ISLAMABAD: The government informed the Senate on Wednesday that Rs513 billion had been paid as pension to retired personnel of the armed forces since 2011 from the “civilian kitty”.
The information was placed before the house by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif in a written reply to a question asked by Farhatullah Babar of the PPP.
Giving the year-wise data, the minister told senators that Rs105.98bn was paid to the retired defence service personnel in the year 2011-12, Rs131.74bn in 2012-13 and Rs142.89bn in 2013-14.
Providing additional information, the minister disclosed that Rs132.64bn had been given to pensioners of the armed forces during the year 2014-15. However, the minister said “this is supplementary information for the year 2014-15 as the financial year has not yet been closed”.
In his question, submitted to the Senate Secretariat on July 13, Senator Babar had asked the defence minister to give details of “the amount paid as pension to the defence service personnel during the last three years with the year-wise break-up”.
In the second part of his question, he had asked the minister to explain “whether the said pension is reflected in the defence budget and, if not, the date since when it is not reflected and the reasons for the same”.
The information was placed before the house by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif in a written reply to a question asked by Farhatullah Babar of the PPP.
Giving the year-wise data, the minister told senators that Rs105.98bn was paid to the retired defence service personnel in the year 2011-12, Rs131.74bn in 2012-13 and Rs142.89bn in 2013-14.
Providing additional information, the minister disclosed that Rs132.64bn had been given to pensioners of the armed forces during the year 2014-15. However, the minister said “this is supplementary information for the year 2014-15 as the financial year has not yet been closed”.
In his question, submitted to the Senate Secretariat on July 13, Senator Babar had asked the defence minister to give details of “the amount paid as pension to the defence service personnel during the last three years with the year-wise break-up”.
In the second part of his question, he had asked the minister to explain “whether the said pension is reflected in the defence budget and, if not, the date since when it is not reflected and the reasons for the same”.
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