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The new, revised pension would be implemented beginning this month, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha while presenting the Budget for 2009-10.
In essence, the government has accepted the recommendation of the high-level committee headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar that was set up in April to look into the defence pensioners' demands.
"Based on the recommendation of the committee headed by Cabinet Secretary on 'One Rank-One Pension' (OROP), the government has decided to substantially improve the pension of pre-January one, 2006 defence pensioners below officer rank and bring pre-October 10, 1997 pensioners on par with post- October 10, 1997 pensioners," Mukherjee said.
The pre-January one, 2006 pensioners were affected following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations last October, while the pre- and post-October 10, 1997 pensioners were impacted by the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations.
The Finance Minister also noted that the decision to increase the pensions for defence personnel would cost the exchequer over Rs 2,100 crore annually.
Mukherjee said the government had also decided to liberalise certain pension benefits being extended to war-wounded and other disabled pensioners.
Ex-servicemen organisations have been demanding OROP for several years now, as they felt that there was a disparity in the amount to personnel holding the same rank and service record, but retiring at different point of time.
Following the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in March last year, the veteran outfits have been holding protests and rallies across the country to forcefully urge the government to concede their demand.
In fact, during the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls in April-May this year, the ex-servicemen's outfits had pledged their support to BJP, which had included the OROP in its manifesto and promised to implement it if voted to power.
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Honarable prime minister sir i heard about one rank one penssion for all ex service men in the budget speach by the finance minister Mr pranab mukherjee. sir now december is approchinmg. please tell me when we are going to be paid our new penssion. as you know days are very critical as the cost of living become very high. when we heard about the approval of the committee's recomandations and its approval by the union governament we were very happy please don dilute our happiness and pay the areares and new pay immidiately sir with kind regards tvs rao and ex sgt of air force
Now that the Govt. have agreed to implement the OROP, effective from 1.7.2009, there need not be further delay in actual fixation of Pension and payment of arrears, as there are veterans, experts on the subject and also the use of computers. Gov. may , therefore fix a target date for completion of this work and payment thereto so that the benifits reach the ex jawans like me who have fought the three wars of 1962, 65 and 1971 and are in dire urgency for higher pension to meet various expenditures at the tail end of life span. Inabsence of the pension chart, proper comments could not be given. However, a general suggestion is that, according to the Rank and Group, whenever, the Pay/Pension commission announces new scales, these should be automatically made applicable to past pensioners whatever be the date of retirement, since the prices of commodities at any particular time is the same for every one and infact, aged men need more financial assistance. A Rule to be enacted to this e
Sir, After Budget forecast there is no infrmation about implementation of OROP for defence personnel. Our media is also keeping quite. I think Government is waiting for Defence personnel to raise an issue under RTI Act.
Ex servicemen should have more patience for one rank one pension implimentation, as there is not going to be election in near future and govt.will be hard of hearing for the problems of ex-servicmen.
The underprivilaged are always at the receiving end. Though the Finance minister announced the implementation of OROP, what has been done till today? Our Defence Minister is answerable to the exservicemen fraternity. What steps has he taken for the implementation ? Are our service chiefs not worried about the welfare of their comrades at arms ? Whyall the discrimation everywhere ? SHAME ON ALL OF YOU !!
Dear allIt is very clear to GOI that if OROP demand of ex serviceman does not materlised by government,nothing will happened/effect to the government.For example:- Any departments(center)other than defence put up their demands to the government,shall be considered because inter department all relatives are sitting for considering demands. Secondly decission makers self interest also automatically build up.Directly or indirectly benifits goes to each one of them. Question comes what to do now:-(a) All the three chiefs sit together and thinks that tommorrow all active defence personnel will be ex serviceman (before next 7th pay commission most of them will be ex serviceman).(b) Same treatment will be given to them in next pay commission.At that time pl donot cry that why we were brought in lower scale.(c) My request to all the chiefs that not to think that you want to be Lt governer/governer after retirement. Thinks your elder brothers
Dear allIt is not so easy to get or implement OROP of all ex serviceman. Did you all know ex serviceman can not do any thing because GOI knows that all are well behaved and well mannered persons. Many ex serviceman are very highly qualified. RegardsCP Singh
Sir It would have been more better Had the Government of India not committed in Parliament about the acceptance of OROP being recommended by Cabinet Secratry.Veterns should not have been keeping their hopes alived.The whole World be Looking at our promises made in August Parliamentand and keeping them.It seems promises are made to break comes true in respect of our leaders.
