Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service — Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders
OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No.612
Dated: 17.12.2018
To,
The O I/C
Records/PAO (ORs)
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Subject:- Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service — Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders.
Reference:- This office Circular No.561 dated 10.06.2016.
Consequent upon issue of AG/PS-4 (Pen/Legal) letter No. PC-A/70545/679/RRB/MI-20(A3) dated 25.07.2018 (copy enclosed) regarding broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service — Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders, it is clarified that the PCDA(P), Allahabad/ PSAs can only issue PPO to affected petitioners after receiving the Govt. sanction letter issued by Services Headquarters in each and every case along with the claim from ROs.
2. Therefore, this office Circular No. 561 dated 10.06.2016 stands cancelled in toto.
3. This circular has been uploaded on official website of this office www.pcdapension.nic.in.
No.Gts/Tech/05/LXXXI
Dated: 17.12.2018
(Sandeep Thakur)
Addl.CDA(P)
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Tele: 2309 3530
Addl Gen Pers Service
AG/PS-4(Pen/Legal)
Room No -16, L-1 Block
Church Road
IHQ of MoD (Army)
New Delhi – 110 001
PC-A/70545/679/RRB/MI-20(A3)
23 Jul 2018
PCDA (P)
Draupadi Ghat
Allahabad (UP) – 211 014
BROAD BANDING OF DISABILITY ELEMENT IN RESPECT OF ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL RETIRED/ DISCHARGED ON COMPLETION OF TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH DISABILITY/ AGGRAVATED BY OR ATTRIBUTABLE TO MILITARY SERVICE — IMPLEMENTATION OF COURT/ AFTS ORDERS
Pl ref the followings:-
(a) Gol, MoD (Pen/Legal) No 3(11)2010-D(Pen/Legal)-PtV dt 18 Apr 2016
(b) Circular No.561 file No Gts/Tech/05/LXXVI of Office PCDA(P), Allahabad dt 10 Jun 2016 addressed to OIC, Records, PAO (OR) duly signed by Asst Controller
2. Your office has issued corrigendum PPO No DE/Corr/0207/2018 dt 05 Mar 2018 duly quoting circular No.561 in respect of Hon’ble AFT (RB) Jaipur order dated 13 Dex 2017 Passed in OA No.285/2016 in respect of JC-168320H Ex Subedar & Hony Lt Rekha Ram Barkesia. In the ibid court order, PPO was issued suo moto by PCDA(P), Allahabad.
3. MoD/P(Pen/Legal) was approached to clarify whether there is a need to change the procedure of service HQ issuing the Govt sanction letter after due examination of court order or PCDA (P), Allahabad is empowered to execute all affected cases vide circular No.561 without the Service HQ issuing a govt sanction.
4. MoD/P (Pen/Legal) has clarified that the PCDA (P), Allahabad can only issue PPO to affected petitioner after obtaining govt sanction letter issued by service HQ.
5. For into and necessary action please.
(Vikas Bahuguna)
Col
Dir, PS-4 (Pen/Legal)
for ADG PS