Implementation of One Rank One Pension – recent update (06/04/2016)
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Government of India
Cabinet
Dated: 06.04.2016
Implementation of One Rank One Pension – recent update (06/04/2016)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP). The details are as follows:
1. The benefit will be given with effect from 1st July, 2014.
2. Pension will be re-fixed for pre 1.7.2014 pensioners retiring in the same rank and with the same length of service as the average of minimum and maximum pension drawn by the retirees in the year 2013. Those drawing pensions above the average will be protected.
3. The benefit would also be extended to family pensioners including war widows and disabled pensioners.
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. Arrears will be paid in four 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.
6. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 year.
7. Constitution of Judicial Committee headed by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, Retd. Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 14.12.2015 which will give its report in six months on the references made by the Government of India.
The implementation of OROP will result in enhanced pension for the pensioners/family pensioners of Defence Forces. The setting up of the Judicial Committee headed by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy will help in the removal of anomalies that may arise in the implementation of OROP order dated 7.11.2015.
Financial implications on account of grant of OROP including Pre-Matured Retirees (PMR) cases would be Rs. 10925.11 crore for payment of arrears and annual financial implication would be Rs. 7488.7 crore. Till 31st March, 2016, 15.91 lakh pensioners have been given the first instalment of OROP, which amounts to Rs. 2,861 crore. Information is being gathered for processing on priority basis, the cases of 1.15 lakh pensioners after filling in the gaps of information such as the length of service being assessed, etc.
Source:PIB
PARVESH LAL says
I AM VERY SORRY TO SAY THAT .I SERVED INDIAN NAVY IN THE CAPACITY OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ELECTRICAL POWER AND RETIRED AFTER THE COMPLETION OF 15 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE THAT TIME I WAS IN B GROUP BEING A TECHNICAL CPO FROM GENERAL BRANCH MUST HAVE CONSIDER IN THE ROW OF A GROUP. IT MEAN THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOPAZ AND TECHNICAL CPO IN INDIAN NAVY. NOW THE TECHNICAL B GROUP IS PUT IN E GROUP . THE PEOPLE FROM INDIAN NAVY WERE SITTING TO PUT UP THE POINT THEY WERE THINKING ONLY FOR THERE SELF. I HOPE MATTER IS TO BE LOOKED AFTER. AS PER GAZ/ OF INDIA ANY PERSON OF TECHNICAL TRADE WHO QUALIFY 10-15B YEAR OF SERVICE IS EQUIVALENT. TO DIP/ GRADUATE.
A. S. Bhasker Raj says
I am glad to have subscribed to Geod.in to get the latest news for pensioners civil and defence.
I am a retired railway employee and drawing pension.
The government had announced the revised DA with effective from 1st January 2016.
So far the revised DA has not been paid.
Also the government had accepted the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, but so far the revised pay has not been paid.
It is requested to send petitions from your end to the concerned government heads (with copy to PM and FM) to send the notifications to banks concerned for payment to pensioners.
The banks when contacted say they have not received the notifications so far.
Your efforts will have quick responses from the government.
A. S. Bhasker Raj
Bangalore
Surendra says
What about those, who have NOT received their OROP Arrears till date.? By the way, the arrears was supposed to be paid byefore 31 Mar 2016.
Is ther any authority looking into compliance of all such Govt. Directives.
I suppose NO, otherwise, the Bank Executives will NOT dare doing so.
In this case, it is Central Bank of India which has Neither paid the OROP arrears Nor enhanced Pension till date(07 Apr 2016).
Hope the concerned authorities will look into the matter the settle the issue once and for all.
Ramesh Tambavekar says
OROP for the Submarine person has been degeaded . They were in A & Special group & now fixed in Y group in place of X group. Kindly suggest.
govindan kt says
Im a submajor awarded HonLt after retirement. However with no financial implication. May i reqst the govt to consider to allot separate payband between sub maj and HnLt of regular stream.considering the fact that myself also given my maximum energy and pain to the service as much as my fellow jawan eho got while in service