The decision has been taken in view of the long-standing demand of the armed forces that the current system of determining disability pension needs an overhaul. More From Livemint »Under the existing mechanism, 30% of the last salary minus the dearness allowance is given as disability pension to those sustaining 100% disability. Any personnel with more than 75% disability will be considered 100% disabled. The changes being introduced to calculate disability pension are based on recommendation of a committee headed by former Adjutant General of the Army, Lt Gen (retd) Mukesh Sabharwal. The mandate of the committee was to suggest remedial measures to reduce litigations and disputes in various courts relating to disability pension.

Source: Mint July 02, 2017 09:45 UTC