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OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No. 554
Dated: 14.01.2016
Subject:- Revision of pension in respect of Pre-2006 Commissioned Officer, JCOs/ORs and Family pensioners.
Reference:-This office Circular No. 547, 548 dated 11.09.2015, Circular No. 549 dated 30.09.2015 and Circular No. 551 dated 28.12.2015.
Pension Disbursing Agencies are required to revise the pension of Commissioned Officer, JCOs/ORs pensioners and Family pensioners in terms of above cited Circulars.
A doubt has been raised as to whether, while revising Disability Pension and War Injury Pension, Service Element is also required to be revised. In this connection, the following clarifications are issued.
(i) Service Element of Disability Pension shall also be revised in terms of this office Circular No. 547 dated 11.9.2015 where JCOs/ORs have rendered 15 year or more qualifying service.
(ii) In cases, where JCOs/ORs have rendered less than 15 years qualifying service, such cases shall be referred to concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities for revision of Service Element of Disability Pension on Annexure which has already been circulated vide this office Circular No. 551 dated 28.12.2015 for issue of corrigendum PPOs.
(iii) Revision of Service Element of War Injury Pension in respect of JCOs/ORs, irrespective of qualifying service rendered, shall be referred to concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities in the revised Annexure attached alongwith this circular.
(iv) Similarly, Service Element of Disability Pension in respect of such Commissioned Officer pensioners who have rendered 20 years or more service shall be revised in terms of this office Circular No. 548 dated 11.9.2015.
(v) In cases, where Commissioned Officer pensioners have rendered less than 20 years, such cases shall be referred to the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities for revision of Service Element of Disability Pension in the enclosed Annexure for issue of corrigendum PPOs.
(vi) Revision of Service Element of War Injury Pension in respect of Commissioned Officer pensioners irrespective of qualifying service rendered, shall be referred to concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities in the enclosed Annexure for issue of corrigendum PPOs.
2. If a pensioner to whom the benefits accrue while revising the pension under above cited Circular Nos. 547 and 548 dated 11.9.2015 has died/dies before receiving the payment of arrears, the Life Time Arrears(LTA) on account of revision of pension, shall be paid in existing manner as already circulated to all Pension Disbursing Agencies in past i.e.
(a) If the claimant is already in receipt of Family Pension or happens to be person in whose favour Family Pension already stands notified and the awardee has not become ineligible for any reason, the LTA under the provisions of this order shall be paid to such claimant by the Pension Disbursing Agencies on their own.
(b) If the claimant has already received LTA in the past in respect of the deceased to whom the benefit would have accrued, the LTA under the provisions of this order shall also be paid to the claimant by the Pension Disbursing Agencies on their own.
(c) If the claimant is a person other than the one mentioned at (a) & (b) above, payment of LTA shall be made to the legal heir/heirs as per the extant Government orders.
3. In view of the above, all Pension Disbursing Agencies are requested that all affected cases of Service Element of Disability Pension and War Injury Element may be dealt with accordingly.
4. All other terms and conditions shall remain unchanged.
5. This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdagension.nic.in for dissemination to the all concerned.
6. Cases to be referred to the concerned PSAs may be forwarded as under.
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