7th CPC IMPLEMENTATION - MAY 2017

CABINET DECISION - IMPLEMENTATION OF 7TH CPC TO DEF PERS
The Cabinet in its meeting on 03 May 2017 approved the implementation of 7th CPC for def pers. The Press Release from PIB is placed in the succeeding paragraphs for your information. Links to other posts on 7 CPC are also placed at the end of this post. Consequently the Ministry of Defence too has issued Gazette notifications as Pay rules for Army Navy and Air Force as implementation instructions. These are placed below and can be accessed or downloaded by clicking on them:-
   * 7th CPC Army Pay Rules Offrs
   * 7th CPC Pay Rules JCOs OR
   * 7th CPC Navy Pay Rules Offrs
   * 7th CPC Air Force Pay Rules
   * 7th CPC DEF PAY MATRIX (OFFRS)
   *  DOPPW  LETTER (Pay Fixation) 12-MAY-2017(IMPORTANT)
   *  CIVIL CG EMPLOYEES 7 CPC PAY MATRIX 
   *   DEFENCE CIVILIAN PENSIONERS - CIR  C-164 DT 30 MAY 2017

CABINET DECISON TAKEN ON 03 MAY 2017 ON THE IMPLEMENTAITON OF 7 CPC FOR SERVING DEFENCE PERSONNEL

RESCUE

KEMPY'S NOSE -   IAF Rescue  Adventure  - An Excellent Write-up

 Wg Cdr Unni Kartha (Retd) *

     The dark, ominous, thunder heads had been rising from the depths of Subansary valley all morning. The orographic winds pushed them up the slopes and the impetus helped it to climb higher and higher till the cataclysmic thermodynamics of thunder clouds unleashed enough energy to help them climb unrestricted to unimaginable height, hell bent on destruction around ‘Mechuka’. I was in the middle of it.

CHOSEN ARTICLES FOR YOUR PLEASURE READING

CHOSEN ARTICLES FOR YOUR PLEASURE READING
 Dear Readers,
      Over the years I have collected a large number of articles on various subjects. These include the ones collected during my service as well. Its my treasure which I have been sharing with my friends through this media. These are uploaded in digital formats on my numerous cloud storages. 
      I have great pleasure in sharing my library which also includes articles contributed by friends and colleagues from Army Navy and Indian Air Force with my readers right here on Signals Parivaar Blog site.  You will notice that these are spread under carious sections based on my target storage. While you can see the list as you scroll similar lists will appear on clicking the other section shown at the bottom of this post.
      While scrolling on any of the lists you may select your article by stopping your mouse over its title, the mouse icon will changes into a hand icon. By clicking on the selected title the article will open in a New Window for your reading pleasure. There are thousands of articles which you can find  on/through this blog-site.
      Lastly I will urge my readers to kindly share their articles write-ups etc with the Veteran's community through this site. Please mail them to mgr.sigs@gmail.com in any file format for upload under your name as the contributor or the author.     The lists follow : -


* SARDAR PATEL - A TRIBUTE
*  HOW TO LIVE AND DIE By Khushwant Singh
* THIRD PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY
* LITTLE GIRL WHERE DID I LOSE HER

RELIEF ON INCOME TAX FOR ARREARS - RECEIVED IN FY 2016-17

RELIEF ON INCOME TAX ON ARREARS OF OROP-2

1.  There have been Many queries from our readers on as to how to work out relief on Arrears of OROP fourth installment, which had been received during the FY 2023-24 while filing the ITR for the current Assessment Year  before 31st of Jul 2024

       NOTE : Just to remind the readers  not to delay filing your return this year as the

 Income Tax department will charge you delay penalty of Rs 5000/- . It is no Rocket

 science but a child’s play. It is very very easy to file the ITR on line, child's play because

 your data is prefilled by the portal and all calculations are done automatically, you

 need to  just put in figures of your pension and income from other sources rest is done

 by the on line software, do veryfy the figures as per interest certs received from the

 banks. Please refer to our post on the same at "E FILING ITR-1 ON LINE"   

 OR copy paste this in your browser   http://signals-parivaar.blogspot.com/2018/07/e-filing-itr-1-on-line.html

3.  The installments of OROP-2 lif pertain to the FY 2023-24 will add to your income hence the Tax. 
4.   One can claim rebate to the extent what we would have paid had the arrears were received during the year to which they pertain to. This all done on line while filing the ITR by filling up Form 10-E. However first and foremost carry a check whether it will be of some benefit or not.

