GET-TOGETHER OF EX-SERVICEMEN OF HYDERABAD EAST

MHRD finalizes scheme for interest subsidy for education loans

New Delhi: The ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment (HRD) has finalized the modalities for the implementation of a newcentral scheme to provide full interest subsidy during the period of moratoriumon educational loans for students belonging to economicallyweaker sections (with parental family income from all sources of less thanRs.4.5 lakh annually).



The loans will be provided by scheduled banks under the Educational Loan Schemeof the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) for pursuing courses in professional ortechnical streams from recognized institutions in India.



The modalities have been finalized in consultation with IBA. The scheme iseffective for all IBA approved educational loans sanctioned in the form ofeligible students' in respect of approval course of studies from the academicyear 2009-10.



"Under the scheme, proof of income is required to be certified byauthorities to be designated by the state governments. Accordingly, theministry has written to all Chief Secretaries of states and union territoriesto intimate the designated authority/authorities (at thedistrict/sub-district/block etc. levels) to the District Level ConsultativeCommittee (DLCC) so that banking authorities at the branch level where studentswould be approaching for availing the benefit of the scheme would be aware ofthe same," an official press release said.



All scheduled member banks of the IBA have also been advised to take necessaryaction to adopt and implement the scheme so its benefits accrue to the eligiblestudents.



Canara Bank is the nodal bank, for the member banks of IBA, for claimingreimbursement of interests credited to student accounts.



All eligible students who wish to avail of the benefits of the scheme areadvised to approach the respective bank branch from where they availed of theeducation loan and complete the necessary formalities.



These include obtaining the certification in respect of annual family incomefrom the competent authority at the block, tehsil or district level, so thatthe individual student accounts can be credited with the interest due on theloan for the academic year 2009-10 onwards.

CWP No. 21573 of 2010 FILED IN PUNJAB & HARYANA COURT

Group 'X' SGTs technical tradesmen of Indian Air Force who retired prior to 10-10-1997 were not considered as Diploma Holders by the PCDA (P) vide their circular No. 430 dated 10-03-2010. PCDA (P) Allahabad created two table No.111 & 112. Table No. 111 for the pre-10-10-1997 group "X" SGTs & another table No. 112 for group "X" SGTs diploma holder post-10-10-1997 retirees illegally. Ex-SGT Raj Pal Malik filed the CWP No. 21573 of 2010 in the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court Chandigarh and the Hon'ble High Court was pleased to issue the notice for 16-12-2010.

NEW REVISED PENSION TABLES

44079521 New Pay Commission Letter

EXEMPTION FROM TOLL TAX TO EX-SERVICEMEN

MOST OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN ARE UNAWARE THAT THEY ARE EXEMPTED FROM TOLL TAX ON THE HIGHWAYS OF NHAI. ON THE REQUEST OF MOST OF THE EX-SERVICEMEN THE FOLLOWING EXEMPTION LETTER IS COPIED AND REPRODUCED FROM REPORT MY SIGNAL BLOG.

One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen

One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen The Parliamentary Standing committee on Defence has urged the government to reconsider the demand of “One Rank One Pension” for the ex-servicemen. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (15th LOK SABHA) on 1st and 7th Reports reiterated that the Government should consider the issue of ‘One Rank One Pension’ afresh. Since the issue of One Rank One Pension was not accepted in the past and more recently the Cabinet Secretary’s Committee set up to consider it also did not recommend the same, it has not been found feasible to accept the demand of One Rank One Pension. In the case of Original Application No. 15 and 45/2010 the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh had passed the order dated 3.3.2010 with directions to the respondents to take final decision in the matter. The said order was examined and speaking orders explaining the position were issued on 10.07.2010 to the petitioners. This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Shri Vilas Muttemwar and others in Lok Sabha today.

VERY IMPORTANT JUDGMENT BY HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has delivered a judgment in favour of all the Ex-Airmen retired with Diploma Certificate and have put up 10 years service in the appropriate field to be treated on par with Degree holders in that branch. For the order CLICK HERE.

EC meeting on 24.10.2010

There will be an Executive Committee Meeting on 24.10.2010 at 5 p.m. at Tejaswi Car Coats. All the Executive Committee Members are requested to attend the same without fail.
Agenda;
1.Get together to be condusted in Nov/Dec 2010.
2. Next General Body Meeting.

