The government increased disability and family pension benefits across the board for those injured or killed in battle, both in times of war and peace.
The new disability and family pension benefits under the Sixth Pay Commission would come into effect immediately and the notification issued by the Defence Ministry was sent to the Army, Navy and Air Force headquarters by Defence Secretary today, sources said here.
"In pursuance of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, the Defence Ministry has revised pensionary awards relating to disability pension, war injury pension, special family pension, liberalised family pension, special dependant pension, liberalised dependant pension, special pension and invalid pension for armed forces personnel retiring, discharged or invalidated out of service or dying in harness on or after January 1, 2006," sources said.
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