Officers on Retirement- -Travel Concession (Indian Army)

Travel and Baggage Allowance. 

   The officer proceeding on retirement/release, besides Composite Transfer Grant is entitled to free Conveyance including free conveyance of baggage for self and members of the family, personal conveyance from the last duty station to their permanent home address as recorded in official documents or to the place where they and their families are to settle down permanently even if it is other than their declared home town in India.  Similar facilities are available to the widow/family in case of death while in service.

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Air Travel Concession.  

  Indian Airlines have extended 75% concession in fare for travel in domestic flights to the following categories: -         

(a)     Recipients of Level-I (PVC & AC) and Level-II (MVC & KC) Gallantry Awards.

(b)     War disabled officers and War widows of 1962, 1965, 1971 conflicts and OP Vijay are issued with Air Travel Concession Cards by MP5(B).  

(c)     War Widows of Indian Armed forces personnel killed in action Identity Cards to the war widows are issued by respective ZSB/KSB. 

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Rail Travel Concession.    

    First Class/AC-2 Tier Complimentary Card Pass facility is available to the Chakra Series Gallantry Awardees and widows of posthumously Gallantry Awardees along with a companion in all Express/Mail Trains except Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express Trains. Facility to travel by Shatabdi and Rajdhani Express Trains to the awardees and widows of posthumous awardees of PVC, MVC and VrC has also been extended. 75% concession for travel in 2nd Class Mail/Express Trains is available to the war widows. Complimentary Cards are issued by Divisional Railway Manager and Headquarters Officer of Indian Railways and identity Cards to the War Widows are issued by respective ZSBs/KSB.

The pass will be issued by the Office of the Divisional Railway Manager and Headquarters Office of the Railways on receipt of application on plain paper from the recipient of the Gallantry Award or the Widow of the posthumous winner of Gallantry Award giving the following details: -  

(a)     Name of the recipient of Gallantry Award (in block letters).  

(b)     Residential Address.

(c)     Attested photocopy of the citation/Gazetted/Notification of the Gallantry Award.

   In case of widow of posthumous winner of Gallantry Award, attested copy of Pension Payment Order (PPO) would also be enclosed along with photocopy of the identity card issued by the Zila Sainik Board/Rajya Sainik Board.  Two copies of recent passport size photographs of the recipient of such awards or the Widows of the posthumous Awardees as the case may be (attested by a Gazetted Officer) would also be enclosed with the application.  All War Widows are entitled to 75% Rail Travel Concession in second class.

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