt with. These include filing of returns for income earned by

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GOOD SOLDIERS SHOULD FADE AWAY ?

" SHOULD The Good Soldiers Just Fade Away ?"

               Well BUT Why !
                 "They Should Not !"

Years ago when we joined the Service, we were fed on the clichés like
'                Theirs not to question why!
                 They are to do or die!', or
How the six hundred of the cavalry charged into the enemy and each one of them died because they 'were dying for their country'. Many a poet was commissioned by the then masters to write poetry which would galvanize the young people in the Forces not to think about their own safety and feel pride in getting killed in the

LAST POST लास्ट पोस्ट

The story behind The Last Post is not commonly known,  how very sad.
If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which The Last Post was played;
This brings out a new meaning of it.
Here is something everyone should know.
Until I read this, I didn';t know,
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CHOLESTEROL IS NO MORE NAUGHTY

Cholesterol is finally officially removed from Naughty List ...

The US government has finally accepted that cholesterol is not a 'nutrient of concern', doing a U-turn on their warnings...

In the meantime of 40 years US Drug Industry in connivance with Health Department made over 1.5 trillion US Dollars by selling cholestrol lowering drugs. This fear probably caused death of a million gulliable citizen who believe the US drug industry. (My comment)

By Nikki Barr...

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OROP - CALCULATE YOUR ARREARS

Dear Fellow Veterans,

We welcome you to our blog site which contains over 2500 pages worth of information every Veteran needs on multiple titles to manage ourselves during our Retirement.

Wave been trying to bring out innovative ideas for the benefit of the veterans through this blog site. We have already given a without tears solution to calculate arrears during 5th and 6th CPC periods in our blog.

The OROP has been announced by the Govt and the same is going to be soon
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DO A GOOD DEED TODAY - NO MORE MISSING.CHILDREN

Dear Friends,
       Please help the parents of missing Children.... in finding their loved ones. Do watch this video below and store the WhatsApp upload Number of "No More Missing" +917042425544. in your mobile.  When you find some children begging on the road side or in crowded places, click their photo on yiour mobile and upload giving location details. Their parents are looking for these missing/kidnapped children

   Do a good deed today and every day,  you may help some suffering  parents to reach their missing Children.    Thank you

Brig Narinder Dhand (Veteran)

Vidio Message Below

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NOMINATION FOR LTA & COMPENDIUM FOR VETERANS

Dear Veterans,

          Please note that there is "Rule 5" under the "Payment of Arrears of Pension (Nomination) Rules, 1993" and also Def Pension Instructions at page 206, which is not known to most of us, the LNomination for Life time Arrears has been dealt at length.  It has been authentically confirmed from PCDA (Pensions) that the Rules do not permit payment of Life Time Arrears , if any, which may accrue, pertaining to the period of when the pensioner was alive, after his/her demise, unless there is a proper nomination made by the pensioner/family pensioner to the effect during his life time.

          In cases where there is no nomination the procedure to get the arrears is  tortuous as the legal heirs will need to get succession certificates from the court. 

          Apparently, payment of arrears is governed differently from the payment of family
                                             

ACTIONS ON DEMISE OF A PENSIONER OR FAMILY PENSIONER

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY NOK ON DEMISE

OF A PENSIONER OR FAMILY PENSIONER

  1.    The demise if a veteran (pensioner) is a most traumatic moment for his  NOK. No words can ameliorate the pain and suffering of the moment. However, the NOK or the legal heir should realise the need to concentrate on the immediate requirements to ensure the orderly transition  without the veteran / pensioner.

NOTE - This is a detailed and elaborate post , we have also placed an abridged version  for quick reference at --  https://signalsfamily.blogspot.com/2022/10/greetings.html

2.   The actions which are required to be taken after the demise of the pensioner or family pensioner can be  immediate and then the subsequent. The immediate actions relate primarily related to the death certificate and cremation whereas the subsequent actions will be more official. The family friends generally come forward to take on the immediate actions on themselves since the family would be traumatized with the demise. A check list is placed at the end of this document which can serve as a ready reckoner.

SELECTED ARTICLES (PT-2) - A MUST READ

IN CONTINUATION TO PART-1  - CLICK HERE TO GO TO 

CLICK ON THE TITLE TO OPEN THE ARTICLE

* THE COLONIAL NATIVE VS THE HINDU
* INCOME TAX RATES OF LAST 25 YEARS
* LIVING WITH AN EX-NDA - BEGINNER'S GUIDE
* US AMBASSADOR'S MEMO ON PAKISTAN
* * RISALDAR, HE HAD TO BE
* OUT OF MY MIND - LAW’S DELAYS
* WHATSAPP NEW FRONTIER FOR ARMY SOCIAL MEDIA WARRIORS

PONDER IT OVER

THERE HAS BEEN AN ALARMING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF THINGS I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ?

