No.
1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi 110011
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi 110011
Dated
: 23rd December 2014
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject : Change in date of birth/age of
family pensioners for payment of additional pension.
Sir,
In accordance with the instructions issued vide GOI, MOD letter no. 17(4)/2008(1)-D (Pen/Policy) dated 11.11.2008 and GOI, MOD letter No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Policy) dated 18th Aug 2009, additional pension/ family pension is allowed on the basis of the date of birth/age recorded in the Pension Payment Order/Discharge Certificate or other office records. Only in cases where the details regarding date of birth/age are not available in the PPO/Discharge Certificate or Office records, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensioners has been allowed on the basis of following documents �
In accordance with the instructions issued vide GOI, MOD letter no. 17(4)/2008(1)-D (Pen/Policy) dated 11.11.2008 and GOI, MOD letter No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Policy) dated 18th Aug 2009, additional pension/ family pension is allowed on the basis of the date of birth/age recorded in the Pension Payment Order/Discharge Certificate or other office records. Only in cases where the details regarding date of birth/age are not available in the PPO/Discharge Certificate or Office records, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensioners has been allowed on the basis of following documents �
a) PAN Card
b) Matriculation Certificate (containing information regarding date of birth)
c) Passport
d) ECHS Card
e) Driving License (if it contains date of birth)
f) Election ID Card
b) Matriculation Certificate (containing information regarding date of birth)
c) Passport
d) ECHS Card
e) Driving License (if it contains date of birth)
f) Election ID Card
2. Some
representations have been received in the MOD regarding the hardship being
caused to old family pensioners in getting the additional pension on account of
incorrect recording of the date of birth/age in the PPO. They have been
requesting for allowing the change of date of birth in the PPO on the basis of
the documents prescribed in Para 1 above. The matter has been examined in the
Ministry and (after issue of Deptt. Of P & PW OM No. 1/23/2012 P&PW (E)
dated 13.09.2012) following decisions have been taken :-
(i) Since the date of
birth/age of the armed forces personnel is recorded in the PPO on the basis of
service records and the date of discharge/retirement/superannuation etc is
determined on the basis of this date of birth/age there would be no question of
allowing change in the date of birth/age of the retired/deceased pensioner in
the PPO. The matter has been examined further. Considering the difficulty in
producing any of the above mentioned documents as proof of age by the old
pensioners. It has now been decided that the Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI may
also be accepted as proof of date of birth/age for payment of additional
pension/family pension on completion of 80 years of age or above.
(ii) The request for
change of date of birth/age of the family pensioner (Parents and Spouse) in the
PPO may be submitted by the armed forces pensioner/family pensioner, to the
concerned Record Office in case of JCO/Ors and, service HQrs in case of
Commissioned Officers along with at least one of the documents mentioned in
Para I above/Aadhaar Card and declaration on a non-judicial stamp paper
regarding the correct date of birth of the family pensioner. If the Head of the
Department/Record Office is satisfied then the change in the date of birth of
the family pensioner may be allowed provided a bona-fide mistake has been made
in recording the date of birth in the PPO. As the entry in the PPO needs to be
rectified, it would be carried out by PSA by issuing the Corr PPO on the advice
of OIC Records/Head of Office.
(iii) No other
document except as indicated in Para 1 above and Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI
will be accepted for change in date of birth/age of the family pensioner in the
PPO.
3. In order to avoid
any possibility of recording an incorrect date of birth in the PPO, in future
the Armed Forces Personnel would be required to submit one of the documents
indicated / in Para 1 above or Aadhaar Card issued by UIDAI as proof of date of
birth of spouse or parents along with the details of family as indicated in
service records of service officer / personnel. In the case of children,
certificate of birth from the Municipal authorities or from the local Panchayat
or from the head of a recognized school if he/she is studying in such a school or
from a Board of Education may be accepted as proof of age.
4. This issues with the concurrence of
Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their ID No. 31(7)/09/FIN/PEN dated
21/11/2014.
Yours
faithfully,
(Prem
Prakash)Under Secretary to the Government of India
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