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Military Pensions Cover Unveiled
Military-Pension-Cover-revealTentatively releasing end-Mar or early-April with the latest OROP notifications.
This book compiles all important provisions related to military pensions from the time of the 4th Central Pay Commission till date, with an easy-to-understand commentary in non-technical terms to facilitate the comprehension of various types of military pensions and the law governing the same. Wherever necessary, the judicial pronouncements dealing with the subject have been mentioned. The book is broadly divided into two parts – the first dealing with commentary and case law, and the second, containing various provisions governing military pensions.
This book compiles all important provisions related to military pensions from the time of the 4th Central Pay Commission till date, with an easy-to-understand commentary in non-technical terms to facilitate the comprehension of various types of military pensions and the law governing the same. Wherever necessary, the judicial pronouncements dealing with the subject have been mentioned. The book is broadly divided into two parts – the first dealing with commentary and case law, and the second, containing various provisions governing military pensions.
The subject of Military Pensions has remained a labyrinth. Not just for the claimants and beneficiaries, but also for those in the establishment. What has further complicated the matter is the plethora of rules, regulations, letters and instructions which makes this subject quite unwieldy and confusing.
And then there are judicial pronouncements, many of which have not been incorporated in policy and are applied only to the litigants who approach Courts and Tribunals. To the credit of the successive governments, the pensionary provisions in India have been quite liberal with a high degree of benefit of doubt to claimants, though their interpretation at times has been literal and narrow at the hands of those handling entitlements.
Needless to state, there is lack of a common platform wherein important letters are consolidated as a compendium. There is also a dearth of a simple commentary on various pensionary concepts in the military, some of which are unique to the defence services and not applicable on civilian employees and retirees. Though we have come a long way from the Army Pension Regulations, 1940 to the 7th Central Pay Commission and the ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme applicable today, the distance has not been one which was easy to navigate.