(a) the existing procedure for payment from the Group Insurance
Fund of the three Services to the personnel discharged from their
respective Service due to disability;
(b) the time within which half of the amount of the insured sum
is paid to the next of kin of personnel on account of death;
(c) whether instances of disabled personnel being deprived of
medical facilities have been reported; and
(d) if so, the corrective action taken by the Government
in this regard?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)
(a) The payment from the Group Insurance Fund of the three Services is
made from the Group Insurance Fund being managed by the three Services
individually. The payment is made on receipt of requisite claim documents
from the concerned individual supported with medical board proceedings
subject to fulfillment of all the eligibility conditions by the individual.
(b) There is no provision for partial payment of the insured sum from
the Group Insurance Fund. Complete payment as per the entitlement to the
individual is paid in lump sum. As regard the time period, payment is
generally made within seven to ten working days of receiving the complete
and correct documents from the unit/Record Office and from the beneficiary.
(c) & (d): No such instances have been reported.