One Rank One Pension – Decision Expected in 1-2 Months Much to the relief of nearly 25 lakh ex-servicemen, including 12 lakh soldiers who are protecting this sovereign nation, the final decision on the One Rank One Pension demand will be announced in a month or two. According to reliable sources of information, Defence Minister … Read more
One Rank One Pension (OROP) implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement… Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Defence 02-December-2014 16:21 IST Implementation of One Rank One Pension The principle of One … Read more
One Rank-One Pension (OROP) formula has since been implemented or not..? Question raised today in Parliament Whether Government’s decision to grant pension to the retired personnel of the Defence Forces as per “One Rank-One Pension (OROP)” formula has since been implemented If not, the reasons for the delay; and By when this scheme is likely … Read more
Enforce ‘One Rank One Pension’, Say Ex-Servicemen KOCHI: Their demand for ‘One Rank One Pension’ started in 1983. Even after 30 years, the plea of ex-servicemen, the first to raise such a demand, is falling on deaf ears, when the judges, MPs, MLAs, bureaucrats and many others receive pensions based on their rank. The former … Read more
One Rank One Pension (OROP) – Koshiyari Committee’s definition of OROP might not be acceptable to the government now The demand for one rank one pension (OROP) was accepted by the previous government and a provision of Rs. 500 crore was made in the interim budget. The new government, stating its intention to implement the … Read more
1000 Crore Fund allocation for implementing One Rank One Pension DEFENCE ALLOCATION RAISED TO RS 2,29,000 CRORE CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR DEFENCE MODERNIZATION INCREASED BY RS 5,000 CRORE Allocation for defence in this year’s General Budget has been raised to Rs 2,29,000 crore. Presenting the Union Budget in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri … Read more
OROP Clarification For Pre-2006 Commissioned Officers – PCDA Circular OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS) DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014 MOST IMPORTANT CIRCULAR Circular No. 525 Dated: 24.02.2014 Subject: Implementation of the Govt. decision on the recommendations of Committee on the issue related to Defence Service personnel and Ex-Servicemen —For pre-2006 commissioned Officers. … Read more
Government Committed to Provide Required Fund to Implement OROP: Antony The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has assured the Services that the Government was fully committed to implement the One Rank, One Pay (OROP) Policy and that required funds will be made available to ensure its implementation. Chairing a meeting of the top brass of … Read more
✓Acceptance of One rank One Pension is a victory for Defence Personnel In his recent address to a delegation of ex-military, Rahul Gandhi talked of a certain ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) scheme. The eventual announcement of its acceptance in interim budget was received with much enthusiasm by the service men who had been demanding … Read more
More funds if needed for one rank, one pension: Chidambaram Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday that the fund allocation for one rank, one pension in the interim budget presented by him was in keeping with the estimate given by the Defence Ministry. This was not final and the government would provide more … Read more