PENSION ISSUES & RELATED ORDERS

ARE WE GETTING CORRECT PENSION - 80% NO - NOT ATALL

         It is not that you alone are suffering but many Ex-Servicemen are there who are in similar predicament due to ignorance of bank staff regarding Defence pensions and partial discharge of their duties by PCDAs (Pensions) of the  three services. The result is Defence pensions payment is in total mess and ESMs specially the Family Pensioners  are suffering for no fault of their. 90% of JCOs, OR and family pensioners do not get their entitled pensions as bank staff do not have the required  knowledge to calculate current and correct pensions.

        All pre - 2006 Defence pensioners irrespective of date of retirement have been treated for purpose of pension as if they all retired as on 31 Jan 2006. Therefore pension of all such faujis is equal to what a serving soldier retiring on 31 Jan 2006 immediately

FAMILY PENSION - DETAILED BRIEF

1.       Family Pension. The families of the Armed Forces personnel are granted familypension on the death of a service person/pensioner. Family pensions are of three kinds, namely, Liberalized Family Pension, Special Family Pension and Ordinary Family Pension. The eligibility and conditions under which these pensions are granted are given at GOI/MOD letter No. 1(2)/97/D (Pen-C) dated 31 January 2001. These provisions are also discussed in the succeeding paragraphs. Liberalised family Pension (LFP) 2.           Eligibility. The eligibility criteria are as follows:-

(a)          Death or disability due to acts of violence/attack by terrorists, anti-social elements, etc whether on duty other than operational duty or even when not on

PENSION WITH NPA DOCTORS - AMC/ADC/RVC

     PCDA (P)  Circular No 24 incorporates the details of pension of  pre - 2006 and  Pre -1996  Retired Medical Officers of AMS, RVC & ADC who were in the receipt of Non Practicing Allowance.  In view of the Judgement of the Supreme Court they are now entitled to the NPA element as part of their emoluments in reckoning the pension.    Download this circular from PCDA (P) Site - Click on this link or copy paste the same in your browser --  http://www.pcdapension.nic.in/6cpc/Circular-24.pdf .
    The circular includes tables of pensions for the periods of 5th as well as 6th CPC. The tables as mentioned earlier in Cir-500 ( Download from -  http://www.pcdapension.nic.in/6cpc/Circular-500.pdf )  stand replaced by the new tables in Cir-24 effective wef 1.1.2006. The difference which is primarily the NPA element is payable for the periods of 5th as well as 6th CPC. It is best explained with the example mentioned below.
                                आगे पढ़ने के लिए नीचे क्लिक करें 

PENSION - JCOs & ORs (ARREARS)

(हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए आप की सुविधा हेतु यह पोस्ट कुछ दिन बाद हिंदी में भी डालने की कोशिस की जा सकती है  हम आभारी हिंगे अगर कोई वेटेरन हिंदी स्क्रिप्ट में इस पोस्ट को भेज सकता हो तो  )     

       This is our maiden endeavour dwelling into the complicated subject of Pensions for PBORs not easily  comprehended by a common man. We were encouraged by reading comments from a PBOR on our posts.  The data given here therefore may not be fully correct. We will appreciate corrections by the experts so that we can give accurate figures to our men.

   FIXATION OF PENSIONS - JCOs & ORs    For Pre-2006 retired  JCOs and ORs  pensioners are re-grouped under X , Y & Z groups from the earstwhile groups of Pre and Post 1973. The re grouping of the  groups under X, Y and Z  is as per Table No-1 below.
The pensions of the PBORs were fixed thrice during the 6th Central Pay commission Period from 01 Jan 2006 to 31 Dec 2015 as explained in the succeeding paragraphs.   
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SELECTED ARTICLES (PT-1) - A MUST READ

(YOU MAY CLICK THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE BELOW TO ACCESS THE SAME)

(PLEASE SEND YOUR WRITE UPS TO  mgr.sigs@gmail.com  FOR INCLUSION HERE)

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  * DOES AADHAAR SERVE ANY PUBLIC INTEREST - social -
* BIRTH CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION THROUGH CRS - Social -
* WORST-CASE SCENARIOS - WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF INDO-PAK WAR BREAKS OUT by Brig Gurmit Kanwal - Military -
* ARMAGEDDON THE INDIA-PAKISTAN WAR OF 2019 - Military -
* SIX WARS, AND THE PEACE OF DALHOUSIE
* BEFORE YOU POINT A FINGER AT THE INDIAN ARMY
* OUT OF MY MIND - LAW’S DELAYS -
* RISALDAR, HE HAD TO BE
* US AMBASSADOR'S MEMO ON PAKISTAN
* FOR OUR TOMORROW - CAPT VIJAYANT THAPAR - MILITARY
* MARKING MILITARY MILESTONES - MILITARY
* ARMY HAD PLOTTED TO TOPPLE RAJIV GOVT IN 1987 - RETD GEN - MILITARY
* MORE DANGEROUS THAN IRAN - MILITARY 

