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JAIPUR: World War II veteran from Jhunjhunu, 97, who lost his leg in a fight in Italy in 1944, is still awaiting his war disability pension, which was denied by a court until this day.
Sepoy Balwant Singh was inducted into the 3/1 Punjab Regiment in 1943. During an attack in Italy on December 15, 1944, his left leg was washed away by a mine explosion. He became disabled and left the service in 1946 with a basic disability pension after being transferred to the Rajputana Rifles.
In 1972, the Center made a provision to provide a war injury pension to all those who suffered wounds in various wars, but denied the same to those who suffered wounds during world wars.
The veteran’s case has been before the Jaipur Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) since 2010, but has yet to be concluded. Recently, in a similar case, AFT Lucknow ordered a war disability pension to be paid to another soldier wounded in World War II.
Originally from Gidaniya village in Jhunjhunu district, Balwant Singh was transferred to the Rajputana Rifles after being wounded before being dismissed from the forces.
His legal adviser, Colonel SB Singh (retired), told TOI: “The government has provided for a war disability pension, which is 100% of the last salary paid to those wounded in battles after 1947 and to soldiers. Indians who fought in the world. Wars. Balwant Singh’s handicap is 100% because he lost his left leg. But since there is no judge at AFT, the case is pending. The normal disability pension is only 30% of the usual pension, but he should benefit from the war disability pension as the AFT of Lucknow did in the case of a soldier from Garhwal. after three years, two months and 16 days of service with invalidity pension. Claiming that the family had not received any help from the state government, the son of veteran Subhash Singh said, “We stayed in the village and did not know about the boarding house for the war wounded. We only realized this after the Kargil war. However, the court said that my father, who is one of the oldest surviving people in Rajasthan and fought in WWII, is not entitled to the war disability pension. The case has been taken to court and we hope that his contribution will be recognized by the courts in order for him to receive the war invalidity pension. ”
Sepoy Balwant Singh was inducted into the 3/1 Punjab Regiment in 1943. During an attack in Italy on December 15, 1944, his left leg was washed away by a mine explosion. He became disabled and left the service in 1946 with a basic disability pension after being transferred to the Rajputana Rifles.
In 1972, the Center made a provision to provide a war injury pension to all those who suffered wounds in various wars, but denied the same to those who suffered wounds during world wars.
The veteran’s case has been before the Jaipur Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) since 2010, but has yet to be concluded. Recently, in a similar case, AFT Lucknow ordered a war disability pension to be paid to another soldier wounded in World War II.
Originally from Gidaniya village in Jhunjhunu district, Balwant Singh was transferred to the Rajputana Rifles after being wounded before being dismissed from the forces.
His legal adviser, Colonel SB Singh (retired), told TOI: “The government has provided for a war disability pension, which is 100% of the last salary paid to those wounded in battles after 1947 and to soldiers. Indians who fought in the world. Wars. Balwant Singh’s handicap is 100% because he lost his left leg. But since there is no judge at AFT, the case is pending. The normal disability pension is only 30% of the usual pension, but he should benefit from the war disability pension as the AFT of Lucknow did in the case of a soldier from Garhwal. after three years, two months and 16 days of service with invalidity pension. Claiming that the family had not received any help from the state government, the son of veteran Subhash Singh said, “We stayed in the village and did not know about the boarding house for the war wounded. We only realized this after the Kargil war. However, the court said that my father, who is one of the oldest surviving people in Rajasthan and fought in WWII, is not entitled to the war disability pension. The case has been taken to court and we hope that his contribution will be recognized by the courts in order for him to receive the war invalidity pension. ”
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