I now write not as a doctor but as a veteran soldier for the reason that I may not remain a doctor for long. After all, in old age, when my vision is impaired, when my hearing has gone down, when my fingers are no more steady and are incapable of feeling a spleen or liver, when Alzheimer’s has set in, I shall not remain a doctor any more but then, I shall continue to remain a soldier, for old soldiers never die they just fade away.
Now coming back to the point………….The grant of PB 4 to Lt Cols was indeed a welcome step particularly for the retirees some of whom are old and forgotten and in these hard times a little more income could bring the much needed solace in old age. Lt Cols of every branch except a few like the AMC, ADC, RVC etc have been greatly benefited .Quite naturally, Retired Officers of these branches are sure to feel a little disappointed in that they may stand to gain nothing at all with these orders.
As per the cpc, the minimum guaranteed pension is not to be less than 50 % of the minimum of the pay band + the grade pay + the MSP which would logically mean that the minimum pension of a retiree should not be less than the pension drawn by the junior most individual holding the same rank, if he were to retire today. Now , that is not happening in the case of retired officers of these branches. The junior most officer of let’s say the AMC, if he were to retire today would get 50% of minimum of pay band + grade pay + MSP + NPA ! I feel this amounts to travesty of justice towards the retired Lt Cols of AMC, ADC, or the RVC. I wonder if the words “logically” and “legally” could be synonymously used!
So much for Lt Cols and PB 4……. numerous posts about which have appeared in various blogs. All of us seem to be suffering from the "Oliver Twist syndrome"….always asking for more. But in all this, have we forgotten our retired PBORs? Aren’t they also veterans like us? Haven’t they too served in the difficult , snow clad mountains of Ladakh with us ? Haven’t they too fought wars along with us? Haven’t we commanded those very people? But how many of us have spoken about their pension anomalies? Are they getting the promised 70% pension? Is any thing being done to sort out their pensionary grievances? I am afraid not………..Food for thought folks……
Saturday, May 30, 2009
PB 4 for Retired Lt Cols..........Thoughts of a veteran soldier......
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