The existing rates of Gurkha Retirement Pension, Gurkha Service Pension, Gurkha Disability Pension and Gurkha Family Pension have been revised with effect from the 1st of April 2022.
The current rates, which are based on Indian Army pensions and issued in accordance with the Gurkha Pension Manual, but incorporate a welfare-related cash uplift to take account of the benefits in kind provided to Indian Army ex-servicemen, have received a 2022 pension increment of 7.11% to take account of cost of living increases in Nepal.
In line with existing policy the increase is based on the Nepal Rastra Bank consumer price index for inflation in Nepal. All revised rates supersede those from the 1st of April 2021.
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The existing rates of Gurkha Retirement Pension, Gurkha Service Pension, Gurkha Disability Pension and Gurkha Family Pension have been revised with effect from 1 April 2022
With effect from 1 April 2022 the rates of retirement pension payable to Gurkha Commissioned Officers.
