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Sunday, 5 July 2020
AN ACT OF VENGENCE BY ECHS KANNUR FOR REPORTING TO THE ISSUE OF DATE EXPIRED MEDICINE TO AN AGED & AILING VETERAN
It is Reported thatt the respondent veteran is moving a Petition in Kerala High court for distorting & suppressing the fact by ECHS Kannur for taking Vengeance on him.The Veteran who received the Show Cause Notice is Filing the Petition in the Personal Name OF official who has signed the Show Cause Notice as 1st Respondent & o I/C By name as 2nd Respondent & few other higher officials.
Saturday, 4 July 2020
PRIME MINISTERS MORALE BOOSTER VISIT TO LAC
The Prime Minister's visit to Leh comes at a time when relations with China are severely strained and is being seen as one aimed at sending a strong message to China, as well an attempt to boost morale of the Indian forces posted in the tough terrain.
Earlier, Defence Minister Rajanth Singh was scheduled to visit Leh and interact with the troops, along with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane. However, in a last-minute change of plans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself decided to meet the troops.
2) While paying tributes to the 20 Indian soldiers killed in the June 15 violent faceoff, PM Modi said their bravery has sent a strong message about India's strength. The Prime Minister was addressing personnel from the Army, Air Force and ITBP.
3) In his address, PM Modi said India's resolve to become 'atmanirbhar' (self-reliant) becomes stronger because of its soldiers and their strong resolve. He told the personnel that their will power is as strong and firm as the Himalayas and the whole country is proud of them.
4) Sending a message to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the era of expansionism is over now and that India's enemies have seen the "fire and fury" of Indian soldiers. "The era of expansionism has come to an end. This is the era of development...History has proved that expansionist forces have either lost or were forced to turn back," PM Modi said.
5) Addressing the Indian troops, PM Modi said, "Your courage is higher than the heights where you are serving today. When the safety of the country is in your hands, then there is a belief. Not only me, but the entire nation believes in you. We all are proud of you."
6) Affirming that India is committed to peace and friendship, PM Modi said this commitment to peace should not be seen as India's weakness. He said India has always given a befitting reply to anyone who has tried to disturb the prevailing atmosphere of peace and progress.
7) During the interaction, Prime Minister Modi recalled the greatness of the Ladakhi culture as well as the noble teachings of Kushok Bakula Rimpoche. He described Ladakh as a land of sacrifice and a land that has given several patriots. Prime Minister affirmed that the people of India are inspired by the teachings of Gautama Buddha, for whom courage was linked to conviction and compassion.
8) The Prime Minister also travelled to Nimu, a forward post, and interacted with troops there. Nimu is surrounded by the Zanskar range and is on the banks of river Indus.
9) Meanwhile, in an apparent response to the day's event, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi said it is "groundless to view China as expansionist". "China has demarcated boundary with 12 of its 14 neighbouring countries through peaceful negotiations, turning land borders into bonds of friendly cooperation. It is groundless to view China as 'expansionist', exaggerate and fabricate its disputes with neighbours," a Chinese Embassy Spokesperson in New Delhi said in a tweet.
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
INJUSTICE TO MILITARY FAMILY PENSIONERS
The Hon’ble Defence Minister
Government of India,
New Delhi
Sub:An appeal to rectify the currently existing
injustice in the matter of eligibility to Enhanced Family Pension to the widows
of Armed Forces Pensioners who retire at an early age.
Respected
sir,
The
current NDA government, under the able leadership of Shri. NarendraModiji, had
done quite a lot for the welfare of defence personnel including the
Ex-servicemen and widows. The notable benefit was the grant of OROP which was a
long pending demand of the Ex-servicemen community. While we are extremely
grateful for all benefits extended to us, we would like to submit the following
anomaly in the matter of eligibility for Enhanced Family Pension to the widows
of early retired defence pensioners, for your kind consideration and favourable
action.
As per existing Family Pension Rules,
the Enhanced Family Pension (EFP) is payable, in the event of death of a
pensioner, for a period up to seven
years from the date of retirement (or) till the pensioner has attained 67
years of age, had he/she been alive, whichever is earlier. The
enhanced family pension payable is equivalent to 50% of the Last Pay Drawn
(LPD) by the pensioner at the time of retirement (or) the amount
of pension sanctioned before commutation, whichever is less.
Thereafter
the widow will be entitled to normal family pension at the rate of 30% of last
pay drawn, whichis 20% less than the Enhanced Family Pension. The
above provisions of the Rule apply uniformly to the widows of both the
civilian central government pensioners and the armed forces pensioners.
