New Delhi: After months of speculation, the government on Saturday issued the notification for implementation of One Rank One Pension for ex-servicemen.
According to the notification, the pension of past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of pension of retirees of 2013 and the benefit will be from July 1, 2014.Pension will be re-fixed as per average of minimum and maximum pension of personnel retired in 2013 in same rank and same length of service. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years, the notification stated.
The Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected. Personnel who opt to get discharged, now on, on their request will not get benefits of OROP. It will be effective prospectively.
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.
Principal Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence, Sitanshu Kar tweeted, “Government will appoint a Judicial Committee to look into anomalies and submit its report in six months.”Meanwhile, Major General Satbir Singh (Retd), Chairman of Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement hit out the government. “We have been let down by our government, the OROP notification is not acceptable, we will meet on Sunday to discuss and decide the future course of action. The protest will continue”, said Singh.