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Welfare
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ISSUE OF FIRST
CLASS/2ND AC COMPLEMENTARY CARD PASSES TO THE WIDOWS OF
GALLANTRY AWARDEES (CHAKRA SERIES)
1. First Class/2nd
AC Complementary Card passes were being granted to the
Gallantry Awardees (Chakra Series) belonging to
Defence Forces and widows of posthumous award winners and
the Police personnel conferred with President’s Police Medal
for Gallantry, Police Medal for Gallantry and to the widows
of posthumous Gallantry awardees of the two categories of
awards.
2. It has now been
decided by the Railway Board that on the death of the
Gallantry award winners, Ist Class/2nd AC
complementary card passé fecility should be extended to the
surviving widows of all Gallantry awardees at par with the
facility already available to widows of posthumous Gallantry
awardees of Defence/Police Forces.
3. The widow will
need to submit the following documents/information to the
office of Zonal Railway Headquarter or the Divisional
Railway Manager to avail this facility. The passes will be
issued by the above two offices.
(a)
Name of the
recipient of Gallantry Award (in block letters)
(b)
Residential
Address
(c)
Attested copy
of the citation of the Gallantry Award
(d)
Attested
photocopy of Pension Payment Order
(e)
Two recent
passport size, attested photographs of applicant
(f)
Attested
photocopy of the Death Certificate of the Awardee
(g)
Certificate
from a Gazetted Office indicating that the widow has not
re-married.
Authy
: GOI, Min of Railways, Railway Board letter No. E(W)
2004 PS 5-6/55 dated 06.10.2004.
REVISED FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FROM
RAKSHA MANTRI'S
DISCRETIONARY FUND (RMDF)
| Sl No. |
Purpose
of Grant |
Existing
Amount (Rs.) |
Revised
Amount (Rs.) |
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1. |
Marriage of duaghters of ESM of
all categories / widows in penury / widows
re-marriage |
8,000/- |
16,000/- |
| 2. |
Assistance (monthly grant for 2
years) to old, infirm ex-servicemen |
1,000/- |
2,000/- |
| 3. |
Assistance to ESM/Widows in penury
:- |
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| (i) Staying at
home (above 75 years) |
Nil |
500/- per month |
| (ii) Staying at old
age home (above 70 Years) *certificate from old
age home required |
Nil |
500/- per month |
| (iii) Orphan children
of ex-servicemen with 100% disability. Grant on
yearly basis on certification by military / civil
hospital. |
Nil |
500/- per month |
| 4. |
House repairs grant : |
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| (i) ESM/widows
in penury or 100% disable ex-servicemen |
Nil |
20,000/- |
| (ii) Orphans daughter
of ESM of all categories (only one daughter) |
Nil |
20,000/- |
| 5. |
Children education grant |
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| (i) Up to 12th
standard for 2 children |
100/- pm |
200/- pm for sons and 400/- for
daughters |
| (ii) Up to
Graduation |
Nil |
| (iii) Up to one
child joining Defence Officers Training Institutes like
NDA / IMA for the duration of the training. |
Nil |
600/- pm for sons and Rs.1,000/- pm for
daughters |
| 6. |
Funeral Allowance to the widows |
Nil |
5,000/- |
| 7. |
Assistance to orphan daughters of
ex-servicemen of all categories |
Nil |
1,000/- pm upto marriage in 21 years. |
| 8. |
Emergency grant in cash by Secretary KSB
in penury cases. |
Nil |
500/- at time and subject to the ceiling
of Rs. 2,000/- |
| 9. |
Medical treatment for non-ECHS
members, depending on nature and gravity of ailment. |
15,000/- (maximum) |
30,000/- (maximum) |
| 10. |
Penury Grant as one time grant to
all categories of ex-servicemen. |
15,000/- |
30,000/- |
1. Decision taken by the Committee are applicable from
10 May 2007.
Authy
: "News Flier" Jun 2007 (Special
Issue) published in DGR
FORMAT -I
WILL |
I........son of.........aged...years resident of............
Hereby revoke all former Wills and Testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my LAST WILL and TESTAMENT.
I declare that I am of sound disposing mind and I am making this Will of my own free will and accord without any persuasion, undue influence of coercion whatsoever.
I do hereby leave, devise, bequeath and give to my wife Mrs.....aged......
years all my property, movable and immovable, whatsoever and whosesoever, which I may be possessed of or entitled to at the time of my death.
AND I hereby appoint my wife the said Mrs...........to be the sole Executrix of this my WILL and I authorise her to take all steps incidental in the execution of this WILL.
AND in the event of simultaneous demise of my wife Mrs.......... And my own self, by this WILL I bequeath that all the above mentioned items be share by my children as under:
Name Share
1.............. ...........
2.............. ...........
