OROP suicide: Supreme Court declines plea against Delhi govt’s order of granting one crore to ex-serviceman

 A bench led by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar observed that a court could not interfere with such decisions since the issue did not involve violation of fundamental rights.
The Supreme Court Friday declined to entertain a PIL, which had complained against the Delhi government’s decision to grant financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the family of a retired soldier, who killed himself in November last year while demanding the implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for retired soldiers.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar observed that a court could not interfere with such decisions since the issue did not involve violation of fundamental rights. It further cited the example of granting scholarships and awards to meritorious students, pointing out that the court could not ask a government to start issuing written and speaking orders in all instances.
“If you are unhappy about what has happened, go and sit in dharna… tell the government that we are not going to vote for you again. But it does not violate any fundamental right,” remarked the bench while dismissing the petition.
The PIL was filed by a group, Media Research and Welfare Society, which alleged that CM Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement for financial assistance to the family of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal was unjustified as there was no provision in the law to give compensation to a man who commits suicide.

NATION CELEBRATES ARMY DAY

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday saluted the courage and invaluable service of the soldiers and officers, including the veterans on the Army Day. PM Modi said the army and its brave soldiers have made the nation proud by their sacrifices. General Bipin Rawat, who recently took over as Army Chief, also extended his best wishes on the occasion. Large number of serving, veteran and civil dignitaries paid homage to martyrs at the Vijay Smarak or victory memorial at Fort William, headquarters of the Army's Eastern Command in Kolkata.

NO HOPE OF OPTION 1 FOR PRE-12016 PENSIONERS

MOST UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL

PENSIONER’S OPTION – 1 MERCILESSLY REJECTED

It is learnt that the Committee chaired by Secretary (Pension) has NOT recommended the Option Number – 1 recommended by 7th Central Pay Commission for fixation of pension of pre -2016 Pensioners. 

Instead it has recommended extension of the benefit of pension determination recommended by 5th CPC ie ; arriving at notional pay in 7th CPC by applying formula for pay revision for serving employees in each Pay Commission revision and consequent pension fixation. Now the Implementation Cell of 7th CPC is studying the recommendations of Pension Committee for processing for submission for approval of Cabinet. Thus , the one and the only favourable recommendation of 7th CPC ie; the real parity in Pension which is also approved by Cabinet with a rider “subject to feasibility” is going to be mercilessly rejected by Government , inspite of repeated requests and demands from NJCA, Confederation and Pensioners Associations .

M. KRISHNAN

Secretary General

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers

Mob & WhatsApp: 09447068125

CLARIFICATION OF CIRCULAR 568 BY PCDA ALLAHABAD

ARMED FORCES VETERANS' DAY : 14 JAN 17

1.   14 Jan has been designated as Armed Forces Veteran

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 Day.

2.   As part of the first Tri-Services Veteran

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 Day Celebration

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, a Veteran

​s'​

 Rally is being organised at Harbaksh Stadium, Delhi Cantt on 14 Jan 17 from 1000 h 

​onward.

3.   

​Hon'ble RM and ​

Service Chiefs 

​will be 

present at the Rally to interact with the Veterans.

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4.   

​At the rally, a number of stalls on welfare aspects connected with job placement, education facilities for wards of veterans, resettlement, pension entitlement etc are being put up to attend to the queries of veterans. A

n exclusive 

stall f

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​Air Veterans 

is being 

​put 

up by DAV

​, IAF BA, GIS​

​ & AFA​

. Additionally, there will be 

​a CSD counter.

 A Medical Camp is also being 

​held as a part of the Rally.

5.   High Tea has been arranged at 1110h.

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​Maximum participation from Air Veterans is solicited​. The Association expects at least 100 Veteran O

fficers and 200 

​Veteran ​

Airmen/ NCs(E)

​ to turn up 

at the Rally.

​ Veterans may ​call up on Mob No - 8376046001, 7291072722 and L/L No 011-25674146 to register their attendance at the Rally.

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.   Service Transport is being provided by Air Force to pick up Air Veterans from the following locations.

      (a)   Noida

​ - Transport being arranged by AF Stn Race Course : 011-23010231/7628 (Extn) ​

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      (b)   Greater Noida

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Transport being arranged by AF Stn Race Course​

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011-23010231/7628 (Extn) ​

      (c)   54 ASP (Gurgaon)

​           : 0124-2345646/ 4414 (Extn)

      (d)   7 BRD (Tughalakabad)

​     : 011

​-26041519/ 9953592418 (Mobile) ​

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28 Wing (AF Stn, Hindon)

​ : 0120-2656666/ 4415 (Extn)

​      (f)   12 BRD (Najafgarh)​         : 011-25318701

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3 Wing (AF Stn, Palam)

​   : 011-25675162/25676364/ 8527850622 (Mobile) ​

​      (h)​   56 ASP (Faridabad)         : 0129-2473632/ 7065555618 (Mobile) 

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​Air Veterans desirous of availing the transport facility are advised to get in touch with AFA Branches at NOIDA (Contact No. 0120-2542428/9811713280) and Gurgaon (Contact No. 0124-2219669/9312245684) beiseds the above units on the Telephone Numbers listed against them to ascertain the exact time and location of pick up/drop points. Additionally, the Army is positioning their transport at 0630h at the following locations which could be availed by Air Veterans.

