Showing posts with label OROP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OROP. Show all posts
Friday, February 5, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
IESM LETTER TO RM ON OROP ANOMALIES
21st January 2016
The Raksha Mantri
South Block, Ministry of Defence
New Delhi
Urgent Need to Rectify Anomalies in OROP
in Govt notification dated 7 Nov 15
Dear Shri Manohar Parrikar ji
Please refer to Govt executive letter dated 26 Feb 14, press release dated 5 Sep 15, Govt notification dated 7 Nov 15 and 14 Dec 15. Please also refer to the statement made by MOS Defense Sh Rao Inderjit Singh in Parliament on 2 Dec in reply to question asked by Sh Rajeev Chandrashekhar regarding implementation of OROP. (All attached)
One Rank One Pension was approved by UPA Govt in budget dated 17 Feb 14 and then by NDA Govt in
Friday, January 1, 2016
Revision of pension in r/o pre-2006 Commissioned Officers/JCOs/ORs pensioners/ Family pensioners.
OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No. 551
Dated: 28.12.2015
Subject :- Revision of pension in r/o pre-2006 Commissioned Officers/JCOs/ORs pensioners/ Family pensioners.
Reference:- This office Circular No. 547 dated 11.09.2015.
Pension Disbursing Agencies are aware that as per this office Circular No. 547 dt.- 11.09.2015, Service/Family Pension in respect of JCOs/ORs are to be revised w.e.f. 01.01.2006 by the Pension Disbursing Agencies as per tables attached with circular. Specific tables for revision of Special Pension/Invalid Pension/ Service Element of Disability Pension in respect of Pre- 01.01.2006 PBORs retirees discharged with less than 15 years of qualifying service and Service Pension of TA personnel irrespective of their qualifying service have not been prepared as the Pension Disbursing Agencies would not be in a position to revise such cases. Hence, such cases shall be referred to the Pension Sanctioning Authorities by Pension Disbursing Agencies on enclosed Annexure to issue corrigendum PPOs in affected cases.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
First The OROP, Now The 7th Pay Commission, When Will The Armed Forces Get Their Due?
Why OROP Makes Sense
I remember as I enjoyed my rickshaw ride to the Ministry of External Affairs one day, the rickshaw puller got lost and took me to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the way to which crossed the Jantar Mantar. Being from Chandigarh, I had heard and read quite a lot about its significance and historical importance and how the monument till date stands for progressive thinking and an outlook towards a better future. Right in front and around the monument, I saw retired officers and soldiers, both old and young sweating yet standing tall, fighting for the rights of every man who pledges to serve our nation. There were so many of them with placards, many of their wives and children were present too, it was scorching hot and I wished that they’d be more comfortable, but then their resilience to their cause was a big enough reason for them to endure the roasting weather.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Payments Under One Rank One Pension Scheme to Start in January
Ministry of Defence is rethinking whether it should debar officers and men who go home before completing their tenure from the benefits of OROP.
About 25 lakh armed forces veterans get their first enhanced pension under the One Rank One Pension Scheme, or OROP, in January, top Ministry of Defence officials told NDTV. The enhanced pensions will cost the exchequer around Rs. 7,000 crore.
The Ministry of Defence, meanwhile, is rethinking whether it should debar officers and men who go home before completing their tenure from the benefits of OROP.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
OROP: ‘splinter group’ offers compromise
In a sign of further division among the protesting ex-servicemen, a section of them met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday and expressed willingness to compromise further on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) demand.
Leading faces of the OROP protest in New Delhi decried the meeting, saying it was reflective of the government’s efforts to divide the ex-servicemen community.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Let veterans prove OROP stir is not politically motivated, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Terming the attempts by war veterans to burn medals as an insult to the nation and armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said it was for protesting ex-service personnel to prove there was no political motive behind the OROP stir.
