AFVOA Newletters of Year 2010

Page 19 of 50 operative part from Para 2 is reproduced below:- “In case neither the exact date of birth nor the age is available either in the PPO or in the office records, the Pension Disbursing Agency / Bank will send and intimation to the pensioner / family pensioner about the non availability of the information regarding his / her date of birth / age and request him / her to submit four copies of any of the following documents attested by a Gazetted Officer or MLA to the pension disbursing agence:- (a) PAN Card (b) Matriculation Certificate (if DOB recorded) (c) Passport (d) ECHS Card (e) Driving Licence (if DOB recorded (f) Election ID Card. If the pensioner / family pensioner submits a document which contains information regarding actual date of birth, additional pension / family pension will be payable from the 1st day of the moth in which his date of birth falls as due” Para 3 states that additional pension can be paid on a provisional basis for a period do six months. Pension Disbursing Agency will send one copy each of the documents received from the pensioner to the concerned service headquarters for verification and submission to the relevant Pension Sanctioning Authority - PCDA(P) for the notification of the date of births through corrigendum PPO. So it is advisable if PPO is checked to see the dates of births are recorded therein or action should be taken through the Pension Disbursing Bank as per methodology described above. Appendix –I To, The ------------------------------(Service HQ/Record Office) ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ SUB: ENDORSEMENT OF FAMILY PENSION ENTITLEMENT IN THE PENSION PAYMENT ORDER OF LIVING ARMED FORCES PENSIONERS Sir, With reference to Deptt of pension and pensioners Welfare OM No 1/11/85- P&PW dated 28.10.87 and Ministry of defence OM No. 6(4)/87/1369/B/D(Pen/Sers) dated 30.6.88. I hereby apply for endorsement of entitlement of family pension in the PPO. The requisite particulars are given below:- (i) Name of Pensioner (ii) Regt No/IC No. (iii) Rank last held Passport size photograph of the pensioner and his spouse duly attested