F No. 1(4)/2016/D (P/P)
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare
D (Pension/Policy)
Dated: 20th July 2016
To
Hon’ble
Justice L Narasimha Reddy
Retired
Chief Justice of Patna
High Court
Head of
Judicial Committee on OROP
Sir,
Ministry
of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare has issued orders on
7-11-2015 for implementation of “One Rank One Pension” (OROP) for the
Ex-Servicemen with effect from 1.7.2014. Detailed orders in this regard were
issued on 3.2.2016.
2. The Central
Government appointed a Judicial Committee headed by Justice L Narasimha Reddy,
Retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 14.12.2015. The Terms of Reference
for the Committee is as follows:
i. Measures for
the removal of anomalies that may arise in implementation of the OROP letter
No. 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol) Part II dated 7.11.2015.
ii. Measures for the
removal of anomalies that may arise out of the three forces due to
implementation of OROP order ibid.
iii. Implications
on service matters.
iv. Any other matter
referred by the Central Government on implementation of OROP or related issues.
In making its recommendations, the Committee shall take
into account the financial impact of its recommendations.
3. A Public
Notice was issued on 13.4.2016 calling for representations from Defence Forces
Pensioners/Family Pensioners/Defence Pensioners Associations on anomalies that
may have arisen out of implementation of OROP order by 29.04.2016 which was
extended up to 15.05.2016. Services Headquarters of Army, Navy and Air Force
were also requested to bring to the notice of the Department of ESW, Ministry
of Defence any anomaly that has come up due to implementation of
OROP.
4. Suggestions/Views
in response to the Notice received from Service Headquarters and other stake
holders have been examined by the Department of Ex-Servicmen Welfare. In terms
of Ministry of Defence notification No. 12 (01)2014- D (Pen/Pol) Part II dated
14.12.2015, the following issues arising out of the implementation of OROP are
referred to the Judicial Committee for making its recommendations to the
Central Government:
(i) Whether
the benefit of OROP is to be extended to Reservists
(ii) Whether the decision to grant
benefit of MACP under OROP only to Pensioners who have actually earned requires
any modification.
(iii) Whether pension tables for more
than 33 years of qualifying service are to be prepared.
(iv) Whether the methodology
followed for fixation of pension under OROP in the absence of actual retirees
in the same rank and same qualifying service for the below mentioned categories
requires any modification:
( a) Regular
Lt & Capt getting same pension as Honorary Lieutenant & Captain
(b) Doctors of AMC/ADC/RVC for
the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain & Major under OROP getting same as Hony Lt
& Hony Capt
(c) Doctors of AMC/ADC/RVC
for the rank of Major getting lower than the regular commissioned officers of
the rank of Major.
(d) TA
personnel for the rank of Captain/Major and Lt Col
getting the same pension.
(e) Lieutenant/Captain
and Major in MNS category where
data is
blank
(f) Rank of Major in
Regular Commissioned Officers getting
Less than Major in EC or SSC category
(v) Whether
the methodology followed for fixation of pension under OROP for invalidated
out/war injury pensioners and liberalised family pensioners requires any
modification in pension fixation formula
(vi) Whether
in case of JCO/OR, the pension is to be paid on the basis of the last rank held
instead of last rank pensioned under OROP
Sd/------------------
K Damatanthi
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Tele No. 011 2301 1804
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