Meaning of an Ex-Servicemen - Revised Definition
WHO IS AN EX-SERVICEMEN
DEFINITION OF EX-SERVICEMEN
Those who were released between 01 Jul
66 and 30 Jun 68 (both days inclusive) -
Any person who has served in any rank (whether as a combatant or not)
in the Armed Forces of the Union, has been released there from otherwise
than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or
inefficiency
(Authority : Min of Home Affairs Notification No F.14/26/64-Estt(D) dated 11 Oct 1966)
Those who were released between 01 Jul
68 and 30 Jun 71 (both days inclusive) - Any person who has served in any
rank (whether as a combatant or not)
in the Armed Forces of the Union for a continuous period of not less
than six months and released there from otherwise than by way of
dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency
(Authority : Min of Home Affairs Notification No 14/11/68-Estt(D)/Estt -C) dated 13 Feb
69)
Those who were released between 01 Jul
71 and 30 Jun 74 (both days inclusive)
Any person who has served in any rank (whether as a combatant or not)
in the Armed Forces of the Union and has been released there from
otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct
or inefficiency
(Authority : Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Personnel Notification No 13/3/71-Ests(C)
dated 14 Oct 71)
Those who were released between 01 Jul
74 and 30 Jun 79 (both days inclusive) ESM means a
person who has served in any rank(whether as a combatant
or non -combatant) in the Armed forces of the Union, for a continuous
period of not less than six months after attestation and has been
released there from otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on
account of misconduct or inefficiency.
(Authority : Cabinet Secretariat,
Department . of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No
13/24/73-Estt(C) dated 26 Oct 74)
Those who were releasedbetween 01 Jul 79
and 30 Jun 87 (both days inclusive) Any person who has
served in any rank(whether as combatant or not)in
the armed forces of the Union for a continuous period of not less than
six months after attestation if discharged for reasons other than at
their own request or by way or dismissal or discharge on account of
misconduct or inefficiency and not less than five years service if
discharged at own request.
(Authority : Department . of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No
39016/10/79-Estt(C) dated 15 Dec 79)
Those who were released on or after 01
Jul 87
– Any person who has served in any rank (whether as combatant or not)
in the armed forces of the Union and was released/retired with any kind
of pension from Defence Budget or released on completion of specific
terms of engagement with gratuity otherwise than at his own request or
by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or
inefficiency.
(Authority : DOP&T OM No 36034/5/85-Estt(SCT) dated 14 Apr 87)
Personnel of Territorial
Army Who are pension holders ;for continuous embodied service,
persons
with disability attributable to military service and gallantry award
winners retired on or after 15 Nov 86.
(Authority : DOP&T OM No 36034/5/85-Estt(SCT) dated 14 Apr 87)
Personnel of Army Postal
Service Personnel of Army Postal Service , who are a part of regular
Army and
retire from such service (that is directly from APS without reversion
to P&T Department) with a pension or who have been released from
such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or
circumstances beyond their control and awarded medical or other
disability pension shall come within the definition of ex-servicemen
(Authority : Min of Defence OM No 9(52)/88/D)(Res) dated 19 Jul 89)
Note : As per Govt. of India, Min of
Def/Department of ESW OM No 1(9)/2010/D(Res-I) dated 20/21 Jul 2011,
personnel who were on deputation in APS for more than six months prior
to 14 Apr 87 would also be considered as ex-servicemen with all
consequential benefits.
Recruits Who are
boarded out/released on medical grounds and granted
medical/disability pension. However, the operation of the OM has been
kept in abeyance for issuance of notification by DOP&T.
(Authority : Min of Def/Department of ESW OM No 12/1/2005/D(Res) dated 01 Feb 2006)
Those who were released on or after 10
Oct 2012
An ex-servicemen means a person-
(i) Who has served in any rank whether
as a combatant or non combatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force
of the Indian Union and
(a) Who either has been retired or
relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or
being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension; or
(b) Who has been relieved from such
service on medical grounds attributable to military service or
circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability
pension; or
(c) Who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in establishment;
or
(ii) who has been released from such
service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise
than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account
of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given gratuity; and includes
personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for
continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service; or
(iii) personnel of the Army Postal
Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal
Service without reversion to their parent service on medical grounds
attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstances
beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or
(iv) Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months
prior to the 14th April,1987; or
(v) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability
pension irrespective of the date of boarding out/release.
Authority: DOP&T office
Memo No.36034/1/2006-Estt(Res) dated 04 Oct 2012 and this order came
into force from the date it is published in the Gazette of India vide
G.S.R 757(E) dated 10th Oct 2012.)
Authority - Ministry of
Defence, Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare D(Res I) OM dated 07th July
2014 ex-recruits have been granted ESM Status irrespective of the date
of boarding out/release.
Note : The eligibility of the person to
the status of ex-servicemen will be governed by the definition in vogue
at the time of his discharge and will not be affected by the changes in
the definition subsequent to the discharge.
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