Lok Sabha Question No. 286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: Defence Pensioners
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.286

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2017

## DEFENCE PENSIONERS

286. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of defence pensioners in the country at present, State / UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the Government  has  released  Seventh  Pay  arrears  to  the  defence pensioners; and
- (c) if so, the details of amount released and number of pensioners benefited so far?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) Details of State-wise assessed number of Defence Pensioners as on 01.04.2016 are enclosed as Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Pension  Disbursing  Agencies  have  started  releasing  the  7 th CPC arrears due to the pensioners.  Details regarding amount released and number of pensioners benefitted are being collected.

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## ANNEXURE IN RESPECT OF REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 286 FOR ANSWER ON 3.2.2017

| STATE WISE ASSESSED NUMBER OF DEFENCE PENSIONERS AS ON 01.04.2016   | STATE WISE ASSESSED NUMBER OF DEFENCE PENSIONERS AS ON 01.04.2016   | 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                                                                  | Pondichery                                                          | 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                                                              |