WELFARE BULLETIN

   THE FOLLOWING BULLETIN IS POSTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF INFORMATION OF ALL VETERAN BROTHERS:-
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ISSUE OF FIRST CLASS/2ND AC COMPLEMENTARY CARD PASSES TO THE WIDOWS OF GALLANTRY AWARDEES (CHAKRA SERIES)

1. First Class/2nd AC Complementary Card passes were being granted to the Gallantry Awardees (Chakra Series) belonging to Defence Forces and widows of posthumous award winners and the Police personnel conferred with President’s Police Medal for Gallantry, Police Medal for Gallantry and to the widows of posthumous Gallantry awardees of the two categories of awards.

2. It has now been decided by the Railway Board that on the death of the Gallantry award winners, Ist Class/2nd AC complementary card passé fecility should be extended to the surviving widows of all Gallantry awardees at par with the facility already available to widows of posthumous Gallantry awardees of Defence/Police Forces.

3. The widow will need to submit the following documents/information to the office of Zonal Railway Headquarter or the Divisional Railway Manager to avail this facility. The passes will be issued by the above two offices.

(a) Name of the recipient of Gallantry Award (in block letters)
(b) Residential Address
(c) Attested copy of the citation of the Gallantry Award
(d) Attested photocopy of Pension Payment Order
(e) Two recent passport size, attested photographs of applicant
(f) Attested photocopy of the Death Certificate of the Awardee
(g) Certificate from a Gazetted Office indicating that the widow has not re-married.

Authy : GOI, Min of Railways, Railway Board letter No. E(W) 2004 PS 5-6/55 dated 06.10.2004.
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FORMAT -I ----WILL

I........son of.........aged...years resident of............

Hereby revoke all former Wills and Testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my LAST WILL and TESTAMENT.

I declare that I am of sound disposing mind and I am making this Will of my own free will and accord without any persuasion, undue influence of coercion whatsoever.

I do hereby leave, devise, bequeath and give to my wife Mrs.....aged...... years all my property, movable and immovable, whatsoever and whosesoever, which I may be possessed of or entitled to at the time of my death.

AND I hereby appoint my wife the said Mrs...........to be the sole Executrix of this my WILL and I authorise her to take all steps incidental in the execution of this WILL.

AND in the event of simultaneous demise of my wife Mrs.......... And my own self, by this WILL I bequeath that all the above mentioned items be share by my children as under:

Name Share

1.............. ...........

2.............. ...........

So that the above mentioned items or the amount realized from the items if sold are divided into the share/proportion as specified above. For such an eventuality I hereby appoint Mr............S/O.........aged....yrs, resident of ..........as Executor/Executrix of this WILL.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I, said.........have hereto signed at........on this the .....day of......200.......

...........

(Signature)

SIGNED by the said testator.........at his last Will Testament in the presence of us. Present at the same time, who in his presence and in the presence of each other, sign as witness hereto.

1.......................

2.......................

(WITH FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS)

(It is advisable to have one witness a doctor)
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FORMAT -II  ----WILL

This is the last will of Sri...........s/o.....Late Sri........ Made this day.......voluntarily and while in sound state of mind.

And whereas I am possessed of movable and immovable properties more particularly described in the schedule hereto which are my self acquired properties and which are acquired without any detriment to the ancestral property or to the family funds and I have the absolute power of disposal over the same.

And whereas I am anxious to make necessary arrangement in respect of the enjoyment of my properties after my lifetime, so that unnecessary misunderstanding between the members of my family may be avoided. Therefore, I am executing this last will and TESTAMENT of mine of my own free will voluntarily, without any compulsion or pressure of any person, with a sound disposing mind and declare as follows:

I hereby revoke all former wills and codicils made by me at any time heretofore.

I have my wife, two daughters and one son.

I Bequeath the property described as item No-I in the schedule hereto to my wife Smt..................aged..years absolutely to he held and enjoyed by her with full and absolute power of alienation.

I bequeath property described as item No.3 and 4 in the schedule hereto my first daughter Smt/Kum......aged...years and second daughter Smt/Kum.........aged....years, absolutely to be held and enjoyed by them.

Schedule Property

1.

2. (Details with documents nos/make etc, describing each item/set of items)

3. I hereby appoint my wife, the said Smt.......to be the sole Executrix of this my WILL.

In the event of simultaneous demise of my wife.........and my own self, by this WILL I bequeath that all above mentioned items at Sl Nos...be shared by my children as under.

..............



For such an eventuality I hereby appoint Sri/Smt.............. s/o.........aged...years, resident of.............., as Executor/Executrix of this WILL.

IN WITNESS WHERE OF, I, the said ........... have hereto signed at ............. on this ........ day of ........ 200...


(Signature)

The above named Testator has signed in our presence and each of us has in presence of the Testator signed his name hereunder as an attesting witness.

(a) 2.

(Signature with full name and address)

NOTE: It is advisable to have one witness as a doctor
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From:........... Ref. No: (if any)......

To:..............

