Central Govt accepts invalid pension to Armed Forces Personnel with less than 10 years of qualifying service

A great decision has been taken by the Central Government on invalid pension to Armed Forces Personnel with less than 10 years of qualifying service.

What is an Invalid Pension?

An invalid pension may be granted to the Service Personnel who is invalided out of service on account of a disability that is accepted as Neither Attributable Nor Aggravated (NANA). The minimum qualifying service required for the Invalid pension is 10 years.

Who is eligible for invalid Pension?

Invalid pension is granted if a Government servant retires from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service.

Invalid Pension for Personnel Below Officer Rank

Where service is 10 years or more and disability pension claim is rejected being disability neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, Invalid Pension is granted, which is equivalent to the service element of disability pension.

Also see: 7th Pay Commission Latest News for Defence Pensioners (Ex-Servicemen) 2020

The Central Government decides to allow Invalid Pension to Armed Forces Personnel with less than 10 years of qualifying service

The Government has taken a decision to allow Invalid Pension to Armed Forces Personnel with less than 10 years of qualifying service. Invalid pension is granted to the Armed Forces Personnel who is invalided out of service on account of a disability which is accepted as Neither Attributable to Nor Aggravated (NANA) by Military Service. The proposal has been approved by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. The benefit of this decision will be available to those Armed Forces Personnel who were in service on or after 04.01.2019.

Earlier, the minimum period of qualifying service actually rendered and required for an invalid pension was 10 years or more. For less than 10 years of qualifying service, invalid gratuity was admissible. By this decision, Armed Forces Personnel whose service is less than ten years and became/become invalided out of service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which is Neither Attributable to Nor Aggravated (NANA) by Military service and which permanently incapacitated/incapacitates them from military service as well as civil re-employment, will be benefited and it will make them economically sound.