5.   It will be beneficcial only if in the previous years you were ina lower bracket.

END OF LIFE ISSUES - SUMMARY

What your spouse/family must know TODAY itself? 

( Act Now as our Departure will come unscheduled: Sure you don't wish to leave your FAMILY in total lurch) 
HERE IS A QUICK CHECK LIST OF ALL THE ISSUES WHICH MUST BE ATTENDED TO ATONCE BY ALL VETERANS WITHOUT WAITING EVEN FOR AN HOUR - THIS LIST CAN NEVER BE EXHAUSTIVE.

All these issues have been given in detail in Paivaar Blogsite, go through the INDEX to the blog and look for what you need, It will be accessible to you without any hassles. Do take the Advantage.

Please click below to open the complete details, Our readers are also requested to kindly email their suggestions to mgr.sigs@gmail.com  for publication here.

LIVE YOUR FATE - AMOR FATI

AMOR FATI - Learn To Love Your Fate....... 

Amor fati is a Latin phrase that may be translated as "love of fate" or "love of one's fate". It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens, including suffering and loss as, necessary. Whether one likes them or not, it is accepted with zen like serenity. 

Thomas Edison was at home eating dinner. A man burst into his home, interrupting him. He had bad news. His research facility was on fire.
Now how would you imagine Edison to react? Do you imagine Edison panicking or do you hear him screaming out “Why me?” or is he deeply distraught or do you see him in deep agony?
None of these happened. Edison requested his son to go and get his mother. It seems, Edison excitedly told his son, “She’ll never see a fire like this again.” 

CASHLESS FINANCIAL TANSACTIONS - PPT

MY POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON CASHLESS DIGITAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

   In view of the monetary policy as enunciated by the Govt of India in promoting the use of Digital Payments which is also called as the plastic Money The Payment Corporation of Inda a Govt of India enterprise has initiated a number of systems in the Banking Network giving us the choice of using many such methods for payment.
   Very recently The PLASTIC MONEY has been now has additional brother called MOBILE MONEY. You mobile phone empowers you to make cashless transactions from your bank account or from your mobile wallets. We have prepared this presentation which will help any one to not only understand various systems but also set up the applications on their mobile phone. (CONTD)----

BHIM - E-PAYMENT MOBILE APP

      Our Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi released the new Mobile Application for Cashless Digital Payments on 30th Dec 2016. The Application has been named BHIM in Commemoration of the birth Anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar. This application works over the "Unified payment Interface" (UPI) of the banks and is very simple and reliable. This APP has now been upgraded and is available on both Android as well as IOB platforms. It is available in 7 Indian Languages and has been Aadhaar Enabled for payments.

    The money gets transferred direct to the bank account of the merchant or payee instantly from your bank. It uses the Virtual Payment Address (VPA) of the payee like 9999999999@upi where 9999999999 is mobile number of the Payee linked to his bank account. The secondary VPA can also be created hiding the mobile number as imsmart@upi  where its your chosen short name. The application has been updated that It can now transfer money using IFSC Code and account number of the payee in addition to VPA.

ASSURED DECENT LAST RITES SCHEME (ADLRS)

      In order to ensure that the Army Veterans get a decent funeral on death, the services HQs have made a special provision to release some funds from the canteen profits of the Canteen where the veteran had been attached. The necessary instructions have been passed to all Station Canteens on these provisions. The families are advised to contact their CSD(I) Canteens from where their cards have been issued.

