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Rahul Gandhi writes to Finance Minister seeking adequate funding for ECHS,
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting action on two issues affecting armed forces personnel - adequate funding to the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), and withdrawal of newly introduced income taxes on
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Delhi HC sets aside disability pension award, remands case to tribunal for
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In an order concerning military disability pensions, the Delhi High Court has set aside the Armed Forces Tribunal's earlier order that had granted disability pension to a retired Air Force Sergeant. The Court has remanded the matter back to the Tribunal for fresh consideration.
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Delhi High Court upholds disability pension for soldiers, cites nation's m
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While granting disability pensions to two soldiers, the bench of Justice C Harishankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul acknowledged that the potential for illness and disability is an inevitable reality for those who dedicate themselves to serving the nation.
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Delhi Lt-Governor approves 17 welfare schemes for construction workers
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
These schemes are aimed at providing financial benefits to construction workers, such as disability pensions, ex-gratia payments, medical assistance, maternity benefits, and death benefits, among others.
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More than 2,000 Army officers took disability pension in last two years
Updated : 6 years, 8 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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Disability pensions for invalidated defence personnel 'untouched'
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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