tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post687218487570770952..comments2024-02-08T22:01:40.101+05:30Comments on Indian Military : Service Benefits and Issues: My op-ed @ Rediff: Soldiers’ Welfare- Prime Minister proposes, bureaucratic machination disposesNavdeep / Maj Navdeep Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481215977936848477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-20571948998604866332015-07-31T15:10:48.196+05:302015-07-31T15:10:48.196+05:30Sir i wanted to check ruling for disability pensio...Sir i wanted to check ruling for disability pension those who took premature retirement prior 2006. I was injured in mine blast training which resulted in loss of one eye permanently..My injury was assesed at 40% for life <br />and attributable to mil service Accordingly I claimed for disability pension for lump-sum amount which was sanctioned by the MOD but when i took premature retirement after 25 yrs 6 month the disability pension amount was taken back along with interest. I am told by the AGs branch that officers retired prior 2006 are not entitled for disability pension which i find very discriminatory. Sir could i request for your advice if any ruling on the subject which can do justice with me.Regards. Lt Col T.M.SharmaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112961273353285449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-84523305916881019452015-06-14T01:20:14.937+05:302015-06-14T01:20:14.937+05:30Dear Navdeep,
Please explain why a Col/Brig/MajG...Dear Navdeep, <br /><br />Please explain why a Col/Brig/MajGen/LtGEn/Gen should get the benefit of one rank one pension they are not the ones who retire in their 30s and 40s. They live regal Gentlemen life throughout their careers which are made even more better by utilising free army ration, vehicles, followers. They showcase these facilities in front of their relatives frequently often playing golf. There is a deep feeling of malaise in the lower ranks that these top officers try to grab everything for themselves showcasing the hardship of lower ranks who really suffer. <br />Anyhow can you explain if all these above officers should get OROP / Full penion , why shouldn't a CO/DIG/IG/ADG/DG of a CAPF should be treated on the same terms. An officer of CAPF faces the same or even more amount of hardship considering the fact that we are not even covered by penion ( we have to contribute for our pension after fighting for the country whole life and we get payed a lot less throughout our career at similar ranks compared to defence, such a pity ). We are considered as mere sacrificial goats not as own countrymen whose lives are as valuable as defence personnel.<br />Even at lower ranks such as Constable to Sub inspector , nobody wishes to serve in naxal infested regions or high altitude mountains at the age of 50. It is the service conditions which have made them to do so. If you implement one rank one pension , 2/3rd of the force members will leave in no time, such are the pitiable working conditions in CAPFs.<br />What is more disheartening is the fact that people such as yourself who know that condition in CAPFs is troublesome and very demoralising at all ranks, still you try to undermine their betterment. If you are so sensititve about army jawans. Be sensitive about BSF/ITBP/SSB jawan too he is the one guarding your border in all sort of hard terrain. Be thankful to CISF jawan too he is the one making your daily life secure standing 12 hours continuously in a shif. Be thankful to CRPF so that you feel naxalites and insurgents are being fought each and every day. And least of all be thankfull for their sacrifices though they are not even martyrs because they are just POLICE Personnel.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-26498837208633541332015-06-10T21:03:43.181+05:302015-06-10T21:03:43.181+05:30While in no way denying the justification for orop...While in no way denying the justification for orop for armed forces personnel, I do feel that a better option would be to ensure that Armed Forces personnel on retirement are gainfully employed in defence PSUs (and other PSUs) post-retirement. If a guaranteed employment cannot be assured then at least a large proportion of vacancies (Say 30-40% in defence PSUs) could be reserved for veterans. Thus the oft-lamented financial burden on the exchequer could be obviated while at the same time there is no fear of a similar demand being raised by para-military forces and other services since they in any case serve till 60 years of age.<br /><br />Another probable benefit of ataffing PSUs with a large proportion of veterans would be a shift in the work-force ethos of these PSUs from a trade unionist mentality to a services like one.<br /><br />The same benefit could be given at officer level to those officers who super-annuate or are stagnated in The Services due to lack of vacancies for promotion and consequently opt for pre-mature retirement.Jainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-70884958337141969172015-06-06T11:54:19.309+05:302015-06-06T11:54:19.309+05:30@Cdr GC Rai ,
Forget about civilians hatred ag...@Cdr GC Rai ,<br /> Forget about civilians hatred against service personnel.<br />Enemy of service peronnel is another service personnel.<br />e.g DACP FOR Doctors<br /> Other services /ARMS -AGAIST AMC DOCTORS(pension - APEX COURT)<br /> Amc & UNIFORMED OFFICERS in MOD agaist SSC officers( MEDICAL BENEFITS)<br /> Regular officers V/S SSC OFFICERS IN UNITS.<br /> As a vetran officer I can quote many examples ,<br />Many times I had to pullup officers in STN HQ/Sub Areas to follow the <br />Ao/AI strictly and not to read in between lines and deny the benefits to <br />ex-servicemen. So first lets first develop positive attitude ,be one and the lets<br />take on civilians together.<br />Choice is ours ,United we stand we FLOURISH or Else we perish.<br />Todays Serving Officer/OR is Tommorows exservicemen.<br /> VETERANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-6091078863571201742015-06-06T09:50:15.689+05:302015-06-06T09:50:15.689+05:30"..totally confusing the political executive....<i>"..totally confusing the political executive.."</i><br /><br />I, at a personal level, will never be able to reconcile to that thesis. I very much doubt the political executive, at any time, has ever been "confused" about what relatively simple matters like vengeful litigation by MOD, OROP or Rank Pay are all about.<br /><br />Further, it is my firm belief that any appearance of being "confused" is part of what the top most governing classes might perceive as necessary "statecraft".corona8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14443791458911191943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-1636460360183537212015-06-04T21:31:11.852+05:302015-06-04T21:31:11.852+05:30Dear Sir, I am a constant follower of your website...Dear Sir, I am a constant follower of your website. I salute you for doing a selfless service for the soldiers and the Nation both. However I really do not understand why so much hatred or dislikes are there towards soldiers in the Govt mechanism. Whether it is going to end some day or not and if YES then when? Is the nation waiting for military to take the matter in own hand?Cdr GC Rai (Retd), Indian Navynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503293844377013031.post-964527786876331452015-06-04T18:10:13.099+05:302015-06-04T18:10:13.099+05:30Very true, Maj Navdeep. Let all (various)organisat...Very true, Maj Navdeep. Let all (various)organisations of veterans come together and speak in one voice against non-implementation of OROP, loss of fundamental right to appeal, diability pensions and other related matters. That voice can be heard effectively and clearly only if all military veteran MPs (regardless of the party they belong to)join the chorus. B Rameshnoreply@blogger.com