By SHELAL LODHI RAJPUT-
Today a Plea has been filed by Trust named “Humara Desh Humare Jawan” moved the Supreme Court and sought for instructions to the Central Govt to extend sceme benefits and to resume old pension scemes.
Humara Desh Humare Jawan Trust filed petition through advocate Ajay Kumar Agrawal, it mentioned that the Central authorities is making use of a hybrid pension scheme which is a mix of the previous and new pension scheme to the personnel of the armed forces which come beneath the MHA.
The petitioner said, “We plead the Supreme Court to direct the Union of India (UOI) to remove the disparity in pensionary benefit and to extend the same benefit (old Pension Scheme) to the personnel of Armed Forces under the MHA
“The Central government is applying a hybrid pension scheme which is a mixture of the old and new pension scheme to the Personnel of Armed forces which came under the MHA, and who joined the service after January 1, 2004. But It is specifically provided that this new contributory pension scheme is not applicable to the armed forces of UOI,” the plea mentioned
“The Central Government had erroneously extended the provisions of notification of December 22, 2003, to the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Home and despite several representations, nothing has been done so far,” it added.
The plea mentioned that this can be a violation of the precept of equality and armed forces beneath the Ministry of House Affairs are these are being discriminated in opposition to. Each are armed forces of the Union beneath the Ministry of Defence and House, subsequently, there ought to be no disparity and similar pensionary advantages be given to each, the plea mentioned.
