disability pension
Army: New norms to curb misuse of disability pension
The Indian Army is also planning to remove the current practice of assigning “percentage of disability” while officers are in service.
More than 2000 army officers took disability pension in last two years
Army said that higher compensation for disability with tax benefit led to rise in personnel seeking disability even for lifestyle diseases.
Army backs taxing disability pension
The finance ministry circular had evoked a sharp reaction from the military veterans.
Uproar in Lok Sabha over tax on disability pension
Armed forces personnel who suffer any kind of disability due to their service receive separate disability pension.
'Disability pension taxable if personnel retired under normal circumstances'
The pension will be non-taxable only to those personnel who have retired due to any kind of disability.
Only disabled servicemen to get tax-free pension: FM
The pension will be not be tax-free for those defence forces personnel who retired from their services or attained superannuation.
Cabinet okays 7th Pay Commission proposals; key facts
Armed forces have been pressing for reverting to percentage-based regime for disability pension.