KNOW YOUR PRESENT PENSION DETAILS.

KNOW YOUR PRESENT PENSION DETAILS.

Dear veteran brothers,

You can know your latest pension details on web site: by

www.http://dpdopensioners.org/bank_portal/index.php?mess=DNEXT.

You will find :

Pension In formations for defence pensioners.   AND

Defence Accounts Department Welcomes all the Defence pensioners.

You can view your present pension details by giving your Bank Name and Savings Bank account number  under 

DPDO    OR   BANK   format which ever is applicable.

You will receive the details in full.

It is like SUVIGYA  program.

Veterans can utilize this facility  and find if there is any discrepancy.

We thank our AFVAI for giving this information.

Change of PDA

Change of PDA

If you want to get your pension account transferred to any other PDA/bank, apply to your present PDA. PCDA (P), Allahabad has no role to play in this regard except in case of transfer outside India. To change the PDA please submit an application to your current PDA. The application form for change of PDA is available on this Website. Form for change of Pension Disbursing Agencies.

Grievance Redressal Procedures-PCDA

Grievance Redressal Procedures

Types of Complaints

Methods for Redressal

Through the PGO

Through Pension Adalats

Through this Website

Telephone

List of Contact details of Office Incharge sections

E-Mail

Visit PCDA(P) Allahabad

Write to Us

Write to Director(Pensions), Min. of Defence

Types of Complaints

There are broadly two types of complaints.

a) Relating to grant/revision : For redressal of their grievances relating to pension sanction/revision, individual should first approach his Head of Office/ Record Office from where he retired/discharged , as the claims are initiated by them to the office of the PCDA (P).

Except in the case of Commissioned Officers whose PPOs are sent by PCDA (P) direct to PDAs and they can write to Grant- I Military section.

In case of Air Force Officers and personnel discharged on or after 1.11.85, complaints/grievances may be addressed to DCDA (AF), Subroto Park, Delhi Cantt. as they are the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

In case of Naval officers/ personnel discharged on or after 1.11.85 the complaints may be addressed to CDA (Navy),No. 1, Cooperage Road, Mumbai-400039 email-id cdabombay@hub.nic.in as they are the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

In case it is informed by your Head of Office/ Record Office that your pension case is pending with Pr. CDA (P), Allahabad, then please quote letter No. and date under which claim has been sent to this office and also quote your original PPO number in case the complaint relates to revision or issue of corrigendum PPO.

b) Complaint relating to payment of pension. In your complaints relating to payment, the following channels may be utilised :

In case the pension is being drawn fromAgency for complaintTreasury/PAODirector of Treasury of that State/Treasury OfficerPublic Sector BankRegional Office of PSB concerned/Manager of the bank branchDPDO (Please also see details under the Pension Disbursing Agencies list )CDA (PD) Meerut for Northern DPDOs or CDA -Chennai for four southern DPDOs or to Audit section of PCDA(P) Draupadi Ghat Allahabad

Through the PGO

a) Public Grievances Officer in the Office of the Pr.CDA(P) Allahabad). The address of PGO is as under:

Shri Sandeep Thakur, IDAS, Addl. CDA(P) 
Public Grievances Officer (PGO)
Office of the Pr. CDA (Pensions),
Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad - 211014
Phone No.(PBX)- 0532 2622618, 2622698, 
Direct phone no.- 2421865

Through Pension Adalats

Every year, Pr. CDA(P), CDA(PD) Meerut and CDA Chennai hold 4 Defence Pension Adalats in different parts of the country and wide publicity is given for the same in News papers etc.The month and place of the next Adalat will also be displayed under 'What's new' on this Web Site. Any grievance in respect of pension sanction/payment, received by the Pension Adalat Officer is settled in a time bound manner and the pensioner is informed. The pensioner can send his grievances to the nominated , Defence Pension Adalat Officer, Office of the Pr. CDA(P), Allahabad - 211014., if the Adalat is to be conducted by PCDA(P) Allahabad.

All the information relating to the date and venue of the Pension Adalat in the near future will be provided on this Website.

Through this Website

You can lodge a complaint through this Website. Please click the heading 'Lodge a complaint' on this Website and you will find the form for lodging a complaint. Please fill in all the information mentioned in that format to enable us to reach you soon with a solution to your problems.

