How the Big Brothers are conducting themselves with Veterans (JCOs and below) :Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

How the Big Brothers are conducting themselves with Veterans
(JCOs and below)
Dear Veterans,To give a soothing touch to agitated feelingsof
veterans, specially, JCOs and below, the govt. of India was kind
enough to constitute a committee of Secretarieswhich gave its
report emphasizing on the following seven points :
1. Inclusion of Classification Allowance for PBOR w.e.f.
Jan 01,2006.
2. Removal of linkage of full pension with 33 years w.e.f.
Jan 01,2006.
3. Revision of Pension of Lt. Gen. after carving out a separate
pay scale for them.
4.Broadbanding of percentage of disability/war injury pension
for Pre-01-01-2006 disability/ war injury pensioners.
5.Removal of cap on war injury element of pension in the
case of disabled pensioners belonging to Category ‘E’
6.Bringing parity between pension of Pre and Post
10-10-1997 PBORs.
7.Further improving the pension of PBORs based on award of
GOM,2006.
Last two points are not yet notified

As on today, govt. has issued orders for the first five points,
out of which only first point relates, specifically, to the
PBOR and whereas remaining four points relate to PBORs
and Officers both. Because of pay scales and allowances,
offrs. stood to gain more than the PBORs as aresult of all
these four points. Hence, there is no hue and cry on
implementation of CoS report from the officers but when
the Govt. announced the Modified parity in pension for JCOs
and below at the time of last budget and there after, officers
opposed it tooth and nail to compel the govt. to delay the
issuance of the orders of Modified Parity in Pension for PBORs
and started harping on OROP whichis a remote possibility.
This modified parity in pension has, already, been given to the
officers way back in year 1998. As such, why the PBORs should
not appeal to the govt. not to implement the latest orders
regarding the improved Pension for Lt. Gen., specially,
because they have been harping on OROP only . Let them wait
for OROP. On the other hand, the Govt. should immediately
issue the orders for Modified Parity in pension for PBORs lest
it may lead tocatastrophic stage. The govt. should have
implemented this report in one go and not in peace meal.
This is causing much frustration among the JCOs and below.

Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
President,
Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association. (Regd.)