So that the above mentioned items or the amount realized from the items if sold are divided into the share/proportion as specified above. For such an eventuality I hereby appoint Mr............S/O.........aged....yrs, resident of ..........as Executor/Executrix of this WILL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I, said.........have hereto signed at........on this the .....day of......200.......
...........
(Signature)
SIGNED by the said testator.........at his last Will Testament in the presence of us. Present at the same time, who in his presence and in the presence of each other, sign as witness hereto.
1.......................
2.......................
(WITH FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS)
(It is advisable to have one witness a doctor) |
FORMAT -II
WILL
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This is the last will of Sri...........s/o.....Late Sri........
Made this day.......voluntarily and while in sound state of mind.
And whereas I am possessed of movable and immovable properties more particularly described in the schedule hereto which are my self acquired properties and which are acquired without any detriment to the ancestral property or to the family funds and I have the absolute power of disposal over the same.
And whereas I am anxious to make necessary arrangement in respect of the enjoyment of my properties after my lifetime, so that unnecessary misunderstanding between the members of my family may be avoided. Therefore, I am executing this last will and TESTAMENT of mine of my own free will voluntarily, without any compulsion or pressure of any person, with a sound disposing mind and declare as follows:
I hereby revoke all former wills and codicils made by me at any time heretofore.
I have my wife, two daughters and one son.
I Bequeath the property described as item No-I in the schedule hereto to my wife Smt..................aged..years absolutely to he held and enjoyed by her with full and absolute power of alienation.
I bequeath property described as item No.3 and 4 in the schedule hereto my first daughter Smt/Kum......aged...years and second daughter Smt/Kum.........aged....years, absolutely to be held and enjoyed by them.
Schedule Property
1.
2. (Details with documents nos/make etc, describing each item/set of items)
3. I hereby appoint my wife, the said Smt.......to be the sole Executrix of this my WILL.
In the event of simultaneous demise of my wife.........and my own self, by this WILL I bequeath that all above mentioned items at Sl Nos...be shared by my children as under.
..............
For such an eventuality I hereby appoint Sri/Smt..............
s/o.........aged...years, resident of.............., as Executor/Executrix of this WILL.
IN WITNESS WHERE OF, I, the said ........... have hereto signed at ............. on this ........ day of ........ 200...
(Signature)
The above named Testator has signed in our presence and each of us has in presence of the Testator signed his name hereunder as an attesting witness.
(a) 2.
(Signature with full name and address)
NOTE: It is advisable to have one witness as a doctor
From:........... Ref. No: (if any)......
To:..............
Dear Sir,
NOTIFICATION OF DEATH OF; HUSBAND/PENSIONER FOR SANCTION/AWARD OF FAMILY PENSION AND ADMISSIBLE DEATH GRANTS/OTHER BENEFITS
1. I regret to inform the death of my........(relationship with the deceased), whose particulars are given below :-
(v) Rank:....
(vi) Name(in block letters):.......
(vii) Service No:........
(viii) Date of commission/enrolment:........
(ix) Date of retirement/release/discharge:........
(x) Date of death:......
(xi) Cause of death:........
(xii) Pension Payment Order (PPO): Original PPO No.......dt......
Corr No (if any:........dt.........
(xiii) Particulars of PDA (Bank/DPDO/Treasury) where the pension account of the deceased was operated......................
Account No (Joint with spouse/single):.................
(xiv) Particulars of my account No (if pension a/c was not joint) S/B.......
Name of the Bank and Branch:...................
2. I request that I may be sanctioned/awarded/paid the family pension, Family Assistance Scheme benefits, lumpsum grant, ex-gratia and various other financial benefits for which I am entitled, at your earliest convenience.
Place:.......... Yours faithfully,
Date:........... ..........
(Signature as with bank account) |
COUNTING OF SERVICE RENDERED AS
ARTIFICER APPRENTICE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PENSION/GRATUITY
With regard to counting of Boy service rendered
before attaining the age of 17 years as qualifying service for the
purpose of Pension/Gratuity in respect of Army and Air Force
personnel. These orders do not stipulate for counting of
Artificer/Apprentice service for the purpose of Pension/Gratuity in
respect of Army and Air Force personnel similar to the orders
contained in MOD letter No.PN/1288/88/CC/C/D (Pen/Sers) dated
17.2.1998 and 08.2.2002 for Navy Personnel. The matter has been
reconsidered and it has been decided that the provisions of MOD
letters dated 17.2.1998 as amended by 08.2.2002 will mutatis
mutandis apply to the Army and Air Force Personnel also.
Authy :
MOD (Deptt
of Ex-servicemen Wel)/B/39022/AG/PS-5/907/B/06/D (Pen)/Sers) dated 17
May 06.