HOW TO USE THIS SITE

SIMPLE GUIDE - HOW TO GO ABOUT  THIS SITE.

1. For some it may be difficult to browse through this site while searching for the right information or material. We therefore out line the method to go about as in succeeding paragraphs.

2.  Open the blog site go,  through the Flash News for something new on this site which is usually linked there . However you will like to read in full the detailed information in this site. Please follow the method as outlined here in (Read More)  

SPECIAL CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF THE ARMED FORCES

DO YOU KNOW YOUR DEFENCE FORCES.
A very exhaustive article in http://mycriticalreviews.blogspot.in  explains the very special status given to the Armed forces in Indian Constitution to the extent that in past the Chiefs cautioned the then Prime minister of India to remain within the provisions of the constitution, a guard against the political leadership in becoming a Dictator. Hats off to Dr BR Ambedkar who had such a vision at that times.

http://mycriticalreviews.blogspot.in/2016/10/faqs-why-are-soldiers-agitating-are.html?spref=tw%3D%3D&m=1

Do You Know Your Defense Forces? FAQs: On the Constitutional Status of Defense Forces? 

Last updated on 6 Nov 2016- Total Hits/ Views = 36000 plus.

 Thanks readers for overwhelming response. Two more blogs will come. Second one in continuation of present one dealing with aspects like what does apolitical means in terms of law and Coup Proofing Vs Coup Phobia and third one on "What Rots Indian Military within"? 

 This blog is an attempt to answer 'Frequently Asked Questions' on issues of military. The questions answers given are not a complete set and shall be kept updated time to time. 

AOBF - CLOSURE OF SCHEME & REFUND

AOBF REFUND - UPDATE

Dear Veterans,
 You are already aware that AG's Branch has taken a decision to terminate the AOBF wef 2018. They are thus in the process of refunding your contributions in a sequential manner . Presently they are handling those Veterans who were born in 1943 as also those commissioned up to 1971. The amount that will be refunded is as shown in the schedule below.

ACTION ON OUR PART - Please ring up Army HQ AG's Branch Tel No, - 011 26196217 , which is being promptly attended by a JCO. I got connected with  this number in first attempt. Give your IC No to the JCO, he will immediately check your details on his computer and verify with you and your current postal address will be updated by him in his data base. They will send a letter by post at your updated postal address to obtain your bank details for sending you the cheque once your turn comes up. 

INDEX OF THE SITE -SUBJECT WISE

THIS SITE IS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN

(Pl click on the topics of your selected post the same will open for you here. Please return to HOME page by clicking the HOME button in your post - List Updated - May 2017)

INDEX OF POSTS IN THIS SITE

FLASH NEWS

HOME PAGE SIGNALS PARIVAAR

BEREAVEMENT IN SIGS PARIVAAR (APR-17)

CORPS DOMESTIC MATTERS - 2017

INDEX - ALL POSTS IN THIS SITE

HOW TO USE THIS SITE

TAX EXEMTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES

Tax Exemption For Disabled Persons,

The Income Tax Act and the Profession Tax Act provides various income tax deductions under Section 80DD, 80DDB and 80U for differently-abled (disabled and handicapped) people.

Most states in India allow a professional tax exemption for any person suffering from a permanent disability.

Section 80DD
Under Section 80DD the expenses on maintenance/ medical treatment of disabled dependents can be claimed as an income tax deduction. Dependents include spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters and the income tax deduction is valid only if they have not already claimed a benefit under Section 80U. Income-tax Deduction for expenses for partially disabled dependents (severity 40-80%) is allowed up to Rs.75,000 while it goes up to Rs 1.25 lakh if the dependent is over 80% disabled. The plus side is that even if your actual expenses are lesser than Rs 75000 you can claim a full deduction.

Section 80U

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VETERANS

USEFUL  INFORMATION  FOR  RETIRED   OFFICERS/SPOUSES/NOK

                                           COMPILED BY BRIG L VIJAYAN, SM ( RETD)

INDEX

Ser No.                                          Subject                                                                       Page No.

