One Rank One Pension Implementation – DESW issued orders on 3.2.2016
Ministry of Defence letter No.12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)-Part-II dated 03.02.2016 on One Rank One Pension (OROP) to the Defence Forces Personnel.
No.12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi, Dated: 03 February, 2016
To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Navy Staff
The Chief of Air Staff
Subject: One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces personnel.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer this Ministry’s letter No 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 7th November, 2015 notifying One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for Defence Forces personnel. Salient features of the scheme have been mentioned at Para 3 & 4 of above said letter with the provision that the benefit of the scheme shall be implemented from 1.7.2014 to all pre-1.7.2014 pensioners. Para 6 of the letter provides that detailed instructions relating to implementation of OROP along with tables indicating revised pension for each rank and each category, shall be issued separately for updation of pension and payment of arrears by Pension Disbursing Agencies concerned.
2. The undersigned is directed to say that in order to quicken the process of revision of pension/family pension, total 101 pension tables indicating rates of pension/family pension under OROP scheme notified vide this Ministry’s order dated 7th Nov, 2015, are appended to this order. The appended tables indicate revised rates of Retiring/Service/ Special/ Disability/ Invalid/ Liberalized disability/War Injury Pension including disability/war injury element and ordinary/ special/ liberalized family pension of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps & Territorial Army retired/discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement. The existing pension of all pre-1.7.2014 pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced with reference to applicable table for the rank (and group in case of JCOs/ORs) in which pension with reference to the actual qualifying service as shown in Column-I of the tables subject to maximum term of engagement for each rank as applicable from time to time. The rate of pension of pensioners/ family pensioners drawing pension more than the rate of revised pension/ family pension indicated in annexed tables, shall remain unchanged.
3. The undersigned is also directed to convey that full pension of PSU absorbees who had opted for 100% commutation of pension, shall also be revised under this order with reference to revised pension of the rank determined for regular category of pensioners. However, there shall be no change in restored amount of pension already notified by respective PSAs in their case.
APPLICABILITY
4. The provisions of this letter shall be applicable to all pensioners/family pensioners who had been retired/discharged/ invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement in the rank of Commissioned Officers, honorary commissioned officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Territorial Army & Ex-State Forces and are in receipt of pension/ family pension as on 1.7.2014.
4.1 The provisions of this order, however, do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIO pensioners, Pakistan & Burma Army pensioners, Reservist pensioners and pensioners in receipt of Ex-gratia payments.
METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
5. All Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) handling disbursement of pension to Defence pensioners are hereby authorized to carry out revision of Retiring/Service/ Special/Disability/Invalid/Liberalized disability/War Injury Pension including disability/war injury element and ordinary/special/liberalized family pension of all pre- 1.7.2014 pensioners drawing pension as on 1.7.2014 in terms of these orders with applicable rates of dearness relief without calling for any applications from the pensioners and without any further authorization from the Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned.
6. Where the revised pension as on 1.7.2014 worked out in terms of these orders, happens to be less than the existing pension/ family pension as on 1.7.2014, the pension shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner.
7. Arrears on account of revision of pension from 1.7.2014 till date of its implementation shall be paid by the Pension Disbursing Agencies in four equal half yearly installments. However, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and all Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one installment.
8. The initial Pension Payment Order (PPO) or its Corrigendum PPO (Corr PPO) indicates rank,group and qualifying service for which the individual has been pensioned. This information is available with Pension Disbursing Agencies as they have revised pension of all such pensioners in the recent past in terms of Government orders issued for implementation of recommendations of Sixth CPC, CSC-2009 & CSC-2012. In case, however, any information regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is not available with Pension Disbursing Agencies, such cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authority concerned on the proforma enclosed as Annexure-A. The Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned will provide the requisite information from the available records within 15 days of the receipt of request from the Pension Disbursing Agencies.
9. In case of any doubt relating to revision of pension in terms of this order, pension disbursing agencies may immediately take up the matter with nodal officers of respective PSAs details of which shall be notified by Pr.CDA(P) Allahabad in their implementation instructions.
10. The OROP shall be basic pension from 1.7.2014 and therefore, additional pension as applicable to the old age pensioners/ family pensioners on attaining the relevant age (80 years and above) shall also be enhanced by the PDAs from 1.7.2014 or the date from which the pensioner attains the age of 80 years or more, whichever is later.
