India News: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge slammed BJP's new disability pension rules for armed forces personnel, accusing them of "fake nationalism." The All
"BJP s Fake Nationalism is yet again visible in the new disability pension rules for our brave Armed Forces! Around 40% of Army officers retire with disability pension, and the present policy change shall flout multiple past judgements, rules and acceptable global norms. The All India Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association has strongly protested this new policy by the Modi Government, which places soldiers at a disadvantage when compared to civilian employees", Kharge posted on X on Saturday.
The Indian defence ministry has implemented new rules for granting disability pensions to armed forces personnel. The rules introduce the concept of "impairment relief" to cover lifestyle-related diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. The changes come after concerns were raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) that almost 40% of officers were claiming disabilities to receive higher pension benefits.