Telephone

a) You can also ring us up and tell us the problem. The sections dealing with different types of pensions/work are given in a tabular form under the heading 'Organisation Chart' on this Website. You can identify the section and talk to the officer in-charge concerned. Our PBX numbers are :

S.NOfficer NameGroup ChargesContact No.1.Shri Sandeep Thakur, Addl. CDAAccounts, Audit, e-audit follow up. Post Audit, CH, Complaint Cell, G-1/Civil, Sangam Cell, EDP(M/S), G-1/ Military

0532-2420210

2.Shri Sushil Kumar Singh, Addl.CDAGrants Coord, Grants Tech, Grants-3, Grants-4, Old Records, Gts. PBOR Rev., Gts. PPO and Centralized Pension and Disbursement System (CPDS)

0532-2420687

3.Shri Rajeev Ranjan Kumar, Jt.CDAAN, AN/Pay, Cash, Records, D-Section, CSD, DARC, Wet Canteen, Pension Adalat Cell, Legal Cell

0532-2420211

4.Shri Himanshu Tripathi, ACDAEDP Centre, Pension Call Centre, Hindi Cell, O&M Cell, Inspection Cell, Comprehensive Pension Package (CPP), RTI Cell

0532-242186

List of Contact details of Office Incharge sections

Click here to view Contact details of Office Incharge

E-Mail

E-Mail address : cda[dash]albd[at]nic[dot]in

Visit PCDA(P) Allahabad

If you are planning to visit the Office of the PCDA (P) Allahabad, please do check the information given under'Visit Allahabad' on this Website. Once you reach PCDA (P) Allahabad, report at the Reception to get yourself guided to the concerned section

Write to Us

Please do write to us your grievances on the format given below. Our Postal Address is :

Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions)

Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad 211014.

The following information is necessary for linking of your case. You can download this form and write to us .

FORM FOR WRITING A COMPLAINT

(Lodge complaint Online)

Write to Director (Pensions), Ministry of Defence

For your grievance you may please write to

Director(Pensions), Ministry of Defence, New Delhi

Phone no. (011)23015609

Commutation of Pension

An officer is entitled to commute for a lump sum payment a fraction not exceeding 50% of his/her pension which is sanctioned for life.

Commutation of pension if applied after one year of retirement/invalidment is to be submitted through pension disbursing authority. In such cases, commutation is to be done after medical examination only.

Calculation of Commuted value of Pension

The commutation of pension is calculated as under:-

Portion of monthly pension to be commuted x 12 x purchase value applicable to the age next birthday.

Note : The table of commutation of pension is given in MOD letter No. 17(4)/2008(2)/D(Pen/Pol) dt 12.11.2008.

Restoration of Commutation portion of Pension

The pensioners who have commuted a portion of their pension and on 1.4.1985 or thereafter have completed 15 years or will complete from the respective dates of retirement or from the date on which reduction in pension on account of commutation becomes effective will have their commuted portion restored.

Restoration of Commuted Portion of Pension in case of Absorption

The officers who had drawn lump-sum payment on absorption and have become entitled to restoration of 43% commuted portion of pension shall, apart from payment of revised restored amount of 43% commuted portion of pension, be also entitled to dearness relief on notionally revised full pension from the date of restoration. However, the officers who have opted for lump sum commuted value of their total pro-rata pension may get their pension restored to the extent of 43% after 15 years.

Monetary Allownaces Attached to Gallantry Awards.

The scheme of Gallantry Awards for Armed forces Personnel can be broadly divided into two categories i.e. Pre-Independence Gallantry Awards and Post-Independence Gallantry Awards. The Pre-Independence Gallantry Awards include Indian order of Merit, Military Cross, etc After independence different series of Gallantry Awards were introduced. The Vir Chakra series of awards are given for acts of conspicuous bravery/gallantry in the presence of the enemy and the Ashok Chakra series for bravery other than in the face of the enemy.

These awards carry a monetary allowance with them which is payable for two lives.

