Defence/ Disability Pension
40 July 22, 2019
HIS is a true story. Almost
a decade ago, a lieutenant
general who was in the
reckoning to become an
army commander realised
he might not make it to
that appointment. So, he decided to get
himself downgraded from a fully-fit cat-
egory to a lower one to earn additional
disability pension, the disability attrib-
utable to hazards of military service.
Sometime later, he was informed that he
was in line for promotion to army com-
mander and got his disability reversed.
The ongoing controversy over misuse of
disability benefits is well illustrated.
On June 24, a notification was issued
by PC Mody, Chairman, Central Board
of Direct Taxes (CBDT), under the
finance ministry, to tax disability pen-Pension for armed forces personnel with disabilities has
come under the scanner due to some unscrupulous
people. These loopholes must be plugged and the centre
should recalibrate it to minimise misuse
By Maj Gen Ashok Mehta
Milking
the System
T
CHECKS AND BALANCES
Army Chief General Bipin
Rawat greeting a retired
disabled person. The Army
needs to rectify defects in
the disability pension systemspsnavalforces.com