Rules bent for ex-navy chief DK Joshi's retirement benefits

[Jai_Hind]

Admiral DK Joshi's resignation as navy chief after taking "moral responsibility" for the February 26 INS Sindhuratna mishap which claimed the lives of two officers was a farce. A day after he quit, Joshi realised he would not be eligible for post-service benefits like pension and gratuity and so, he moved a fresh application, stating his resignation be considered as voluntary retirement (VRS).

A top defence ministry source said the government has accepted Joshi's application for VRS. Defence minister AK Antony recommended that the application be considered a 'special case'.

As per service rules, if any officer or jawan quits the force without required sanctions and approvals, the person is considered a 'deserter' and is not entitled to any service benefits. The officer is entitled to pension after 20 years of service. Approvals, however, can take months. "In any service (navy, army, IAF), if a personnel resigns or quits, he/she does not get any post- service benefits. For that, a request for premature retirement has to be made by the person and it has to be approved by a proper channel," said a senior navy officer.

Considering the gravity of the situation, key defence ministry officials advised Joshi to re-think his decision. "His resignation was considered as premature retirement and rules were bent in his case. The three months' notice period was waived off and the prime minister's office was asked to treat it as a special case," a defence ministry official told dna.

The prime minister's office cleared the filed on Monday after which the department of personnel and training was informed. Joshi remained unavailable for comment.

The defence ministry has also accepted Joshi's request to allow him to continue to stay in the Navy House – the official residence of the navy chief – till hissuccessor takes over.


Rules bent for ex-navy chief DK Joshi's retirement benefits | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com

 

[MilSpec]

Professional Courtesy...thats it

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Still better than Shameless politicians.

 

[Indo-guy]

Admiral DK Joshi's resignation as navy chief after taking "moral responsibility" for the February 26 INS Sindhuratna mishap which claimed the lives of two officers was a farce. A day after he quit, Joshi realised he would not be eligible for post-service benefits like pension and gratuity and so, he moved a fresh application, stating his resignation be considered as voluntary retirement (VRS).

A top defence ministry source said the government has accepted Joshi's application for VRS. Defence minister AK Antony recommended that the application be considered a 'special case'.

As per service rules, if any officer or jawan quits the force without required sanctions and approvals, the person is considered a 'deserter' and is not entitled to any service benefits. The officer is entitled to pension after 20 years of service. Approvals, however, can take months. "In any service (navy, army, IAF), if a personnel resigns or quits, he/she does not get any post- service benefits. For that, a request for premature retirement has to be made by the person and it has to be approved by a proper channel," said a senior navy officer.

Considering the gravity of the situation, key defence ministry officials advised Joshi to re-think his decision. "His resignation was considered as premature retirement and rules were bent in his case. The three months' notice period was waived off and the prime minister's office was asked to treat it as a special case," a defence ministry official told dna.

The prime minister's office cleared the filed on Monday after which the department of personnel and training was informed. Joshi remained unavailable for comment.

The defence ministry has also accepted Joshi's request to allow him to continue to stay in the Navy House – the official residence of the navy chief – till hissuccessor takes over.


Rules bent for ex-navy chief DK Joshi's retirement benefits | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com

Does this amounts to bending of rules ?

I think this is an exceptional case for which there is no provision in rule book .

So it is natural that some roundabout will have to be explored...


Does one expect the Navy chief who took moral responsibility and resigned to be treated as " Deserter " for sake of rules which do not even apply to his case ???

accusation of bending rule is absolutely sensationalistic and pathetic on part of journalist reporting this news....!

 

[OrionHunter]

How stupid can reporting get? This is absolute nonsense! Period!

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

accusation of bending rule is absolutely sensationalistic and pathetic on part of journalist reporting this news....!

It shows how corrupt and politically polarised our media it.

this BS is just to take away the credit from him.

why can't these media houses ask the same question to our defence minister to take the Moral responsibility and resign from his post ?

 

[Indo-guy]

It shows how corrupt and politically polarised our media it.

this BS is just to take away the credit from him.

why can't these media houses ask the same question to our defence minister to take the Moral responsibility and resign from his post ?

agree completely !

as the Defense minister AK Antony and also Defense Secretary should have shouldered the responsibility ....since they are " irresponsible " we can't expect same gesture from them .

Navy Chief kept the highest tradition of military alive by taking responsibility and bowing out honorably ...

It takes great courage and conviction to do that ....which we can't expect from pathetic low life politicians and bureaucrats ...


I must say not all media houses are same .

TOI has reported same news responsibly ....

Govt to treat Admiral Joshi’s exit as voluntary - The Times of India

 

[Levina]

Whats the big deal if rules were bent for a man of honour??
He deserves atleast this for the number of years in service and his performance that got him to the post of an Admiral.

 

[dray]

It shows how corrupt and politically polarised our media it.

this BS is just to take away the credit from him.

why can't these media houses ask the same question to our defence minister to take the Moral responsibility and resign from his post ?

Yes, but now it hardly matters!!

 

[axisofevil]

THey'll bend the rules for him (nothing against the Admiral)...but wont do squat for VK Singh...

 

[Levina]

THey'll bend the rules for him (nothing against the Admiral)...but wont do squat for VK Singh...

Good one!!!
So you believe VK singh was right?and that his birth certificate issues were not solved because MoD had issues with him?

 

[axisofevil]

Good one!!!
So you believe VK singh was right?and that his birth certificate issues were not solved because MoD had issues with him?

I don;t know. He claimed one DOB, while the gov't claimed another. BUT speaking from personal experience, both of my parents suffered from this also. Record keeping was not great back then and as a result, they too have conflicting DOBs. If you look at Singh, he was a whistleblower.....and who exactly did he rub of the wrong way? THE GOVT