Sir, I will not abuse anybody but reveal the facts from my heart in this comment. Our government had announced the "OROP" for name sake in July to satisfy the Ex-Servicemen at that moment and to retain the existing political party at the centre. We are not requesting the Govt. to pay more than what we desreve. Defence Minister, who can fight for our rights, himself is silent like a puppy in the Cabinet Ministry at the centre. Say "Yes" or "No" and be a brave Indian soldier to face the problem. "Once Madam Sonia Gandhi promises something to somebody, she would definitely fulfil it at any cost" - such thoughts about her started diminishing slowly from the mind of veterans. The Finance Minister might have not announced in the public i.e in the parliament in July without allotting the amoint in the budget for "OROP" payment. What is he going to do with that amount keeping it in the document itself? He is also a human being and should realise the difficulties being faced by the veterans.
the delay in imlementing one rank one pension is cuasing lot of resentment amomg diciplene force i request the athority concert to look into the matter and resolve the issue
if u check all the last pay commissions reports u will come to know that everytime officer got mmore percent of benefits than ors when actually eighty to ninety percent job of defense are performed by ors.Hell with this system in my life i will always discoourage my siblings relatives to NOT TO JOIN DEFENSE SERVICES AS REVOLT IT IS SHAME ON THE PARE TO GOVT AS WELL AS ON THE PART OF DEFENSE OFFICERS
could anybody tell what is the status of implementation of OROP.atleast something should be aired so that one could be in hope or completely loose hope.no news in this matter is creating doubt in the mind of senior pensioner who are badly in need of hike in pension in this highly inflated comodity market.
ALL MINISTERS PLEASE KEEP DELAYING TO PAY OROP, NO PROBLEM WE R HABITUAL OF SUFFERINGS. YOU ALL ARE REQUESTED TO HAVE YOUR SONS ENROLLED IN DEFENCE SERVICES AS JAWAN AND LET THEM GO TO BORDERS OF OUR COUNTRY. THERE AFTER YOU WILL REALISE THE ACTUAL MEANING OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL.I AM NOT USING THE ABUSING LANGUAGE BUT THIS IS THE REALITY COMING FROM MY WITHIN. NARESH KUMAR EX POR(TEL)
The ex-defence personnel who have lost most of their valuable period ie., teen age life in the defence are struggling hard to cope up with the on going trend in civil life. At least the issue may be settled at the earliest and we are egarly waiting for the same. Will the concenrned authorities may look into it?
It is no good to use absuive language. The dely in implementing any benefits to underprivileged is regular feature in our country. The politicians will never bother about service, ex-servicemen. They are wealthy and use the armed forces personnel for their advantage. Will any politician allow their wards to join military?
UPA government at least should give comments / assurance to PBORs that from which month the OROP will get their revised pension so that their worries could calm. Besibe this Govt. should expedite the progress for the same keeping in mind the poor soldiers of their country who have sacrifice golden days of their life to serve their country, are waiting eagerly for some financial help. It will help them to live happily for some moredays.
All respected ministers , m.p will you people tell one thing with your honesty that whenever you people feel that you need some thing you people are taken by any meance even you people are taken pension also for whole life and making increaseing the same time to time with out doing any thing extra for the nation then why you people are not giving the promised orop payment for the poor defence people who are suffring a lot in this market, for them only you people are enjoying life, they are screfising there life do you feel that at the young age they are leaving there family, friends, relativs and even there birth place, some are not able to see there perents for the sake of the nation, still you are not satistified thinking that they are getting huse pls look at your life and see how they are leaving though they are not less educated , except false political education they do not have like some of you for the same you people are making fool pls think once more if not possible
OROP - A Myth or Mirage ?empees and Swaminathan, saw your comment. Seems that my co veterans have learnt nothing, despite having a wealth of varied experience in life? Are you, gentlemen, so knave to swallow the hollow promises periodically regurgitated by pompous politicians? OROP is nothing but a myth created to keep the veterans in good spirit
Of four core anomalies of sixth CPC, 70 percent pension for PBORs was accepted unanimously and everybody came forward in support of this justified demand. But it was officer's lobby which fooled jawans that recommendation will not be implemented till all four core issues are not sorted out and cited solidarity from jawans. They bargained hard for their higher status vis-Ã -vis civilian counterparts and implemented with immediate effect as soon as govt. bowed down to their demands leaving PBORs in lurch. Same status issue of X group Sgt (diploma Scale) fell into deaf ears .
