Ex-short service commission officers demand pension, medical facilities : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Ex-short service commission officers demand pension, medical facilities

CHANDIGARH:Former short service commission (SSC) officers today reiterated their demand for grant of pro-rata pension as well as facilities of medical treatment on similar lines as are being given to regular officers.

Ex-short service commission officers demand pension, medical facilities

Former short service commission officers hold a press conference in support of their demands in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan



Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 4

Former short service commission (SSC) officers today reiterated their demand for grant of pro-rata pension as well as facilities of medical treatment on similar lines as are being given to regular officers.

Speaking to mediapersons here, several released SSC officers said they had met the Defence Minister as well as the Chief of Army Staff several times in this regard, but even after several years their efforts have gone in vain.

Capt Jaspal Singh, a 72-year veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak War, said after serving in the Army for five or 10 years and having participated in wars and other operations, they had been left to fend for themselves in their old age without any benefits. While the Central and state governments have schemes for the benefit of civilians in various categories, there was no such policy for the SSC or emergency commissioned officers.

The SSC officers said the provision of medical treatment at military hospitals was arbitrarily withdrawn in 2009. Though the Chandigarh Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal directed the Ministry of Defence in 2010 to restore the facilities, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court where it is still pending.

Demanding that the status of ex-servicemen be given to released SSC officers, the officers said they also lose out on other benefits like reservation for their wards in admission to educational institutes and resettlement schemes.

Top News

High alert across Uttar Pradesh after gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death

High alert across Uttar Pradesh after gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's death

Umar Ansari alleged that his father was subjected to slow po...

Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail: Son

Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail: Son

Ansari's post-mortem to be conducted in UP by panel of five ...

Enforcement Directorate wants AAP's Lok Sabha poll strategy details from Arvind Kejriwal's phone: Atishi

Enforcement Directorate wants AAP's Lok Sabha poll strategy details from Arvind Kejriwal's phone: Atishi

Says actually it is the BJP and not the ED that wants to kno...

PM Modi in conversation with Bill Gates, says India has democratised technology, aims to end digital divide

PM Modi, in conversation with Bill Gates, says India has democratised technology, aims to end digital divide

Says tech can play big role in agriculture, education, healt...


Cities

View All