PAYMENT OF LIFE TIME ARREARS (LTA)
11. If a pensioner to whom the benefit accrues under the provisions of this letter has died/dies before receiving the payment of arrears, the Life Time Arrears of pension (LT A) shall be paid in the following manner: –
a) If the claimant is already in receipt of Family Pension or happens to be the person in whose favour Family Pension already stands notified and the awardees has not become ineligible for any reason, the LTA under the provisions of this letter should be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.
b) If the claimant has already received LTA in the past in respect of the deceased to whom the benefit would have accrued, the LTA under the provisions of this letter should also be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.
c) If the claimant is a person other than the one mentioned at 11(a) & 11(b) above, payment of LTA shall be made to the legal heir/heirs as per extant Government orders.
12. The following elements shall continue to be paid as separate elements in addition to the pension revised under these orders-
i) Monetary allowance attached to gallantry awards viz. Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra etc.
ii) Constant Attendance Allowance, where admissible.
iii) Dearness relief as sanctioned by the Government from time to time.
MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS
13. No arrears on account of revision of pension/family pension shall be admissible for the period prior to 1.7.2014.
14. No commutation of pension shall be admissible on revised/additional amount of pension accruing as a result of revision of pension under these orders. However, the existing amount of pension, if any, that has been commuted will continue to be deducted from the revised pension.
15. As a result of these orders, there will be no change in the amount of gratuity already determined and paid with reference to the rules in force at the time of discharge/invalidment/ death.
16. Any overpayment of pension coming to the notice or under process of recovery shall be adjusted in full by the Pension Disbursing Agencies against arrears becoming due on revision of pension on the basis of these orders.
METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING
17. An intimation regarding disbursement of revised pension shall be furnished by the Pension Disbursing Agencies to the Office of the Pr. CDA(P) Allahabad in the format prescribed as Annexure¬B to this letter in the following month in which revision takes place. PDAs shall also ensure that an intimation regarding revision of pension is invariably conveyed to the pensioners concerned for their information irrespective of the fact the same is beneficial to them or not. The Public Sector Banks who are disbursing defence pension through Central Pension Processing Centres (CPPC), the progress report shall be furnished by the CPPC of the bank directly to the office of the PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad through electronic scrolls.
18. All other terms and conditions which are not affected by this order shall remain unchanged.
19. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No PC. 1 to 10(11)/2012/FIN/PEN dated 2.2.2016 .
(Manoj Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Authority: www.desw.gov.in
D(Pen-Policy)-DESW-OROP-03-02-2016
Sub & Hony Lt Tilak Raj Chaudhery says
Sir
Please clarify that person retired on or after 01 Aug 14 is eligible for OROP. If not then it is injustice with them. Because the basic pension of Sub & Hony Lt retired before 01 Jul 14 is Rs 41351/- and the same rank retired after 01 Jul 14 is Rs 39746/-. The early retiree is receiving Rs 1605/- less basic pension than older. Then how can we say that this is justice with them. Thats why we are not understanding the meaning if one rank one pension. Please clarify the issue at the earliest towards the unhappiness of the retired soldiers.
Sub/Hony Lt Jaipal Singh says
sir
Please clarify that person retired on or after 01 aug 2014 is eligible for OROP.
Because my bank not credit as per OROP whose retired after 01 aug 2014.
An early clarification please.
Baldev Singh says
It is hurt to me to mention that most of defence pensioners are not getting arrear of their OROP. The officers of the DESW are purely civilian and they doesn’t bother to get feed back or to ensure from the Banks for the payment of arrear.
As regard of my arrear of pension under OROP, CPPC UCO Bank Nagpur has not paid a single paise to me and despite this they have excess deducted my commuted value of pension Rs 7375/- instead of Rs 6750/-. WHAT TO DO?
prabhakar says
prabhakar
1. Sir, as per Govt of India Min of Defence Department of Ex Servicemen welfare letter No 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part II dated 03 Feb 2016 the rates of revised pension are to be implemented with efffect from 01 Jul 2014 and pension of those who are in receipt of pension as on 01 Jul 2014 is to be revised in accordance of the pension tables annexed to the ibid letter. However, there is nothing mentioned about the revision of pension of those defence personal who retired after 01.07.2014. Please clarify this aspect. Further, a JCO retired on or before 01 Jul 2014 after rendering 30 years service in gp Y was granted basic pension of Rs 11970/- as per 6th CPC and his basic pension under OROP scheme is to be revised as Rs 12690/-. The same way a JCO of similar rank and service retired after 01 jul 2014 was also granted basic pension of Rs 11970/- but their pension has not been revised under OROP scheme. Thus not revising the pension of those who retired after 01 Jul 2014 is injustice with them. Please clarify this issue.