1.   INTRODUCTION                                                                                                         4-11

·         General.                                                                                                              

·         Precautions to be taken by the Elderly Persons.                    

·         Carry Identity Card.                                                                                        

·         Financial Matters.                                                                                             

·         Contact Information.   

                                                                                     

CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF ARMED FORCES

CONSTITUTIONAL - STATUS OF ARMED FORCES

Para 310 of the Constitution reads,
"310. (1) Except as expressly provided by this Constitution, every person who is a member of a defence service or of a civil service of the Union or of an all-India service or holds any post connected with defence or any civil post under the Union holds office during the pleasure of the President, and every person who is a member of a civil service of a State or holds any civil post under a State holds office during the pleasure of the Governor 3*** of the State. (2)"

Our understanding of the sentence, would place the member of the Defence Service on top of all others, followed by the civil services and then  by all India services.

Apparently the makers of the constitution had this order in mind, when the above sentence was framed. The meaning of the constitution is quite clear and has clearly indicated the order of precedence. There has been no amendment to this act. 

Any other  office order by the Govt of India which is not in line with the above constitutional provisions is unconstitutional and can be struck down by the Honourable Supreme Court of India.

Keeping this in my mind, it is surprising that the 7CPC has unilaterally and unconstitutionally recommended that the Defence Services should now be equated to CPOs or para military service, which is two rungs below.

CORPS DOMESTIC MATTERS - 2016

** MCTE NEWS LETTERS "F L A S H" -  Dec -2016 ISSUE -  OPEN    

SIGNALS PARIVAAR IS deeply indebted to MCTE for the Monthly News Letters which is being made available for the Veterans to remain in touch with their Alma Mater since 2012. We have retained all past News Letters in our Library   
                                     OPEN THE  NEWS LETTER "FLASH"  LIBRARY 

 ** DIRECTORY OF RETIRED SIGNAL OFFICERS - DEC 2016  MAINTAINED BY THE  DG SIGS (SIGS ADM), IHQ of MOD (ARMY),   FOR ANY CORRECTIONS KINDLY APPROACH IN WRITING BY POST TO  SIGNALS DTE AT ARMY HQ, NEW DELHI

**  THEY DID THE CORPS PROUD -  We are proud of our brave hearts for their heroic deeds in the face of the enemy.  CLICK TO READ

** CORPS PENSION CELL AT ALLAHABAD FOR SIGNALS-VETERANS    HAS BEEN  ESTABLISHED BY THE AFSR AT ALLAHABAD. SUB U.P. SINGH IS THE JCO I/C OF THE CELL. YOU CAN WRITE YOUR PROBLEMS TO PCDA (P) AND SEND HARD COPY (A MUST)  OF THE SAME TO SIGNALS PENSION CELL C/O  4 AIR FMN SIG REGT C/O 56 APO TO  HELP PURSUE YOUR APPLICATION WITH THE PCDA.(P)

                                                          

NOTICE FROM INCOME TAX

IF YOU GET INCOME TAX NOTICE

 Jul 18 2016 : The Times of India (Delhi)

Find out what each Section stands for and the reason you received it
A tax notice can be intimidating.

However, before you panic, take the time to find out why ex actly a notice has been sent to you and what the implications are according to the sections mentioned.

JABALPUR WAR MEMORIAL

CORPS OF SIGNALS WAR MEMORIAL AT JABALPUR

The Signals War Memorial in Jabalpur Cantonment is dedicated to the Personnels of Corps of Signals who have laid down their lives in service of the Corps and Country in the pre and post-Independence era including World War I and II. The Signals War Memorial was erected on the Parade Ground of 1 Military Training Regiment of 1 Signal Training Centre, and dedicated to the Nation at a solemn ceremony on February 13, 1961 during the Golden Jubilee Corps Reunion.  READ MORE

    ALSO - (SCROLL DOWN TO READ ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTION OF  SIGNALS IN FREEDOM STRUGGLE)

