PCDA Circulars for Defence Pensioners

PCDA Circulars for Defence Pensioners and Family Pensioners (Armed Forces Pensioners)

Generally Defence Pensioners are categorized, Commissioned Officers, Personnel Below Officer Rank and Defence Civilians. Various types of pensionary Awards are sanctioned for Defence Pensioners accordance with criteria.

Commissioned Officer

Various Type of Pensionary Awards
1. Retiring Pension
2. Retirement Gratuity
3. Disability Pension
4. Invalid Pension
5. Family Pension
6. War Injury Pension
7. Liberalized Pension
8. Commutation
9. Gallantry Awards

Personnel Below Officer Rank

Various types of Pensionary Awards
1. Service Pension
2. Service Gratuity
3. Retirement /Death Gratuity
4. Disability Pension
5. Constant Attendance Allowance
6. Invalid Pension/Gratuity
7. War Injury Pension
8. Ordinary Family Pension
9. Special Family Pension
10. Liberalised Family Pension
11. Special Pension/Gratuity Commutation

Important PCDA Pension Circular List:

• PCDA Pension Circular No 202
• PCDA Pension Circular No 203
• PCDA Pension Circular No 205
• PCDA Pension Circular No 209
• PCDA Pension Circular No 210
• PCDA Pension Circular No 211
• PCDA Pension Circular No 410
• PCDA Pension Circular No 411
• PCDA Pension Circular No 441
• PCDA Pension Circular No 501
• PCDA Pension Circular No 555
• PCDA Pension Circular No 557
• PCDA Pension Circular No 568
• PCDA Pension Circular No 593
• PCDA Pension Circular No 611
• PCDA Pension Circular No 616
• PCDA Pension Circular No 619
• PCDA Pension Circular No 618
• PCDA Pension Circular No 622
• PCDA Pension Circular No 625
• PCDA Pension Circular No 626
• PCDA Pension Circular No 630
• PCDA Pension Circular No 810

Latest PCDA Defence Circulars:

