Implementation of One Rank One Pension
Written By Admin on Apr 6, 2016 | 7:45 PM
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
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