On average for the same rank, a disability pension can be 20 to 50% more than a normal one, plus tax exemption. As the controversy over disability pension peaked, the army on Tuesday wrote a series of tweets along with an explanatory note on the issue highlighting why the move was necessary. “Over the years, broad-banding and compensation awarded for disability with income tax exemption has led to rise in personnel seeking disability, even for life style diseases. “Alarmed over the rising number of soldiers seeking disability, the army conducted a study on how to disincentivize disability pensions,” said one of the officials cited above. This trend of soldiers claiming disability pension towards the fag-end of their careers needs to be curbed.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2019 00:33 UTC