Subject: Tremendous Good Work by IESM
Date: Monday, 11 May, 2009, 3:08 PM
Dear Gen Raj Kadyan, all Office Bearers and Members of the Core Group, and Brig Kamboj,
Kind courtesy "Report My Signals", I have been following with interest the work carried out and progress achieved by the IESM from the very initial stage, not withstanding the hurdles on the way. Summarising my thoughts in two sentences, I have to say that :-
1. You have all put in tremendous hard work for the common cause, and achieved remarkable progress in such a short time.
2. At each step on the way, you have taken the most appropriate decision, keeping in view the best interest of veterans (in one word, OROP).
May God bless your efforts and grant you success, so that the entire veteran community benefits.
Regards,
Lt Gen (Retd) Deepak Ajwani
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From: AS Butalia (Butch) asbutalia@gmail.com
Subject: Fwd: Report My Signal
To: "REPORT MY SIGNAL(CS Kamboj)" kamboj_cs@yahoo.co.in
Date: Monday, 11 May, 2009, 7:32 PM
Dear Brig,
I have been circulating Report My Signal missives to a large No. of persons, retd & serving. I am fwd a mail received from Lt Col Nijjar appreciative of the the efforts put in by IESM. You may consider circulating it.
Best regards,
Col. A S Butalia, SM, MAeSI (Veteran)
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From: nikhil gajjar
Date: 2009/5/11
Subject: Re: Report My Signal
To: "AS Butalia (Butch)"
Dear Sir,
Ref your e-mail on the subject of date.
I am not the direct recipient, I thank you for sending me the excellent and informative mails. I appreciate the efforts made by all our senior veterans for the right and justified cause of the Veterans fraternity.
In my own way and to some extent I too am making efforts to assist the veterans and placing the right Veteran for the right job at the right value in Gujarat and Rajasthan in the corporate and Govt jobs. We believe that the Nation will only realise the value of the veterans when we have the capable and value oriented veterans in every industry at every level...it will be a force multiplier towards achieving our goals with the Govt.
I wish you and our organisation all the very best and am positive that in times the NATION will realise the value of the veterans.
Warm regards,
Lt Col (Veteran) NS Gajjar
Dir APN Ahmedabad
9327520518 / 079-22864377
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From: AS Butalia (Butch)
Subject: Report My Signal
To:
Date: Monday, 11 May, 2009, 9:01 AM
Hi,
Please let me know if you are a direct recipient of Report My Signal as then I shall take you off my circulation list.
Best regards,
Col A S Butalia, SM, MAeSI (Veteran)
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From: RDOA India
Subject: Fwd: Anomaly 6 CPC: Disability Pension
To: ""REPORT MY SIGNAL" (CS Kamboj)" kamboj_cs@yahoo.co.in
Date: Monday, 11 May, 2009, 11:33 AM
Dear Sir,
for info of environment
thanks
secy rdoa
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From: RDOA India
Date: Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Subject: Anomaly 6 CPC: Disability Pension
To: jsesw@nic.in
To
Shri SM Acharya, IAS
Secretary, Deptt of Ex Serviceman Welfare,
MOD, 198-B, South Block,
New Delhi 110011
SUB: ANOMALY 6CPC: DISABILITY PENSION
PRE & POST 2006 PENSIONERS
Dear Sir,
The Deptt of Ex-Serviceman Welfare has published the orders for revision of disability / war injury / liberalised / special family pension(s) for the officers of the armed forces and Personnel below officer rank (PBOR). Separate orders have been issued for pre-2006 and post-2006 pensioners vide their letters of 04 May & 05 May 2009 respectively.
On scrutiny of these orders it is observed that the pre-2006 pensioners have not been shifted from the flat ‘slab’ rates to the ‘percentage’ rates as had been recommended by the 6th CPC. Only post 01st January 2006 retirees have been granted the benefit of percentage based system.
It is an anomaly and gross injustice to the armed forces and pre 2006 retirees which needs correction /to be addressed. Extract of orders are as given.
Post-2006 orders in brief
Disability Element (DE) to be granted @ 30% of basic emoluments for 100% disability proportionately decreased for lesser disability. Basic emoluments to include basic pay, grade pay and MSP and NPA if applicable. DE shall be subject to a minimum of Rs 3100 for 100% disability.
In case disability is above 60%, the total disability pension shall not be less than 60% of emoluments last drawn subject to a minimum of Rs 7000.
