Redressing Grievances of Ex-Servicemen over OROP
Press Information Bureau
Government Of India
Ministry Of Defence
Dated: 11-04-2017
Salient features of the Government order dated 07.11.2015 on OROP are as under:-
· 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 01.07.2014.
· 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 same length of service.
· Pension for those drawing above the averages shall be protected.
· 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.
· In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
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 entitled to the benefits of OROP. It will be effective prospectively.
Around 3200 representations for addressing the anomalies on OROP were received from individuals / Associations which were examined and issues referred to the Judicial Committee on OROP for its recommendations. The Committee has submitted its report on 26.10.2016.
Public Grievance Cell in the Department is receiving grievances of the pensioners / family pensioners and taking up the matter with the concerned offices e.g. Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), etc for redressal of their grievances. Disposal of grievances is monitored at the highest level in the Government.
Out of 20,81,072 OROP beneficiaries, 20,07,090 Pensioners have already received the first instalment and lumpsum payment on account of OROP. Further, in 15,66,486 cases, 2nd instalment have also been paid.
A total of 73,982 Pensioners are yet to be benefited under OROP. Out of these 73,982 cases, details of approximately 30,000 missing information cases have been provided by Pension Sanctioning Authorities (PSAs) to various Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) for making payment and in 29,612 cases payments have been discontinued due to non-identification of the pensioners.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Ram Kumar Kashyapin Rajya Sabha today.
Source:PIB
H Sankaranarayanan says
I am a reservist pensioner from 1968 July onwards. Why Reservist Pensioners are not considered for OROP? They are also like other pensioners with less service. Has the one-man Judicial Committee recommended the inclusion of Reservist Pensioner for OROP? This was represented to Hon Justice Reddy during his visit to BANGALORE.. Please apprise the Government to include us also for OROP.
Roman says
MOdi jI is a phaku master because he says something and I think Mr. Jetly is Prime minister at the back end, Mr Modi is a puppet , nothing else. so it’s good not to expect any thing from Mr. Narendra Damodar Modi.
N m mehta says
Nothing is coming through govt is fooling. Orop is has become a joke given one time increase like upa gave nda is no less. 7 CPC was farce. Justice Mathur played in hands of nda like a puppet . Even central govt employees too r unhappy