A Cartoon by our Biswasda
Sunday 8 September 2019
Saturday 7 September 2019
RTI REQUEST FILED FOR LIVE DATA 2018 FROM CGDA
| RTI Registration No.DEXSW/R/2019/50932 | ||||||||
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| Public Authority-DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE | ||||||||
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Thursday 5 September 2019
SHORT BRIEFING BY BISWASDA FROM THE VOLUMINOUS RTI REPLY RECEIVED BY HIM
UPDATE ON
OROP-2 REVISION AS PER
RTI REPLY RECEIVED BY
EX-SGT. M. BISWAS
Today after long wait I
got the so-called 107-page document from Ministry of Defence in reply of my
RTI. As it is not possible to scan and publish the scanned copies of such
voluminous data, I will give my fallowing observations and impressions for the
information of eagerly waiting ESMs.
1. Most
of the information provided are inter-departmental correspondence before
formation of OROP-2 committee. Majority of these documents are already
available in the environment in terms of my earlier RTI reply and RTI reply
received by Air Marshall Savur (Retd.)
2. OMJC
Repot is not tagged to OROP-2 and OROP-2 committee will not take OMJC Report
into account for revision.
3. Two
meetings have taken place by OROP-2 Committee and the deliberations have been
forwarded to RM, RRM, Sec. to RM, ESW and many others for their comments.
Nobody has replied yet and it seems that nobody is in a hurry to settle the
OROP-2 issues.
4. I
have not got the minutes of the OROP-2 committee meetings but from the
inter-departmental correspondence I came to know that CGDA has raised two
issues. One: the terms of reference of OROP-2 committee were to fix the
modalities and methodologies of OROP-2. So they are not obliged to make the
table. Two: there is no officer of TRIPAS in the committee, so how it is
possible to reach a conclusion for OROP-2?
5. Letters
have been sent to Army, Navy & Air Force pay-cells to supply latest live
data of 2018 retirees and presumably they are working on it.
6. I
found the role of DESW is positive, as they are sending reminders that the
stipulated period of one month for submission of report is surpassed.
7. DESW
is kind enough to give me copies of a few confidential letters, which I can not
reveal here for legal reasons.
8. My
overall impression is: OROP-2 train is slow-moving but surely on track and we
may have to wait for a few more months to know the outcome and get our arrears
credited to our Bank Accounts.
Friday 30 August 2019
PCDA Circular No. 626: Dual Family Pension i.e. OFP from Military Side, SFP/ LFP for re-employed Military service
THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Dated: 19 Aug 2019
To.The OI/C
Records/PAOs (ORs)
Subject:- Implementation of the Government decision regarding grant of dual family pension i.e. Ordinary family pension (OFP) from Military service as well as Special family pension (SFP)/Liberalised family pension (LFP) for re-employed military service-reg.
Reference:- This office Circular No. circular no. 284 dated 18.09.2001,
circular No. 504 dated 17.01.2013, Circular no. 513 dated 19.07.2013
As per Gol, MoD letter No. 01(05)/2010-D(Pen/Policy) dated 17.01.2013 (Cir No. 504 dated 17.01.2013), it was decided that the families of Armed Forces Personnel who got re-employed in Civil Departments/PSUs/Autonomous Bodies/Local Funds of Central/State Governments after getting retired from military service and were in receipt of military pension till death, shall be allowed to draw Ordinary Family Pension w.e.f 24.09.2012 from military side in addition to the family pension, if any, authorized from the re-employed civil department subject to fulfillment of other prescribed conditions as hithertofore.
2) It was further clarified vide Gol,
MoD letter No. 10(17)/2012-D(Pen/Pol) dated 21.03.2013 (Cir No. 513
dated 19.07.2013) that the dual family pension is allowable irrespective
of whether re-employment was in civil or military department and family pensioners of DSC/TA personnel are also covered in the ambit of the Gol, MoD letter No. 01(05)/2010-D(Pen/Policy) dated 17.01.2013.
3) The issue regarding extending the
admissibility of SFP/LEP as dual family pension in case of death
attributable to military service is under consideration to Govt. It is now clarified vide Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. PC-2(6)/2013-D (Pen/Pol) dated 08.07.2019 that the provision of two family pensions, one in respect of military/civil service and SEP/LEP for re employed military service is also applicable. SFP/LFP if any, would be admissible in terms of GoI, MoD letter no. 1(2)/97/D(Pen-C) dated 31.01.2001 on death of a pension who was re-employed in military service and if his death is attributable to military service, in addition to ordinary family pension in respect of the previous military/civil service with following conditions.
a) Where, however, on death of the
re-employed ex-serviceman if the family is eligible for SFP/LFP for
first service family pension for second spell of service would be OFP.
b) Special family pension/Liberalised
family pension shall be granted only in respect of one service and in no
case, SFP/LFP will be granted for both the Services.
4) The financial benefits in the past cases will accrue will effect from 24.09.2012.
5) This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in for dissemination across the all concerned.
6) Please acknowledge receipt.
No.Gts/Tech/0114/XXXVIII
Dated: 19.08.2019
Yashasvi Kumar
DCDA (P)
Tuesday 27 August 2019
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