​      (a)   Gurgaon       - ​  Iffco Chowk, DSOI, Haldi Ram Toll Barrier & Devendra Vihar

      (b)   Faridabad     -   Zila Sainik Board Office, Sarita Vihar-Faridabad Fly Over

      (c)   Dwarka        -   Sector-10 Metro Station, AWHO, Dwarka

      (d)   NOIDA         - 

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Arun 

​V​

ihar,

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Noida Golf 

​C​

ourse,

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Jalvayu 

V

ihar​ & 

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Zila 

​S​

ainik 

​B​

oard

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      (e)   New Delhi    -   

DSOI Dhaulakuan, ISBT Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi Rly Stn Paharganj

                                   Sarai Kale khan/Nizamuddin Rly Stn & Rajiv Chowk Metro Stn

9.   Request turn up in large numbers to be a part of the Rally and make it a grand success.

10. Good luck and a Happy New Year to all Air Veterans from AFA.

PMO GRIEVANCE REPLY

Status as on 06 Jan 2017

Registration Number	:	PMOPG/E/2016/0324624
Name Of Complainant	:	MBC MENON
Date of Receipt	:	02 Sep 2016
Received by	:	Prime Ministers Office
Forwarded to	:	AG1
Contact Address	:	room No. 104, B Wing, Sena Bhawan
		New delhi
		110011
Grievance Description	:	Ref: NFOESM/7th PAY/109/2016 Dated: 02/09/2016 Shri. Narendra Modi, Hon. Prime Minister of India Dear Sir, It has been brought to our notice by the print media that the implementation of 7th CPC benefits to soldiers are held up due to the objection raised by the three chiefs of Armed forces. The objections are reported to have been in respect of higher pay for officer’s equivalent to their counter parts in civil. Along with this they have also recommended for a little increase in Military service pay for JCO’S only leaving behind a large section of OR’s to reduce the outgo by which their demand can be accepted without any objection by the exchequer . This is nothing but a bargaining better pay for officers only using the entire soldiers as shield. The chiefs are officers who have taken pledge to look after the welfare of those who placed below them above their own interest. The hike in Military service pay for JCO’S only as reported to have been recommended by them is likely to cause discontent among the OR’S. We are not against officers getting higher pay equivalent to their counterparts in civil it is a legitimate demand but it should not be at the cost of poor soldiers by asking them to shut their mouth. We request your god office to study the case before taking a final decision on the recommendation of Chiefs enhance the Military service pay of entire OR’s JCO’s equivalent to Nursing officers who are less exposed to risk than soldiers who are very much exposed to danger to their life in battle field, living conditions in high altitude like Siachen, in fighting cross border terrorism in times of natural calamities Thanking you MBC MENON CHAIRMAN NATIONAL FEDERATION OF EX-SERVICEMEN E-MAIL: nfoesm@gmail.com CC to: Shri.Manohar Parikkar, Hon:Defence Minister of India
Current Status	:	CASE CLOSED
Your Feedback	:	Poor
Date of Action	:	05 Jan 2017
Details	:	The 7th Pay Commission, an expert body, after due examination recommended Military Service Pay (MSP) at different rates for Officers and PBORs, keeping in view the various factors. The Govt, after due examination, has accepted the recommendations of the 7th CPC, vide Resolution dated 5th September 2016.

Orop: 99% pensioners will get benefits by January-end, says Manohar Parrikar

New Delhi: Defence Minster Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that around 20 lakh pensioners have been paid the benefits of One Rank One Pension (Orop) so far, and more than 99 percent of cases will be settled by January-end.

Manohar Parrikar. File photo. PTI

"So far, we have already paid the benefits to more than 19,70,000 pensioners. Around 68,000 pension cases were in scrutiny in December. The targeted time schedule was end of December and 13,000 cases are sent to pension dispersing authority," Parrikar said at a press conference.
"With that I think almost 99 percent of the eligible cases will be settled probably by January. One percent is not being able to trace them, probably dead," the minister said.
Parrikar said he has "instructed all the agencies to go and find out such cases".
"Rs 6,300 crore has already been dispersed as arrears and the current payments are ongoing for the current period. Total back arrears will be around Rs 10,800 crore of which Rs 6,300 crore has been disbursed," he said.
Orop for retired armed forces personnel was announced on 5 September, 2015.
The scheme took 2013 as the base year to calculate pensions and date of implementation was 1 July, 2014. The period for review was kept at five years.
First Published On : Jan 3, 2017 20:59 IST

In New Year, services await revised pay

Defence sources said that the government had in principle agreed to most of the core concerns expressed by the services.

As the New Year sets in, there is disgruntlement in the military as they are yet to receive their revised pay under the Seventh Pay Commission (SPC). This is because the issue is held up pending resolution of the core concerns raised by the services with respect to their civilian counterparts in the SPC recommendations.
Defence sources said that the government had in principle agreed to most of the core concerns expressed by the services but stated that the issue being complicated it would take some more time.
“The issue is currently being discussed between the Defence and Finance ministries and the Prime Minister’s Office. A decision will be taken at the earliest,” a source observed.

The Defence Ministry has already issued the implementation order, which is pending further process as the services have not issued special instructions so far despite the government’s request, and thus military personnel continue to receive the Sixth Pay Commission prescribed salaries unlike their civilian counterparts.

Letter to PM, Parrikar

The three Chiefs had written to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the discrepancies which were not cleared by the empowered committee appointed to look into the issue. “The finance wing of the Ministry sought the financial implication of these concerns from the services two weeks ago.” another source stated.
Around the same time, the Lavasa committee, appointed to look into the issue of allowances under the SPC, held its 7th meeting. “The Defence Ministry has largely supported the concerns of the services,” the source added.
The services had on several occasions raised four core concernswhich they perceive reduce the status of the armed forces with respect to their civilian counterparts. These include Non Functional Upgrade (NFU), NFU pay fixation, Military Service Pay (MSP) and common pay matrix for civil and military.

Ahead of Diwali in November the Government approved a one-time 10 per cent interim relief for military personnel for a period of 10 months from January to October 2016 pending resolution of the issue.

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