INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The department of military affairs (DMA) led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen
Bipin Rawat, has started a proposal to raise the retirement age of senior officers in the Army, Navy and Flying Force
Nevertheless, what has produced a storm is another DMA proposition to cut the entitled pension of the officers in case of premature
release (PMR) from the service.As per a letter provided by the DMA, the proposal for increase in the age of retirement is under
It said that the retirement of officers upto colonels will be increased to 57 years
At present, the retirement age of a colonel is around 54 years
It said the retirement age of brigadiers will be raised to 58 years from present 56 years, and of major-generals to 59 years from present 58
There will be comparable increases in the retirement age in the Navy and Air Force for equivalent ranks
The retirement age of JCOs in the logistics, technical and medical branches will be 57 years
The letter stated a draft Government Sanction Letter will be processed for the perusal of Gen
It stated in case of early release (PMR) from service, the pension privilege of those in service for 20-25 years will be cut by 50
Those who had 26 to thirty years of service will get 60 per cent of their entitled pension and those with 31-35 years in service will get 75
percent of the entitled pension in case of PMR
Only those with above 35 years of service will get a full pension
There will be no change in the pension privileges of battle casualties
The letter stated there are a number of experts and super-specialists who are trained for high-skilled jobs and they leave the service to
It said that the loss of such high-skilled workforce leads to a void in the service skill matrix and is detrimental
The relocation will likewise help to reduce the pension liability of the government
The Union Budget had actually designated Rs 1.3 lakh crores for the pension of military workers and civilian workers under the ministry of
defence for the present fiscal year
