Payments Under One Rank One Pension Scheme to Start in January: Sources
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.
About 80% officers and men leave the forces when they fail to make it to the next rank. The benefits of the current scheme are denied to them. For example, a Colonel who leaves the army before completing his tenure as he didn’t make it to the next rung — Brigadier — will not be entitled to OROP.
But sources said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has ordered a rethink on this and is inclined to strike this provision off.
If done, it would address one of the major concerns of the armed forces.
“If officers who leave their tenure incomplete and quit for not being making it to the next rung are denied OROP, the forces will be saddled with passed over officers. Worse, they will have to work under the command of junior officers,” a source in the ministry said.
Veterans will also get their OROP arrears — the scheme has been brought into effect from July 2014 — before the end of this financial year. It will cost the government Rs. 11,000 crore.
War widows and Gallantry award winners will their arrears in one go — the rest will get it in four equal installments.
The implementation of OROP – a pre-election promise by the BJP — was announced this September after prolonged negotiations.
The scheme could, however, not be implemented immediately because of the Bihar elections and the model Code of Conduct that came into play during elections.
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K Rajamanickam says
So far no details regarding fixation of pension under OROP scheme is issued by the PCDA (P) Allahabad. I am afraid how this scheme will come into effect from Jan 2016 as only 10 days is left. But still I must expect that the first payment of OROP scheme will be paid in Jan 2016.
.S.Thangaraj says
OROP Regards
whichever is to be cleared in early as possible in jan 2016 before the declearation
7th CPC
Thanks
K Rajamanickam says
Payment of arrears of OROP should bepaid in one instalment to the veterans above 75 years.
Alagesan says
The arears pay infour instalment .but the supreme Court arrears still not paid and the pension authority mo d orders not take action so far but the arrears as for circular no549 change the previs one where upto 1/1/2006 to2012 but now upto2009 .the govt paid in Bangalore and not in channi. The excess paid taken back by instalement the orop ateast as for directions mod to be take action as the payment authority thanks at least pay in time. In asper orop means the non active hony rank is under orop meaningful only still rank given by the President onl how the non active not getting as orop and asper orop .thanks.alagesan