New Delhi: The government has accepted the recommendations of a panel that parity with civilians for the grant of disability element to the defence forces under the 6th Central Pay Commission, CPC should be maintained. 

The armed forces have been pressing for reverting to the percentage-based regime for disability pension and were strongly opposed to the slab-based system conceived by the 7th CPC.

The matter was referred to the National Anomaly Committee by the Ministry of Defence to decide methodology for calculation of disability element of disability pension under the 7th CPC.

Heeding to a major demand of armed forces personnel, in May this year, the government had decided to continue with an earlier system of disbursing disability pension and not to go ahead with a new regime recommended by the seventh CPC.

The Ex-Servicemen Health Contributory Scheme has launched 'Complaint and Litigation Reduction Scheme, for the grievance redressal of veterans and their dependents.