We are all destined to pass away at certain period of time which is definite but when exactly , is woven in mystery . Some of us leave all of a sudden due to accident caused by reasons well beyond our control/ prediction which leaves the relatives in a state of shock !! The impact of shock lies on how closely you were related to the deceased person !!The life span in any form is limited in time domain depending on the species .
The life span in the human form under the normal circumstances is limited to living conditions prevailing at the place of residence of the person . Besides , it also depends on the medical/ physical state of the person in general.
Yet we are never prepared to accept the certainty of end of our lives or that of our near /dear ones . This is but an inevitable event that we are all destined to face at some or other time in our lives, yet we are all taken by shock which is almost invariably unbearable to all of us when we are confronted by the end of life of a near/ dear one !
We find it unbearable to face the death of our parents who are held dear by us since they were so much part & parcel of our own lives since we came into this worldly existence ! The relation between the mother & her children is a special bond that is linked by birth !! In fact even before birth starting from the conception stage of our existence. The motherhood is a special status assigned to the female in each specie by the law of nature & is respected by all humans in every society !! The love & care associated with motherhood is unique & is unmatched with all other forms of love that we all term as love !!Compare it to the love that exists between a man & a woman or between other blood relation , there can hardly be comparison between any of these & the one between mother & her off spring !!
It is indeed another feeling of grief that I am constrained to add to the recent experience of intense pain that I had to share with yet another person who I came to know through internet of course , that had to bear the sudden loss of her dear mother due to the cancer of liver that she had to suffer !! I find that she is completely devastated at her sudden loss which is too unbearable by this young girl who lost her dear mother after a lot of suffering !! The family left behind her is rather quite large comprising of 6 young daughters & a son ,the eldest one being a highly qualified young girl with a master's degree, the others being girls of quite high academic achievements of masters & graduate in Textile , while others still busy in their education !!
We all are destined to go sooner or later since we all are mortals but it is easier said than personally experienced pang of separation from some one who has been part & parcel of our upbringing !! Mother is a special person in our lives.Be of any species , the mother's love is indeed unique & there is a famous saying ' God could not be every where so HE made the mother "!! The true example of pure love can only be matched with the love between a mother & her off spring !!
I am sad to learn about the passing away of a very dear one's very dear mother & join in her grievous loss of a person held so high in respect & love by the family !!
May the departed soul rest in eternal peace & may God give sufficient fortitude to the bereaved family !! AMEN
The new pension rules for our veteran brothers up to the JCO & Eqvt level based on the recommendations of Secretary committee are finally out & accessible to all the interested veterans having computer access.
In this connection I would like to bring out my comments published earlier in this blog which are copied & placed below.
The revised pension per the proposal of secretary would most likely be for X group with 33 years of service including weightage:
Sepoy 50% of 14050 = 7025
Naik 50 % of 15060 =7530
Havildar 50 % of 16710 =8355
Naib Subedar 50 % of 23020 =11510
Subedar 50 % of 26210 = 13105
Sub Major 50 % of 26900 = 13450
EO&E
You may verify these figures from the table in 6th pay commision report , modified by the secretaries Report.The formula for my calculation was given in my earlier comments.
Regards & best wishes .
SKS
I should bring out here that my calculation was slightly different for the ranks of Sepoy ,Naik & Havildar due to my omission of element of Classification pay/allowance of Rs 120/- thereby showing a discrepancy of Rs 60/- in my figures arrived at.However ,the figures in respect of Nb Subedar ,Subedar & Sub Major are correctly calculated by me as compared to the figures appearing in the table for army veterans in group X at 30 Years plus service.
Now it would be interesting to compare the pension if it was granted @70% of the minimum of the pay band as per the scale approved by the Govt.
The amount of pension based on 70% of the minimum pay band is placed below for comparison with the amount now approved by the Govt:
Sepoy : 70% of (5200+2000 grade pay+2000 MSP +1400 Group X pay +150 of Classification pay=10750x70%=7525 while the presnt pension approve is 7085.
Naik:5200+2400+2000+1400+120=11120x70%=7784 compared to 7590 approved pension.
Havildar: 5200+2800+2000+1400+120=11520
x70%=8064 compared to 8064 approved pension
Nb Sub.:9300+4200+2000+1400=16900
x70%=11830 compared to Rs 11510 approved pension.
Subedar: 9300+4600+2000+1400=17300
x70%=12110 compared to Rs 13105 approved pension.
Sub. Major: 9300+4800+2000+1400=17500
x70%=12250 compared to Rs 13450
I would leave it to the readers to make their own assessment of what is sanctioned as compared to OROP if sanctioned as envisaged by us.
Therefore please do NOT be misguided by the PSEUDO LEADERS who claim that OROP suits only OFFICERS & not all the veterans.Of course I did not calculate the pension of say Havildar who retires post 2006 with 30 years of service. Just imagine what would be his pension while he is placed in pay band as on 01 jan 2006 at say 26/27 years of service & his pension amount in comparison with a Havildar with the same length of service but who retired before 01 Jan 2006.
I leave it your judgement to reconcile to the present state of your pension in case you had retired before Jan 2006 or aspire & fight for OROP.
With best wishes to all the veterans & hope that I could make you realize what you should aspire for & why.
SKS( Veteran)
March 12, 2010 8:40 AM
I wish to correct the typing error in my above post for the rank of Havildar. It should read as 8064 compared to Rs 8415 approved pension.
Thanks for publishing my comments.
With regards,
SKS (Veteran)
March 13, 2010 6:10 AM