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INCORRECT DEDUCTION OF RANK PAY WHILE FIXING PAY IN THE INTEGRATED SCALE CONSEQUENT TO IMPLEMENTATION OF IV CPC REPORT
1.
Consequent to the
implementation of the IV CPC, the pay of AF Officers was fixed
in terms of SAFI 1/S/87. The procedure outlined in the SAFI for
fixation of initial pay in the revised scales is given briefly
in the succeeding
paras: -
(a)
An amount representing 20% of the basic pay in the existing
scale shall be added to the 'existing emoluments' of the
Officers.
(b)
After the existing emoluments have been so increased, as
amount equivalent to the rank pay, if any, appropriate to the
rank held by the Officer on 01 Jan 86 at the rate prescribed
in Para 3 (a) (ii) of AFI will be deducted. Thereafter, the
Officers will be fixed in the revised scale at the stage next
above the amount thus computed.
2.
Maj AK Danapalan (Retd) had filed a
writ petition in the High Court of Kerala praying that his pay
be refixed in the rank of Captain as on 01.0.86 without
deducting the amount of Rank Pay from his emoluments and the
Rank Pay appropriate to his rank would be paid to him over and
above the amount so fixed. The Court has upheld the plea of the
Officer and directed to refix the pay of the petitioner wef
01.1.86 without deducting the Rank Pay. An appeal was filed in
the High Court of Kerala, which was dismissed. An SLP was
filed in the Supreme Court, which was also dismissed. A sum of
Rs. 28, 031/- in favour of the petitioner was issued by the MoD
towards compliance of the judgement of the High Court.
3.
MoD vide their ID note No. 1(2)/2006/D (Pay/Services) dated 07
Apr 06 has now asked this HQ to work out the financial
implications involved in there fixation of pay of Officers who
were affected on account of formula of pay fixation devised by
IV CPC.
4. The
matter is under consideration with MOD.
Authy
:-
Air HQ/25840/21/D Accts dated 01 Jun 06)
UPDATE as on March 07,2007
In the interest of equity and justice, Chairman COSC in
sep-2006, had requested the Raksha Mantri for issuing suitable
instructions to extend this benefit to all other similarly
placed officers -both serving and retired.
Large number of officers in the meanwhile had filed cases in
various courts.The Govt.of India then petitioned the Supreme
Court to club all such cases and be heard at one place.
Supreme Court has admitted the GOI plea on Feb05, 2007.
Watch this space for the next update.
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RESETTLEMENT SCHEME FOR ESM/WAR WIDOWS SPONSORED
BY THE CORPORATE HOUSES
The following Corporate Offices have offered resettlement
proposals for ESM/War Widows :-
(a)
BAJAJ AUTOS
has
offered Two Wheeler Rural Sales/Service centres for retired
Air Force Personnel/next of kin at an investment of
Rs.75,000/- to Rs.1.5 lacs with monthly profits of Rs.7,000/-
to 15,000/-. Bajaj offices in various cities be contacted to
get more details.
(b)
TATA
MOTORS
have
agreed to allow special discounts to all Ors who are presently
not entitled to CSD benefits on purchase of Cars/Jeeps.
(c)
HCL
has also offered special concessions to all serving and
retired personnel of the IAF.
For further details/discounts
available on various vehicleskindly
contact with AFA (Head Office) or
respective AFA Branches
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IMPROVEMENT IN THE PENSION OF PERSONNEL BELOW OFFICER RANK (PBOR)
1.
The revised service pension tables together with implementation
of instructions for revision of pension in terms of Govt of
India, Min of Defence Orders (No. as given below) on improvement
in pensionary benefits of PBORs and their equivalents has been
issued by CDA (P) Allahabad. Revised weightage is given
below :-
|
Rank |
Revised Weightage |
Existing Weightage |
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AC/LAC |
10 Yrs |
05 Yrs |
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Cpl |
08 Yrs |
05Yrs |
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Sgt |
06 Yrs |
05 Yrs |
The weightage in case of Warrant Ranks will remain unchanged
i.e. 5 yrs.
2.
The above is subject to a maximum qualifying
service of 30 years. The benefit would be given only in respect
of service pension. These orders are effective with effect from
01.01.06. No arrears are authorised.
Authy
: GOI(MOD)/14(3)/2004-D(Pen/Sers)/Vol-III dated 01.02.06
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PRIME
MINISTER'S MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
1.
On the occasion of the Independence Day 2005, the Hon'ble Prime
Minister has announced a scholarship scheme called
'Prime
Minister's Merit Scholarship Scheme'.
The scheme will be applicable only for the wards/widows of
ex-servicemen who joined professional degree course in
Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, MBA, MCA duly,
recognised by the respective government regulatory bodies during
the academic year 2006-07.
A total number of 4000 cases will be benefit from this scheme
every year.
