7th CPC Military Brochure – Disability Pension
Disability Pension
Disability element for Defence Forces pensioners shall also be revised by multiplying the existing rate of disability element as had been drawn on 31.12.2015 by a factor of 2.57 to arrive at revised rate of disability element as on 01.01.2016 (amount rounded off to next higher rupee). The max ceiling shall be applicable only in case of service/retiring pension, service element of Disability/Liberalised Disability/War Injury Pension and Ordinary Family Pension. The said ceiling is not applicable in cases of disability/liberalised disability/war injury element, Special family/liberalised family pension etc applicable under casualty pensionery awards.
Auth : GoI, MoD (DESW) letter No 17(01)/2017(01)D(Pen/Pol) dated 04 Sep 2017.
Calculation for Pensionary Benefits
(a) The revised Retiring/ Service/ Special /Invalid /Ordinary/Mustering out pension, service element of Disability/Liberalised Disability/War Injury pension shall be 50% of the notional RE.
(b) The revised Disability/Liberalised Disability Element of Disability/Liberalised Disability pension shall be 30% of notional RE, the revised War Injury Element of war injury pension shall be 60% and 100% of notional RE in cases of eleased and invalided out cases respectively.
Note : The aggregate of service element and Liberalised Disability Element shall not be less than 80% of notional RE.
(c) The revised enhanced rate and normal rate of Ordinary Family pension shall be 50% and 30% respectively of the notional RE.
(d) The revised Special Family pension shall be 60% of the notional RE.
(e) The revised Liberalised Family pension shall be equal to notional RE.
(f) For child/children of Armed Forces personnel in receipt of Liberalised Family Pension, revised Liberalised Family Pension shall be 60% of RE.
(g) The revised Dependent Pension (spl) shall be 50% of notional Special Family pension. The Liberalised Dependent pension (Liberalised) shall be 75% (in case both parents are live) and 60% (in case of single parent/dependent father/sister) of notional Liberalised Family pension.
(h) The revised second life award of Special Family pension in case of JCOs/OR including NCs(E) shall be 50% of Notional Special Family Pension.
Auth : GoI, MoD (DESW) letter No 17(01)/2017(02)/D(Pension/ Policy) dated 05 Sep 2017.
Also Read : 7th pay commission brochure for Military personnel