Rates of Monetary Allowance Attached to Gallantary Decorations (Post Independence)

Authority : GOI, mod LETTER nO. 7(62)/2014-D(AG) dated 04-12-2017 circulated vide this office Important Circular No. 30 dated 22.12.2017 

SNGallantry AwardsExisting rate of Monetary Allowance (Rs./Month)Revised rate of Monetary Allowance (Rs./Month)(i)Param Vir ChakraRs. 10,000/- p.m.Rs. 20,000/-p.m(ii)Ashok ChakraRs. 6,000/- p.m.Rs. 12,000/- p.m.(iii)Mahavir ChakraRs. 5,000/- p.m.Rs. 10,000/- p.m.(iv)Kriti ChakraRs. 4,500/- p.m.Rs. 9,000/- p.m.(v)Vir ChakraRs. 3,500/- p.m.Rs. 7,000/- p.m.(vi)Shaurya ChakraRs. 3,000/- p.m.Rs. 6,000/- p.m.(vii)Sena MedalRs. 1,000/- p.m.Rs. 2,000/- p.m.
Note 1. The award at the above rates is applicable w.e.f. 01-08-2017. 

Note 2. The Monetary allowance will not be taken into account for computing dearness relief. 

Monetary Allowance attached to the Pre-Independence Gallantry Awards

Authority : GOI, mod LETTER nO. 7(62)/2014-D(AG) dated 04-12-2017 circulated vide this office Important Circular No. 30 dated 22.12.2017. 

Existing Rate for all rankRevised Rate for all rank(a)Distinguish Service OrderRs.4000/- p.m.Rs.8000/- p.m.Each BarRs.4000/- p.m. (b)Indian Order of MeritRs.4000/- p.m.Rs.8000/- p.m.Each BarRs.4000/- p.m. (c)Indian Distinguished Service MedalRs.4000/- p.m.Rs.8000/- p.m.Each BarRs.4000/- p.m..(d)Distinguished Service CrossRs.2800/- p.m.Rs.6000/- p.m.Each BarRs.2800/- p.m..(e)Military CrossRs.2800/- p.m.Rs.6000/- p.m.Each BarRs.2800/- p.m. (f)Distinguished Flying CrossRs.2800/- p.m.Rs.6000/- p.m.Each BarRs.2800/- p.m. (g)Distinguish Service MedalRs.2800/- p.m.Rs.6000/- p.m.Each BarRs.2800/- p.m. (h)Military MedalRs.2800/- p.m.Rs.6000/- p.m.Each BarRs.2800/- p.m. (i)Distinguished Flying MedalRs.2800/- p.m.Rs.6000/- p.m.Each BarRs.2800/- p.m. 

Lump-sum Monetary Awards to Nepalese Gorkhas receipient of Indian Gallantry Decorations

Gorkhas of Nepalese domicile who are awarded the gallantry decoration will get special lump sum monetary awards w.e.f. 1.8.2003 as per the scale given below:

Gallantry DecorationAmount of lump sump (in Rs.)Param Vir Chakra1,50,000Ashok Chakra1,25,000Mahavir Chakra1,00,000Kriti Chakra75,000Vir Chakra50,000Shaurya Chakra40,000Sena Medal20,000

Invalid Pension

Invalid Pension

When on officer is invalided out of service on account of a disability which is neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, he will be entitled to invalid pension, if service actually rendered is 10 years or more and invalid gratuity, if it is less than 10 years.

The amount of invalid pension will be equal to the service element of disability pension that would have been admissible in case the causes were attributable to or aggravated by military service. Ranks for assessment of qualifying service reckonable towards invalid pension will be the same as for assessment of retiring pension.

The invalid pension will be subject to the minimum of Rs. 3500/-PM w.e.f 1-1-06.

Invalid Gratuity

The amount of Invalid Gratuity shall be calculated at half a month's Reckonable Emoluments i.e. pay in pay band, grade pay, Military service pay, NPA, if any, last drawn and dearness allowance, for each completed six monthly, period of qualifying service. The Maximum limit of Invalid Gratuity is Rs. 10 lac.

Liberalised Family Pension

Liberalised Family Pension

In case of an officer under the circumstances mentioned in category ‘D’ or ‘E’ eligible members of the family shall be entitled to liberalised family pension equal to Reckonable emoluments last drawn.