O R O P - ONE RANK ONE PENSION

    OROP : ONE MAN JUDICIAL COMMITTEE NOTIFIED BY MOD AS GIVEN IN THEIR LETTER OF 7TH NOV 2015. CLICK  HERE TO GET NOTIFICATION
 --------------------

GOVT HAS ANNOUNCED IMPLEMENTATION OF OROP FOR THE ARMED FORCES ON THE 7TH OF NOV 2015.
The main contents of the notification on OROP are as under:-

ASHRAY - SENIOR VETERAN'S HOME PANCHKULA

ASHRAY 

1.                 A UNIQUE ‘Home Away From home’ facility that  will provide a comfortable living , peace and tranquility to our veterans in their autumn years, is soon going to be ready for occupation at Sector-2 Panchkula (  Basantar Enclave).

2.                 Applications are invited from:-

a)     Senior Veterans of 70 yrs and above.

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AUTO REJECTION OF EMAILS ON SIGNALS FAMILY GP MAILS

It is once again brought to the notice of all members that any message originated by you which does not conform to the policy is automatically filtered out by the filters. Such messages thus donot come up for my moderation and get expired in 14 days time with intimation to the sender by Yahoo Portal..

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CONTRIBUTION OF THE ARMED FORCES TO THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN INDIA

WE THANK MAJ GEN VINAY K SINGH FOR SHARING WITH US ARTICLES FROM HIS BLOG SITE :: http://veekay-militaryhistory.blogspot.in/
Most of us don't know the significant role played by Signals Personnel at Jabalpur in 1946 which shook out the Britishers.
**  WHY DID BRITISHERS LEAVE INDIA IN 1947 ?
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RETIRED DEFENCE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION

RETIRED DEFENCE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION (RDOA) 

(THE BODY WHICH GOT YOU RANK PAY ARREARS FIGHTING THE GOVT HARD IN SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FOR YEARS)

RDOA WEB SITE :::    http://rdoaindia.blogspot.in

An Appeal  --  Don't we feel guilty within ourselves  by not being at least the members of this great organisation which has fought for us all in the Supreme Court of India against the Govt of India (WHICH IS NOT A JOKE) at their on cost and efforts, in getting the arrears of Rank Pay for the officers of Indian Armed Forces, without us having to move an eyebrow. 

        The RDOA is lead by our own Signals Family Member  Col BK Sharma, The RDOA team comprising volunteers from    (CONTD)----->     *** आगे पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ कलिक  करें ***

INDO PAK WAR - 1965 GOLDEN JUBILEE

SIGNALS PARIVAAR HAS GREAT PLEASURE IN PRESENTING THIS SECTION TO COMMEMORATE FIFTIETH YEAR OF INDO PAK WAS WHICH HAD BEEN A TURNING POINT IN SHAPING THE HISTOTY OF THIS SUBCONTINENT. VARIOUS ARTICLES, PAPERS, BOOKS AND INTERVIEWS SENT TO US BY THE VETERANS ARE UPLOADED AND CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON THE ITEMS :-

 ARTICLES / PRESENTATIONS ON 1965 OPS
PRESENTATION OF E BOOK - We are thankful to Maj Gen Yashwant Deva, Signals (yashwant.deva@gmail.com),  for sharing his Book on the 1965 Operations of the 35 Inf Bde of which he was the Brigade Major during Ops. - E- BOOK -  THE SAGA OF GRIT AND COLD COURAGE (E-BOOK)

NOTICES FOR YOUR SAFETY

              SIGNAL PARIVAAR CAUTIONS ITS MEMBERS
ON MANY ISSUES WHICH CONCERNS US IN DAILY LIFE EVENTHOUGH THESE HAVE BEEN CONVEYED ON E-MAIL THESE ARE PLACED HERE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE   -MORE ------->

TIPS FOR VETERANS

*       ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU HAVE MADE A WILL OF YOUR ASSETS - DONOT LEAVE YOUR LOVED ONES IN LURCH IN CASE YOU DECIDE TO KICK THE BUCKET DURING YOUR SLEEP. IF NOT OPEN THE VETERANS LIBRARY AND READ ALL THE POSSIBLE DETAILS ON THE WILL AND HAND WRITE YOUR WILL ON A PLAIN SHEET OF PAPER AND GET TWO WITNESSES TO SIGN AS AUTHENTICATION OF YOUR SIGNING IN ON THE WILL.

