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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*********************************************** YOUR COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THIS POST      Dear Veterans, 1. We at Signals-Family Portal are ordinary people in various matters concerning serving and Retired Govt Personnel, as such, do heavily bank upon inputs from our readers. Kindly do add, comment and give your observations on this or any other post aimed at improving the posted contents for the benefit of the veterans community. 2. Kindly post these under the comments, we will much appreciate your contribution in this regard. 3. In order to avoid spam and unwarranted or mischievous posts, only such entries will get published where the Person has given his RANK, NAME @ EMAIL ID at the end of his/her text. 4. We will do our best to post our response as quickly as possible after getting the facts vetted from offrs, JCOs and men who are more knowledgeable on particular subject. With best wishes                                                                                                                                     Sincerely yours,                                                                                                                    Brig Narinder Dhand (Veteran)                                                 ********************************************

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SELECTED ARTICLES - A MUST READ

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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!!!

                                      आगे पढ़ने के लिए नीचे क्लिक कर्रें 

***** 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
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Borderline --200 -- 239

                                                   आगे पढ़ने के लिए नीचे क्लिक करें 

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

THAT LITTLE GIRL-I LOST LONG AGO

THAT LITTLE GIRL I LOST LONG AGO

                    by Shruti Dhand

Seeing these little girls play in the Ram Vihar lawns today, my mind wandered off to the thoughts of a little girl I had known years back. She was no different from these little girls with their hair tied up in pigtails. Such a simple and beautiful world she lived in, so colorful and fragrant. Even the little of things brought big joys to her; tensions, responsibilities, suspicion, competition were just another words whose spelling were difficult for her to learn! I still remember her coming back from school, throwing her bag off and all ready for her nap... her appointment with the dream fairy!! Evenings were to be spent with her best friends- her teddies and dolls... she couldn’t wait to share her every little secret with them! There was not a secret she couldn’t share ... the heart so clean and clear!!! Her laugh was in perfect accord with her heart filled with immaculate happiness...! Her eyes on the ever smiling face was the gateway of innocence she held within...with twinkle of the brightest star on a clear night…

 

SIGNALS PARIVAAR - SONS & DAUGHTERS

THEY HAVE EXCELLED AND MADE US PROUD

     THERE ARE MANY OF OUR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN LIFE WITH RECKONABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN MANY FIELDS. SIGNALS PARIVAAR  PROUDLY DEDICATES A SPECIAL PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE  (BLOG) FOR THEM.

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VETERANS ARE REQUESTED TO MAIL THE WRITE UPS IN THIS RESPECT FOR INSERTION HERE TO  mgr.sigs@gmail.com 

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VIRAT LAKHANPAL Viraat Lakhanpal is a Signals Family boy. He is the son of Lt Col Vikrant 

Lakhanpal, Signals and grandson of Brig CL Lakhanpal (DADA JI) and Brig AK Sharma (NANA 

HEALTH CARE - CPR

1. EMERGENCY AID FOR CARDIC ARREST    

     If the heart stops pumping, it is known as a cardiac arrest. It happened recently while we senior citizens were sitting in the park for our evening gup-shup. One of our friend suddenly collapsed  while sitting on the park bench. His pulse showed no sign and his eyes were turning. We made him lie down and having documented the paper for CPR few days earlier it was fresh on mind to activate the procedure. To our happiness in 25 seconds the heart beat started again and the person revived. He got 

DEFENCE PENSIONERS MUST KNOW THEIR PENSION

http://indianexserviceman.blogspot.in/2010/01/defence-pensioners-must-know-their.html

It has been observed with great concern that a large number of Defence pensioners (PBORs) including Honorary Rank officers just accept whatever the bank pays to them as pension. The position of a family pensioner is still worse.

The highly educated children of many defence pensioners don’t bother about to find out whether their parents are getting the correct pension.

The Exwel Trust volunteers, practically go to the residences of many family pensioners after getting the details of pensioners and addresses from the pension paying banks. Hardly one percent of the pensioner comes out of their own for help. They simply continue to accept whatever is paid by the bank.

The Trust conducted one pensioners meet to help the pensioners to get their correct pension

SHORT STORIES - BY Dr RAGHUBIR DHAND

CLICK FOR THE STORY - HANDAN SAAR (DURABLE)   (HINDI TRANSLATION) - A Tribute to Indian Women.

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