On careful examination of
the above provisions, it will be seen that it is discriminatory and unfair
to the widows of ex-servicemen who are made to retire at a young age as a
national necessity, in order to keep the Armed Forces young and fighting
fit all the time. It may kindly be noted that 88% of the soldiers retire
at the age of 33-37 years.
The following illustration will
demonstrate the above point clearly.
1. If a central government employee who
retired on superannuation at the age of 60 years, dies shortly after his
retirement, the widow will be eligible for Enhanced Family Pension at the rate
of 50% of Last Pay Drawn by the pensioner at the time of retirement, almost for
7 years or till 67 years of age of the pensioner, had he been alive,
whichever is earlier.
2. Whereas
the widow of a defence pensioner/ex-serviceman who got discharged at the age of
33 years on completion of his initial term of engagement becomes INELIGIBLE for
Enhanced Family Pension, immediately after seven years of his discharge when his
age is only 40 years, had he been alive. The age of the widow at that time,
will naturally be less than 40, possibly 34 or 35 years,
when her responsibilities are full and to the brim with her
children in the critical stage of studies in school or college and the
necessity of her continuous presence at home, possibly to take care of both her
aged and ailing parents and in-laws, who need constant physical, emotional and
even financial support.
Unfortunately, at that
critical time of her life, she gets a reduced pension of only
30% of her husband's Last Pay Drawn, just because of the reason that her
husband had died immediately after a lapse of seven years of his
discharge. This is a double whammy to the young and hapless
widow.
Sir, while her counterpart in the
civil will be eligible for the benefit of enhanced family pension at the
rate of 50% the last pay drawn by her husband
until 67 years of his age,
she will be unfairly deprived of the benefit when the age of her husband is
only 40. This is a grave injustice, especially in
view of the fact that he retired early as the country needs a young armed
force.
In order to mitigate this hardship and
to rectify the above anomaly,
it is suggested that the existing condition
of death should have occurred before 7 years of retirement to be
entitled to the Enhanced Family Pension, may
be amended to the effect that the
Enhanced Family Pension may be paid uniformly to all widows for a period of seven
years after the pensioner’s death irrespective of his age of retirement (or) up
to 67 years of age, had the pensioner been alive, whichever is earlier.
The financial implication of such an
amended provision will be negligible as the
statistics show that majority
of pensioners including those from armed forces,
normally die at an old age of above 60 years and therefore, there
may hardly be a few cases of death at
an earlier age. Considering the selfless service that these small number
of defence pensioners haverendered while they were in uniform in defending
our great nation, the proposed amendment to the Rule, will
not only be a great tribute to their memory, but
also isof greatfinancial help to the young widows in the critical time of their
life.
In view of the foregoing, I earnestly
appeal to your good self to get the above matter examined in the light of the
submissions made, for issue of appropriate orders in this regard, for which act
of kindness the entire ex-serviceman community of this country shall remain
grateful to you and remember you forever. The benefit may also be kindly
extended to all the existing family pensioners of this category.
Yours Faithfully,
M. Prabhakaran, Air Veteran,
Member, Karnataka RajyaSainik Board,
Flat no. 15A&B, Krishnanagar Apartments,
Bangalore - 560017
(M)
9880016240
Saturday, 6 June 2020
A MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM ONE OF THE SBI ADVISOR IS GIVEN BELOW
1. I am Maj Gen PK Ramachandran (Retd) currently serving in State Bank of India as Circle Defence Banking Advisor looking after the salary packages of Defence (including Indian Coast Guard) and Para Military Forces. I am working in the capacity of a contractual GM.
2. During interaction with various veterans and also referring to our data base, I have observed the following issues:-
(a) Many of our veterans are having pension a/c with SBI as normal SB A/C and not as Defence Salary Package Pension (DSP Pension) A/c. By this they are depriving themselves all the privileges associated with DSP A/c. They can give their consent to the Branch Manager and convert their existing SB a/c in to DSP Pension A/c. All the benefits stated in DSP a/c are available to ESM less the following:-
(i) Personal Accident Insurance Cover.
(ii) Two months salary overdrawal facility limited to Rs 40,000/- to Silver Card.
b) Depending on the rank they have retired they are eligible for the type of a/c they are entitled.
3. They are also entitled to Pension Loan as under:-
Particulars
Age of the Pensioner Up to 72 Years
Above 72 and up to 74 Years
Above 74 and up to 76 Years
Loan Amount (Pensioner)
Rs 14.00 lakhs
Rs 12.00 lakhs
Rs 7.50 lakhs
Loan Amount (Family Pensioner)
Rs 05.00 lakhs
Rs 4.50 lakhs
Rs 2.50 lakhs
Repayment
60 Months
48 Months
24 Months
4. However, the loan amount cannot be more than 18 Months of Pension. All categories are entitled for a Second Loan within the eligible criteria. The interest rate is 3.5% above base rate (13.35% at current base rate).
