Functions of the department as laid down in Allocation of Business Rules:

• 1. Matters relating to Ex-servicemen including non-pensioners
• 2. Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
• 3. Matters relating to Directorate General Resettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board

• 4. Administration of:

  1. The Pension Regulation for the Army, 1961 (Part I and II) and 2008 (Part I & II)
  2. The Pension Regulations for the Air Force 1961 (Part I and II)
  3. The Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964
  4. The Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards to the Armed Forces Personnel, 1982 and 2008