Dear Sir,

NOTIFICATION OF DEATH OF; HUSBAND/PENSIONER FOR SANCTION/AWARD
OF FAMILY PENSION AND ADMISSIBLE DEATH GRANTS/OTHER BENEFITS

1. I regret to inform the death of my........(relationship with the deceased), whose particulars are given below :-

(v) Rank:....

(vi) Name(in block letters):.......

(vii) Service No:........

(viii) Date of commission/enrolment:........

(ix) Date of retirement/release/discharge:........

(x) Date of death:......

(xi) Cause of death:........

(xii) Pension Payment Order (PPO): Original PPO No.......dt...... Corr No (if any:........dt.........

(xiii) Particulars of PDA (Bank/DPDO/Treasury) where the pension account of the deceased was operated......................

Account No (Joint with spouse/single):.................

(xiv) Particulars of my account No (if pension a/c was not joint) S/B....... Name of the Bank and Branch:...................

2. I request that I may be sanctioned/awarded/paid the family pension, Family Assistance Scheme benefits, lumpsum grant, ex-gratia and various other financial benefits for which I am entitled, at your earliest convenience.

Place:..........                                                             Yours faithfully,

Date:........... ..........

(Signature as with bank account)
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COUNTING OF SERVICE RENDERED AS ARTIFICER APPRENTICE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PENSION/GRATUITY

With regard to counting of Boy service rendered before attaining the age of 17 years as qualifying service for the purpose of Pension/Gratuity in respect of Army and Air Force personnel. These orders do not stipulate for counting of Artificer/Apprentice service for the purpose of Pension/Gratuity in respect of Army and Air Force personnel similar to the orders contained in MOD letter No.PN/1288/88/CC/C/D (Pen/Sers) dated 17.2.1998 and 08.2.2002 for Navy Personnel. The matter has been reconsidered and it has been decided that the provisions of MOD letters dated 17.2.1998 as amended by 08.2.2002 will mutatis mutandis apply to the Army and Air Force Personnel also.

Authy : MOD (Deptt of Ex-SM Wel)/B/39022/AG/PS-5/907/B/06/D (Pen)/Sers) dated 17 May 06.
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INCORRECT DEDUCTION OF RANK PAY WHILE FIXING PAY IN THE I
NTEGRATED SCALE CONSEQUENT TO IMPLEMENTATION OF IV CPC REPORT

1. Consequent to the implementation of the IV CPC, the pay of AF Officers was fixed in terms of SAFI 1/S/87. The procedure outlined in the SAFI for fixation of initial pay in the revised scales is given briefly in the succeeding paras: -

(a) An amount representing 20% of the basic pay in the existing scale shall be added to the 'existing emoluments' of the Officers.

(b) After the existing emoluments have been so increased, as amount equivalent to the rank pay, if any, appropriate to the rank held by the Officer on 01 Jan 86 at the rate prescribed in Para 3 (a) (ii) of AFI will be deducted. Thereafter, the Officers will be fixed in the revised scale at the stage next above the amount thus computed.

2. Maj AK Danapalan (Retd) had filed a writ petition in the High Court of Kerala praying that his pay be refixed in the rank of Captain as on 01.0.86 without deducting the amount of Rank Pay from his emoluments and the Rank Pay appropriate to his rank would be paid to him over and above the amount so fixed. The Court has upheld the plea of the Officer and directed to refix the pay of the petitioner wef 01.1.86 without deducting the Rank Pay. An appeal was filed in the High Court of Kerala, which was dismissed. An SLP was filed in the Supreme Court, which was also dismissed. A sum of Rs. 28, 031/- in favour of the petitioner was issued by the MoD towards compliance of the judgement of the High Court.

3. MoD vide their ID note No. 1(2)/2006/D (Pay/Services) dated 07 Apr 06 has now asked this HQ to work out the financial implications involved in there fixation of pay of Officers who were affected on account of formula of pay fixation devised by IV CPC.

4. The matter is under consideration with MOD.

Authy :- Air HQ/25840/21/D Accts dated 01 Jun 06)

UPDATE as on March 07,2007

In the interest of equity and justice, Chairman COSC in sep-2006, had requested the Raksha Mantri for issuing suitable instructions to extend this benefit to all other similarly placed officers -both serving and retired.

Large number of officers in the meanwhile had filed cases in various courts.The Govt.of India then petitioned the Supreme Court to club all such cases and be heard at one place. Supreme Court has admitted the GOI plea on Feb05, 2007.
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RESETTLEMENT SCHEME FOR ESM/WAR WIDOWS
SPONSORED BY THE CORPORATE HOUSES

The following Corporate Offices have offered resettlement proposals for ESM/War Widows :-

(a) BAJAJ AUTOS has offered Two Wheeler Rural Sales/Service centres for retired Air Force Personnel/next of kin at an investment of Rs.75,000/- to Rs.1.5 lacs with monthly profits of Rs.7,000/- to 15,000/-. Bajaj offices in various cities be contacted to get more details.

(b) TATA MOTORS have agreed to allow special discounts to all Ors who are presently not entitled to CSD benefits on purchase of Cars/Jeeps.

