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Friday 25 August 2017

DEFENCE MINISTRY YET TO CLEAR FILE ON DISABILITY PENSION

 

7TH PAY COMMISSION- DEFENCE MINISTRY YET TO CLEAR FILE ON ALLOWANCES, DISABILITY PENSION AND PENSION REVISION FOR MILITARY

The Defence Ministry is yet to clear the file on allowances and revised pensions for military personnel under the Seventh Pay Commission, almost two months after they were approved by the Union Cabinet, official sources said.
“The Defence Ministry is yet to clear the file and then forward it for approval of the Finance Ministry. This includes disability pension, revised pension for those retired January 1, 2016 and allowances,” a senior official told The Hindu.
They have already been implemented for civilian employees in the government “over a month ago”, the official stated. The Union Cabinet had approved the recommendations in June-end and the gazette notifying them was issued on July 6. Based on this, various ministries were supposed to issue orders implementing the revisions.
It has been learnt that the file is pending with the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare.
“There is no accountability. The files have not been sent till now,” an official said.
The allowances were effective from July 1, 2017 and will benefit 34 lakh civilian employees and 14 lakh military personnel. It would also entail an additional annual burden of about Rs 30,748 crore on the exchequer.

Source:- The Hindu

Saturday 19 August 2017

Honorary Lieutenant Bhagguram Maurya, Used His Pension Money To Construct A Road In His Village

Honorary Lieutenant Bhagguram Maurya, Used His Pension Money To Construct A Road In His Village 

Subedar Major Bhagguram Maurya, retired Jawan of Indian Army living in Himarampur village near Banaras, gave a village-length road gift to his village on the occasion of 70th Independence Day. He has used his hard earned which he got after his retirement from the Indian army. The estimated money to construct the road was around Rs 4,00,000.

Subedar Major Bhagguram Maurya became part of the Indian Army in 1978 and served the country till 2012. He got the medal from President Abdul Kalam in 2002 and President Pranab Mukherjee in 2012.
Before the construction, the condition of the road condition was very bad, after the construction many accidents have also declined. Whenever a vehicle used to pass through this road, dust was clouded. This is the reason that he made the road connecting Babatpur with Rajatalab with the money of his pension. He has invested 4 lakh rupees for the construction of this road.


Now SM Bhagguram Maurya and the rural resident are demanding to install Interlocking Tiles on the road from the Panchayat so that the path becomes better and safer. He told the English newspaper Hindustan Times, “Now I have no money left, otherwise, I would buy them by buying Interlocking Tiles and putting them on. I request the Minister of State for Public Works, Surendra Patel, to arrange interlocking tiles so that the road gets better. I hope they will definitely help us. “

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