Reckonable emoluments includes pay in pay band, grade pay, MSP and NPA, if any, last drawn.

Liberalised Family Pension shall be granted to the widow until death or disqualification. If the officer is not survived by the widow but is survived by child/ children only, all children together shall be eligible for Liberalised Family Pension at the rate equal to Special Family Pension. Liberalised Family Pension shall be payable to child/ children for the period during which they would have been eligible as in the case of Special Family Pension. It shall be paid to the senior most eligible child at a time. On his/her death/ disqualification, it will pass on to the next eligible child.

Liberalised Family Pension on Re-marriage of Widow.

(i) If widow has children

(a) If she continues to support children after re-marriage

(b) If she does not support children after re-marriage

 

Full Liberised Family Pension continue to widow

Ordinary family pension equal to 30% to widow

Special Family Pension @ 60% to eligible children.

(ii) If widow has no children

Full Liberalised Family Pension to continue to widow

Ordinary Family Pension

Ordinary Family Pension

Ordinary family pension is payable to the widow and children of the officer who died/die while in service or after retirement with a retiring/disability/invalid/ special pension on account of causes which are neither attributable to nor aggravated by service.

Elegible Members of Family for Ordinary Family Pension

Wife lawfully married before or after retirement

A judicially separated wife

Son below the age of 25 years and unmarried daughter (including those illegitimate and adopted legally before or after retirement) or till the date of earning livelihood whichever is earlier.

Widowed/ divorced daughter upto the date of re-marriage and until the earning is not more than Rs. 3500/- + DR p.m. whichever is earlier.

Parents wholly dependant when officer has not left behind a widow/ widower, eligible son or daughter or a widowed/ divorced daughter and the earning of the parent is not more than Rs. 3500/- + DR p.m. The beneficiary is required to furnish income certificate by themselves. The family pension to parents will be admissible with effect from 1.1.1998 but will cover cases where death occurred even prior to 1.1.1998)

In case of parents, the mother will receive the pension first. In addition to above, the following members are also eligible for ordinary family pension:-

Handicapped children- son or daughter suffering from any disorder of disability of mind or physically crippled or disabled so as to render him unable to earn a living even after attaining the age of 25 years.

Post retiral spouses-

Children born out of void or voidable marriage

Children born from divorced wife where conception took place before divorce.

For the purpose of grant of family pension, the Family has been categorized as under vide GOI, MOD letter No. 17(4)/2008(2)/D(Pen/Pol) dt 12-11-2008.

CATEGORY -I

Widow or widower, up to the date of death or re-marriage whichever is earlier;

Son / daughter (including widowed daughter), up to the date of his / her marriage / re-marriage or till the date she starts earining or up to the date of death, whichever is earlier.

CATEGORY -II

Unmarried / widowed / Divorced daughter not covered by Category I above up to the date of marriage / re-marriage or till the date she starts earining or up to the death of death, whichever is earlier.

Parents who were wholly dependent on the Armed Forces personnel when he / she was alive provided the deceased personnel had left behing neither a widow nor a child.

Family Pension to dependent parents, unmarried / divorced / widowed daughter will continue till the date of death.

Ordinary Family Pension in case of Missing Personnel Pensioners

Ordinary family pension in such cases is admissible to the eligible member of the family from the date of lodging FIR six months after the date of lodging FIR or expiry of leave of the officer who has disappeared, whichever is later.

Rates of Ordinary Family Pension

Normal Rate – The ordinary family pension at normal rate shall be calculated @ 30% of reckonable emoluments last drawn subject to a minimum of Rs. 3500/- p.m. and a maximum of 30% of the highest pay.

Enhanced Rate - Where on officer dies while in service or after retirement with pension having rendered not less than 7 years continuous qualifying service, the enhanced rate is payable as under.

Death in service :- The enhanced rate of ordinary family pension is payble for a period of ten years, without any upper age limit from the date following the death of the personnel, to the family of personnel who dies in service.

Death after retirement :-E.R is admissible for 7 years from the date of death of officer or upto the date he would have attained the age of 67 years which ever is earlier in case of officer's death after retirement. The amount of enhanced rate whall be the lowest of the following amounts:

50% of the reckonable emoluments

amount of retiring/ invalid/ service element of disability pension

For this purpose, reckonable emoluments comprises of pay in pay band including grade pay, Military service pay and NPA, if any, last drawn.

