War Widows Are Not Receiving The Revised Pension In Patiala

There are many war widows who are not getting their share and they have to go from post to pillar in order to get the benefits. It is quite evident that the pensions by the central government were revised several years ago however, the government is not still revising the pensions of these widows and no direction has been implemented in this aspect in Patiala.

In addition to this the airmen association and the ex soldiers are also fighting for this aspect however there are no satisfactory results from the government side.

The documents of Gurmeet Kaur who whose husband died in the 1971 has submitted her documents to the tribune and according to her documents she was supposed to get the pension of Rs. 17200 against the entitlement of the Rs, 27994. The husband of the Gurmeet Kaur was a vehicle mechanic and therefore lies in group 1 and likewise Gurmeet Kaur there were many other widows who protested against the government for the injustice.

In the same way, Balwinder Kaur, whose spouse Naik Satnam Singh passed away in Kargil, is eligible to advantages for Team 2. She is being compensated a primary pay of Rs 8,454 which has been improved twice until now. From Jan 1, 2006 to Sept 23, 2012, she should have obtained a primary pay of Rs 9,600 while from Sept 24, 2012 forward, she should have got Rs 11, 040.

Balwinder obtained a complete retirement living, such as advantages, of Rs 14,540 against her right of Rs 19,812 on May 31.Balwinder also said that when she introduced the issue to the observe of authorities at the DPDO, they punished me for getting up the problem with organization associates. They reported that why she did not notify them previously that she had been getting the incorrect retirement living quantity.

She said she was not qualified enough to figure out and keep a record of enhanced pension advantages. She only got to know about the problem when she signed up with the issue in the meeting of war widows.

Association president Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal said there are many more people in Patiala who were not getting their finish entitlements. The DPDO has over 20 war widows and exclusive close relative pensioners in Patiala area.