top button
Flag Notify
    Connect to us
      Site Registration

Site Registration

Which parliamentary panel has recently recommended 100% pension to widow of deceased soldier?

+1 vote
339 views
Which parliamentary panel has recently recommended 100% pension to widow of deceased soldier?
posted Aug 11, 2017 by Ganesh S

Share this question
Facebook Share Button Twitter Share Button LinkedIn Share Button

1 Answer

0 votes

B C Khanduri panel has recently recommended 100% pension to widow of deceased soldier. The Parliamentary Panel headed by Maj. General (Retired) B C Khanduri has tabled its report in Parliament. In the report, the panel has recommended the 100% pension to widow of deceased soldier so that she can take care of her family. The report stated that after the death of a soldier, the pension of the spouse comes down to 60% of his pension.The committee feels that after the death of a soldier, the spouse usually faces severe problems due to the loss of the breadwinner. The committee also recommended that liberalized and special family pensions to be exempted from income tax for the widows of war like counter insurgency situations or on the line of control as is being given to disabled soldiers.

answer Aug 12, 2017 by Kevin J
...