5. Please also advise all veterans to link their Aadhaar with E-KYC (Know Your Customer) at the branch which would enable them to render life certificate from anywhere in the future as and when implemented. Branches are being given separate instructions for completing the Aadhaar based e-KYC.
6. You can contact me on Mob No. 07032903055 and also on e-mail ramcha_pk@hotmail.com and second contact person at Local Head Office, Hyderabad is for any queries.
7. May I request you to keep all the veterans informed so that the benefits reaches them.
Regards
Maj Gen PK Ramachandran(Retd)CDBA Army, LHO (Hyd)
👆Pls share with your ex-servicemen friends...
2. During interaction with various veterans and also referring to our data base, I have observed the following issues:-
(a) Many of our veterans are having pension a/c with SBI as normal SB A/C and not as Defence Salary Package Pension (DSP Pension) A/c. By this they are depriving themselves all the privileges associated with DSP A/c. They can give their consent to the Branch Manager and convert their existing SB a/c in to DSP Pension A/c. All the benefits stated in DSP a/c are available to ESM less the following:-
(i) Personal Accident Insurance Cover.
(ii) Two months salary overdrawal facility limited to Rs 40,000/- to Silver Card.
b) Depending on the rank they have retired they are eligible for the type of a/c they are entitled.
3. They are also entitled to Pension Loan as under:-
Particulars
Age of the Pensioner Up to 72 Years
Above 72 and up to 74 Years
Above 74 and up to 76 Years
Loan Amount (Pensioner)
Rs 14.00 lakhs
Rs 12.00 lakhs
Rs 7.50 lakhs
Loan Amount (Family Pensioner)
Rs 05.00 lakhs
Rs 4.50 lakhs
Rs 2.50 lakhs
Repayment
60 Months
48 Months
24 Months
4. However, the loan amount cannot be more than 18 Months of Pension. All categories are entitled for a Second Loan within the eligible criteria. The interest rate is 3.5% above base rate (13.35% at current base rate).
5. Please also advise all veterans to link their Aadhaar with E-KYC (Know Your Customer) at the branch which would enable them to render life certificate from anywhere in the future as and when implemented. Branches are being given separate instructions for completing the Aadhaar based e-KYC.
6. You can contact me on Mob No. 07032903055 and also on e-mail ramcha_pk@hotmail.com and second contact person at Local Head Office, Hyderabad is for any queries.
7. May I request you to keep all the veterans informed so that the benefits reaches them.
Regards
Maj Gen PK Ramachandran(Retd)CDBA Army, LHO (Hyd)
👆Pls share with your ex-servicemen friends...
Sunday, 31 May 2020
INCS KOCHI GROCERY & LIQUOR ISSUE SCHEDULE
Sunday, 24 May 2020
PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE MINIMUM PENSIONABLE SERVICE OF JCO'S/ ORS FROM THE PRESENT 15 YEARS TO 20 YEARS
Saturday, 23 May 2020
List of empanelled hospitals treating/investigation COVID-19 ECHS Beneficiaries
Sl. No. | Region | Hospital Name |
1 | Ambala | MM INST. OF MEDICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCH – MULLANA |
2 | ROTARY AMBALA CANCER & GENERAL HOSPITAL | |
3 | DAYANAND HOSPITAL AND CRITICAL CARE CENTRE | |
4 | PARK HOSPITAL (A UNIT OF PARK MEDICITY INDIA PVT LTD) | |
5 | PARK HOSPITAL (A UNIT OF DMR HOSPITALS PVT LTD) | |
6 | Bangalore | NARAYANA HRUDAYALAYA LTD. BOMMASANDRA, HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE |
7 | APOLLO HOSPITAL, BANNERGHAT TA ROAD, BANGALORE | |
8 | KASURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MANIPAL | |
9 | FATHER MULLER’S MEDICAL COLLEGE MANGLORE | |
10 | KLES DR PRABHAKAR KORE HOSPITAL & MRC HI TECH LAB, BELGAUM |
Sl. No. | Region | Hospital Name |
11 | Bareilly | CLARA SWAIN MISSION HOSPITAL BAREILLY |
12 | TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE | |
13 | NAYATI MULTI SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL | |
14 | RAMA HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE | |
