IMPORTANT ISSUES REQUESTING WIDE PUBLICITY AND BE PREPARED

1. Issue of letter by GOI MOD - Implementation of the 4th CPC Rank Fiasco. DROA has already petitioned the Ransha Mantri. Their mail already circulated by me. This needs Top Priority as I know after having done an analysis most of the retired fatertinity affected by this are in the age group of 62 and 73 years. Those who retired between 1.1.86 and 31.12.86 are affected in more than 1 way - Refixation of Pay, Pension, DCRG, Leave encashment, Commutation.......New Pension arrears on that Pension, Arrears of Dearness Reliefs.

2. On the above how is the Family Pension going to be tackled ? This needs wide publicity as the wives of the late officers who are effected may not even now. Most of our Officers don't know, so how can we expect them to aware of this.Refixation of Pay, Pension, DCRG, Leave encashment, Commutation.......New Pension arrears on that Pension, Arrears of Dearness Reliefs.

3. In the case of Major Generals case, PCDA has asked them to submit an application giving the details of arrears etc with in one month (put up their web site) or else they would not be entitled for the interest of 10%. Therefore, all those due should make their charts with interest of 6% and keep it ready for forwarding to PCDA / CDA(N) / CDA(O). The interest of 6% is cumulative and hence it not restricted till 31.12.1995, but till year on year till date.

Some Officers have doubts on why they should get additional Rank Pay, when they have already received it
Sir, at the out set the Pay scales as per the 4th Pay Commission were a running one from Rs. 2300 - to Rs.5100 from the rank of SLT to COMMODRE. The second part is the Rank Pay from LT - 200, LT CDR - 600, CDR - 800, CAPT WITH LESS THAN 3 YRS SERVICE- 1000, MORE THAN 3 YRS / CMDE - 1200.(SLT not entitled to Rank Pay)

When fixing the PAY w.e.f. 1.1.1986 giving you an eg:-

LT CDR FIXED AS FOLLOWS :-
PAY = 3400
RANK PAY = 600
TOTAL PAY ON WHICH DA ADMISABLE = RS.4000

HOWEVER, SINCE RANK PAY IS A PART OF THE INITIAL FIXATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS, TAKING THE ABOVE EXAMPLE:-

INITIAL FIXATION = PAY 3400 + RP 600 = 4000
RANK PAY 600
TOTAL INITIAL PAY FIXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DA RS.4600.00

DIFFERENCE OF RS.600/-

SUBSEQUENTLY PROMOTED TO CDR - AGAIN THE SAME MISTAKE AND HENCE CORRECTION AT EACH LEVEL OF PROMOTION. SOME HAVE GOT THREE PROMOTION DURING THIS PERIOD. LT CDR - CDR - CDR - CAPTAIN / CDR - CAPTAIN - CMDE

This is applicable only from 1.1.1986 to 31.12.2005. So all those who were in Service as on 1.1.86, subsequently promoted also affected, those who retired between the above period also affected. Those retired first their Pay has to be refixed and then Pension. For retirees this has a direct affect on the Commutation, DCRG, Leave encashment, Revision of Pension - DA on that and indeed the ramifications are wide ranging.

What about Family Pensioners ? What about the 6% interest part, it is cumulative and till the date you don't receive your arrears you would earn interest.

However, the Supreme Court Judgement is silent on the interest part in respect of Pensioners, but it has to assumed, which I am sure PCDA will object. So it would again go to Supreme Court.
As in the recent Major General's case PCDA had asked them to submit the details with in 1 month or else they would not be entitled to 10% interest. So be prepared to make out your chart.

In this case I was informed that CGDA has already stated that old records are not available. FYI Sir, NPO has the record of every officer for a period of 33 years from the date of retirement. Only on completion of 33 yrs FROM THE DATE OF RETIREMENT can the file be destroyed and this is from my own personal experience having served in NPO as ALOGO and also held the portfolios of ALOGO (S/DMOB /O/DMOB).

Since, many serving Officers are also affected, it is hoped that the letter would be issued soon.
Just to quote an eg of BABUDOM. The additional Pensionary benefits to JCOs and below w.e.f 1.7.2009 were accepted some time in Sep / Oct 2009. No letter was issued for its implementation. Shri LK Advani raised this on the floor of the house on 3.3.2010 and our PM not being correctly briefed stated on the floor of the house that it has been implemented. This caught the BABUs on the wrong foot, as they were sleeping on this very important issue. THE ORDERS WERE ISSUED ON 8.3.2010.

Those of you who have not collected Annexure IV to GOI letter dated 11.11.2008 from your bankers are requested to approach and collect the same. No PPO for revised Pension is going to issued and this is going to be the Authority for future. Please don't delay and in case the Bank dily dalies please give it in writing and collect it.

Lt Cdr GK Balaji(Retd)
Member, Pension Cell, IESM
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