ATHANKOT: A large number of ex-servicemen held a rally in favour of One Rank One Pension (OROP) at RB City near Pathankot on Sunday.

Led by Maj Gen Satvir Singh (retd), the rally was attended by ex-servicemen from Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Punjab. Singh, in his address, said the Union government did not do justice to the demands of the security personnel. He said that a case in this regard would be filed in the Supreme Court shortly. He claimed that on February 21 a mega rally would be organised in Varanasi.

Ex-servicemen want pension details out

Our Correspondent,Sundernagar, January 31

The Himachal Pradesh Honorary Commissioned Officers Welfare Association has urged the Central government to immediately issue the table on revised pension so that ex-servicemen can benefit from the One Rank-One Pension (OROP) scheme.Jagdish Chand, president of the association, said the demand was accepted after 40 years and a notification was issued by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, November 7 last year. “Detailed instructions related to the implementation of One Rank-One Pension along with the table on revised pension for each rank and category were to be issued by the Pension Disbursing Agencies,” he said.He said even after three months, the Central government had not issued the table, delaying the release of arrears. The association has urged the Centre to issue the table and other guidelines to the authorities at the earliest.