For determining the Pensionary benefits the circumstances to decide the attributability/aggravation have been categorised as under :-
Category "A"
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Death or disability due to natural causes neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service, such as constitutional diseases, chromic ailments, prolonged illness while not on duty.
Category "B"
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Death or disability due to causes which are accepted as attributable to/ aggravated by military service such as diseases contracted because of continued exposure to hostile work environment subject to extreme weather conditions or occupational hazards.
Category "C"
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Death or disability due to accidents while performing duty, such as,
- Accidents while traveling on duty in Government/public /private vehicles or during air journey or mishap at sea.
- Electrocution while on duty.
- Accidents during participation in organized sports events/ adventures activities/expeditions/training
Category "D"
- Death or disability due to acts of violence/attack by extremists, anti-social elements, whether on duty or even when not on duty , bomb blasts in public places or transport or disability occurring while employed in aid of civil power in dealing with natural calamities.
Category "E"
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Death or disability arising as a result of :-
- enemy action in international war, action during peace keeping mission abroad, border skirmishes.
- during laying/clearance of mines, accidental explosions of mines.
- war like situations, including cases which are attributable to / aggravated by:-
- extremist acts, exploding mines, etc while on way to operational area.
- battle inoculation training exercises, or demonstration with live ammunition.
- kidnapping by extremist while on operational duty.
- an act of violence/attack by extremists and antisocial elements etc. while on operational duty or while employed in aid of civil power in quelling agitation, riots or revolts by the demonstrators.
- operations specially notified by Government from time to time.
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