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Reform in 'disability compensation'

7th Pay Commission: The central government has decided to extend 'disability compensation' to all its serving employees. It will be applicable if they get disabled in the line of duty and are still retained in service despite their disability. This is in line with the efforts of the government to simplify the rules and rectify discriminatory clauses. Source: Reuters

Who will benefit?

7th Pay Commission: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday (January 1) said that this change will bring a huge relief to the young Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel including Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF), among others. He said that disability in the performance of duties was generally reported in their case due to hostile and difficult work environment and constraints in job requirements. Source: PTI

Objective of the reform

7th Pay Commission: The minister added that the ultimate objective of the new initiatives was to provide ease of living to government servants even after they have become pensioners or family pensioners or elder citizens. Now, the government servants covered under the NPS will receive the benefits under Rule (9) of Extraordinary Pension (EOP), after the new order was issued by the Department of Pensions in the Ministry of Personnel. Source: Reuters

Attempt to remove anomaly in service rules

7th Pay Commission: It is to be noted that the new order would remove an anomaly in service rules while considering the hardship faced by certain employees. The earlier provision for disability benefits under the Central Civil Services (CCS) (EOP) rules did not give compensation to the employees who got appointed on or after January 1, 2004 and were covered under the National Pension System (NPS). Source: Reuters

Minimum qualifying service of 10 years for pension done away

7th Pay Commission: The Ministry of Personnel recently also recently did away with the minimum qualifying service of 10 years for pension, if a government servant is incapacitated due to bodily or medical infirmity and retired from government service, it said.  Source: Reuters

Amendment in Rule 38 of CCS (Pension) Rules

7th Pay Commission: Accordingly, Rule 38 of CCS (Pension) Rules was amended to provide invalid pension at 50 per cent of the last pay, even if the employee had not completed minimum qualifying service of 10 years, the statement said.  Source: Reuters

 

Pension at enhanced rate

7th Pay Commission: In addition, another reform in the Pension Rules was also taken. A decision was also taken to amend the rule and provide pension at enhanced rate to the family of an employee who died during service before completing the requisite service of minimum seven years, it said.   "As a result, now the family pension of 50 per cent of the last pay is also admissible to the family of employees who die even before completing seven years of service," the statement added.