No. 17(4)/2008(1 )1D(Pen/Policy)

Government of India,

Ministry of Defence,

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2010
To,
The Chief of the Army Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET SECRETARY'S COMMI'ITEE

RELATING TO PENSION OF PRE 1.1.06 LT GEN /EQUIVALENTS - REG.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's letter No. 17(4)/2008(1 )/

D(Pen /Policy) dated 11.11.2008 on the above subject as amended vide this

Ministry's letter of even No. dated 20.1.2009 and to state that as per

recommendation of the Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary, constituted

by the Government, to consider various issues on pension of Armed Forces

pensioners, the pay structure for the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army

(other than MNS officers) and equivalent ranks in Navy and Air Force issued

in implementation of the recommendations of Sixth CPC, has been further revised

and notified vide amendment dated 16th July 2009 to SAI/SNI/SAFI

No. 2/S/2008 respectively, under which Lieutenant General and equivalent

officers in Navy and Air Force have been placed in a newly introduced HAG scale

of Rs.67000- 79000 with effect from 1.1.2006 corresponding to pre-revised

HAG pay scale of Rs.22400-24500. Accordingly, the rates of minimum

‘guaranteed family pension' for the rank of Lieutenant General and equivalent

ranks in Navy & Air Force, as notified in Annexure -ll (Revised) to this Ministry's

above quoted letter dated 20.1.2009, are substituted with the rates indicated in

the enclosed Annexure.
2. All other entries remain unchanged.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division of this Ministry vide

their U.O. No. 119/Fin/Pen dated 20.1.2010.
4. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully,

Sd xxx

(Harbans Singh)

Director(Pension/ Policy)
Copy to: As per standard distribution list.
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Annexure to MOD Letter No 17(4)/2008(1)/D(Pension/Policy)dated 20.1. 2010.

Amendment to Annexure –II (Revised) attached to MOD letter No 17(4)/

2008(1)/D(Pension/Policy)Ddated 11.11.2008 as amended vide this Ministry

letter of even No. dated 20.1.2009.

COMMISIONED OFFICERS – ARMY & EQUIVALENT IN NAVY AND AIRFORCE

(OTHER THAN MNS)
T– 1 RETIRING PENSION
Rank Lt Gen
Quailifying Service
10 14379
10.5 14932
11 15485
11.5 16038
12 16591
12.5 17144
13 17697
13.5 18250
14 18804
14.5 19357
15 19910
15.5 20463
16 21018
16.5 21569

17 22122
17.5 22675
18 23228
18.5 23781
19 24334
19.5 24887
20 25440
20.5 25993
21 26548
21.5 27099
22 27852
22.5 28205
23 28758
23.5 29311
24 29864
24.5 30417
25 30970
25.5 31523
26 32078

26.5 32629
27 33182
27.5 33735
28 34288
28.5 34841
29 35394
29.5 35947
30 36500
& above
TABLE - FAMILY PENSION
Rank
Lt Gen 21900
NOTE:
While the qualifying service indicated in the Table – 1 above is the actual qualifying service, the amount of pension indicated is inclusive of the rank weightage as admissible in terms of Para 5.1 (b) (ii) of this Ministry’s letter No 1(6)/98/D(Pension/Sers) of 3.2.1998
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