03 Jan, 2022 01:23 PM

Ex-servicemen: Status of implementation of expert committee recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE (DESW)

STATUS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OF RAKSA MANTRl’s COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS CONCERNING DESW

Total No. of Recommendations	26
Accepted /Implemented	05
Accepted in-principle	01
Partially accepted	07
Not Accepted	08
Deferred	01
Under Examination/Consideration	04

Sr. No.	Recommendation	Status
1.	2.2.1 DENIAL OF DISABILITY BENEFITS BY INCORRECTLY BRANDING IN-SERVICE DISABI LITIES (DISEASE CASES) AS “NEITHER ATTRIBUTABLE, NOR AGGRAVATED BY SERVICE	Partially Accepted
2.	2.2.2 RATIONALIZATION OF DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR ‘NON- ATTRIBUTABLE/ NON-AGGRAVATED CASES’ ARISI NG OUT OF INJURIES/DEATHS DURING AUTHORIZED LEAVE:	Not accepted,
3,	2.2.3 DISABILITY BENEFITS TO VOLUNTARY RETIREES	Accepted.
4.	2.2.4 ILLEGAL DENIAL OF PENSION BENEFITS TO PRE-2006 RETIREE HONORARY NAIB SUBEDARS:	Accepted.
5.	2.2.5 LITIGATION ON DENIAL OF BENEFITS FROM 1996 TILL 2009 TO PENSIONERS (OTHER THAN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS) WHO RETIRED PRIOR TO 10-10-1997	*Under consideration.*
6,	2.2.6 REQUIREMENT OF 10 MONTHS’ SERVICE IN A PARTICULAR RANK TO EARN THE PENSION OF THAT RANK	Partially accepted.
7.	2.2.7 CATEGORIES OF PENSION INTRODUCED BY THE 5th CPC EXTENDED TO POST-1996 AS WELL AS PRE-1996 RETIREES ON THE CIVIL SIDE BUT INAPPROPRIATELY ONLY TO POST-1996 RETIREES ON THE MILITARY SIDE	Not Accepted.
8.	2.2.8 WAR INJURY PENSION TO WORLD WAR II RETIREES DISABLED IN WWII	Not Accepted.
9,	2.2.9 CONDONATION OF SERVICE FOR SECOND SERVICE PENSION FOR DSC PERSONNELs	Not accepted.
10	2.2.10 BROAD-BANDING OF DISABILITY PERCENTAGES FOR THE COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY ELEME NT AND WAR INJURY ELEMENT:	Partially Accepted.
11.	2.2.11 NON GRANT OF SERVICE ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION TO DISABLED PERSONNEL WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM QUALIFYING SERVICE WHO ARE RELEASED FROM SERVICE OTHER THAN BY WAY OF INVALIDATION	Not accepted.
12.	2.2.12 DUAL FAMILY PENSION TO MILITARY WIDOWS WHO ARE DRAWING PENSION FROM A CONTRIBUTORY OR NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCE OR FUND OR TRUST FROM THE CIVIL SIDE, FROM THE DATE OF DEMISE OF THE MILITARY PENSIONERS, RATHER THAN 24-09-2012:	Accepted in-principle.
13.	2.2.13 RESERVIST PENSION TO RESERVISTS RELEASED FROM SERVICE COMPULSORILY PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF PENSIONABLE COLOUR+ RESERVE SERVICE:	*Under Examination*
14.	2.2.15 NON ACCEPTANCE OF DECLARATION OF BATTLE CASUALTY AND NON-GRANT OF WAR-INJURY OR LIBERALIZED BENEFITS TO CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONAL AREAS:.	Partially Acce pted.
15.	2.3.1 Grant of ECHS facilities to Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs). (Partially related to DESW)	Accepted.
16.	2.3.3 Non-inclusion of military pay and other elements of emoluments during fixation of pay on re-employment of military pensioners on the civil side.	. Not accepted
17.	2.4.1 Collegiate system of decision-making:	Partially Accepted.
18.	Para 2.4.2 : Non-implementation of decisions and flouting of existing guidelines on implementation of judicial verdicts:	Accepted.
19.	Para 2.4.3 : Overreliance on MoD (Finance) and Finance entities for decisions and policy formulation:	Not Accepted
20.	Para 2.4.5 : Lack of availability of correct talent and inputs to DESW and functioning of the Standing Committee for Welfare of Ex- Servicemen:	Partially Accepted
21.	2.4.7 Unnecessary red-tapism and hyper-technical requirements of forms, afffdavits etc. which militate against the spirit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision for citizens:	Under Examination.
22.	2.4.8 Suspect Legality of Pension Regulations, 2008 and Entitlement Rules, 2010:	Under Examination.
23.	Para 7.1: Lateral induction and re-employment	Partially Accepted.
24.	Para 7.5 Issues related to Short Service Commissioned Officers (Partially related to DESW)	Accepted.
25.	7.8. ISSUE RELATED TO OFFICER-CADETS/CADETS DISABLED IN TRAINING ACADEMIES:	Deferred. The matter is being examtned in Department of Military Affairs.
26.	7.10 ISSUES CONCERNI NG RETIRED MAJORS:	Not accepted.