(c) HCL has also offered special concessions to all serving and retired personnel of the IAF.

For further details/discounts available on various vehicles kindly contact with AFA (Head Office) or respective AFA Branches
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PRIME MINISTER'S MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

1. On the occasion of the Independence Day 2005, the Hon'ble Prime Minister has announced a scholarship scheme called 'Prime Minister's Merit Scholarship Scheme'. The scheme will be applicable only for the wards/widows of ex-servicemen who joined professional degree course in Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, MBA, MCA duly, recognised by the respective government regulatory bodies during the academic year 2006-07. A total number of 4000 cases will be benefit from this scheme every year.

2. Amount of Scholarship. (a) Rs. 1250/- per month for boys.

(b) Rs. 1500/- per month for girls.

3. Academic Requirement. At least 60% marks at the 10+2 level for the initial sanction. For renewal in subsequent years, 50% marks each year.

4. Duration of the Wcholarship. Two to five years as approved by the concerned regulatory body for the programme.

5. Persons eligible for the Wcholarship. The following persons are eligible for the scholarship :-\

(a) Wards of ex-servicemen and their widows (below officer rank).

(b) Wards of widows of ex-servicemen died in harness due to causes attributed to military service.

(c) Widows of ex-servicemen die in harness.

(d) The scheme is open only for widows and unmarried wards of ESM/Widows. However, marriage/re-marriage at a subsequent date would not disqualify the awardees.

6. Application can be had from Kendriya Sainik Board by sending a demand draft of Rs.30/- drawn in favour of Secretary KSB payable at Delhi or Director Rajya Sainik Board payable at respective state capital. Application can also be downloaded from Website http://www.dgrindia.com. In this case the cost of the application should be send by demand draft along with the filled in application form. For more details please contact:

Kendriya Sainik Board
West Block - IV, Wing-
RK Puram, New Delhi - 110 066
Telephone: 01-26192361, 26715250

Authy: - Air HQ/23484/28/PM S/SHIP/PSW(wel) dated 13 Jul 06
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LIFE TIME GRANT TO WW-II VETERANS/WIDOWS FROM IAFBA

1. IAFBA has been paying Monthly Maintenance Grant of Rs.1500/-pm for life to WW-II Veterans/Widows under needy WW-II Veterans Scheme.

2. One of the existing condition "WW-II Veterans should bot be in receipt of any grant/pension was causing hardships to the veterans who are forced to surrender the State Govt grant in favour of the higher IAFBA grant.

3. IAFBA has since initiated the case for waiver of this clause, which has now been approved. Accordingly future cases would be regulated as follows :

"Those veterans/widows who are not drawing any pension/grant should be paid full Rs.1500/-pm and others should be paid grant in such a manner that pension/grant received from Central/State government plus grant from IAFBA should be Rs.1500/-pm neither less nor more".

Authy : Air HQ/26076/WWII/IAFBA/Accts dated 09 Aug 06
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ECHS : AN APPEAL TO AIRZENS

According to report published in Hindustan Times, dated 10 Jun 2006 ECHS was being exploited recklessly by private hospitals. Malpractice has become so endemic that the ECHS rejection rate of emergency claims processed by it is a whopping 50 percent.

Retired airzens would agree that the convenience provided to them through ECHS should be exercised genuinely. AFA appeals to all its members to ensure that the lifetime free medical treatment facility should not be misused and the discipline inculcated in them during the service is maintained even after the retirement.

In case it comes to your notice that somebody is misusing the facility, please report to ECHS.

Let one dirty fish not spoil the whole pond.
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BENEFITS TO EX-SERVICEMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM RAJYA SAINIK BOARD DELHI

(a) Marriage Grant to widow/widows's daughter's marriage - Rs. 8,000/-

(b) Funeral Grant to widows/dependents on the death of ESM - Rs. 2,000/-

(c) Grand Citizen Award to ESM who is 80 years and above - Rs. 5,000/-

Note : The Ex-serviceman, widow MUST belong to Delhi as per the Service Records and registered with the Rajya Sainik Board, Delhi for availing of any of the above mentioned benefits.

Authy : RSB letter No. F-13/C/Gen/RSB/3834 dated 25 Aug 2006.
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ASSISTANCE TO NOK/FAMILIES OF DECEASED AIR WARRIORS

Air Headquarters (AOA)'s Branch) has set up an Adm Help Cell called "SAMVEDNA" at the Station and the Command HQs with designated appointments and a laid down charter of responsibilities. The main intention of setting up such cells is to help the NOK of deceased Air Warrior in claiming the entitled benefits expeditiously. Whenever the NOK is facing any hurdle, it is required to be resolved by taking proactive approach. It is most urgent that correct compilation of pension papers/forms of NOK of deceased air warriors is forwarded to the concerned agencies as expeditiously as possible so that timely help and early pension is authorised to the NOK. This Cell will be playing a vital role in helping/settling the NOK. All concerned to note.

Authy : Air HQ/23481/22/1/PS (Wel) dated 14 Aug 06
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Air Force Association, 2005
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