What are the new rules on disability pension in the armed forces
New rules have been implemented to protect the genuine interests of armed forces and prevent misuse of disability pensions.
- The new rules aim to protect the genuine interests of armed forces personnel and prevent the misuse of disability pensions.
- Under the new rules, disability pensions will be granted only to armed forces personnel who are actually invalided out of service due to a disability that is attributable to or aggravated by military service.
- A medical board will be set up to assess the disability and determine the extent of disability for each case.
- The disability pension will now be granted based on the percentage of disability as assessed by the medical board.
- The armed forces personnel who retire with less than 10 years of service will now be entitled to a lump sum amount in lieu of disability pension.
- Revised guidelines will be issued to the medical boards for a standardized assessment system to ensure fairness and transparency in evaluating disability cases.
- The new rules also require additional documentation and verification to ensure that only genuine cases receive disability pensions.
- These rules will help curb any misuse or misrepresentation of disabilities to gain higher pension benefits, ensuring that disability pensions are awarded only to those who truly need it.
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