Grant of Ex-servicemen status to recruits boarded out on Medical grounds with disability pension
No. 12(I)2005/D (Res-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare
D (Res-I)
New Delhi, the 18th March, 2013.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Ex-servicemen status to recruits boarded out on Medical grounds with disability pension.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to Office Memorandum of even number
dated 01.02.2006 wherein with the approval of Raksha Mantri it was
decided that such recruits who were boarded out /released on medical
grounds and granted medical/disability pension will also be covered
under the category of ‘Ex servicemen’ for all practical purposes.
Reference is also invited to DOP&T Notification No.G.S.R.757 (E)
dated 04.10.2012 (published in the Official Gazette on 10.10.2012)
wherein ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical grounds and
granted medical disability pension have been given the status of
Ex-servicemen. It has been reported that some Rajya Sainik Boards are
not issuing Ex-servicemen cards to such ex-recruits as a result of which
ex-recruits are being denied the benefits available to ex-servicemen.
Various representations from ex-recruits are being received and court
cases have also been filed in this regard.
2.
In this context, DOP&T has also stated that though the said
notification is effective from the date of its publication in the
Official Gazette i.e. 10.10.2012, the Ministry of Defence has already
granted status of Ex-servicemen for all practical purposes to
ex-recruits who are boarded out/released on medical grounds and granted
medical/disability pension vide OM dated 01.02.2006. Accordingly
DOP&T has advised that Ministry of Defence may consider the issue of
granting of Ex-servicemen status to such ex-recruits who are boarded
out/released on medical grounds and granted medical/disability pension
w.e.f. 01.02.2006 prior to the Notification and issue instructions to
the Zila Sainik Board to this effect.
3. The
matter has been examined in the Department and, with the approval of the
competent authority, it is reiterated that such recruits who were
boarded out/released on medical grounds and granted medical/disability
pension will be covered under the category of ex-servicemen for all
practical purposes as per the OM dated 01.02.2006 w.e.f. 01.02.2006.
4.
KSB/DGR may accordingly take necessary action to grant ESM status to
such ex-recruits to avoid further hardships to the ex-recruits and
decisions of all court cases in this regard may be complied with
immediately. This will enable eligible ESM to avail various facilities
available to them.
5. KSB may issue specific
instruction to all RSBs/ZSBs to grant ‘Ex-servicemen’ status to such
ex-recruits who were boarded out/released on medical grounds and granted
medical/disability pension with effect from 01.02.2006. This OM may be
uploaded on the official website of DGR/KSB for wide publicity.
Compliance report may please be furnished.
This has the approval of the competent authority.
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(Vineet Saini)
Deptty Secretary (Res-I)
Source: www.desw.gov.in
[http://www.desw.gov.in/sites/upload_files/desw/files/pdf/DESW-OM-Dated-18-03-2013.pdf]
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