New term Impairment relief has been introduced to compensate disability for discharged persons where disability is aggravated/attributable and assessed min 20%.
Disability pension is applicable to all LMC pers discharged from Service with diability aggravated /attributable to military service and minmum disability 20% without limiting any min lenngth of service
Impairment Relief is a monthly disability compensation, calculated as a defined percentage of the last reckonable emoluments,awarded to Armed Forces personnel who are retired or discharged from service
Impairment Relief shall hereinafter replace the term ‘Disability Element to Armed Forces personnel who are retired or discharged from service. This is not a pension and shall cease upon the demise of the recipient.
Who all are entitled to get Disability pension as per ER 2023 ?Only invalided out of service/ deemed to be invalided out cases are entitled to get disability pension/ Disability element.
Who all are entitled to get Impairment Relief ?Retired persons (after completion of coloured service/ PMR) are not entitled to get disability pension/ disability element. They are entitled to get Impairment relief,