OROP Arrears is expected to be released by March end to family pensioners

Revised Pensionary benefits under OROP released to over Two Lakh Defence Pensioners

The Defence Pension Disbursing Offices (DPDOs) functioning under Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) in the Ministry of Defence have released revised pensionary benefits to 2,21,224 Defence pensioners drawing service/disability pension. The amount along with first instalment of arrears had been released and credited by the Defence Ministry to the accounts of these pensioners on 01.03.2016.

In the case of remaining 1,46,335 family pensioners drawing pension from Departmental Pension Drawing Officers (DPDOs), payment along with arrears is expected to be released by March end. Banks are under process of revision work.

These steps are a follow-up to Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (ESW) of the Ministry of Defence’s notification on 07.11.2015 ordering implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for Defence pensioners.

The total additional annual financial increase for grant of One Rank One Pension (OROP) is Rs. 7488.70 crores. The total amount on account of arrears to be paid for the period 1.7.2014 to 31.12.2015 is Rs. 10925.11 crores.

Out of total annual liability of Rs. 7488.70 crores, PBOR family pensioners shall get Rs. 6,405.59 crores, which works out to 85.5% of total expenditure of OROP.

Due to increase in defence pension budget, the additional liability for current financial year 2015-16 shall be Rs. 4,721.34 crores which will increase the current defence pension liability of Rs. 60,238 crores to Rs. 64,959.34 crores for the year 2015-16.

Detailed implementation orders of OROP with 101 tables containing revised pensions of different ranks and categories were issued by the Department of ESW on 03.02.2016 through their website www.desw.gov.in. According to the orders, the Pension Disbursing Agencies have been authorized to make payments with arrears as scheduled.

To facilitate the pension disbursing agencies, the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (P) have also issued implementation instructions through a circular on 04.02.2016. The implementation instructions along with Government orders are available on the website www.pcdapension.nic.in.

Source: PIB News

Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners – NFIR writes to Railway Board

Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners – NFIR writes to Railway Board

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railways

3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 110 055

No.II35/Part 11

Dated :14/10/2015

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,

Sub: Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to Pensioners-reg.

Federation invites kind attention of Railway Board to the OMs No.41/21/2000-P&PW(D) dated 12th August 2015 and 20th August 2015 on the subject wherein instructions have been issued by the Government of India to all the Ministries/Departments to issue pensioners’ Identity Cards to all pensioners.Federation desired to mention that while the OM .dated 12th August 2015 has prescribed the revised format for pensioners Identity Card the O.M dated 20th August 2015 states that the Identity Card to Pensioners retiring from Central Government offices in Delhi and other Metropolitan cities and big cities may be printed as plastic cards with the help of PVC Thermal Printer with 600 DPI resolutions.The Goverment has further directed that in case such facility for printing of plastic card is not available in the office from where the employee is retiring, the pensioners identity card may be got printed locally from the market.Federations encloses copies of the two OMs referred to above reference.

NFIR therefore requests the Railway Board to issue corresponding instructions to GMs etc..for taking further action.A copy of the instructions issued may be endorsed to the Federation.

Yours faithfully

(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

Source: NFIR

Modi suggests Aadhaar card based solution to pensioner’s problems

Modi suggests Aadhaar-based solution to pensioner’s problems

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that an Aadhaar-based solution be found to the difficulties that plague the pensioners.

Officials must take steps to issue Aadhaar cards to all ex-servicemen. At a recent gathering of ex-servicemen held under the leadership of Narendra Modi, it was stated that retiring servicemen face difficulties in obtaining their pensions. During the meeting, Modi advised the officials to ensure that “solution to the pension-related problems be found and given to the defence pensioners through the Aadhaar card.”

Pension Call Centre : Recently the Centre has introduced Pension Call Centre for Pensioners. The toll free number is 18001805321. When you are calling, you may keep the following information ready for submission to the Pension Call Centre executive.

1. PPO No.

2. IC No. / Reg. No.

3. Name of Pensioner / Family Pensioner

4. Date of retirement / discharge / death

5. Brief on points on which information / clarification required.

Pension Adalats: Every year, Pr. CDA(P), CDA(PD) Meerut and CDA Chennai hold 4 Defence Pension Adalats in different parts of the country and wide publicity is given for the same in News papers etc. Any grievance in respect of pension sanction/payment, received by the Pension Adalat Officer is settled in a time bound manner and the pensioner is informed. The pensioner can send his grievances to the nominated , Defence Pension Adalat Officer, Office of the Pr. CDA(P), Allahabad – 211014., if the Adalat is to be conducted by PCDA(P) Allahabad.

Generally Pensioners have broadly two types of complaints

a) Relating to grant/revision : For redressal of their grievances relating to pension sanction/revision, individual should first approach his Head of Office/ Record Office from where he retired/discharged , as the claims are initiated by them to the office of the PCDA (P).

Except in the case of Commissioned Officers whose PPOs are sent by PCDA (P) direct to PDAs and they can write to Grant- I Military section.

In case of Air Force Officers and personnel discharged on or after 1.11.85, complaints/grievances may be addressed to DCDA (AF), Subroto Park, Delhi Cantt. as they are the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

In case of Naval officers/ personnel discharged on or after 1.11.85 the complaints may be addressed to CDA (Navy),No. 1, Cooperage Road, Mumbai-400039 email-id cdabombay@hub.nic.in as they are the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

In case it is informed by your Head of Office/ Record Office that your pension case is pending with Pr. CDA (P), Allahabad, then please quote letter No. and date under which claim has been sent to this office and also quote your original PPO number in case the complaint relates to revision or issue of corrigendum PPO.

b) Complaint relating to payment of pension. In your complaints relating to payment, the following channels may be utilised :

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