Amendments in category ‘D’ of Para 1 Clause (iii) of MoD Order

Amendments in category ‘D’ of Para 1 Clause (iii) of MoD Order

Amendments in category ‘D’ of Para 1 Clause (iii) of Ministry of Defence letter No. 2(1)/2011/D(Pen/Policy) dated 3rd February 2011

No.2(3)/2012/D(Pen/Policy)Vol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, 7th March, 2018

To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief ofthe Air Staff

Sub: Inclusion of accidental death/injury due to natural calamities while performing in operational duties/movements during deployment on Line of Actual Control (LAC) under Category D of Para 1 Clause (iii) of Ministry of Defence letter No.2(1)/2011/D(Pen/Policy) dated 3rd February 2011.

Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No.2(1)/2011/D(Pen/Policy) dated 03.02.2011 vide which it was inter-alia decided to cover three new circumstances under category D of Para 4.1 of this Ministry’s letter No. 1(2)/97/D(Pen-C) dated 31.01.2001.

2. Following amendments are carried out under category ‘D’ of Para 1 Clause (iii) of Ministry of Defence letter No. 2(1)/2011/D(Pen/Policy) dated 3rd February 2011

For :- Accidental death/injury sustained due to natural calamities such as flood, avalanches, landslides, cyclone, fire and lightening or drowning in river while performing operational duties/movement in action against enemy forces and armed hostilities in operational area to include deployment on international border of line of control.

Read :- Accidental death/injury sustained due to natural calamities such as flood, avalanches, landslides, cyclone, fire and lightening or drowning in river while performing operational duties/movement in action against enemy forces and armed hostilities in operational area to include deployment on International Border or Line of Control or Line of Actual Control.

3. Cases already settled prior to the date of issue of this letter will not be reopened.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No. 10(4)/2010/Fin/Pen dated 01.03.2018.

5. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-
(Manoj Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India