EX-SERVICEMEN

DEFINITION OF EX-SERVICEMEN

Those who were released between 01 Jul 66 and 30 Jun 68 (both days

inclusive) - Any person who has served in any rank (whether as a combatant

or not) in the Armed Forces of the Union, has been released there from

otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or

inefficiency

(Authority : Min of Home Affairs Notification No F.14/26/64-Estt(D)

dated 11 Oct 1966)

Those who were released between 01 Jul 68 and 30 Jun 71 (both days

inclusive) - Any person who has served in any rank (whether as a combatant

or not) in the Armed Forces of the Union for a continuous period of not less than

six months and released there from otherwise than by way of dismissal or

discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency

(Authority : Min of Home Affairs Notification No 14/11/68-Estt(D)/Estt -C)

dated 13 Feb 69)

Those who were released between 01 Jul 71 and 30 Jun 74(both days

inclusive) - Any person who has served in any rank (whether as a combatant

or not) in the Armed Forces of the Union and has been released there from

otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or

inefficiency

(Authority : Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Personnel Notification

No 13/3/71-Ests(C) dated 14 Oct 71)

Those who were released between 01 Jul 74 and 30 Jun 79(both days

inclusive) - ESM means a person who has served in any rank(whether as a

combatant or non-combatant) in the Armed forces of the Union, for a continuous

period of not less than six months after attestation and has been released there

from otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct

or inefficiency.

(Authority : Cabinet Secretariat, Department . of Personnel & Administrative

Reforms Notification No 13/24/73-Estt(C) dated 26 Oct 74)

Those who were released between 01 Jul 79 and 30 Jun 87(both days

inclusive) - Any person who has served in any rank(whether as combatant or

not)in the armed forces of the Union for a continuous period of not less than six

months after attestation if discharged for reasons other than at their own request

or by way or dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and

not less than five years service if discharged at own request.

(Authority : Department . of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No

39016/10/79-Estt(C) dated 15 Dec 79)

Those who were released on or after 01 Jul 87 - Any person who has

served in any rank (whether as combatant or not) in the armed forces of the

Union and was released/retired with any kind of pension from Defence Budget

or released on completion of specific terms of engagement with gratuity

otherwise than at his own request or by way of dismissal or discharge on

account of misconduct or inefficiency.

(Authority : DOP&T OM No 36034/5/85-Estt(SCT) dated 14 Apr 87)

Personnel of Territorial Army - Who are pension holders ;for continuous

embodied service, persons with disability attributable to military service and

gallantry award winners retired on or after 15 Nov 86.

(Authority : DOP&T OM No 36034/5/85-Estt(SCT) dated 14 Apr 87)

Personnel of Army Postal Service - Personnel of Army Postal Service ,

who are a part of regular Army and retire from such service (that is directly

from APS without reversion to P&T Department) with a pension or who have

been released from such service on medical grounds attributable to military

service or circumstances beyond their control and awarded medical or other

disability pension shall come within the definition of ex-servicemen

(Authority : Min of Defence OM No 9(52)/88/D)(Res) dated 19 Jul 89)

Note : As per Govt. of India, Min of Def/Department of ESW OM No

1(9)/2010/D(Res-I) dated 20/21 Jul 2011, personnel who were on deputation in

APS for more than six months prior to 14 Apr 87 would also be considered as

ex-servicemen with all consequential benefits.

Recruits - Who are boarded out/released on medical grounds and granted

medical/disability pension. However, the operation of the OM has been kept in

abeyance for issuance of notification by DOP&T.

(Authority : Min of Def/Department of ESW OM No 12/1/2005/D(Res) dated

01 Feb 2006)

Cadets - Disabled Cadets have not been accorded the status of exservicemen.

(Authority : Min of Def ID No 12/1/2005/D(Res) dated 02/05 Sep 2011)

Those who were released on or after 10 Oct 2012

An ex-servicemen means a person-

(i) Who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non combatant in

the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union and

(a) Who either has been retired or relived or discharged from such

service whether at his own request or being relieved by the

employer after earning his or her pension; or

(b) Who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds

attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control

and awarded medical or other disability pension; or

(c) Who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in

establishment;

or

(ii) who has been released from such service after completing the specific

period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of

dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has

been given gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army,

namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells

of qualifying service;

or

(iii) personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and

retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent

service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military

service or circumstances beyond their control and awarded medical or

other disability pension;

or

(iv) Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than

six months prior to the 14th April,1987; or

(v) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted

medical disability pension with effect from 01 Feb 2006.*

(Authority No. DOP&T Office Memo No.36034/1/2006-Estt(Res) dated 04

Oct 2012 and this order came into force from the date it was published in

the Gazette of India and this order was published in the Gazette of India

vide G.S.R 757(E) dated 10th Oct 2012.)

*Authority – On the advice of DOP&T, Min of Defence, Department of Exservicemen

Welfare D(Res-I) issued OM dated 18th Mar 2013 granting Exrecruits

ESM status with effect from 01 Feb 2006.

Note : The eligibility of the person to the status of ex-servicemen will be

governed by the definition in vogue at the time of his discharge and will not be

affected by the changes in the definition subsequent to the discharge.