It seems that the UPA government has forgotten its promise made to implement the OROP though considerable time has elapsed.There was a rumor that the same will come into force during the Diwali festival. We are now approaching Christmas. I don't understand why the government is vacillating all this long. Will the govt come out and tell us what is the status of the matter without any further delay?
regarding OROP, we poor souls (reired soldiers), due to our disciplined nature which is instilled in us at the young age ( for me at 17 yrs) keeping us aloof from wide protest against Govt. unlike civilians, and the Govt. consider this as the weakest point in us and secretaries trying to exploit it.
Many things happend on 6th of July; all were disasters which the world reluctantly refuses to forget. eg6t jul 1924a large meteor shower lands at Johnstown, colorado. july 6 evwery year:- world zoonoses day- to discuss diseases transmitted from animals to Human beings. 1942 Ann Frank takes shelter with family in sealed off warehouse in Amsterdam to escape nazi concentration camp but was caught in '44 and sent to Bergen-Belsen 1953 Russian firing squad kill 46 policemen in east germany for paticipating in a protest rally And 6 July 2009 the India's Hon.Min.for Fin.announces ONE RANK ONE PENSION FOR Def. PBORs covering app 12 lakh veterans with a financial out lay of Rs.2100 cr. Fate of the assurance given in the Indian Parliament came to the same fate of Ann Frank- to die in con.camp(after year)but in the case of OROP much earlier even before the echoes in the august house died down.Why give false hope to veterans who nearing their end? stop this cuelty pl.but in the case of OROP
Some of us were fortunate to witness yet another holy ritual of surrending the gallantry medals to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, The Hon. President of the Democratic Republic of India. How many times this had been perfomed in the past? To what result? Is there any other nation in this planet which had to undergo this kind of indignity? Where does this action emenate from ? It is indeed a pity that the most deciplined,honoured and treasured asset of the nation- a selfless segment of citizenry who volunteered to lay down their lives for the safety of country- were forced to adopt to this way of protest to bring their genuine grevance to the notice of powers that be. Hang your head in shame, India. We, the aged pensioners may be denied OROP; but remember the posterity shall never forgive you. GOD
A ll respected Sirs including PRESEDENT P,M , DEFENCE MINISTER, FINANCE MINISTER, AND MADAM SONIA JI WHY THIS DELAY OF GIVEN SANCTIONED OROP PAYMENT PLS TELL US WILL YOU PEOPLE ARE REALY GOING TO PAY THIS FOR THE LITTLE BIT RELAX OF OLD DEFENCE PERSONAL THOSE ARE SUFFERED AT THERE OLD TIME AND STILL DOING THE SAME DUE TO HUSE MARKET PRICE OR IT IS A POLITICAL STUNT FOR VOTE IF SO PLS INFORM THROUGH MEDIA NOWO THAT GOVT IS NOT GOING TO PAY THIS BECOUSE OUTSIDE PEOPLE ARE THINKING EX- PERSON ARE GETTING HUSE PENSION EVEN THERE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE THINKING SO FOR THE SAME THEY ARE ALSO NOT GIVEN THERE HELPING HAND TOWARDS THEM HOPE YOU PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND THE REAL PROBLEM OF THEM AT LEAST DONT CHEAT THEM DUE TO POLITICAL GAIN LET THEM DIE PEACEFULLY
I must thank Honorable Prime Minister for accepting the long stasnding demand, with a request to kindly release the table/chart showing the actual entitlement of each individual, and further to expedite the payment. Thanks.
PBORs have waited for more then three months.God only knows what is happening.It seems the Govt is not going to give us much.