Dear Members of the Media,
1. Grave injustice to Defence Forces Personnel, the Babus have done it. If there was a separate Pay Commission for the Defence Services; if there was a member from the Defence Forces on the Pay Commission, the Babus would have never succeeded in degrading and disrespecting the patriotic and devoted solider. They have mislead and misinformed the political bosses and succeeded in their resolve to downgrade the military personnel. See the Table below.
Past Pensioners
2. Wide disparity in pension between various groups for PBOR and Officers:
3. Sepoy retired pre 1996 will get a pension of Rs 3,848 where as one who retired pre 2006 will get Rs 4,828 and Post 2006 will get Rs 6,540. Consequently, a Sepoy retiring post Jan 2006 will get more pension than Havildar who retired pre Jan 1996 and pre Jan 2005. Similarly a Naib Subedar will get more pension than Subedar. However, Subedar & Subedar Major will get less pension than what they were drawing pre Jan 2006. This will be severely resented in the villages from where more than 70 percent of personnel are recruited in the Defence Forces. They will start looking for other professions. Likewise, a colonel will get more pension than the Lieutenant General. Never heard of it any where else in the world. How can the Govt create a class with in a class? This is violative of section 14 of the constitution. Who will be the ultimate sufferer? The Nation; the security, of the Nation, why is the bureaucracy doing this disservice to the Nation? The Government must correct this serious anomaly and grant One Rank One Pension immediately. 4. The above pensions are not acceptable to the more than two million Defence Pensioners throughout the country. We have knocked every door of powers that be but our genuine plea has not yet been heard. We were forced to launch Nation wide protest Movement, India Ex- Serviceman Movement (IESM) with effect from 27 Apr 08 against the Injustices done to Defence Forces. Our Movement is getting wide support and we have resolved to continue and intensify our Movement in its quality and content till all our demands are met. The Government must act now lest it may be too late for the adverse consequences, the accountability for which will squarely lie on the Government and the bureaucracy.
5. Kindly carry this information in your paper/ TV Channel. We need the support of media to inform the people of the country about the Injustices being done to us and seek their support.
Jai Hind
With Kind Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)
Vice Chairman Indian ESM Movement (IESM)
All India Federation of Military Veterans Organisation
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THE EX-SERVICEMEN today ended their relay hunger strike against the approval of the 6th Pay Commission but resolved to observe Black Diwali this year at Amb Roundabout here today. Kharar MLA Balbir Sidhu today offered juice to the ex-soldiers, who were on strike, around 5 pm and requested them to break the fast.
The agitation went for five days from October 20 to October 24 at the Ambala roundabout in S.A.S. Nagar under the banner of the Indian Ex-servicemen Movement.
Earlier, Cooperation Minister Captain Kanwaljit Singh visited the ex-servicemen and supported their demands. Balbir Sidhu also gave assurance to get their appointment fixed with Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The demand for grant of higher grade pay to Service officers, placement of Lt Col and equivalent in Pay Band-4, reinstatement of pensionary weightages for the Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR), providing HAG + Pay Band for Lt Generals and equivalent holding post of Principal Staff Officer, Director Generals, Controllers etc. The hunger strike on October 20- 24 was also observed all over India in 600 cities, including 14 main cities of Punjab & Tricity, claimed the press statement issued by Ex-servicemen Grievances Cell.
THE EX-SERVICEMEN today ended their relay hunger strike against the approval of the 6th Pay Commission but resolved to observe Black Diwali this year at Amb Roundabout here to- day. Kharar MLA Balbir Sidhu today offered juice to the ex-soldiers, who were on strike, around 5 pm and re- quested them to break the fast. The agitation went for five days from October 20 to October 24 at the Amb roundabout in S.A.S. Nagar un- der the banner of the Indian Ex-ser- vicemen Movement. Earlier, Cooperation Minister Cap- tain Kanwaljit Singh visited the ex-ser- vicemen and supported their demands. Balbir Sidhu also gave assurance to get their appointment fixed with Con- gress president Sonia Gandhi. The demand for grant of higher grade pay to Service officers, place- ment of Lt Col and equivalent in Pay Band-4, reinstatement of pensionary weightages for the Personnel Below Of- ficer Rank (PBOR), providing HAG + Pay Band for Lt Generals and equiva- lent holding post of Principal Staff Of- ficer, Director Generals, Controllers etc. The hunger strike on October 20-24 was also observed all over India in 600 cities, including 14 main cities of Pun- jab & Tricity, claimed the press state- ment issued by Ex-servicemen Grievances Cell.
epaper, Chandigarh Edition, SATURDAY,OCTOBER 25, 2008
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