For determining the pensionary benefits for death or disability under different circumstances due to attributable/ aggravated causes, the cases will be broadly categorized as follows:-
(a) Category A. A death or disability due to natural causes neither attributable to nor aggravated by Naval Service as determined by the competent medical authorities. Examples would be ailments of nature of constitutional diseases as assessed by medical authorities, chronic ailments like heart and renal diseases, prolonged illness, accidents while not on duty.
(b) Category B. Death or disability due to causes which are accepted as attributable to or aggravated by Naval Service as determined by the competent medical authorities. Disease contracted because of continued exposure to a hostile work environment, subject to extreme weather conditions or occupational hazards resulting in death or disability would be examples.
(c) Category C. Death or disability due to accidents in the performance of duties such as: -
(i) Accidents while traveling on duty in Government Vehicles or public/private transport.
(ii) Accidents during air journeys.
(iii) Mishaps at Sea while on duty.
(iv) Electrocution while on duty, etc.
(v) Accidents during participation in organised sports events/ adventure activities/expeditions/training.
(d) Category D. Death or disability due to acts of violence/attack by terrorists, anti-social elements, etc whether on duty other than operational duty or even when not on duty. Bomb blasts in public places or transport, indiscriminate shooting, incidents in public, etc. would be covered under this category, besides death/disability occurring while employed in the aid of civil power in dealing with natural calamities.
(e) Category E. Death or disability arising as a result of: -
(i) Enemy action in international war.
(ii) Action during deployment with a peacekeeping mission abroad.
(iii) Border skirmishes.
(iv) During laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also minesweeping operations.
(v) On account of accidental explosions of mines while laying operationally oriented mine-field or lifting or negotiating mine-field laid by the enemy or own forces in operational areas near international borders or the line of control.
(vi) War like situations, including cases which are attributable to/aggravated by:-
(a) Extremist acts, exploding mines etc., while on way to an operational area.
(b) Battle inoculation training exercises or demonstration with live ammunition.
(c) Kidnapping by extremists while on operational duty.
(vii) An act of violence /attack by extremists, anti-social elements etc. while on operational duty.
(viii) Action against extremists, anti-social elements, etc. Death/disability while employed in the aid of civil power in quelling agitation, riots or revolt by demonstrators will be covered under this category.
(ix) Operations specially notified by the Government from time to time.
(a) Category A. A death or disability due to natural causes neither attributable to nor aggravated by Naval Service as determined by the competent medical authorities. Examples would be ailments of nature of constitutional diseases as assessed by medical authorities, chronic ailments like heart and renal diseases, prolonged illness, accidents while not on duty.
(b) Category B. Death or disability due to causes which are accepted as attributable to or aggravated by Naval Service as determined by the competent medical authorities. Disease contracted because of continued exposure to a hostile work environment, subject to extreme weather conditions or occupational hazards resulting in death or disability would be examples.
(c) Category C. Death or disability due to accidents in the performance of duties such as: -
(i) Accidents while traveling on duty in Government Vehicles or public/private transport.
(ii) Accidents during air journeys.
(iii) Mishaps at Sea while on duty.
(iv) Electrocution while on duty, etc.
(v) Accidents during participation in organised sports events/ adventure activities/expeditions/training.
(d) Category D. Death or disability due to acts of violence/attack by terrorists, anti-social elements, etc whether on duty other than operational duty or even when not on duty. Bomb blasts in public places or transport, indiscriminate shooting, incidents in public, etc. would be covered under this category, besides death/disability occurring while employed in the aid of civil power in dealing with natural calamities.
(e) Category E. Death or disability arising as a result of: -
(i) Enemy action in international war.
(ii) Action during deployment with a peacekeeping mission abroad.
(iii) Border skirmishes.
(iv) During laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also minesweeping operations.
(v) On account of accidental explosions of mines while laying operationally oriented mine-field or lifting or negotiating mine-field laid by the enemy or own forces in operational areas near international borders or the line of control.
(vi) War like situations, including cases which are attributable to/aggravated by:-
(a) Extremist acts, exploding mines etc., while on way to an operational area.
(b) Battle inoculation training exercises or demonstration with live ammunition.
(c) Kidnapping by extremists while on operational duty.
(vii) An act of violence /attack by extremists, anti-social elements etc. while on operational duty.
(viii) Action against extremists, anti-social elements, etc. Death/disability while employed in the aid of civil power in quelling agitation, riots or revolt by demonstrators will be covered under this category.
(ix) Operations specially notified by the Government from time to time.
