Re-Employment of Armed Forces Personnel Government provides non-monetary benefits such as travel concessions, health amenities, housing facilities, re-employment and pension concessions to serving and retired defence personnel including their family members. The details of the benefits are as under: Travel Concessions:- The service personnel and their dependents including father, mother, brothers and sisters, if otherwise … Read more
Revision of enhanced rate of Ordinary Family Pension in respect of Pre-2006 Armed Force Pensioners No.1(14)/2012-D(Pen-Pol) Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare New Delhi, Dated 14 June 2016 To The Chief of the Army Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Air Staff Sub:- Revision of enhanced rate of Ordinay … Read more
Reviewing Pay and Allowances of Armed Forces Personnel The Government entrusted the task to a Pay Commission in 1973, at the time of setting up of 3rd Central Pay Commission. The Government had set up a Post War Pay Committee in 1947, a departmental pay committee (Raghuramiah Committee) during 1959-60 and another Departmental Committee in … Read more
Delay in Providing Bullet-Proof Jackets for Army The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) in October, 2009 for capital procurement of Bullet Proof Jackets (BPJs) inclusive of quantity 1,86,138 to be procured in 11th Army Plan. Request for Proposal was retracted on 5.10.2015 as the BPJs fielded by the vendors failed … Read more
Discrimination in Structure of Giving Military Service Pay Discrimination in Structure of Giving MSP Military Service Pay (MSP) is being paid to the Armed Forces Personnel w.e.f. 1st September, 2008. It is a compensation paid to the Armed Forces personnel as a recognition for the intangible aspects linked to the special conditions of their service. … Read more