8% DA for Central Govt. Employees & Pensioners

The government on Friday increased the dearness allowance for
central government employees and pensioners by eight percentage points to compensate for price rise.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the
recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay commission, Union information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni told reporters after a meeting of the Union Cabinet here.
The increase would be eight per cent over the existing rate of 27 per
cent of basic pay or pension.
The additional installment of dearness allowance would be released with effect from January this year.

Compliance of new pensionary benefits to be time-bound

Notwithstanding the lethargy shown by our Record Offices, PAOs, PDAs and PCDA(P) in revising pensionary awards whenever announced, the Govt has made it clear in no uncertain terms that the new pension tables would be implemented within a period of 3 months from date of issuance.
It may not be out of context to point out that some post-2006 retirees are till date waiting for revised pension in accordance with 6th CPC implementation letters. In fact, many of our post-2006 retirees are still drawing pension in accordance with 5th CPC scales which speaks volumes of the inertia on part of the authorities involved in the process. The delay is inexcusable in this time and age of computerisation.
Pre-2006 retirees may also send in a complaint to the concerned PDA with a copy to the Records Office and PCDA(P) if the pension is not revised by 10-06-2010.
Also be very careful in perusing the tables since there are 135 in all. I would request all the ex-airmen to kindly facilitate the circulation of these modalities amongst the masses especially in areas where the passage of information is not very smooth.

Lt Gen Raj Kadyan’s (Chairman IESM) Message about OROP

Dear Colleagues,

Just to recapitulate, the Cabinet Secretary’s Committee had made seven recommendations. Out of these the main one that affected some 12 lac ESM was at Serial (i) and it read ‘To bring pre 10.10.1997 PBOR pensioners on par with post 10.10.1997 pensioners’. The government machinery had been taking unreasonably long in implementing it. As reported in the Press, the government orders for its implementation have now been issued on 08 Mar 2010. Any statement made in the Parliament earlier in the week, claiming that it had been effected, did not fit facts.

OROP has still not been granted. The IESM will therefore, continue with its struggle to keep the pressure on the government. The next action of depositing medals on 14 March 2010 will continue as planned, despite some motivated reports that it might be called off.

The benefits announced by the government though short of our main demand, are a welcome development for the pre 2006 JCOs, NCOs and men. This has been possible and OROP has come on the national radar screen, primarily due the notable efforts and contribution made by the following:

· All the ESM who have been toiling relentlessly to keep the heat on.

· All the media, politicians and others for pursuing our interests. This includes Mr LK Advani, who pushed for OROP in the discussion in the House, Mr Tarlochan Singh, MP (Independent) who raised the question in Rajya Sabha and took on the RM in debate on 5 March 2010, Mr Rajiv Chandrasekhar, MP who has consistently supported the IESM and who is all set for making a Special Mention of OROP in the Rajya Sabha.

The IESM is determined to continue its fight for justice. However, we have to be mindful of the fact that for us means are no less important than the end. We must avoid resort to methods for which our successors may have to avoid looking the society straight in the eye.  Best regards,

Lt Gen (Emeritus) Raj Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Chairman IESM

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Pension of Pre 01-01-2006 PBORs enhanced

Improvement in the pension of Pre 01-01-2006 PBORs which was announced in July 2009 has been notified by the Government of India. Vide Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. PC10 (1)/2009-D (Pen/Pol) dated 08-03-2010. You can download the letter by clicking the following link.

The new scales for pre-2006 PBOR have been published / notified and can be downloaded and accessed by clicking here.

Story of a Fauji

Last night Sleeping I (Fauji ) died... or so it seemed,
Then I went to heaven
But only in my dream
Up there St Peter met me
Standing at the Pearly Gates,
He said, "I must check your record...
Please stand here and wait."
He turned and said "Your record
Is covered with terrible flaws,
On earth I see you rallied
For every losing cause."
I see that you drank alcohol,
smoked and partied too,
Fact is, you've done everything
A good person should never do.
We can't have people like you up here....
Throughout your life all you did was hear,
You carried out orders without pausing to think.
You never asked for instructions in ink..
Then he read the last of my record
Took my hand and said, "Come in."
You stood in isolated places and shivered alone
You left your kith, kin, hearth and home
You come from an unresponsive, ungrateful nation
You were denied your rights by every Pay Commission
He led me up to the Chief of Heaven ...
"Take him in and treat him well",
He has served in the Indian Military ...
He's done his time in hell!!!