One rank one promotion- updates.
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
