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Sub-section-II-Pending Enquiry Award of disability pension

CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OF PENDING ENQUIRY AWARD

18. A Pending Enquiry Award of disability pension shall be authorised by the
Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) from the date following that of
discharge from a hospital to the individual suffering from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis/Leprosy, who is provisionally invalided out of service but was undergoing
treatment in authorized Military Hospital, provided disability is assessed at 20 per cent or
more in case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis / Leprosy. The Record Office concerned shall
ascertain the date of discharge in consultation with the hospital authorities.
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AMOUNT DATE OF EFFECT AND DURATION

19. An award shall be made to the individual undergoing treatment in Military
Hospital at a monthly rate equal to the appropriate rate of disability pension based on the
degree of disablement assessed by the medical board for a period of 12 months.
The award shall be made with effect from the date following the provisional
invalidment from the service.

SANCTION OF PENDING ENQUIRY AWARD

20. (a) The Record office will submit to the Principal Controller of Defence

Accounts (Pensions) case for authorization of Pending Enquiry Award of disability
pension as soon as the disease and degree of disability assessed 20% or more is recorded
on AFMSF-16 by the provisional medical board and approved by next higher medical
authority.

(b) The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), on receipt of the
request from Record office, sanction the Pending Enquiry Award subject to conditions
laid down in Regulation 18 of these Regulations.

PAYMENT OF PENDING ENQUIRY AWARD

21. (a) Record office shall arrange payment of Pending Enquiry Award through
ordinary Money Order/Crossed Cheque/ Demand Draft after obtaining fund from
Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions). The money order
charges/commission shall be borne by the State.

(b) In remitting the Pending Enquiry Award to the claimant, the Record Office
shall explain to the payee the object and the nature of the award as stated in Regulation

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