Sub Maj & Hony Lt Shashi Kumar says
Sir,
Please clarify that pers retired on or after 01 Aug 2014 are eligible for OROP as the till now they have neither receive the arrear nor fix the pension as per OROP order. An early clarification is requested please. r
Col Sunil Kumar says
Sir,
Apart from other anomalies which have been pointed out like one rank on pension in the true sense and the same to be passed on to past pensioners and not the average pension in that rank. The same must be reviewed on yearly basis else it defeats the purpose of OROP.
Must be reviewed with 7th pay commission report else the same ambiguity.
Linking pension with years in service is not understood. When one got retirement, there was weightage attached and after adding the same the officer pension was fixed.
Take the case of Col (S) weightage was 7 yrs if the service was 28 yrs, full pension of 33 yrs was granted (28 plus 7). With years attached in the case of Col (S) and Col (TS) pension, Col (S) who was getting 50 percent pension earlier is getting less than Col (TS) who has put in more than 29.5 years of service.. This anomaly needs solution.
Tanwar GS says
please intimate regarding disability pen. I am retired on completion of colour service ie 28 yrs 05 days due to dis in the rank of sub & on retirement gtd hony rank of sub maj wef 01 sep 2012. I was gtd dis 20% only where I have three disabilities two dis assessed as not attributable to mil set and one assessed as attributable to mil service. pl intimate can I entitled for dis pen for three problems ie 1. SN Deafness rt (H2 perm).2. Sero negative rehamotoid artharitis (P2 perm) 3. Primary hypertension(P2 perm).
Lt.Col. Ravinder Kumar. says
During LATE EIGHTIES Lt.Col(selection Grade) commanded REGULAR Units
along with Cols due POLICY change of upgradations… Some Retired as Lt.Cols only After Putting in more than 26 Years of Service PRIOR to 2004
when New Policy of Colonel( TS ) was promulgated … Ethically & Logically
to Implement OROP in it’s TRUE SENSE & DEFINITION as per PARLIAMENT
such Lt.Cols must be granted Higher Pension of Colonel……!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lt.Col. Ravinder Kumar says
1. Please NOTE the dichotomy in your TABLE 1 i.e. for officers. Lt Col(TS) &
Lt Col clubbed together!!! Majors who were NOT selected are granted lt col(TS) whereas Lt Col are SELECTION Grade Promoties—many Commanded
Regiments at par with COLONEL – COs.
2. Post-2004 all Lt Col s got Col(TS)—What about Pre-2004 Lt.Col. Retirees!
Essence of OROP is LOST DUE to this Disparity…
3. Referance PCDA(pensions)Circular 555 Appendix Y (A) in EQUILENT RANKS—NO mention of Lt. Col. !!!in Table So Selection Grade Lt.Col Abolished !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please Rectify the Anomly…….
Lt.Col. Ravinder Kumar says
Regarding ”Revision of SERVICE PENSION & War Injury / Disability Elements ” subsequent to Implementation of CSC-2012 recommendations .
GOI-MOD 1(ii)2012/D(Pen/Pol)dt 17-01-2013 Minimum of FITMENT Table given–ONLY Service Pension wef 24/sep/2012 ……Then After 27 Months:—–
Revsion of W I & DISABILITY Pension guaranted;;;;;;;;;;;;;NOW vide YOUR
1(04)2015(1)-D(Pen/Pol) dt 03 Sep 2015 SERVICE Element as per Min of Fitment Table Allowed wef 01-01-2006 ARREARS given..WHY NOT DISABILITY ELEMENT —WILL it Take ANOTHER Two Years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lt.Col. Ravinder Kumar says
Notification dt 07/11/2015 mentioned ” Average of Minimum & Maximum ” to be Fixed as NEW basic pension under OROP wef 01/07/2014…Now Your letter dt 03/02/2016 has laid down Rs34765/- as New Basic for Lt.Col retired with 33year’s & Above Service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Please clarify SMS#9910412874 or Email ………Thank You Sir.
Lt.Col. Ravinder Kumar says
Please Clarify that lt col retired in Nov 2001 After 34 Years of Regular Army service will now Recieve Rs 34765/-as pension w e f 01/07/2014 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S M S # 9910412874 or by Email