• Submission of Annual Life Certificate | PCDA(P) Circular No. 222 December 8, 2021
• 7th Pay Commission NFU: GP 5400 Pay Level 9 to Assistant Account Officer in DAD February 23, 2021
• Check List for Temporary Duty Claim July 15, 2020
• Check List for Permanent Duty Claim July 15, 2020
• PCDA Circular No 212 – Identification, verification of additional documents produced by Defence Forces pensioners in absence of Aadhaar number June 26, 2020
• Service Pension to Havildar granted Honorary Rank of Naib Subedar retiring on or after 1.1.2016 – PCDA Circular No.634 June 9, 2020
• Necessary Precautionary Instructions for Disinfection of PCDA Office Premises April 20, 2020
• Submission of Pension Claim During Lockdown in Respect of Defence Civilian April 12, 2020
• Notional Fixation of Pension for NCC WTOs at par with regular Army Officer September 27, 2019
• LFP (Liberalised family pension) to widows who re-married before 1.1.1996 – PCDA Circular 620 Dt. 18.3.2019 September 1, 2019
• Clarification on Dual Family Pension for Defence Family Pensioners – PCDA Circular 626 on 19.8.2019 August 31, 2019
• Change of address of CPPC of Dena Bank – PCDA Circular C201 August 18, 2019
• OROP to Defence Forces Personnel – PCDA Circular 625 August 7, 2019
• 7th CPC Option Calculator for Army Officers Developed by PCDA June 6, 2019
• PCDA Circular 2019: Payment of Additional Quantum of Pension to old pensioner May 28, 2019
• PCDA Citizen’s Client’s Charter – Abbreviations Used April 24, 2019
• Submission of Descriptive Roll alongwith PPO to PDA April 17, 2019
• PCDA Circular 622 : OROP to all Pre-01.06.1953 Defence Pensioners April 17, 2019
• Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to Ex-Servicemen – PCDA Circular 616 March 20, 2019
• Pre-01.01.2006 Retirees Havildars Granted Hony Rank of Naib Subedar – PCDA Circular 619 March 15, 2019
• Provisions regulating Casualty Pensionary Award for Defence Forces pensioners – PCDA Circular 618 March 15, 2019
• List of PCDA Circulars 2018 January 7, 2019
• PCDA Circular 611 – New PPO Series to Armed Forces Personnel December 23, 2018
• Wrong Practice Followed by Banks in Payment of Defence Pension – PCDA Circular 207 November 20, 2018
• PCDA Circular 2016: Transfer of Pension Account November 13, 2018
• Revision of Pension for Pre-2016 Pensioners on Notional Pay Fixation Method – PCDA Circular 610 November 7, 2018
• Pre-16 JCOs/ORs Pensioners – User Manual November 7, 2018
• Revised OROP Tables to Defence Forces Personnel – PCDA Circular No. 608 October 30, 2018
• 7th CPC Notional Fixation for Defence Pensioners – PCDA Circular No. 608 October 30, 2018
• Pension Revision for PBOR – PCDA Circular 607 October 22, 2018
• Clarification on Casualty Pensionary Awards to Defence Pensioners August 28, 2018
• 7th CPC Children Education Allowance: PCDA Clarification issued on 1.8.2018 August 8, 2018
• Non receipt of e-PPOs – PCDA Circular No.601 July 13, 2018
• Grant of FMA to Central Government Civil Pensioners – PCDA Circular No.C-184 April 25, 2018
• Change of address of CPPCs of State Bank of India – PCDA Circular No.C-183 March 12, 2018
• Pre-2006 Pensioners (JCOs/ORs and Commissioned Officers) – PCDA Circular 597 March 9, 2018
• PCDA Circular 596: Revision of Disability/ War Injury pension for Defence Forces pensioners February 16, 2018
• No Cash Disbursement to Defence Pension – PCDA Circular 198 February 12, 2018
• New Grievance Portal Launched for CG Pensioners December 21, 2017
• One Rank One Pension to all Pre-1.6.1953 Defence Pensioners, Ex.State Force Pensioners and their families – PCDA Circular 591 December 6, 2017
• Income Tax : List of Taxable Elements of Pay – PCDA October 30, 2017
• 7th CPC Pay Fixation to Defence Officers – Various examples issued by PCDA(CC) October 3, 2017
• 7th CPC Pension Calculation for Pre-2016 Armed Forces Pensioners and Family Pensioners September 23, 2017
• Defence Pension for Commissioned Officers – Retiring or dying in harness on or after 1.1.2016 (Post-2016) September 18, 2017
• PCDA Orders on 7th CPC – Defence Force Pensioners & Family Pensioners September 12, 2017
• Counting of former AF Service (Army/Navy/AF) towards Civil Services – PCDA Clarification Orders issued on 16.6.2017 June 25, 2017
• Revision of pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners/family pensioners who retired as NCC Whole Time Officers (Male) in rank of lieutenant, Captain, Major & Lt. Col – PCDA Orders June 25, 2017
• What are the expectations of Pensioners – PCDA listed 15 points June 23, 2017
• Notional Pay Pension Calculation Examples – PCDA Circular 164 May 31, 2017
• Manual Attendance may be Discontinued Immediately – PCDA Circular January 30, 2017
• Revision of pension of Pre-2006 pensioners (JCOs/ ORs and Commissioned Officers) – PCDA Circular 568 on 13.10.2016 October 15, 2016
• PCDA Pension Circular C-155 – Special benefits in cases of death & disability in service October 12, 2016
• Revision of pension under ‘One Rank One Pension’: PCDA Circular No. 566 September 21, 2016
• 7th CPC Pension for Post 2016 Retirees – PCDA Circular with Data-Sheet August 17, 2016
• Issue of Pension Slip to Defence Pensioners/family pensioners: PCDA July 25, 2016
• OROP Implementation : Clarification Circular No.557 issued by PCDA on 17.3.2016 March 21, 2016
• PCDA OROP Pension Circular 555 – PDF Download February 13, 2016
• PCDA orders on implementation of OROP to Defence Pensioners February 6, 2016
• Revision of pension for Pre-2006 Commissioned Officer, JCOs/ORs – PCDA Orders on 14.1.2016 January 16, 2016
• Latest official details of Defence Pensioners – PCDA released January 8, 2016
• Revision of pension in r/o pre-2006 Commissioned Officers/JCOs/ORs pensioners/ Family pensioners December 31, 2015
• Simplified procedure for claiming Children Education Allowance: Revised Procedure: JCOS/ OR – PCDA(CC) Instruction December 17, 2015
• Efforts made by inimical force to get sensitive information through fake communications October 31, 2015
• Grant of CSD Canteen facilities to Retired Defence Civilian Employees: PCDA Orders September 2, 2015
• Revision of pension of Pre-2006 pensioners – PCDA Circular on 14-08-2015 August 20, 2015
• Relief to lakhs of pre-2006 retirees of the Armed Forces and Central Government August 3, 2015
• Modi suggests Aadhaar-based solution to pensioner’s issues June 18, 2015
• PCDA Clarification on Dearness Relief to re-employed Ex-servicemen May 15, 2015
• Revision of 43% and 45% commuted portion of pre-2006 Armed Forces absorbees – PCDA Orders February 28, 2015
• Policy for posting on sensitive Assignments – Principal Controller of Defence Account (Central Command) PCDA(CC) Order February 11, 2014