"If I say something, it will become an allegation. Let them prove that it is not political," he told reporters in Arakkonam when asked if he saw a political link to continuing agitation despite the government's response and notification on one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme.
"Medals are a recognition of the nation for the sacrifice done by the armed forces," he said in reply to another query.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Ex Armymen begins OROP protest march to Rashtrapati Bhavan
During the day they gathered at the Jantar Mantar and raised slogans against government's indifferent attitude and decided to meet the President for his intervention in to the matter. The protestors demanded that government should resolve the issue at the earliest and express their desire to have a dialogue with the government.
OROP: Ex-servicemen begin collecting medals to be returned
The ex-servicemen, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar here for months now, began collecting the medals to be returned.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Not All Demands Can Be Fulfilled: Parrikar On OROP Scheme
New Delhi: With the protesting ex-servicemen dissatisfied with the formal notification of one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that everyone has a right to make a demand in democracy but not all demands can be fulfilled.
“Even if all demands are satifisfied, someone will ask for something else,” Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi.
Underlining that the “maximum” demands of the veterans have been fulfilled, he said the judicial commission that will be set up, will look into the “problems”.
Behaviour Of Protesting Ex-Servicemen Unlike That Of Soldier: Parrikar
Vasco Da Gama: The behaviour of ex-servicemen protesting the notification on OROP scheme is “unlike that of a soldier” and they have been misguided, India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday, a day after the war veterans decided to return their medals
He termed one rank, one pension (OROP) decision as his biggest achievement in the last one year and said it was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government that had finalised the measure.
“This is unlike a soldier. Whoever are still protesting despite the announcement are being misguided,” he said
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
In One Rank One Pension Rs.8000 Crore Diwal Gift for Veterans-NDTV
NEW DELHI: Over 25 lakh veterans across the country will get at least Rs. 3,000 to 5,000 more in pensions – depending on their last rank and years of service. And this will cost the exchequer a minimum of Rs. 8,000 crore to start with.
The increased pension will be paid with effect from July 1, 2014.
The Government today issued the much awaited One Rank One Pension or OROP scheme. Although, a formal announcement on OROP was made on September 5, no official order was issued because of Bihar elections and the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct.
Serving officers upset about the norm that personnel opting out of service are not eligible for OROP
Even as ex-servicemen’s organisations rejected the official notification for implementing the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, serving officers have expressed concern that the norm on Premature Retirement (PMR) goes against the efforts of the government over the last two decades to lower the age of Commanding Officers and increase promotion rate with more vacancies being created in the process.
OROP: Ex-servicemen to return medals from today
NEW DELHI: The ex-servicemen will start returning their medals from today to protest the government notification on the implementation of One Rank, One Pension, which they have rejected.
"The notification that the government has issued completely murders the definition of OROP. In OROP's definition, a senior will never get less pension than a junior. In the government's notification, a senior got less pension than a junior. We reject this completely," Group Captain V K Gandhi (retd), general secretary of Indian Ex-servicemen Movement ( IESM) told ANI.
