Enhancement in the rate of Special Pension to Blinded Ex-Servicemen

Enhancement in the rate of Special Pension to Blinded Ex-Servicemen 

No.161/KSB/Policy/SPL PEN/C

Government Of India

Ministry Of Defence

Department Of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, Dated 8th June, 2017

The Controller General Of

Defence Accounts, (CGDA)

New Delhi.

Subject: Enhancement in the rate of Special Pension to Blinded Ex-Servicemen under AO 606/75.

Sir,

In supersession of Government of India, Ministry Of Defence letter No.12-SB(8)/52-2001/958/D(Res) dated 16th Nov.2001, I am directed to convey the sanction of the President to enhance the Special Pension to blinded Ex-Servicemen from Rs.500/- p.m. to Rs.4000/- per month with effect from June 2017. The expenditure will be debited to relevant Head of account of Defence Services Estimates.

2. The sanction is issued with the concurrence of Ministry Of Defence (Fin/Pen) vide their ID No.10(12)/2016/FIN/PEN dated 05-06-2017.

Yours faithfully

(A.K.Pandey)

Under Secretary to the Government Of India

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