Only disabled servicemen to get tax-free pension: FM
5 years, 6 months ago

Only disabled servicemen to get tax-free pension: FM

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Finance ministry on Monday said that disability pension will be tax-free for only those personnel who had to leave service due to disability suffered while on duty. The pension will be not be tax-free for those defence forces personnel who retired from their services or attained superannuation. “Such tax exemption will be available only to armed forces personnel who have been invalided from service on account of bodily disability attributable to or aggravated by such service and not to personnel who have been retired on superannuation or otherwise,” said a circular issued by finance ministry. Earlier this year, the defence ministry had decided that disability or war injury pension for armed forces personnel shall be minimum `18,000 per month.

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War over the wounded | Defence: Disability pensions
3 weeks, 4 days ago

War over the wounded | Defence: Disability pensions

India Today  

Given the hazardous nature of the job where disability and death are always nigh, the ministry of defence has had a generous policy for compensating Indian military personnel who put their life on the line. The compensatory benefits range from a full 100 per cent more of their normal pensions to lower percentages after medical officers assess the degree of …

Disability of Armed Forces Personnel: High Court Rules in Favor of Service Member
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Disability of Armed Forces Personnel: High Court Rules in Favor of Service Member

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favor of an armed forces personnel, granting him disability pension due to his service-related disabilities. The court considered the rigorous work environment and stress experienced by Army personnel during military service and found that his disabilities could be attributed to the conditions of service. The court also took into consideration the detailed analysis …

Defence Ministry tightens entitlement rules for award of disability compensation for military personnel
1 year, 3 months ago

Defence Ministry tightens entitlement rules for award of disability compensation for military personnel

The Hindu  

The Defence Ministry has issued new entitlement rules for grant of disability pensions to military personnel, tightening some of the provisions and introducing a new ‘impairment relief’ in lieu of the ‘disability element’ to cover lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. The ‘Casualty Pension and Disability Compensation Awards to Armed Forces Personnel’ stipulates the conditions for the award of …

What are the new disability pension rules for armed forces?
1 year, 3 months ago

What are the new disability pension rules for armed forces?

Firstpost  

The Ministry of Defence has introduced the term ‘impairment relief’ which will replace the ‘disability element’ of pension. Titled ‘Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pension and Disability Compensation Awards to Armed Forces Personnel, 2023’, the new rules released on 21 September will replace all such previous entitlement norms. The new policy comes after armed forces set up an inter-services panel chaired …

Army Backs Disability Pension Tax: Why ‘Mass Punishment’ Is Unwise
5 years, 6 months ago

Army Backs Disability Pension Tax: Why ‘Mass Punishment’ Is Unwise

The Quint  

It hardly matters to civil servants, who mostly serve in a sedentary environment, or at least nothing even close to the kind of challenging conditions in which Army personnel have to serve. The challenge for the Army emerges when personnel in later stages of their service and especially after being overlooked for promotion, prefer to serve in a safe and …

Row after Army says disability pension to be taxed to stop exploitation
5 years, 6 months ago

Row after Army says disability pension to be taxed to stop exploitation

Hindustan Times  

The row over the army’s decision to impose tax on disability pension drawn by soldiers has deepened, with the force insisting that the move is necessary to check misuse and several retired officers and experts objecting to the benefit being withdrawn. The army’s explanation of why taxing the disability pension was necessary came after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s office on …

Indian Army endorses govt's decision to tax disability pension, says number of personnel seeking benefit has risen
5 years, 6 months ago

Indian Army endorses govt's decision to tax disability pension, says number of personnel seeking benefit has risen

Firstpost  

The army’s reaction came hours after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s office tweeted a letter, saying unscrupulous personnel have gained from disability benefits New Delhi: The army has endorsed the government’s decision to tax the disability pension given to armed forces personnel disabled in the line of duty. In a series of tweets, the army said over the years broad-banding and …

Disability pension tax: Rather than vilifying soldiers, Defence Ministry should work with forces to prevent dishonest claims
5 years, 6 months ago

Disability pension tax: Rather than vilifying soldiers, Defence Ministry should work with forces to prevent dishonest claims

Firstpost  

The Indian bureaucracy seems to have a way of ensuring that every few months some ruling or the other is released which causes anguish to the serving security personnel and the veterans of the armed forces. The order has turned around a provision that goes back almost a hundred years, which granted exemption from Income Tax to all those who …

Disability pension remains bone of contention amid defence ministry’s unyielding attitude over ex-servicemen’s appeals
5 years, 6 months ago

Disability pension remains bone of contention amid defence ministry’s unyielding attitude over ex-servicemen’s appeals

Firstpost  

The Central Board of Direct Taxes’ 24 June circular bringing disability pension under the tax scanner is the latest bone of contention between the retired Armed Forces personnel and the government The Central Board of Direct Taxes’ 24 June circular bringing disability pension under the tax scanner is the latest bone of contention between retired armed forces personnel and the …

Pension with disability benefits for soldiers who served full term to be taxed
5 years, 6 months ago

Pension with disability benefits for soldiers who served full term to be taxed

Hindustan Times  

Disability pension and the pension soldiers, who have served their full tenure with the three services of the armed forces, get will no longer be exempt from income tax, a recent notification of the Union finance ministry said. Disability pension and the pension soldiers, who have served their full tenure with the three services of the armed forces, get will …

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