वन रैंक वन पेंशन लागू, जानिए OROP के बारे में
पूर्व सैनिकों दिवाली का तोहफा देते हुए केंद्र सरकार ने वन रैंक वन पेंशन की अधिसूचना शनिवार रात को जारी कर दी। इससे देश भर के लाखों पेंशन पाने वाले पूर्व सैनिकों को लाभ होगा। केंद्र सरकार ने पांच सितंबर को ओआरओपी की मांग को स्वीकार करने की घोषणा की थी। पर इसकी अधिसूचना जारी नहीं हुई थी। सरकार ने विलंब का कारण बिहार विधान सभा चुनाव के कारण लागू आचार संहिता को बताया था। केंद्र सरकार ने ओआरओपी का ऐलान ऐसे समय में किया है जब आंदोलनरत पूर्व सैनिकों से नौ नवंबर से देश भर में अपने मेडल लौटाने का ऐलान किया था। इससे पहले रक्षा मंत्री ने संकेत दिया था कि सरकार पूर्व सैनिकों की बहुप्रतीक्षित मांग पर सोमवार से पहले अधिसूचना जारी कर देगी।
ओआरओपी
- 25 लाख पूर्व सैनिकों को मिलेगा ओआरओपी का लाभ
- 10,000 करोड़ तक का अतिरिक्त बोझ बढ़ सकता है सरकार पर ओआरओपी से
- 145 दिनों से पूर्व सैनिक दिल्ली के जंतर-मंतर और देश भर में विरोध प्रदर्शन कर रहे थे।
- 09 एवं 10 नवंबर को अपने पदक जिलाधिकारियों को लौटाने का भी ऐलान किया था पूर्व सैनिकों ने
- 40 सालों से पूर्व सैनिक वन रैंक वन पेंशन की मांग कर रहे हैं।
1 जुलाई, 2014 से मिलेगा लाभ
>2013 को बेस ईयर माना गया है। यानी कैलेंडर वर्ष 2013 के आधार पर पूर्व सैनिकों की पेंशन तय की जाएगी।
>रैंक और सेवा अवधि एक हुई तो पेंशन 2013 में रिटायर सैनिकों की पेंशन के औसत के बराबर होगी। जिसे औसत से ज्यादा मिल रही है, उसे मिलती रहेगी।
>एरियर्स 6-6 महीने में चार किस्तों में देंगे। लेकिन सैनिक के आश्रित परिवार, बहादुरी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित पूर्व सैनिकों को एक ही किस्त में।
>भविष्य में पूर्व सैनिकों की पेंशन हर 5 साल में तय होगी।
>7 नवंबर 2015 के बाद खुद रिटायरमेंट लेने वाले सैनिकों को ओआरओपी का लाभ नहीं मिल सकेगा।
>ओआरओपी लागू करने में कोई विसंगति रह जाती है, तो उसका पता लगाकर दूर करने के लिए न्यायिक समिति बनाई जाएगी। समिति 6 महीने में रिपोर्ट देगी।
SOURCE - staffnews.
One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Personnel: MoD letter dated 7th Nov, 2015
12(1)/2014/D(Pe/Pol)-Part-II
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi Dated 7th Nov 2015
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff
Subject: One Rank One Pension (OROP) to the Defence Forces Personnel
2. It has now been decided to implement “One Rank One Pension” (OROP) for the Ex-Servicemen with effect from 1.07.2014. OROP implies that uniform pension be paid to the Defence Forces Personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service, regardless of their date of retirement, which, implies bridging the gap between the rates of pension of current and past pensioners at periodic intervals.
3. Salient features of the OROP are as follows:
i. To begin with, pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of pension of retirees of calendar year 2013 and the benefit will be effective with effect from 1.7.2014.
ii. Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners on the basis of the average of minimum and maximum pension of personnel retired in 2013 in the same rank and with the same length of service.
iii. Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected.
iv. Arrears will be paid in four equal half yearly instalments. However, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one instalment.
v. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
4. Personnel who opt to get discharged henceforth on their own request under Rule 13(3)1(i)(b),13(3)1(iv) or Rule 168 of the Army Rule 1954 or equivalent Navy or Air Force Rules will not be entitled to the benefits of OROP. It will be effective prospectively.
5. The Govt. has decided to appoint a Judicial Committee to look into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP. The Judicial Committee will submit its report in six months.
6. 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 directly by Pension Disbursing Agencies.
7. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No. MoD (Fin/Pension) lD No.PC to10(11)/2012/Fin/Pen dated 07 November 2015.
8. Hindi version will follow.
(K. Damayanthi)
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India
Sunday, November 8, 2015
HIGHLIGHTS - Notification for Implementation of OROP Issued
The Government today issued the notification regarding implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ in respect of Defence Forces personnel.
