7th CPC arrears for Defence Pensioners - Pension Disbursing Agencies have started releasing the 7th CPC arrears due to the pensioners

7th CPC arrears for Defence Pensioners - Pension Disbursing Agencies have started releasing the 7th CPC arrears due to the pensioners.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

03-February-2017 16:28 IST

Defence Pensioners

Details of State-wise assessed number of Defence Pensioners as on 01.04.2016 are enclosed as under: STATE WISE ASSESSED NUMBER OF DEFENCE PENSIONERS AS ON 01.04.2016

Sl. No.	State	No. of Pensioners
1	Andaman & Nicobar	1057
2	Andhra Pradesh	65047
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1851
4	Assam	62265
5	Bihar	112626
6	Chhattisgarh	5218
7	Chandigarh	23885
8	Goa	2715
9	Gujarat	18361
10	Haryana	271034
11	Himachal Pradesh	150306
12	Jammu & Kashmir	85059
13	Jharkhand	9890
14	Karnataka	109541
15	Kerala	169255
16	Madhya Pradesh	53504
17	Maharashtra	196559
18	Manipur	5947
19	Meghalaya	2809
20	Mizoram	2455
21	Nagaland	1125
22	New Delhi	98037
23	Odisha	21564
24	Pondicherry	1333
25	Punjab	277985
26	Rajasthan	140405
27	Sikkim	288
28	Tamilnadu	116981
29	Tripura	2852
30	Uttar Pradesh	224971
31	Uttarakhand	87576
32	West Bengal	70293
33	Indian Embassy Nepal	107837
	Total	2500631

Pension Disbursing Agencies have started releasing the 7th CPC arrears due to the pensioners. Details regarding amount released and number of pensioners benefitted are being collected. This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shrimati Vasanthi M. in Lok Sabha today.