General Secretary.
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DA ORDERS FOR PENSIONERS ISSUED

DA ORDERS FOR PENSIONERS ISSUED. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR COPY

DA/DR hike of 10% is Approved by Cabinet w.e.f.1.7.2010 to Employees and Pensioners

Release of additional instalment of dearness allowance to Central Government employees and dearness relief to Pensioners due from 1.7.2010
The Union Cabinet today decided to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.7.2010 representing an increase of 10% over the existing rate of 35% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

COMMUTATION OF PENSION FOR SECOND TIME AFTER RESTORATION OF EARLIER COMMUTATION

ALL THE VETERAN BROTHERS ARE REQUESTED GO THROUGH THE HAND BOOK ON PENSIONS WHERE IT IS CLEARLY STATED THAT THE PENSION CAN BE COMMUTED MORE THAN ONCE PROVIDED THE TOTAL COMMUTATION PORTION DOES NOT EXCEED 50% OF THE PENSION.

THE EXTRACT OF THE SAID HAND BOOK IS REPRODUCED BELOW

COMMUTATION OF PENSION (PAGE 13 OF HAND BOOK)
14. Following are the salient aspects of the Commutation of pension: -
(a) Personnel can commute a portion of their service pension not exceeding 50% of their
pension. Relief with pension is not commutable.
(b) Pension may be commuted at any time after retirement/ release/ Invalidment. It can
also be commuted more than once provided the overall commuted pension is within the
maximum limits of 50%.
(c) Individuals who apply for commutation of pension within one year of date of discharge
are exempted from civil medical examination and the medical certificate issued at the time of
release medical examination is accepted by the Pension Sanctioning Authority.
(d) Age of pensioner for commutation purpose is taken as the age he will attain on the next
birthday following the date on which the commutation becomes absulute. Commutation
table is attached as Appendix-‘B’.
Note 1: The individual is paid residual pension after the commutation. However, he is
entitled for DR on full Basic Pension (including the commuted amount).
Note 2: Commuted portion of pension will be restored by Pension Disbursing Office (PDO) on
completion of 15 years from the date of actual commuted value of pension paid/deduction of commuted
portion of pension. PDOs are to restore the commuted portion of pension automatically in terms of
PCDA(P) circular No 28/GI/C/4/Vol-IX/Tech dated 13 Jun 2002. However, it is prudent on the part of
the pensioner to remind his PDO in writing to restore the commuted value of pension. A format of
application for restoration of commuted portion of pension after 15 years is attached as Appendix-‘C’.

The required application is attached at right side of this page.

SUGGESTION: IT IS REQUESTED THAT ONLY THOSE EX-SERVICEMEN WHO ARE REALLY IN NEED OF MONEY MAY APPLY FOR THIS SECOND COMMUTATION AS 50% OF YOUR PENSION IS REDUCED FOR ANOTHER 15 YEARS AFTER YOU GET THIS LUMP-SUM AMOUNT.THE LATEST COMMUTATION TABLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED THE PURCHASE VALUE OF COMMUTATION.THE EARLIER COMMUTATION TABLE WHICH WAS BASED ON 4.75% IN 1971 INTEREST RATE IS NOW REVISED TO AROUND 8%.

Govt implementing One-Rank One-Pension for ex-servicemen

Govt implementing One-Rank One-Pension for ex-servicemen Appealing to ex-servicemen not to take the extreme step of returning their gallantry awards, government today said it has started implementing recommendations of the high level panel on One-Rank One-Pension. However, Defence Minister A K Antony said in the Rajya Sabha that implementing the award in one go was difficult. "In one stretch, we will not be able to implement it but we are near that goal... it is a long process," he said. He said the government has implemented all recommendations of the committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary which went into the demands for One-Rank One-Pension. This would have a financial implication of Rs 2,200 crore and would help 12 lakh ex-servicemen, he said. Source: PTI

DUAL PENSION FOR WIDOWS

INFORMATION PUBLISHED SHOULD BE SPREAD AND SPREAD
UNTIL SOMEONE GETS BENEFIT



Every day and night millions and millions of people surf the Web in search of information. Whatever they gather, are freely distributed to all. But the benefits availed depends upon the individual’s curiosity to practice it. Crying child only gets milk. You knock only then the doors will open.

Now that the information regarding the landmark judgement of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Kochi on the grant of dual family pension to the widows of the re-employed ex-servicemen in banks has been published.

All the affected widows and their well wishers should note that even though the verdict is applicable for all similar cases, but the benefit is passed on only to the petitioner not to all.

The respondents to the petitioner will never allow the verdict to be applicable to all unless and until all the affected file similar petitions individually in the Tribunal. Therefore now the ball is now in our court. All the affected widows and their well wishers should wake up now to knock the doors for similar verdict to get dual family pension.

The judgment clearly says that “By no stretch of imagination, the pension received from Canara Bank can be treated as a pension received from the Government. So there is absolutely no merit on the contention (of the respondents) that she is not entitled to get pension from the Air Force……..”

READ THE JUDGMENT HERE:http://www.aftdelhi.nic.in/benches/kochi_bench/judgments/may/TA_No.16_of_2010.pdf