Sunday 8 November 2015

Revision of PPO's of Pre - 2006 Defence Pensioners - Brig CS Vidyasagar

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
 
1.         SCOVA (Society of Vountary Associations) hold a periodical meeting in Delhi to discuss issues pertaining to Central Govt Pensioners. The Minister of State for Personnel is ex-officio Chairman of SCOVA. A point of importance was discussed about revision of PPOs of pre-2006 retirees in the meeting held on 13 Oct 2015. The same is given below:-
 
i) SI. No of ATR: Status of issue of revised PPOs to pre-2006 pensioners.
CPAO intimated that as on date 9697 PPOs are yet to be revised. CGA took a meeting on 07.10.2015 in this connection. CPAO has been mapping the pendency location wise. One of the associations expressed their reservations about the `Nil’ pendency shown in the ATR by Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare. However, the association expressed its inability to provide the details of pending PPOs as the association did not maintain data in this regard. Secretary(Pension) directed that representatives of CGDA, Department of Financial Services and Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare be asked to present in the meeting scheduled to be held on 27.10.2015 for revision of pension.
 
One of the Railway pensioners’ association suggested that perception for non-revision of PPO is partly due to the fact that many of the revised PRO are being sent at the addresses where pensioners no longer reside. The association suggested that the revised PRO be sent to pension disbursing bank who can send it to the pensioners. Department of Telecom informed that the remaining PPOs pertain to BSNL about which they do not have sufficient information.Now, they are taking help from Banks to get that information to reach out to remaining pensioners.
 
it. Secretary(Pension) requested all the Ministries/Department s to issue revised authorities for all pending cases before the next SCOVA meeting so that this item could be closed finally.
 
(Action:- CPAO, Department of Posts, Department of
Telecom, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Railways
 
            Please appreciate whenever your pension is enhanced either by Central Pay Commission or by Court order, you are to get Corrigendum PPO (Corr PPO) from PSAs i.e. PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad for Army pensioners, PCDA (Navy) Mumbai for Naval Pensioners and Joint CDA (AF) for Air Force personnel. But the volume of work being so huge, these PSAs palm off their responsibility by issuing set of tables in Circulars like Circular 397 for pension fixation for JCOs and OR w.e.f. Jan 2006, Cicurlar 430 for pension hike for JCOs and OR w.e.f. Jul 2009 and Circular 501 for pension hike w.e.f. 24 Sep 2012. This causes immense hardship to banks to work pension arrears. This further delays remittance of revised pensions to pensioners subjecting them to avoidable financial hardship. These PSAs are supposed to issue Corr PPOs but they simple get away by citing some cock and bull excuses. Now PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad launched SUVIGYA, a soft ware to know your pension and then generation of Corr PPOs by SANGAM. Many JCOs, OR and family pensioner are yet to get Corr PPOs for revision of pension.
 
            All those pensioners i.e. Officers, JCOs, OR and Family pensioners who are not in receipt of Corr PPO for revision of pension as on Jan 2006 and later as on 24 Sep 2012 are requested to furnish the following details to TSEWA to take up a case with Min of Def (ESW) and Min of Personnel, Pensions and Public Grievances. Please forward details as under:-
            (a)       Service No:
(b)       Rank:
©         Name in full as per PPO.
(d)       Original PPO No:
(e )      Corr PPO No if any:
(f)        Service and Corps: Army/Inf/3GR or Navy /Executive/Submarine  or IAF/Engg
(g)       E-mail id (if available):
(h)       Mobile No:
(j)        Land Line No with STD Code:
(k)       Postal Address with PIN Code:
(l)        Pension sanctioned as on Jan 2006 (less DR)
(m)      Pension sanctioned as on 24 Sep 2012(less DR).
(n)       Disability percentage and Disability Element sanctioned (if any) :
(o)       Remarks:
            TSEWA will interact on your behalf and get you Corr PPOs at the earliest.
 
Regards,
Brig CS Vidyasagar (Rtd)

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