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Liberal Approach Must Be Adopted For Considering Disability Pension To Army Men: Top Court
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and N Kotiswar Singh said the requirement to give reasons by the Medical Board is crucial, critical, decisive and necessary for granting or denying disability pension.
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'We Sip Cappuccino, While...': Court Upholds Disability Pension Order For Soldiers
Refusing to interfere with orders directing payment of disability pension to two army personnel, the Delhi High Court said that soldiers defend the country often in harsh conditions and the possibility of disease, disability comes with the service.
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Opinion | When Will Centre Understand That India's Malnutrition Problem Is Real?
Uttar Pradesh tops the list in zero-food children. Madhya Pradesh allocates a meagre Rs 12 daily to tackle malnutrition. An elderly disabled woman crawls in Odisha to collect her pension and rations.
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77-Year-Old Physically Challenged Man Dies By Suicide In Kerala
A 77-year-old physically challenged man on Tuesday died by suicide in this district allegedly over non-receipt of his disability pension for several months.
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Drone Delivered Pension To Person With Disability In Remote Odisha Village
Hetaram Satnami, a physically challenged man who lives in a remote village in Odisha's Nuapada district, had to travel 2 km every month through a dense forest to collect his government pension.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Financial Benefits For People Coming To Russia From Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a decree introducing financial benefits for people who left Ukrainian territory to come to Russia, including pensioners, pregnant women, and disabled people.
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Army Disability Pension Only If Injury Is Linked To Service: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said army personnel will be entitled to disability pension only if the disability is attributable to military service or was aggravated by such service and if such condition is more than 20 per cent.
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Money For The Disabled Went To Samajwadi Party Officials: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP), saying while it was in power, money meant for widow pension or the differently abled was distributed among its office bearers.
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Centre Raises Income Limit Of Disabled Dependents For Family Pension
The defence ministry on Tuesday said it has decided to enhance the income criteria for granting family pensions to children and siblings suffering from a disability.
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KCR Orders Pension Release, House For Differently-Abled Man In Telangana
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao stopped his convoy as he came to the rescue of an old man with disability and directed officials to sanction him pension and a two-bedroom house.
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Retired Officer Sues Ex-Adjutant General Over Disability Pension Remark
An ex-serviceman on Wednesday sent a legal notice to former adjutant general of the Indian Army Ashwani Kumar over his "disparaging" remarks about disability pensioners.
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Data Analytics Showed Disability Pension Benefits Misused: CBDT Chairman
The latest circular which clarified the eligibility for availing disability pension by armed forces personnel was issued after data analytics found that the provision meant for the needy was being misused, the CBDT chairman has said.
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War Veterans' Outfit Writes To Army Over Move To Tax Disability Pension
A city-based organisation of war disabled and battle casualties has taken strong exception to the Army's endorsement of a government move to tax the disability pension, saying any "discrimination or invidious distinction" while making an official statement, affects the morale of the entire military community.
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Army Backs Plan To Tax Disability Pension, Says Not For "Tax Exemption"
In a circular issued June 24, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said pensions drawn by personnel who retired under normal circumstances would be taxed. It also clarified that disability pensions, which are additional payments, measured by rank, made to personnel who suffer disabling injuries in the line of duty, would remain tax free
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Defence Ministry To Look Into Issue Of Tax On Disability Pension
The issue of tax on disability pension for military personnel was today raised in the Lok Sabha by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saying his ministry will look into the issue.
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Liberal Approach Must Be Adopted For Considering Disability Pension To Army Men: Top Court
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and N Kotiswar Singh said the requirement to give reasons by the Medical Board is crucial, critical, decisive and necessary for granting or denying disability pension.
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'We Sip Cappuccino, While...': Court Upholds Disability Pension Order For Soldiers
Refusing to interfere with orders directing payment of disability pension to two army personnel, the Delhi High Court said that soldiers defend the country often in harsh conditions and the possibility of disease, disability comes with the service.
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Opinion | When Will Centre Understand That India's Malnutrition Problem Is Real?
Uttar Pradesh tops the list in zero-food children. Madhya Pradesh allocates a meagre Rs 12 daily to tackle malnutrition. An elderly disabled woman crawls in Odisha to collect her pension and rations.
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77-Year-Old Physically Challenged Man Dies By Suicide In Kerala
A 77-year-old physically challenged man on Tuesday died by suicide in this district allegedly over non-receipt of his disability pension for several months.
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Drone Delivered Pension To Person With Disability In Remote Odisha Village
Hetaram Satnami, a physically challenged man who lives in a remote village in Odisha's Nuapada district, had to travel 2 km every month through a dense forest to collect his government pension.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Financial Benefits For People Coming To Russia From Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a decree introducing financial benefits for people who left Ukrainian territory to come to Russia, including pensioners, pregnant women, and disabled people.
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Army Disability Pension Only If Injury Is Linked To Service: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said army personnel will be entitled to disability pension only if the disability is attributable to military service or was aggravated by such service and if such condition is more than 20 per cent.
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Money For The Disabled Went To Samajwadi Party Officials: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP), saying while it was in power, money meant for widow pension or the differently abled was distributed among its office bearers.
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Centre Raises Income Limit Of Disabled Dependents For Family Pension
The defence ministry on Tuesday said it has decided to enhance the income criteria for granting family pensions to children and siblings suffering from a disability.
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KCR Orders Pension Release, House For Differently-Abled Man In Telangana
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao stopped his convoy as he came to the rescue of an old man with disability and directed officials to sanction him pension and a two-bedroom house.
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Retired Officer Sues Ex-Adjutant General Over Disability Pension Remark
An ex-serviceman on Wednesday sent a legal notice to former adjutant general of the Indian Army Ashwani Kumar over his "disparaging" remarks about disability pensioners.
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Data Analytics Showed Disability Pension Benefits Misused: CBDT Chairman
The latest circular which clarified the eligibility for availing disability pension by armed forces personnel was issued after data analytics found that the provision meant for the needy was being misused, the CBDT chairman has said.
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War Veterans' Outfit Writes To Army Over Move To Tax Disability Pension
A city-based organisation of war disabled and battle casualties has taken strong exception to the Army's endorsement of a government move to tax the disability pension, saying any "discrimination or invidious distinction" while making an official statement, affects the morale of the entire military community.
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Army Backs Plan To Tax Disability Pension, Says Not For "Tax Exemption"
In a circular issued June 24, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said pensions drawn by personnel who retired under normal circumstances would be taxed. It also clarified that disability pensions, which are additional payments, measured by rank, made to personnel who suffer disabling injuries in the line of duty, would remain tax free
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Defence Ministry To Look Into Issue Of Tax On Disability Pension
The issue of tax on disability pension for military personnel was today raised in the Lok Sabha by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh saying his ministry will look into the issue.