War Injury Pension

Elements of War Injury Pension

War Injury Pension consists of the following two elements

Service Element

War Injury Element

Types of War Injury Pension

War Injury Pension on invalidment

War Injury Pension after discharge/retirement on retention in service

War Injury Pension on Invalidment

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Where an officer is invalided out of service on account of disability sustained under circumstances mentioned in category “E” , he shall be entitled to War Iinjury Pension consisting of Service Element and War Injury Element as follows :-

(i) Service Element- Equal to Retiring Pension determined as per Para 6 of Military letter No. 17(4)/2008(2)/D(Pen/Pol) dt 12/11/2008 subect to Min. of Rs. 3500/-PM. There shall be no condition of minimum qualifying servie for earining this element.

(ii) War Injury Element- equal to reckonable emoluments last drawn for 100% disablement. For lower percentage of disablement, war injury element shall be reducedpropotionality. The cap on War injury pension w.r.t. emoluments last drawn in case or disabled pensioners belonging to category E has been removed w.e.f 1-07-2009.

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War Injury Pension on Retention in Service

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An officer who is retained in service despite the disability due to war injury sustained under circumstances mentioned in category ‘E’ and retire subsequently shall have on option as follows.

(a) to draw lump sum compensation in lieu of war injury element foregoing war injury element at the time of subsequent retirement.

Or

(b) to draw war injury element at the time of retirement in addition to retiring pension admissible on retirement, foregoing lump sum compensation.

The rate of war injury element for 100% disability on retirment / discharge from service shall be 30% of emolument last drawn subject to minimum of Rs. 3510/- PM for 100% disability. for disability less than 100% pension shall be reduced proportionally.

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Lump-Sum Compensation in lieu of War Injury Pension

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In case an officer is found to have a disability which is sustained under the circumstances mentioned in category E of Disability which is assessed at 20% or more for life but the officer is retained in service despite such disability and opts for lump sum compensation, he shall be paid the lump sum compensation in lieu of war injury element.

The rate of war injury element for 100% disability on retirement / discharge from service shall be 30% of emolument last drawn subject to minimum of Rs. 3510/- PM for 100% disability. For disability due to war injury less than 100%, the rates shall be proportionately reduced.

The one time compensation in lump sum in lieu of war injury element will be equal to the capitalized value of war injury element.

Age next birth day will be reckoned with reference to the date of onset of disability with loading to age, if any, recommended by the Competent Medical Board.

Once the compensation in lieu of war injury element due to disability for life has been paid, there shall be no further entitlement on account of such a disability at the time of retirement form Armed Forces. Since this is one time payment of compensation, no restoration will be permitted.

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War Injury Element on Subsequent Reitrement

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Where an officer is retained in service despite injury/disability sustained under the circumstances mentioned in Category ‘E’ and does not opt for lump sum compensation in lieu of war injury, he shall be entitled to the payment of war injury element on a monthly basis at the rate prescribed in above Para above on subsequent retirement.

For disabilities less than 100 %, the above rate shall be proportionately reduced. No war injury shall be payable for disabilities less than 20 %.

Disability Pension

Conditions Of GrantA claim for disability pension arises only if an individual is invalided out of service on account of disability which is accepted as attributable to or aggravated by his military service.

Individuals placed in low medical category permanently and discharged as no alternative employment in their trade/category suitable to their low medical category could be provided or unwilling to accept the alternative employment or retained in alternative appointment and subsequently discharged before completion of their engagement shall be deemed to have been invalided out from service for the purpose of the Entitlement Rules.

All PBOR are required to be medically examined by medical officer prior to their release/ retirement / discharge.

Service Gratuity

The minimum period of qualifying service for earning service gratuity is 5 years ( without weightage).

The service gratuity is admissible at the rate of 1/2 a month's reckonable emoluments (Pay, plus Grade pay plus MSP plus 'X' group pay, including classification allowance, if any and DA admissible on the date of discharge) for each completed six monthly period of actual qualifying service rendered.

