The Indian Army is also planning to remove the current practice of assigning “percentage of disability” while officers are in service.
01 Nov 2019 1:03 AM
Army said that higher compensation for disability with tax benefit led to rise in personnel seeking disability even for lifestyle diseases.
03 Jul 2019 8:54 PM
The finance ministry circular had evoked a sharp reaction from the military veterans.
03 Jul 2019 2:03 AM
Armed forces personnel who suffer any kind of disability due to their service receive separate disability pension.
28 Jun 2019 6:46 AM
The pension will be non-taxable only to those personnel who have retired due to any kind of disability.
26 Jun 2019 9:34 AM
The pension will be not be tax-free for those defence forces personnel who retired from their services or attained superannuation.
25 Jun 2019 2:36 AM
Armed forces have been pressing for reverting to percentage-based regime for disability pension.
04 May 2017 1:13 PM