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Posted: Jul 07, 2009 at 0320 hrs IST

Pune Nearly 10,000 retired jawans and Junior Commissioned Officers in the city will benefit from the finance minister’s one-rank-one-pension scheme. Pranab Mukherjee had said the government had accepted recommendations to improve the pension prior to January 1, 2006, and have defence pensioners below officer rank and bring pre-October 10, 1997, pensioners on par with those who followed.

This will benefit more than 12 lakh jawans and JCOs and will be implemented from July 1.

Pune’s ex-servicemen, though elated, are not quite clear what they would gain. “We have been demanding this for long,” said Anandrao Dhumal, vice-president, Ex-Servicemen’s Association. He said that those in the ranks of jawan, naik, havildar, naik subedar and subedar major will all benefit. “However, it is not clear what the amount of cutoff pension would be for all of us,” he said.

“For long we have been drawing low salaries and now having no difference in the pension payment will bring respite. But it should have been done with retrospective affect with the UPA government having announced it before the elections,” said an ex-serviceman.

There was a huge gap between the pensions of past and present retirees after the Sixth Pay Commission while the pre-and post-October 10, 1997, pensioners were impacted by the fifth panel’s recommendations.

Anantkumar Dange, a retired honorary captain, said the OROP scales should come around Rs 14,000 for all. “It would benefit all ranks.” Now there are three bands of payment, to be now merged. The first band features sepoy to havildar at Rs 4,500 basic pension, the second band includes naik subedars and subedar majors at Rs 9,300, while the third band pays Rs 13,750 after the Sixth Pay Commission.

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Ex-POELA by M.D.Mohandas on 12 Nov 2009

I am a retired sailor after 11years service in Feb.1972. Please let me know Wheather I am eligible for any pension. Also my discharege certificate issued then do not show my home address. I was working outside India and am back home.Please advice me how to go about in making ID card. Thanking you in anticipation. Reply on my e-mail Sincerely yours. Mohandass

Total pension for retd petty officer in the year of june 1992 by K Velu on 10 Oct 2009

Dear Sir, On completion of 15 yrs servive I was retired from IndianNavy in the year of 1992.Could you please tell me how muchpension I will be getting as per one rank one pension.I am inhabitant of Andaman

new pension in orop by sudhir kumar jha on 26 Aug 2009

it seems that the exact meaning of one rank one pension has not been followed. we have been suffering alot due to low pension and less opportunity of jobs prevailing for last several years.as per 6th crpc the new pension arised to be rs.12500 apx.to a rank sergeant after 20 years of service.but what about the pre 2006 pensioners? they are not going to get the same who have have come out of service during pre 1996. certainly not.hence this has become prejudice in case of old pensioners.

new pension by subramanian k on 16 Aug 2009

i have retireed from IAF innov 1987 now i am reemployed in HVF. my pension is rs 3500 w.e.f. jan 2006 what will be my new pension further i hereby inform that i have lost my pensioners i card how to get a new one. ihave reqisted at madras egomore pensioners officer in 10987thank you sir, yours faithfullyk subramanian ex-sgt 613260 s15 metro flats 18 ranagarajanpuram kodambakkam chennai 600 024

Pension quiries by Bhupindersingh Chadha on 05 Aug 2009

I have put up about sixteen years of service in indian Navy and retired in 31st January 1979, in the rank of Petty Officer. I want to know how much pension I should receive. I am presently receiving only 4060/- per month. Is it OK?. Can some one help me to know this?

Increased pension by m.s.malhan on 21 Jul 2009

No clear details has been given, how much to whom. Govt. wants to wash the hands to cool down what is going on.

benifits from pention by Lt Col S V Murthy on 08 Jul 2009

Last para, 3rd line - The rank " Naib Subedar has been wrongly mentioned as "Naik Subedar" which may be noted for future please

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