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Centre asks banks to refund tax collected on disability pension
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): The Central Government on Tuesday has asked banks to refund the tax collected on the disability pension.
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Indian Army always in favour of disability pension: Gen Bipin Rawat
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): General Bipin Rawat has clarified that the Army was fully in favour of the disability pension and will take complete care of the personnel in the war-wounded category.
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Army hasn't granted disability pension this year for personnel with lifest
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Amid efforts to make the force physically fit, the Indian Army this year have not granted disability pension to any of its personnel suffering from lifestyle diseases. The decision has also affected some Lieutenant General-rank officers, Army sources said.
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SC notice to Centre on plea against tax on disability pension
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by a group of armed forces veterans against a CBDT circular stating that disability pension of those who have not been invalidated out of forces due to injury would be taxed.
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Ex-servicemen approach Supreme Court over disability pension issue
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 25 (ANI): Sixty-four ex-servicemen have approached Supreme Court against a CBDT circular stating that disability pension of those veterans who have not been invalidated out of forces due to the injuries, would be taxed.
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More than 2,000 Army officers took disability pension in last two years
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): At a time when the Army is trying to fight the trend of increasing number of its personnel seeking disability pensions, it is emerging that more than 2,000 officers including more than 85 Brigadiers and Major Generals have sought disability pension for diseas
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Compensation for disability with tax exemption has led to rise in personne
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Responding to the controversy over taxing of disability pension, Indian Army on Tuesday said that broad-banding and compensation awarded for disability with income tax exemption has led to a rise in personnel seeking disability, even for lifestyle diseases.
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Government to look into changes in disability pension norms: Rajnath
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said, defence-preparedness and welfare of the soldiers was a top priority of the government and that it will look into the changes brought in tax on a disability pension for military personnel.
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Maj Gen facing court martial after retirement over medical record
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Mar 9 (ANI): More than 18 months after his retirement, a Major General is facing a court martial for allegedly providing wrong information to get a higher disability pension.
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Disabled soldiers to get pension who retired prematurely before 2006
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): In a major bonanza, the Defence Ministry on Thursday ordered to pay disability pension to all the disabled soldiers of all the three services, who took pre-mature retirement before 2006.
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Ask Defence officers whether they are happy with OROP: Digvijaya tells Cen
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 31(ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-government to ask the defence officers about the grievances and problems on One Rank One Pension (OROP), adding that the ruling dispensation should apologise for their
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Disability pensions for invalidated defence personnel 'untouched'
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 11 (ANI): Following the Congress' assertion, based on a report that the Centre has halved the 'disability pensions' for the armed forces, sources now state that according to the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, pensions for personnel who have
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