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Govt holds firm on disability pensions

Context

The Defence Ministry has no proposal to withdraw pending appeals against disability pensions and benefits. This was conveyed by Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman in a letter to RajyaSabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Background

Former Defence Minister ManoharParrikar had attempted to reduce litigations against veterans and serving personnel and had appointed an expert committee to study the issue.

Ms.Sitharaman said 16 of the 75 recommendations of the panel have been accepted

Another 16 were accepted in-principle requiring follow-up action in consultation with Service Headquarters (SHQ). “The remaining 43 require further examination in consultation with the SHQ, the Department of Personnel and Training and the Finance Ministry

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