Enhancement of the Rate of Disability Pension : 7th CPC Report
Enhancement of the Rate of Disability Pension
The Services have sought enhancement of
the rate of disability pension for 100 percent disability from the
existing level of 30 percent of the last drawn reckonable emoluments to
50 percent. For lower percentages of disability, the amount of
disability element is sought to be pro-rated.
Analysis and Recommendations
: The regime of disability element for non-battle cases has moved from
fixed slab rates to a percentage of reckonable emoluments. The rates of
disability element for 100 percent disability as admissible over the
years, is indicated in the table below:
The ratio of maximum to minimum disability pension for officers and ORs across various points in time is detailed below:
While the number of officers retiring
with disability element has shown a significant increase at levels of
Brigadier and above in recent years, it is notable that since 2010-11,
no officer in these ranks has been invalided out.
The feature that stands out when the
historical evolution of the regime relating to disability pension is
studied is the shift from slab based system to a percentage based
disability pension regime consequent to the implementation of the VI
CPC’s recommendations. This move has been contrary to the tenets of
equity insofar as treatment of disability element between Officers and
JCOs/ORs is concerned borne out by the fact that the ratio of maximum to
minimum quantum of compensation for disability across the ranks is now
disproportionately high at 8.6. The Commission is therefore of the
considered view that the regime implemented post VI CPC needs to be
discontinued, and recommends a return to the slab based system. The slab
rates for disability element for 100 percent disability would be
as follows:
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