War widows News

Widows of gallantry award winners will continue to get allowances even after remarriage This was announced by the Defence Ministry Allowance will be now given to the widow of a gallantry award winner till her death

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday announced special grants-in-aid of Rs 50 lakh each to war widows or other legal heirs of defence force personnel who died in the wars with China and Pakistan in 1962, 1965 and 1971.

The One Rank-One Pension scheme, brought in last November to benefit more than 2.5 million ex- servicemen and war widows, today received ex-post facto approval from the Union Cabinet.

The annual recurring financial implication of One Rank One Pension at the current rate will be approximately Rs 7,500 crore, the government said on Wednesday as it issued detailed instructions for the scheme.

A protest by ex-servicemen outside FM Arun Jaitley`s residence on the OROP issue was called off after a late-night meeting with MoS for Finance Jayant Sinha.

The enhanced pension under the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme would be paid to the over 25 lakh ex-servicemen and war widows by January next year, defence sources said here on Tuesday.

The ex-servicemen have rejected the Centre's notification on the implementation of One Rank, One Pension.

According to a defence ministry statement, the pension of past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of pension of retirees of the 2013 calendar year.