Ministry of Defence
Grant of Armed Forces Personnel
As per Ministry of Defence order dated
31.01.2001, Armed Forces Personnel who retire voluntarily / or seek discharge
on request are not eligible for any award on account of disability.
Provided that Armed Forces Personnel who are due for retirement / discharge on
completion of tenure, or on completion of service limits, or on completion of
the terms of engagement or on attaining the prescribed age of retirement, and
who seeks pre-mature retirement / discharge on request for the purpose of
getting higher commutation value of pension will remain eligible for disability
element.
Further, Armed Forces personnel who are
retained in service despite disability, which is accepted as attributable to or
aggravated by Military Service and have forgone lump sum compensation in lieu
of that disability, may be given disability element / war injury element at the
time of their retirement / discharge whether voluntary or otherwise in addition
to Retiring / Service Pension or Retiring / Service Gratuity. These
provisions are effective from 1.1.2006
This information was given by Raksha
Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Sanjay Seth in Rajya
Sabha on 31 DEC 2018.
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