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Income Tax Exemption on Disability Pension under the Income‑tax Act, 2025 (आयकर अधिनियम, 2025 के अंतर्गत दिव्यांगता पेंशन पर आयकर छूट)

  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3787 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947 (SAKA) INCOME TAX EXEMPTION ON DISABILITY PENSION 3787. Ms. Mahua Moitra: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) the reason behind restricting the income tax exemptions only to personnel invalidated out of service along with the details thereof; (b) the details of personnel currently receiving disability pensions and the estimated annual revenue to be generated from such taxation, rank-wise; (c) the number of disabled personnel who have retired normally from service and the total annual pension expenditure incurred on them;   (d) the number of disabled personnel invalidated from service and the total annual pension expenditure incurred on them; (e) whether the Government has held any consultation with the Ministry of Defence and ex-servicemen on such taxation, if so, the dates and ...

Notional Increment (as due on 1st July) for Pensionary Benefits – Specific Cases Referred by Railway Board to Nodal Department (पेंशन संबंधी लाभों हेतु 1 जुलाई को देय काल्पनिक वेतन वृद्धि – रेलवे बोर्ड द्वारा कुछ विशिष्ट मामलों को नोडल विभाग को संदर्भित किया गया)

  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. PC-VI/2024/Misc./04 New Delhi, Dated: 20.02.2026 The General Managers (P)/ Principal Financial Advisors, All Zonal Railways and Production Units Sub: Grant of benefit of one notional increment (as due on 1st July) for the pensionary benefits to those employees who had retired on 30th of June before drawing the same. Ref: Board’s letter No. PC-VI/2020/CC/13 dated 21.05.2025. Attention is invited to Board’s letter under reference on the subject cited above whereby instructions/clarifications regarding grant of benefit of notional increment were reiterated to all Zonal Railways/ Production Units in the light of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the guidelines issued by DOP&T. 2. Subsequently, certain specific situations/circumstances which are not explicitly covered under the judgement of the Hon’ble Apex Court were brought to the notice of Board’s office by various Zonal Railways and cla...