Disability Pension
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When an officer is invalidated out on account of a disability and the same is attributable to or aggravated by Military service and is assessed and accepted at 20% or more, he is granted Disability Pension.
Disability Pension consists of two elements viz. Service Element and Disability Element. Service element is equal to the retiring pension based on qualifying service and average emoluments of last 10 months.Disability Element for 100% disability is Rs. 2600/- PM
Initial Disability element is notified by the P.C.D.A.(P) on receipt of Govt. sanction in the case of commissioned officers. Subsequent award is sanctioned w.r.t. percentage of disability accepted by this office in consultation with Medical Adviser (Pensions) attached to this office.
Service Element
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It is admissible equal to retiring pension and the minimum limit of service element is Rs. 1275/- PM w.e.f. 1-1-96.
Disability Element
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Existing rates of disability element are as under:
- Disability element for 100% disability is Rs. 2600/- PM in normal cases.
- Disability element for 100% War injury is Rs. 5200/- PM.
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