For the Personal
Attention of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri
Sh. Rajnath
Singh
Hon’ble
Raksha Mantri
104,
South Block, New Delhi-110011
IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL ONE RANK ONE PENSION
(OROP)
Hon’ble
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Ji,
1. Please
refer following letters:-
(a)
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Order of Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 01 May
2019
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(b)
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IESM
Delegation Meeting on 01 Jul 2019 for
the Resolution of OROP Anomalies
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(c
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Our letters dated 19 Jun 2019, 09 Jul 2019, 18
Jul 2019, 22 Jul 2019 and 27 Jul 2019
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(d)
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Our letter dated 13 Aug 2019
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2. You
are aware that full OROP has yet not been implemented. As per the Koshyari Committee report and as
stated by MOS Defence Sh Rao Inderjit Singh on 02 Dec 2014 in the
Parliament, OROP implies:-
One Rank One Pension (OROP) implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel
retiring in the same rank with the same
length of service irrespective of
their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates of
pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. This implies
bridging the gap between the rate of pension of the current pensioners and the
past pensioners, and also future enhancements in the rate of pension to be
automatically passed on to the past pensioners.
3. However, Again, another attempt has been made to change/ distort the definition of
OROP in GOI notification dated 7 Nov 15. OROP definition given in 7 Nov letter
is reproduced below.
One Rank One Pension (OROP) implies that uniform pension be paid to the Defence Forces Personnel
retiring in the same rank with the same
length of service, regardless of their date of retirement, which implies
bridging the gap between the rate of pension of the current pensioners and the
past pensioners at periodic intervals.
4. The above Notification gave rise to
serious anomalies in the implementation of OROP which were pointed to Govt vide
IESM letter 25 Mar 2016. The anomalies have not yet been rectified.
5. IESM appealed to Ho’nble Supreme Court
for the grant of full OROP and prayed for the removal of OROP Anomalies. IESM prayed for the implementation of full OROP
as per the concept definition given by MoS Defence on 02 Dec 2014. Our prayers in our appeal in Hon’ble Supreme Court
are enclosed.
6. As per Govt Notification dated 07 Nov
2015, equalization of Pension of Defence Veterans is to be carried out every
five years which became due with effect from 01 Jul 2019. Since the Govt order already exists, the same
should have been implemented accordingly.
7. Sir, this request is independent to
our legal case pending in Hon’ble Supreme Court. Hon’ble Supreme Court had in its order dated
01 May 2019 asked the Govt to resolve the OROP Anomalies.
8. Indian ex-servicemen Movement (IESM) delegation
had met Hon’ble Raksha Mantri on 01 Jul 2019 and requested for implementation
of full OROP. The same is awaited.
9. May we request Hon’ble Raksha Mantri
for the removal of anomalies to enable the Defence Veterans to get Full OROIP
in perpetuity? May we also request for a
delegation Meeting with Raksha Mantri at the earliest please.
With
regards,
Yours
Sincerely,
Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM
(Retd)
Mobile:
9312404269,
01244110570
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Chief of the Air Staff
Chairman Chiefs of
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