Constant Attendance Allowance on Monthly basis with Disability Pension

Constant Attendance Allowance on Monthly basis with Disability Pension / War Injury Pension to Armed forces Personnel

Controller of Accounts (Pensions) has issued a circular on Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) on monthly basis with Disability Pension/ War Injury Pension to Armed Forces Personnel.

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT,ALLAHABAD-211014

Circular No. 543 Dated: 27.05.2015

To,

1. The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. Of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, PB No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai- 400051

2. All CMDs, Public Sector Banks including IDBI Bank

3. Nodal Officers, ICICI/ HDFC/ AXIS/ IDBI Banks

4. Managers, All CPPCs

5. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal

6. The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh

7. The CDA (PD), Meerut

8. The CDA, Chennai

9. The Director of Treasuries, All States.

10. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, RK puram and Tis Hazari, New Delhi

11. The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai

12. The Post Master Kathua (J&K)

13. The Pr. Pay and Accounts Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair

Subject: Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) on monthly basis with Disability Pension/ War Injury Pension to Armed Forces Personnel.

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A copy of the Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. 1 (2)/2013-D(Pen/ Pol) dated 2th April’ 2015 is enclosed herewith for information and necessary action which is self explanatory.

2. In terms of Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter dated 271h April’ 2015, Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) shall be paid on monthly basis during the period of award along with disability/ war injury pension to Armed Forces Pensioner as the case may be.

3. Concerned Armed Forces Pensioners shall submit a declaration on the format enclosed as Annexure with said Govt. letter to their Pension Disbursing Agency (PDA) at the time of initial payment of CAA and thereafter on annual basis at the time of his/ her annual identification.

4. During initial declaration, pensioner shall stat in item Ill of the Annexure that he/ she will employ an attendant for the upcoming one year or up to the date for which CAA has been sanctioned, whichever is earlier. During subsequent annual declaration, pensioner would also complete item II of the Annexure providing a declaration for the period from the date of last declaration.

5. Payment made against declaration under item Ill of Annexure shall be treated as provisional and would be final on submission of subsequent declaration under item II.

6. In case a pensioner drawing CAA becomes inpatient in any Government Hospital/ Institution or is gainfully employed, he shall immediately report the matter to the PDA. Since CAA is being paid on the basis of annual declaration, any over payment on account of CAA noticed with reference to the declaration quoted above, shall be adjusted from monthly pension due to the pesioner.

7. All other terms and conditions for grant and Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) which are not affected by this order, shall remain unchanged.

8. This may please be given wide publicity.

9. This circular has been uploaded on PCDA (P) website www.pcdapension.nic.in for dissemination across the Defence pensioners and PDAs.

Gts/Tech/05/LXXIV

Dated: 27.05.2015

(G K Baranwal)

Dy. Controller (Pensions)

No 1 (2)/2013-D(Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
D(Pension/Policy)

New Delhi, Date: 27th April 2015

The Chief of Army Staff

The Chief of Naval Staff

The Chief of Air Staff

Subject: Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) on monthly basis with disability pension to Armed Forces personnel – Reg.

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Sir,

The undersigned is directed to state that as per Regulation 89 of Pension Regulation for the Army Part-I (Edn-2008) and equivalent provisions in Navy and Air Force Pension Regulations, payment of Constant Attendance Allowance is made in arrears twice in a year along with disability pension/ war injury pension on the basis of declaration/certificate submitted by the pensioner to his/ her pension disbursing agency (PDA) in May and November each year subject to fulfillment of other prescribed conditions.

2. Keeping in view of the hardships being faced by the disabled pensioners in claiming Constant Attendance Allowance, Government was reviewing the said provision from quite some time. Jn partial modification of (he above provision, the President is now pleased to decide that henceforth Constant Attendance Allowance shall be paid on monthly basis during the period of award along with disability or war injury pension as the case may be. ·

3. Concerned Armed Forces Pensioners shall submit a declaration on the format enclosed as Annexure with this order to their pension disbursing agency at the time of initial payment of CAA and thereafter on annual basis at the time of his/her annual identification. During initial declaration pensioner shall state in item HI of the Annexure that he/she will employ an attendant for the upcoming one year or up to the date for which CAA has been sanctioned, whichever is earlier. During subsequent annual declarations pensioner would also complete item II of the Annexure providing a declaration for the period from the date of last declaration. Payment made against declaration under item II of Annexure shall be treated as provisional and would be final on submission of subsequent declaration under item ll.

4. In case a pensioner drawing CAA becomes inpatient in any Government Hospital / Institution or is gainfully employed, he shall immediately report the matter to the PDA. Since, CAA is being paid on the basts of annual declaration, any over payment on account of CAA noticed with reference to the declaration quoted above, shall be adjusted from the monthly pension due to the pensioner.

5. All other terms and conditions for grant and payment of Constant Attendance Allowance which are not affected by this order, shall remain unchanged. Pension Regulations of the three Services shall be amended in due course.

6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance division of this Ministry vide their lD. No. 10(08)/2014/Fin/Pen dated 09/04/2015.

Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully

(Prem Prakash)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Download Controller of Accounts (Pensions) Circular No.543 dated 27.05.2015