2.
Amount of Scholarship. (a) Rs.
1250/- per month for boys.
(b) Rs. 1500/- per month for girls.
3.
Academic Requirement.
At least 60% marks at the 10+2 level for the initial sanction.
For renewal in subsequent years, 50% marks each year.
4.
Duration of the Wcholarship. Two to five
years as approved by the concerned regulatory body for the
programme.
5.
Persons eligible for the Wcholarship. The
following persons are eligible for the scholarship :-\
(a)
Wards of ex-servicemen and their widows (below officer rank).
(b)
Wards of widows of ex-servicemen died in harness due to causes
attributed to military service.
(c)
Widows of ex-servicemen die in harness.
(d)
The scheme is open only for widows
and unmarried wards of ESM/Widows. However,
marriage/re-marriage at a subsequent date would not disqualify
the awardees.
6.
Application can be had from Kendriya Sainik
Board by sending a demand draft of Rs.30/- drawn in favour of
Secretary KSB payable at Delhi or Director Rajya Sainik
Board payable at respective state capital.
Application can also be downloaded from
Website
http://www.dgrindia.com. In this case the cost of the
application should be send by demand
draft along with the filled in application form. For more
details please contact:
Kendriya Sainik Board
West Block - IV, Wing-V
RK Puram, New Delhi - 110 066
Telephone: 01-26192361, 26715250
Authy:
- Air HQ/23484/28/PM S/SHIP/PSW(wel) dated 13 Jul 06
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LIFE TIME GRANT TO WW-II
VETERANS/WIDOWS FROM IAFBA
1.
IAFBA has been paying Monthly Maintenance Grant of Rs.1500/-pm
for life to WW-II Veterans/Widows under needy WW-II Veterans
Scheme.
2.
One of the existing condition "WW-II Veterans should bot be in
receipt of any grant/pension was causing hardships to the
veterans who are forced to surrender the State Govt grant in
favour of the higher IAFBA grant.
3.
IAFBA has since initiated the case for waiver of this clause,
which has now been approved. Accordingly future cases would be
regulated as follows :
"Those veterans/widows who are not drawing any pension/grant
should be paid full Rs.1500/-pm and others should be paid
grant in such a manner that pension/grant received from
Central/State government plus grant from IAFBA should be
Rs.1500/-pm neither less nor more".
Authy
: Air HQ/26076/WWII/IAFBA/Accts dated 09 Aug 06
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ECHS : AN
APPEAL TO AIRZENS
According to report published in Hindustan
Times, dated 10 Jun 2006 ECHS was being exploited recklessly by
private hospitals. Malpractice has become so endemic that the
ECHS rejection rate of emergency claims processed by it is a
whopping 50 percent.
Retired airzens would agree that the convenience provided to
them through ECHS should be exercised genuinely. AFA appeals
to all its members to ensure that the lifetime free medical
treatment facility should not be misused and the discipline
inculcated in them during the service is maintained even after
the retirement.
In
case it comes to your notice that somebody is misusing the
facility, please report to ECHS.
Let
one dirty fish not spoil the whole pond.
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BENEFITS TO EX-SERVICEMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM RAJYA SAINIK BOARD DELHI
(a) Marriage Grant to
widow/widows's daughter's marriage -
Rs. 8,000/-
(b) Funeral
Grant to widows/dependents on the death of ESM - Rs.
2,000/-
(c) Grand
Citizen Award to ESM who is 80 years and above -
Rs. 5,000/-
Note : The
Ex-serviceman, widow MUST belong to Delhi as per the Service
Records and registered with the Rajya Sainik Board, Delhi for
availing of any of the above mentioned benefits.
Authy : RSB
letter No. F-13/C/Gen/RSB/3834 dated 25 Aug 2006.
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ASSISTANCE TO NOK/FAMILIES
OF DECEASED AIR WARRIORS
Air Headquarters (AOA)'s Branch) has set up an Adm Help
Cell called "SAMVEDNA" at the Station and the Command HQs
with designated appointments and a laid down charter of
responsibilities. The main intention of setting up such
cells is to help the NOK of deceased Air Warrior in claiming the
entitled benefits expeditiously. Whenever the NOK is
facing any hurdle, it is required to be resolved by taking
proactive approach. It is most urgent that correct
compilation of pension papers/forms of NOK of deceased air
warriors is forwarded to the concerned agencies as expeditiously
as possible so that timely help and early pension is authorised
to the NOK. This Cell will be playing a vital role in
helping/settling the NOK. All concerned to note.
Authy : Air
HQ/23481/22/1/PS (Wel) dated 14 Aug 06
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SCHOLARSHIP FOR
WARDS OF EX-IAF PERSONNEL AND WIDOWS
The revised scheme
for scholarships can be seen at the Scholarship link
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