Issue of Disability Pension for Defence Forces Personnel referred to 7th CPC Anomaly Committee

7th CPC Anomaly Committee : Disability Pension for Defence Forces Personnel
Percentage based system should be continued under the 7th CPC for calculating disability pension for Defence Services at par with their Civilian counterparts

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

13th October 2016 19:49 IST

Issue of Disability Pension for Defence Forces Personnel referred to 7th CPC Anomaly Committee

The 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) recommended a slab based system for determining the disability pension for Defence Forces Personnel, which was accepted by the Government. Percentage based system was followed in the 6th CPC regime for calculating disability pension for Defence Forces Personnel as well as Civilians.

Service Headquarters have represented that the percentage based system should be continued under the 7th CPC for calculating disability pension for Defence Services at par with their Civilian counterparts.

The Ministry has referred the representation of the Service Headquarters to the Anomaly Committee of 7th CPC for consideration.

Source: PIB