*        BELT FOR SAFETY EVEN IN THE REAR SEATS OF YOUR CAR IS A MUST FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

*      ARE YOU CARRYING A HAMMER IN YOUR CAR WITH AUTO DOOR LOCKS ETC TO 

IMPORTANT NOTICES

THREE SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES LAUNCHED BY THE GOVT
1. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna (PMSBY)
2. Pradhan Mantri Jeevanjyoti Bima Yojana (PMJBY) 
3. Atal Pension Yojana (APY)                  (FOR FULL DETAILS OF SCHEMES CLICK HERE) 

ENTITLEMENET OF CSD FACILITIES:-
    Irrespective of your current status, in case you have served for five years in coloured service and released honourably  you are entitled to the the facilites. There is a limit laid down for

FINANCIAL & TAXATION INFORMATION

USEFUL FINANCIAL & TAXATION INFORMATION  

PPF - LESSER KNOWN FACTS = What happens when you extend PPF tenure-Can you withdraw in full-NO Rules you may not be aware

Do you know what are the rules for withdrawing your money from your PPF account if you extend it for a block of 5 yrs after it’s initial maturity of 15 yrs? A lot of people READ MORE

EXTENDED ARMY GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME

          The  Army Group Insurance (AGI)  has extended insurance cover of ₹10,00,000/- upto 30 years after retirement or age of 80 years whichever is earlier. It has been confirmed that this EIS is applicable to those ESMs who have retired after 01 Jan 2014. 

WHAT ABOUT THE EARLIER RETIREES ??

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SELECTED ARTICLES - A MUST READ

(YOU MAY CLICK THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE BELOW TO ACCESS THE SAME)

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* STORY OF A MOTHER'S CURSE
* DON'T MISUSE FORMS 15G, 15H TO AVOID TDS
* OLD AGE - BE SAFE AND HAPPY
* HOW INDIAN ARMY'S DEGRADATION STARTED IN 1948
* DEFENCE PERSONNEL MUST PROVIDE FOR POST-SERVICES LIFE -
* TWELVE LITTLE KNOWN LAWS OF KARMA
* ARMY OFFICER'S BENEVOLENT FUND- -  PLATINUM GRANT AT 75 YRS AGE
* WELFARE SCHEMES  - KENDRIYA SAINIK BOARD
* INCOME TAX 2015-16 – CHANGES RELEVANT TO SALARIED EMPLOYEES IN BUDGET 2015 - 
* WHY DO THE POLITICIANS AND THE BUREAUCRATS DESPISE THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES SO MUCH

ENHANCEMENT OF PENSION - 6CPC

After detailed deliberation, keeping in view the fact that (a) the difference between the pension of pre and post 1.1.06 Majors and pre and post 1.1.06 Major Generals is significant, and (b) this difference has been causing dissatisfaction to the ex-servicemen, the Committee recommends the second option i.e. to step up the pension of pre 01.01.06 Commissioned Officer pensioners with reference to the minimum of the fitment table instead of minimum of the pay band. This dispensation would also be

ANOMALIES METED OUT BY THE PAST C.P.Cs TO FAUJ

FIXATION OF BASIC PAY – ANOMALIES OF THE PAST CENTRAL PAY COMMISSIONS METED OUT TO FAUJIs

            We have suffered in our careers when we found our junior  by three years also got the same basic pay in Jan 1986 when the recommendations of the 4th CPC were implemented by the Govt. This was due to bunching and has amounted to losing three years of seniority as if it has been imposed as punishment by a Summary Court Martial. The 3^rd CPC topped the list by being a General Court Martial (GCM),  by reducing the pension of JCOs and ORs from 70% to 50% in one stroke and by second stroke of 33 year rule, further reduced the pension from 50% to 37.8% of JCOs and ORs.

                          

HAPPY NDA DAY

NDA made us Man from a boy.... HAPPY NDA DAY (16th JAN EVERY YEAR)

X-NDA / NDA... Must Read!!

When all places in hell was full GOD made NDA!!!

Every year 2 lakh fools appear for an exam out of which only 300 idiots are unlucky enough to get through!!!
Life is a beautiful journey NDA is an accident, which happened to us the EX-NDAs!!!

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***** MEDICAL FITNESS PARAMETERS ****

((( PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE )))

MEDICAL FITNESS:-
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         " CHOLESTEROL "
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Cholesterol ---   <  200
HDL  ---  40  ---  60
LDL  ---    <  100
VLDL --     <  30
Triglycerides --   <  150
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         CHOLESTEROL
         ----------------
Borderline --200 -- 239

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USE OF WORD RETD FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL

CORRECT  USAGE  OF  WORD  RETD  BY  ESMs

An interesting fact well known to us but somehow down the line we were nearly getting confused due to bureaucratic usage of wrong connotations.
A Military officer and the rank and file have earned their ranks for life & thus the Rank never retires. Here is the official authority for Military officers