RAIL LINK TO VALLEY

RAIL LINK TO KASHMIR VALLEY
 NOTE  - THIS POST IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

SAMPLE FORMAT OF WILL - FOR YOU

DIRECTORATE OF INDIAN ARMY VETERANS

• Please be informed that the Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV) has been inaugurated on 14 Jan 2016. This newly raised directorate is located along the Cavalry Road in Delhi Cantonment and the Veterans and Next of Kin may feel free to visit us during the working hours.
• With a view to reach out to the veteran fraternity, an official web portal at URL www.indianarmyveterans.gov.in has been fielded to meet the needs and aspirations of the veteran fraternity. Accordingly, the veterans and NoK may like to register themselves on this web portal for periodic news update & services and redressal of grievances
  For the said purpose, you are requested to please fill in details as per the format appended below and mail the same at armyveteranscell@gmail.com or veteranscell-army@nic.in. Alternatively, the form duly filled on a hard copy could be mailed to the undersigned at Directorate of Indian Army Veterans, 104, Cavalry Road, Maude Line, Delhi Cantt – 110010.
  

  
  

  
  

VETERANS - MUST ACT WHILE IN GOOD HEALTH

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY VETERANS WHILE STILL IN GOOD HEALTH

JUST DONOT POSTPONE THEM EVEN FOR A DAY

1.              While in service, we planned for all contingencies which might occur, whether in official or personal matters. However, after retirement many of us do not display the same meticulousness in our personal affairs. We feel that we still have plenty of time to go and will place our affairs in order In due course of time. When the unexpected happens, the NOK are left to clear an unimaginable tangle of legal and financial issues. It is obviously our responsibility towards our loved ones to organise our personal affairs, while we are still in good health, so that our NOK can receive assets as smoothly as possible. Some measures to ensure this are enumerated in succeeding paragraphs.

ENDORSEMENT OF DOB OF SPOUSE IN PPO

    ENDORSEMENT OF  DATE OF BIRTH AND NAME  IN PPO OF YOUR SPOUSE AS FAMILY PENSIONER

   The PPOs issued before 1990 did not have the name of the spouse mentioned as the family pensioner after the demise of the pensioner. It was a problem to have  the family pension commenced and took many months in the procedure.  However,  post 1990 the PCDA began showing only the name of the spouse in the PPOs so that the family pension can begin without a break on the demise of the pensioner.
        On implementation of the recommendations of 6 CPC on enhancement of pension on being Super Sr Ctz was sanctioned for the Family Pension also at par with the pensioners i.e on attaining the age of 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100 yrs.  

THEY DID THE CORPS PROUD

    In this section our aim is introduce our Signallers who have made the Corps proud by their acts of unmatched bravery, Courage and Extra Ordinary Achievements. This post includes the following articles:-

1.         The  article compiled by Lt Col HS Bhandari (Veteran) and  publishes in The SIGNALMAN Feb 2011 issue. 

2.      THE SAGA OF CAPT PK GHOSH, VrC.  By Maj Gen VK Singh.    for the liberation of Bangladesh..

3      NATHULA 1967 - THE REAL STORY – 2Lt NC GUPTA‘s FEARLESS ACTS OF BRAVERY - by Maj Gen VK Singh.  

4.     DECORATED SOLDIERS.

5.     COL ARVIND  JOGLEKAR - PERSONA EXTRA ORDINARY - A Writer, Traveller and an Actor.  by Col A Joglekar

The SIGNALS PARIVAAR will welcome such articles from the Parivar Members, on extraordinary achievements in any field by our officers JCOs and men, for hosting here for posterity.

CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLES

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OROP & 7th CPC TABLES

From Air Marshal Savur..

Caution: This is for easier understanding by Ladies & Course-mates of the OROP tables in PCDA (P) Circular No. 555 dated 03 Feb 2016.

 This is not to be quoted in any official correspondence 

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Ordinary Basic Family Pension 

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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