Status on the recommendations of Raksha Mantri’s Committee of Experts concerning DESW.
DEPARTME NT OF EX-SE RVICEM EN WELFARE (DESW)
STATUS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OF RAKSA MANTRl’s COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS CONCERNING DESW
| Total No. of Recommendations | 26 |
| Accepted /Implemented | 05 |
| Accepted in-principle | 01 |
| Partially accepted | 07 |
| Not Accepted | 08 |
| Deferred | 01 |
| Under Examination/Consideration | 04 |
| Sr. No. | Recommendation | Status | |
| 1. | 2.2.1 DENIAL OF DISABILITY BENEFITS BY INCORRECTLY BRANDING IN-SERVICE DISABI LITIES (DISEASE CASES) AS “NEITHER ATTRIBUTABLE, NOR AGGRAVATED BY SERVICE | Partially Accepted | |
| 2. | 2.2.2 RATIONALIZATION OF DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR ‘NON- ATTRIBUTABLE/ NON-AGGRAVATED CASES’ ARISI NG OUT OF INJURIES/DEATHS DURING AUTHORIZED LEAVE: | Not accepted, | |
| 3, | 2.2.3 DISABILITY BENEFITS TO VOLUNTARY RETIREES | Accepted. | |
| 4. | 2.2.4 ILLEGAL DENIAL OF PENSION BENEFITS TO PRE-2006 RETIREE HONORARY NAIB SUBEDARS: | Accepted. | |
| 5. | 2.2.5 LITIGATION ON DENIAL OF BENEFITS FROM 1996 TILL 2009 TO PENSIONERS (OTHER THAN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS) WHO RETIRED PRIOR TO 10-10-1997 | Under consideration. | |
| 6, | 2.2.6 REQUIREMENT OF 10 MONTHS’ SERVICE IN A PARTICULAR RANK TO EARN THE PENSION OF THAT RANK | Partially accepted. | |
| 7. | 2.2.7 CATEGORIES OF PENSION INTRODUCED BY THE 5th CPC EXTENDED TO POST-1996 AS WELL AS PRE-1996 RETIREES ON THE CIVIL SIDE BUT INAPPROPRIATELY ONLY TO POST-1996 RETIREES ON THE MILITARY SIDE | Not Accepted. | |
| 8. | 2.2.8 WAR INJURY PENSION TO WORLD WAR II RETIREES DISABLED IN WWII | Not Accepted. | |
| 9, | 2.2.9 CONDONATION OF SERVICE FOR SECOND SERVICE PENSION FOR DSC PERSONNELs | Not accepted. | |
| 10 | 2.2.10 BROAD-BANDING OF DISABILITY PERCENTAGES FOR THE COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY ELEME NT AND WAR INJURY ELEMENT: | Partially Accepted. | |
| 11. | 2.2.11 NON GRANT OF SERVICE ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION TO DISABLED PERSONNEL WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM QUALIFYING SERVICE WHO ARE RELEASED FROM SERVICE OTHER THAN BY WAY OF INVALIDATION | Not accepted. | |
| 12. | 2.2.12 DUAL FAMILY PENSION TO MILITARY WIDOWS WHO ARE DRAWING PENSION FROM A CONTRIBUTORY OR NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCE OR FUND OR TRUST FROM THE CIVIL SIDE, FROM THE DATE OF DEMISE OF THE MILITARY PENSIONERS, RATHER THAN 24-09-2012: | Accepted in-principle. | |
| 13. | 2.2.13 RESERVIST PENSION TO RESERVISTS RELEASED FROM SERVICE COMPULSORILY PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF PENSIONABLE COLOUR+ RESERVE SERVICE: | Under Examination | |
| 14. | 2.2.15 NON ACCEPTANCE OF DECLARATION OF BATTLE CASUALTY AND NON-GRANT OF WAR-INJURY OR LIBERALIZED BENEFITS TO CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONAL AREAS:. | Partially Acce pted. | |
| 15. | 2.3.1 Grant of ECHS facilities to Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs). (Partially related to DESW) | Accepted. | |
| 16. | 2.3.3 Non-inclusion of military pay and other elements of emoluments during fixation of pay on re-employment of military pensioners on the civil side. | . Not accepted | |
| 17. | 2.4.1 Collegiate system of decision-making: | Partially Accepted. | |
| 18. | Para 2.4.2 : Non-implementation of decisions and flouting of existing guidelines on implementation of judicial verdicts: | Accepted. | |
| 19. | Para 2.4.3 : Overreliance on MoD (Finance) and Finance entities for decisions and policy formulation: | Not Accepted | |
| 20. | Para 2.4.5 : Lack of availability of correct talent and inputs to DESW and functioning of the Standing Committee for Welfare of Ex- Servicemen: | Partially Accepted | |
| 21. | 2.4.7 Unnecessary red-tapism and hyper-technical requirements of forms, afffdavits etc. which militate against the spirit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision for citizens: | Under Examination. | |
| 22. | 2.4.8 Suspect Legality of Pension Regulations, 2008 and Entitlement Rules, 2010: | Under Examination. | |
| 23. | Para 7.1: Lateral induction and re-employment | Partially Accepted. | |
| 24. | Para 7.5 Issues related to Short Service Commissioned Officers (Partially related to DESW) | Accepted. | |
| 25. | 7.8. ISSUE RELATED TO OFFICER-CADETS/CADETS DISABLED IN TRAINING ACADEMIES: | Deferred. The matter is being examtned in Department of Military Affairs. | |
| 26. | 7.10 ISSUES CONCERNI NG RETIRED MAJORS: | Not accepted. |
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