15 | SHRI RAM MURTI SMARAK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE | |
16 | Chennai | SRI NARAYANI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE |
17 | RAMANA MAHARISHI RANGAMMAL HOSPITAL | |
18 | Coimbatore | SKS INDIA PVT LTD |
19 | APOLLO SPECIALITY HOSPITAL – MADURAI | |
20 | KRISHNAMMAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | |
21 | APOLLO REACH HOSPITALS – KARAIKUDI | |
22 | MANIPAL HOSPITALS (A UNIT OF MANIPAL HEALTH ENTER | |
23 | SUDHA HOSPITALS | |
24 | NRT HOSPITAL | |
25 | GURU HOSPITAL | |
26 | APOLLO LOGA HOSPITAL | |
27 | VELAMMAL MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH ISNTI | |
28 | REVATHI MEDICAL CENTRE TIRUPUR PVT LTD | |
29 | APOLLO SPECIALITY HOSPITALS – TRICHY | |
30 | KMC SPECIALITY HOSPITALS (INDIA) LIMITED – TRICHY | |
31 | Dehradun | DR. AHUJAS PATHOLOGY & IMAGING CENTRE |
Sl. No. | Region | Hospital Name |
32 | Delhi-1 | MODERN DIAGNOSTIC & RESEARCH CENTRE – GURGAON |
33 | SARVODAYA HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE – FARIDABAD | |
34 | PARK HOSPITAL – FARIDABAD | |
35 | CORE DIAGNOSTICS PVT LTD | |
36 | DR LAL PATH LABS LTD – ROHINI | |
37 | PARK HOSPITAL GURGAON | |
38 | SRL LIMITED – GURGAON | |
39 | MAX SUPER SPECIALTY, SAKET | |
40 | MEDEOR HOSPITAL LTD, MANESAR | |
41 | Delhi-2 | PARK HOSPITAL – GURGAON : |
42 | MAX SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL – SAKET | |
43 | PARK HOSPITAL – FARIDABAD | |
44 | DR LAL PATH LABS LTD – ROHINI | |
45 | MODERN DIAGNOSTIC & RESEARCH CENTRE PVT LTO-Gurgaon | |
46 | SARVODAYA HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE, FARIDABAD | |
47 | SURBHI HOSPITAL, NOIDA | |
48 | MEDEOR HOSPITAL, MANESAR | |
49 | BHARDWAJ HOSPITAL, NOIDA | |
50 | SHARDA HOSPITAL, GREATER NOIDA | |
51 | JAYPEE HOSPITAL. NOIDA | |
52 | Hisar | SHIVAM HOSPITAL (UNIT OF R R HOSPITALS PVT LTD) |
53 | SANJIVANI MULTI & SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL | |
54 | BRAHMSHAKTI SANJIVANI SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL |
Sl. No. | Region | Hospital Name |
55 | Hyderabad | VIJAYA DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE, HIMAYATH NAGAR, HYDERBAD |
56 | Jalendhar | DR LAL PATH LAB JALANDHAR |
57 | DR LAL PATH LAB, AMRITSAR | |
58 | Jaipur | RAVINDRA HOSPITAL – JHUNJHUNU |
59 | DHUKIA HOSPITAL | |
60 | PUSHPANJALI HOSPITAL – REWARI | |
61 | CKRD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & RESEARCH INSTITUTE – JHUN | |
62 | JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY & RESERACH CENTRE, JAIPUR | |
63 | MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, JAIPUR | |
64 | FORTIS HOSPITAL, JAIPUR | |
65 | GURUKRIPA HOSPITAL, JHUNJHUNU | |
66 | SB MITTAL HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE, SIKAR | |
67 | MANIPAL HOSPITAL, JAIPUR | |
68 | SHANTI HOSPITAL, NARNAUL | |
69 | KAILASH HOSPITAL, BEHROR | |
70 | JINDAL SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL – Bharatpur | |
71 | SAMVEDNA – A UNIT OF SAMVEDNA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | |
72 | Jabalpur | DIMR HOSPITAL, MORAR |
73 | Kolkata | OR LAL PATHLABS PVT LTD – KOLKATA |
74 | AMRI HOSPITALS – SALT LAKE | |
75 | APOLLO GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL Ltd – Kolkata | |
76 | PEERLESS HOSPITAL AND B K ROY RESEARCH CENTRE | |
77 | Lucknow | DR. O P CHAUDHARY HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE |
78 | K K HOSPITAL – LUCKNOW | |
79 | CHARAK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER | |
80 | AJANTA HOSPITAL & IVF CENTRE Pvt Ltd – Lucknow | |
81 | RML MEHROTRA PATHOLOGY Pvt Ltd – Lucknow | |
82 | SHEKAR HOSPITAL PVT. LTD – LUCKNOW | |
83 | Ranchi | KALINGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (PRADYUMNA |
84 | JYOTHI HOSPITAL – Balasore | |
85 | IMS & SUM HOSPITAL |
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