Defence Forces of India have a rich history and tradition of bravery and gallantry. Defence forces have not only defend our borders with exemplary courage and valour but have also performed with fearless attitude and empathy in natural calamities and other trying circumstances. Government of India recognizes and respects their contribution.
The issue of One Rank One Pension was a long standing demand. Defence Forces had been demanding it for almost four decades but the issue could not be resolved. However, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had made a commitment to implement it for the welfare of the ex-servicemen. Accordingly the Government had announced modalities for implementation of OROP on 05.09.2015. The Government Order by Ministry of Defence, which could not be issued due to model code of conduct, has been issued today.
Salient features of the OROP as stated in the Order are as follows:
I. To begin with, pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of pension of retirees of calendar year 2013 and the benefit will be effective with effect from 1.7.2014.
II. Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners on the basis of the average of minimum and maximum pension of personnel retiring in 2013 in the same rank and with the same length of service.
III. Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected.
IV. Arrears will be paid in four equal half yearly instalments. However, all the family pensioners, including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pensioners, and Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one instalment.
V. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
4. Personnel who opt to get discharged henceforth on their own request under Rule 13(3)1(i)(b),13(3)1(iv) or Rule 16B of the Army Rule 1954 or equivalent Navy or Air Force Rules will not be entitled to the benefits of OROP. It will be effective prospectively.
5. The Govt. has decided to appoint a Judicial Committee to look into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP. The Judicial Committee will submit its report in six months.
6. Detailed instructions along with tables indicating revised pension for each rank and each category, shall be issued separately for updation of pension and payment of arrears directly by Pension Disbursing Agencies.
The previous Government had made a budget announcement to implement the OROP and made a provision of Rs 500 Crore. The present Government undertook the task earnestly and realized that the actual additional annual expenditure would be eight to ten thousand crore at present and will increase further in future. Notwithstanding the financial constraints, true to its commitment the present Government has issued the Government order to implement the OROP in true spirit.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
सरकार ने सेना में OROP की अधिसूचना को मंजूरी दी, सभी पूर्व सैनिकों को मिलेगा लाभ
नई दिल्ली: सरकार ने पूर्व सैनिकों के लिए वन रैंक वन पेंशन की अधिसूचना को मंजूरी दे दी है। वन रैंक वन पेंशन सभी सैनिकों के लिए मान्य होगा, भले ही उन्होंने कभी भी सेना छोड़ी हो। हर दो साल में पेंशन की समीक्षा होगी। सरकार की घोषणा से करीब 25 लाख पूर्व सैनिकों को लाभ होगा।
गौरतलब है कि अधिसूचना जारी होने में देरी से नाराज पदक प्राप्त पूर्व सैन्यकर्मियों ने देश भर में अगले हफ्ते से अपने सेवा पदक लौटा देने की घोषणा की थी। लेकिन रक्षा मंत्री मनोहर पर्रिकर ने कहा था कि दिवाली से पहले वन रैंक वन पेंशन की अधिसूचना जारी कर दी जाएगी।
Source - NDTV
Friday, November 6, 2015
Ex-servicemen across country and abroad to return medals
Rejecting the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme as announced by the government, ex-servicemen on Friday announced further escalation of agitation demanding early implementation as per the approved and accepted definition. As the first step, medals would be returned by veterans across the country and abroad early next week.
This come as the government is expected to issue the notification for implementing the long pending scheme early next week as the election code of conduct for Bihar polls comes to an end.
Friday, October 30, 2015
OROP implementation may be deferred: PM Modi’s NDA govt must tread cautiously
There is unease in the Ministry of Finance over implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces from the current financial year due to the Centre’s weak finances. This clearly signals that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have given more thought and time in analysing its impact on the government finances.
The ministry is now planning to shift its implementation to the next fiscal, but that will make it even more problematic considering the additional burden that the government will have to bear due to the Pay Commission recommendations on the salaries and pension of the Central government employees.
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