The government has accepted the recommendations of a panel that parity with civilians for the grant of disability element to the defence forces under the 6th Central Pay Commission, CPC should be maintained. <br/><br/>The armed forces have been pressing for reverting to the percentage-based regime for disability pension and were strongly opposed to the slab-based system conceived by the 7th<br/>CPC. <br/><br/>The matter was referred to the National Anomaly Committee by the Ministry of Defence to decide methodology for calculation of disability element of disability pension under the 7th CPC.<br/><br/>Heeding to a major demand of armed forces personnel, in May this year, the government had decided to continue with an earlier system of disbursing disability pension and not to go ahead with a new regime recommended by the seventh CPC.<br/><br/>The Ex-Servicemen Health Contributory Scheme has launched 'Complaint and Litigation Reduction Scheme, for the grievance redressal of veterans and their dependents.