INDIAN EX - SERVICES LEAGUE Recognised by the Government (Registered under the Societies Registration Act), as the Central League to which all the State Ex-Servicemen Leagues are affiliated PATRONS Patron-in-Chiet Brigadier Kartar Singh (V)IA Chet of the Army Statt Detence Minister President Chiet ofthe Air Stat 8, NYAYA MARG, CHANAKYAPURI (Chet ofthe Naval Stat NEW DELHL110021 Rel Noo ESL/353/PeNsion/2019 0 Sept 2019 Sh. Rajnath Singh Hon'ble Raksha Mantri 104, South Block, New Dethi-110011 Dr Jitendra Singh Hon'ble Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space INCREASE IN PENSION OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES INCLUDING DEFENCE PERSONNEL AT OLD AGE: PENSION POLICY. Repectot Mando Makeolay , ae ee 1, As per the existing Policy, Pension vide O.M.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 02 Sep 2008 for civilian employees and Govt of India Min of Defence letter No 17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pen/Policy) dated 11 Nov 2008 of All Central Govt Employees including Defence Personnel are increased at old age as under - Age of Pensioner/Family pensioner Additional quantum of Pension From 80 years to less than 85 years 20% of revised basic pension/family pension, From 85 years to less than 90 years 30% of revised basic pension/family pension, From $0 years to less than 95 years 40% of revised basic pension/family pension, From 95 years to less than 100 years 50% of revised basic pension/family pension 100 years or more 100% or revised basic pension/family pension “Telephone +281 13669, 46068120, 26116435, Telelax : 46068121 E-mail: iesthq@gmail.com, Website: www indianexservicesleague in3. ___ All Central Govt Employees retire at 60 years of Age; consequently their pensions are increased after 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of retirement, by 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% and 100% respectively 4. The Defence Personnel retire at the following Ages:- SerNo Ranks Average Age (a) Sepoy to Hav 38 years of age (b) Nb Sub to Sub maj 46 years (c) Officers upto the rank of Col Majority at 54 years of age (a) Brig 56 years (ce) MajGen 58 years o LtGen 60 years 5. As per the existing policy, pension of Defence Veterans are also increased at the ages 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100 years ie :- Rank No of Years After Retirement (a) Sepoy to Hav 42, 47, 2, 7 and 62 years after retirement (b) JCOs (Nb Sub to Sub Major) 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 years after retirement (©) Officers upto the rank of Col -26,31,36,41 and 46 years after retirement () Brig 24, 29, 34, 39 and 44 years after retirement (e) Maj Gen 22, 27, 32, 36 and 42 years after retirement 6. _In order to do justice to soldiers, there is, therefore, a case to review the existing policy to also increase of Defence Pensioners after 20. 25, 30, and 40 years of retirement at par with the other civilian Employees. 7. __ The reasons for the recommended increase after 20,25, 30 and 40 years of retirement are as follows:~ (2) _ Early retirement. The Armed Forces personnel retire early, to maintain the younger profile of the Armed Forces when their social responsibilities toinclude education of children, their settlement, marriage, looking after aged parents and construction of a house/purchase of a flat are maximum (0) NO Guarenteed Second Career There is NO guaranteed second career for the Ex-Servicemen who retire at such an early age. employees was studied by the Institute of Applies Research government in Manpower ‘Analysis (IARM) at the behest of the fifth CPC. After a detailed and through investigation, they arrived at 77 Years as the life expectancy of the Civil Servant. Railways conducted a similar exercise of their personnel; they assessed their life span as 78 years 8. No such study was formally conducted for the defence veterans since it was generally believed that soldiers live longer than civilians. However, Maj Gen (Rete) . . (©) Average Life Span. Life expectancy of the civil . Surjt Singh, AVSM, VSM who headed the Army Pay Commission C sell of 5” Pay Commission for Army carried out a detailed study alongwith other experts in 2005 which revealed that the average ages at which our defence veterans die are as under - f (a) Officers : 73 years. (b) JCOs : 67 years. (©) Other Ranks : 60 to 64 years. 9. _ Inthe light of the above it will be fair if the pensions of Defence Personnel at old ages are increased as under :- Ranks 20% 30% 40% _| 50% | 100% Sepoy to G0 Years of | 65 Years of | 70 Years of | 75 Years ‘of | 80 Years of Hav Age Age Age | Age__—| Age _| | JCOs 65 Years of | 70 Years of | 75 Years of | 80 Years of | 85 Years of Age Age |Age | Age Age Offrs 75 years of | 80 ‘Years ‘85 Years of | 90 Years of | 95 Years of Age Age Age | Age J 40. Forwarded for kind consideration of the Hon'ble Ministers please. Voss Sincerely , Brig -kartar Singh(Retd) ‘resident Indian Ex-Services League & NCESMO