On Dismissal :-

An individual dismissed from service under the Army Act is ineligible for pension / gratuity in respect of his previous service. However in exceptional cases, he may at the discretion of the President, be granted service pension or gratuity at a rate not exceeding that for which he would have normally qualified.

Individuals removed from service under section 20 of the Army Act may also be considered for grant of pension/ gratuity by the competent authority i.e. Government of India subject to the reduction in amount of pension/ gratuity if considered necessary on the merits of each case.

Retirement Gratuity

An individual who has completed 5 years qualifying service and is eligible for service/invalid gratuity or pension of any type, shall be granted Retirement Gratuity equal to 1/4 of reckonable emoluments (Pay, plus DP including classification allowance if any, plus dearness relief on the date of discharge/invalidment) subject to maximum of 16� times of the reckonable emoluments restricted to Rs. 10 Lakhs.

Death Gratuity

Death gratuity at the following rates is admissible in the event of death in harness: -S.NLength of Qualifying ServiceRate of Death Gratuity(1)Less than one yearTwo times of reckonable emoluments.(2)One year or more but less than 5 yearsSix times of reckonable emoluments.(3)Five yrs or more but less than 20 yrsTwelve times of reckonable emoluments(4)20 years or moreHalf of the reckonable emoluments for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service subject to a min. of 12 times and a maximum of 33 times of the reckonable emoluments with a overriding ceiling of Rs. 10 lakhs.

Service Pension

Definition:

Service Pension is a pension, which is sanctioned to a P.B.O.R. on Completion of his terms of engagement for the qualifying service Rendered by him in the Armed Forces.

Condition:

1. Minimum qualifying service without weightage to earn a Service pension is 15 years (20 years in case of NC (E))

2. Linkage of full pension with 33 years of Q.S. is dispensed with from 01.01.2006.
Now pension of PBOR will be calculated at rate of 50% of emoluments last drawn
or average of reckonable emoluments drawn during last 10 months which is more beneficial.
Authority : G.O.I. letter no 17(4)/2008 (2)/D(Pen/Pol) dated 12/11/2008.

3. The above calculated service pension shall in no case less than 50% of notional pay in the post – 01.01.2006 revised pay structure corresponding to the maximum of Fifth CPC pay scales including whole of classification allowance last drawn in the rank and group held of the time of discharge / invalidment. The amount so determined will be the pension for 33 years of reckonable qualifying service including improved weightage (except TA personnel) as given below at point IV. For lesser period of reckonable qualifying service this amount will be proportionately reduced.

4. After 01.01.06 with the implementation of the order on “Improvement in the Pension of PBOR” the weightage in respect of Sepoy, Naik and Havildar has been raised to 10 years, 8 years and 6 years respectively (for all past and future retirees.) subject to a restriction of 30 years as maximum qualifying service. The benefit would be given only in respect of Service Pension.

5. The amount of pension finally arrived at will be subject to a minimum of Rs. 3500/- per month.
Authority : G.O.I. letter no 14(3)/2004-D(Pen/Sers)/Vol.III dated 01/02/2006 and 02/05/2006. The service pension in respect of PBOR for 33 years of qualifying service is calculated at 50% of the maximum of the scale of pay, including 50% of the highest classification allowance, if any, of the rank/pay group actually held continuously for 10 months (or maximum period of 10 months) before the date of discharge subject to minimum of Rs.1275/- p.m.(Rs.1913/- pm after merger of DP)

TA Personnel

No service pension in respect of TA Personnel was admissible prior to 11-06-1985. Minimum qualifying embodied service to earn service pension in respect of TA Personnel is 15 years . 5% cut is imposed on the pension who have completed 15 years or more aggregate embodied service but have not completed 20 years of aggregate embodied service. In no case the pension so calculated should exceed the normal pension of a regular Army personnel for same rank and length of service.

At Own Request

No service pension is admissible if the individual is discharged at his own request, if the qualifying service is less than 15 years. In case qualifying service rendered is 15 years or more, Service Pension is admissible for the rank and group and qualifying service rendered as in case of those who discharged on completion of terms of engagement.

On Dismissal

Service pension is not admissible if the individual is dismissed from service under Army Act. However, service pension is such cases is admissible at the discretion of the President not exceeding the rate which would have been admissible had he been discharged in normal circumstances.