Thursday, February 5, 2009

SCPC: Restore Status, Pay and Pension of a Soldier

Punjab cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh with Union Defence minister A K Antony

Baljinder Walia on January 7th, 2009
Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Cooperation and Defence Services Welfare Minister Punjab while addressing the 28th meeting of Kendrya Saink Board held here today in Vigyan Bhawan raised the various welfare issues for the Defense services welfare like One Rank one Pension, anomalies in Pay Commission Employment opportunities, Exemption of Toll Tax, Central Funding for ESM, increase the quota for recruitment for Punjab in Defence forces etc. in the National level meeting presided over by Mr AK Antony. Union Defence Minister.

He demanded the immediate implementation of the announcement made by Mr George Fernades the then Union Defence Minister in April 1999 at Anandpur Sahib for one rank one pension to the Ex-Servicemen. He said that this issue has been agreed in principle by the NDA Government but has not been implemented appropriately. While the cost of living is constantly raising. He also demanded to remove the anomalies immediately in the 6th Pay Commission for the Defence Services and also Ex-Servicemen. He said that a repeated effort to down grade the status of the soldier was being made. It is the responsibility of the Government to protect the interest of the soldiers. However it transpires that anomalies and misrepresentation of provisions of 4th Pay Commission regarding Soldiers are yet to be addressed. The full benefit of the ‘Rank Pay’ for the Armed Forces as approved by the Cabinet is yet to be passed on to the soldiers. This resulted in the wrong fixation of Pay & Pension and disadvantages the Soldiers in the Inter-Services relatively.
Punjab should get additional quota in defence: Capt Kanwaljit Singh
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