War Injury element for 100% disability shall be paid equal to total emoluments last drawn proportionately decreased for lesser percentage of disability. This war injury element is to be paid in addition to the service element (service pension).
Constant Attendance Allowance notified @ Rs 3000 per month.
Special Family Pension shall now be subject to a minimum of Rs 7000 per month.
Pre-2006 orders in brief
For 100% disability, the rates of disability element stand increased to the following :
Officers : Rs 5880 (Rs 11670 for War Injury element)
JCOs : Rs 4300 (Rs 8600 for WIE)
Other Ranks : Rs 3510 (Rs 7020 for WIE)
Constant Attendance Allowance increased to Rs 3000 per month.
Special Family and Liberalised Family Pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs 7000 per month.
Observations
It is not understood as to why pre-06 pensioners have not been put on the percentage based system recommended by the 6th CPC as has been accepted for post-06 pensioners. While recommending the new system of calculation (as was in force earlier for civilians), the 6th CPC had nowhere stated that it shall only be applicable to post-06 pensioners.
A General who retires on 31 Dec 2005 with 100% disability is now entitled to a fixed amount of Rs 5880 as disability element while an officer of the same rank with the same disability for the same injury or disease who retires a day later on 01 Jan 2006 is entitled to a disability element of Rs 27000.
In addition to disability element, officers are entitled to service element (service pension). There is already a huge gap in the pension of pre and post 2006 retirees which will further increase with the addition of disability pension there by creating a huge space between the total package of disability pensioners while the disability / suffering remains the same.
Some varying examples of disability element rates for pre and post-2006 pensioners :
(Service element / pension is at applicable pre/post-06 rates is admissible in addition to disability element)
Disability element of a pre-01-01-06 freshly commissioned Lieutenant who got disabled : Rs 5880
Disability element of a post-01-01-06 freshly commissioned Lieutenant who gets disabled : Rs 8100
Disability element of a pre-01-01-06 freshly promoted Lt Col who got disabled : Rs 5880
Disability element of a post-01-01-06 freshly promoted Lt Col who gets disabled : Rs 15759
Disability element of a pre-01-01-06 Colonel who was at the end of scale at the time of retirement : Rs 5880
Disability element of a post-01-01-06 Colonel who is at the end of scale at the time of retirement : Rs 24510
Disability element of a pre-01-01-06 General : Rs 5880
Disability element of a post-01-01-06 General : Rs 27000
It is earnestly requested that the Committee set up to look into the aspect of 6 CPC anomalies for Defence pensioners takes note of this glaring anomaly and resolves this issue at the earliest.
Thanking you,
With warm regards,
Yours sincerely
Lt Col Satwant Singh (Retd),
Secretary,
For RDOA
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From: Prem Gaba premgaba@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: ADVISORY BY IESM
To: hesl_rksgulia@sify.com (Brig RKS Gulia)
Date: Monday, 11 May, 2009, 4:20 PM
Dear RK (Brig RKS Gulia, President IESL),
The long list of achievements circulated by you to the course & other ESMs speaks volumes of ISL achievements .
But now , as far as 'Mission OROP' is concerned IESM has reached very close to the goal under the able leadership of Gen Raj Kadyan & his core team.
I am saying so because yesterday, Narender Modi has declared ( besides in their manifesto) on the NDA satage in Ludhiana that OROP demannd WILL be positively implemented if NDA comes to power. Thereafter, L K Advani said that Defence personnel & the def eqpt were on top of their agendas.You too might have watched it on TV
As you are aware UPA Govt has ordered (in the midst of elections) for a committee under cabinet secy to 'reduce' the gap between pensions.But the IESM has bid for "removal" of the gap & not reduction.Today Gen Kadayan has repeated his stand that there will be no dilution in our demand.
As I understand , this Committee is trying to incl some ESM orgs other than IESM & make them agree on diluted OROP. We all need to beware of this game plan . Irrespective of the UPA or NDA Govt ,this babudom is going to be there only .
My request to you as an EME , Degree & IMA Course mate is to see that we as ESM brethern donot fall into their trap of Divide & Rule. Pl keep all the past differences & egos & help achieve the aim.Pl give your unconditional support to this wider cause of ESM ,especially for the old & aged PBORs, who are living on a meagre pension.
With best wishes
Prem Gaba
(Lt Col Prem Kumar Gaba, Noida)
